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Live paella catering in Godden Green, Kent
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Godden Green and Kent, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Engagement and anniversary parties
Planning an event in Godden Green?
Paella catering for your event in Godden Green
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. When it is ready, it’s served straight from the pan. For garden parties and summer barbecues and anniversaries and engagement parties, we can cook chicken and chorizo paella, seafood paella and black rice and more.
Somewhere as small as Godden Green, a garden or field is often the venue. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for 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.
Planning the cooking area
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
The process
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests typically gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. Evenings in Godden Green stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- Timings, access and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- We serve from the pan, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Getting a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- How many staff you need
- How long we’re needed on site
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Live paella pricing depends on the event. 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:
- Where the event is
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. To start, use our quote form.
Why choose paella catering in Godden Green?
There is no kitchen needed, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Godden Green book us for occasions like:
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
Parks such as Knole Park normally need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there.
Questions to ask before you book
- Staff numbers and hours
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- The wet-weather plan
Questions from Godden Green
Can you cook in Knole Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Which station should guests use for Godden Green?
The closest is Bat & Ball station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Can you bring crockery?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
How many different paellas?
Generally two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Black rice
Black rice gets its colour from squid ink, and is generally served with alioli. It is a striking addition to a seafood menu.
Paella compared with other options
A plated meal needs a kitchen, more staff and usually costs more per head. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission to cook, and it is entertaining too. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What you get with us
- Fast service from the pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Catering an event in Godden Green
Godden Green is about 2 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Tell us where your event in Godden Green will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. Godden Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cook right across the region, from Godden Green to London (about 21 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Sevenoaks Preparatory School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Historic houses near Godden Green include Knole House (1 mile south-west) and Ightham Mote (2.1 miles south-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one. Godden Green is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
Paella catering in TN15 is planned around your venue and timings. Streets in the area include Park Lane and Back Lane, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Close by, we cover events in Bitchet Green (1 mile south-east), Seal (1 mile north), Stone Street (1 mile east), Greatness (2 miles north-west) and Styants Bottom (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north-east), Tonbridge (6 miles south-east) and Northfleet (12 miles north-east).
A little further out are Kemsing Castle Bank (2.3 miles north) and Sevenoaks Museum (1.3 miles west). The countryside around Godden Green includes Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Knole Academy (2 miles north-west)
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. 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.
Dietary needs and planning tips
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Put allergy details in writing
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Count adults and children separately
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we time it carefully. If timings shift, we adapt.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
- 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