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Paella Catering in Eastwood
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Eastwood: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests.
- Company summer parties
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Community events and fairs
Live paella catering in Eastwood
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
Paella is best eaten as soon as it’s ready, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
How our paella catering works in Eastwood
Everything is cooked from scratch on site, starting with a slow sofrito of onion, garlic, peppers and tomato, followed by stock, saffron and rice. Typical bookings include festivals, fairs and school events and wedding breakfasts and evening food, with chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and mixed paella.
In a rural place like Eastwood, the setting does a lot of the work: a huge pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Let us know about access and ground conditions. You’ll know exactly what’s included before booking: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose, with no surprises on the day.
What’s in the pans
Mixed paella
Paella mixta combines meat and seafood in one pan, and it’s often the first pan to empty.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, cooked until the rice is golden. It’s the pan people photograph.
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How we price paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- How many courses
- Timings and hours
- Your choice of paellas
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and time of the event
- What the venue already provides
- Where the event is
- A picture of where we’d cook
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Where we can cook in Eastwood
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Eastwood
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
How the day works
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. Evenings in Eastwood stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
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Common questions in Eastwood
What’s the nearest station to Eastwood for guests?
Harrietsham station, about 2.8 miles north of the centre.
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What space do you need to cook?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Can paella be the only main course?
It is a full meal on its own. Many hosts add tapas first or dessert after.
What equipment do you bring?
All cooking kit comes with us. Let us know what your venue has, like tables or crockery.
Is halal food available?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
Events we cater in Eastwood
Paella is quick to serve and suits mixed 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. Typical bookings include:
- Naming days and family parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Big birthdays
For guests coming by train, Harrietsham station is about 2.8 miles away.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Who provides the crockery
- Space, access and power needs
- Staff numbers and hours
Paella compared with other options
Food trucks and street-food vans serve one portion at a time. A paella pan serves many portions quickly, which suits weddings and parties where everyone eats together. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why us?
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- A quote that spells everything out
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Live paella in Eastwood: local details
Eastwood is about 7 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. For paella catering in Eastwood, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 19 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Ulcombe Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Nearby historic houses include Leeds Castle (3.4 miles north-west) and Stoneacre (4.9 miles north-west). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Eastwood. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Nearby, we also cater events in Broadstone (1 mile south-east), Grafty Green (1 mile east), Ulcombe (1 mile north-west), Fairbourne Heath (1 mile north) and Liverton Street (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles north-west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-west) and Davington (12 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include The Dog Collar Museum (3.2 miles north-west) and Coldbridge Castle (1.6 miles east).
- Local pubs include The Provender Public House (0.5 miles west)
- 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