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Live paella catering in Folly Town, Kent
Planning paella catering in Folly Town? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Garden get-togethers
- Leaving dos and retirements
Paella catering in Folly Town
What paella catering costs
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- The length of service
- Distance and access to the venue
- Your choice of paellas
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Got a budget? Let us know, and we will put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What we need to know
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- What the venue already provides
- The date and time of the event
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Paella catering in Folly Town, cooked live
Paella is generous food: giant pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It makes the food an event in itself. Popular choices include seafood paella, paella Valenciana and black rice, and typical bookings are for garden get-togethers and family celebrations and christenings.
In a small place like Folly Town, events are normally in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we’ll plan for them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Folly Town: venues, travel and local tips
Folly Town is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. Tell us where your event in Folly Town will be, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Folly Town to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Wye station, about 2.7 miles north-west. If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Mary, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. Folly Town is within about 3 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
We cover events in every part of the TN25 postcode area and the streets around it. For events just outside Folly Town, we cover Hastingleigh (1 mile east), Hassell Street (1 mile north), Brook (1 mile west), Brabourne (2 miles south) and Wye (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (10 miles south-east), Whitstable (13 miles north) and Faversham (11 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find William Harvey Hospital (3.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Folly Town includes Hatch Park.
- Pubs nearby include The Bowl Inn (0.5 miles south-east)
A closer look at the menu
Mixed paella
Mixed paella brings meat and seafood together.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella is not an afterthought: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron.
Folly Town: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Folly Town for guests?
Wye station, about 2.7 miles north-west of the centre.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
How much space do you need?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. Send us a photo if you’re not sure.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
How much does paella catering cost in Folly Town?
The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Tell us what else is being served
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we time it carefully. If timings shift, we adapt.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue does not provide them.
Why choose paella catering in Folly Town?
It suits relaxed, sociable events, with guests mingling as it cooks and then sit down to share.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Company summer parties
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Wye School, can book us as a food stall.
Before you book anyone
- The venue requirements
- How long the team stays
- VAT, if it applies
- Travel and parking costs
DIY paella versus live catering
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.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Space, weather and the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Folly Town
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
Organising for someone else?
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
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Step by step
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. Around midsummer it stays light in Folly Town until about 9:15pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Preparing for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Give us a contact for the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
Planning help
- 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