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Live paella catering in East Street, Kent
Planning paella catering in East Street? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Birthday celebrations
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Garden get-togethers
Paella catering in East Street
Why choose live paella in East Street?
Next to a hog roast or barbecue, live paella is easier for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests, because each paella has its own pan. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What you get with us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Read Our prices page Or The cost guide.
How our paella catering works in East Street
Paella is generous food: huge pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It turns a meal into an occasion. On the menu are seafood paella, vegan paella and vegetable paella, and typical bookings are for company summer parties and big birthdays.
Somewhere as small as East Street, a garden or field is frequently the venue. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Nearby places to East Street
What else we do in East Street
Events we cater in East Street
Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It gives people something to gather round, too.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Milestone birthday parties
- Garden get-togethers
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Staff parties and work lunches
Nearby historic houses include Goodnestone Park (4.3 miles south-west). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Before booking anyone
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How each diet is kept separate
- What the price includes, item by item
- Any travel, parking or access charges
How we price paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Your choice of paellas
- Waiting and bar staff
- How long we’re needed on site
There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The date and rough timings
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A picture of the space, if you can
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
Planning for every diet
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Ensure each pan is labelled
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Send allergies to us in writing
If you’ve booked staff, they’ll serve, clear and help keep things moving, so you can relax.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
Planning live paella in East Street
East Street is about 6 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. For an event in East Street, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around East Street. East Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 10 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Sandwich Technology School, can book us as a food stall. For guests coming by train, Sandwich station is about 1.8 miles away. The coast is within about 6 miles of East Street, and seafood paella always feels right near the sea. Coastal wind means we plan a sheltered spot.
We cook at events all over CT3. We also cook at events in Cooper Street (1 mile north), Marshborough (1 mile south), Woodnesborough (1 mile south), Sandwich (2 miles east) and Great Stonar (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (10 miles west), Margate (8 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (15 miles south-west), Ramsgate (6 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are White Mill (1.1 miles east) and Ramsgate General Hospital (5.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near East Street include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
How it works
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. Planning an evening event in East Street? Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Ask for a quote
Thinking about paella catering for your event in East Street? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, use our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
If a space isn’t suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
Menu ideas
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
East Street questions
Can you cook near the sea around East Street?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Which station should guests use for East Street?
The closest is Sandwich station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
Do you come to East Street?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and East Street is within our area and the rest of Kent. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
How does live paella catering work?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook in front of your guests, and serve when you are ready to eat.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in East Street? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
- Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
- Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff