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Live paella catering in East Peckham, Kent
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in East Peckham.
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Office lunches and staff parties
Paella catering for East Peckham events
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
How our paella catering works in East Peckham
Almost any venue with a level, ventilated spot will do: gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and festival fields. Typical bookings include big birthdays and wedding breakfasts and evening food, with vegetable paella, paella Valenciana and chicken and chorizo paella.
For a rural spot like East Peckham, the countryside is part of the appeal: a huge pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Tell us about access and the ground. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
Questions from East Peckham
We’re having a ceremony at Church of the Holy Trinity: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
What’s the nearest station to East Peckham for guests?
The closest is Beltring station, roughly 1 mile away.
What is live paella catering?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook while everyone watches, and serve when you’re ready to eat.
Do you bring everything you need?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You provide a suitable spot and access.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including East Peckham.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Most events choose two or three: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. See the sample menu.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Paella catering around East Peckham
East Peckham is about 5 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. We cater events at homes, gardens and venues in East Peckham and nearby villages. East Peckham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for London, about 29 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as East Peckham Primary School, can book us as a food stall. For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of the Holy Trinity, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Paella catering in TN12 is planned around your venue. Your event could be at a home on Coults Close, Brunswick Close and Fell Mead. If your venue is just outside East Peckham, we also cover Snoll Hatch (1 mile south-west), Branbridges (1 mile east), Hale Street (1 mile north-east), Peckham Bush (1 mile north) and Little Mill (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north), Tonbridge (5 miles west) and Northfleet (15 miles north).
A little further out are Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (5.4 miles south-west) and The Hop Farm Museum (1.2 miles south). Not far away are Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Merry Boys pub (under half a mile south-east)
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
A short rest after cooking helps, and that’s when we invite guests up.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who aren’t big rice eaters.
How we price paella catering
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Waiting and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
- How many guests are eating
- How long we are needed on site
The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of where we’d cook
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
What we need at the venue
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you. The main points are:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
Live paella or other catering?
Vans serve one order at a time. A paella pan serves many portions quickly, which suits weddings and parties where everyone eats together. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why us?
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Drinks service on request
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
Take a look at How we price Or What paella catering costs.
A closer look at the menu
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, finished with lemon wedges. It is the pan people photograph.
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron.
Towns and villages near East Peckham
Also in East Peckham
Perfect for your event in East Peckham
Paella is quick to serve and suits mixed diets, so it suits all kinds of occasions. It gives people something to gather round, too.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Milestone birthday parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
Nearby historic houses include Old Soar Manor (4.5 miles north-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- When final numbers are due
- Staff numbers and hours
- The wet-weather plan
The process
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. In East Peckham, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- First, tell us about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- Timings, access and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- On the day, we set up and cook in front of your guests.
- We serve from the pan, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, your venue or TN12 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
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