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Paella Catering in Godmersham
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Godmersham: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Anniversary celebrations
- Community events and fairs
Paella catering in Godmersham
Paella catering in Godmersham, cooked live
One cooking area feeds plenty of people, there is very little waste, and the food is served hot. It’s why live paella suits so many kinds of event. Typical bookings include wedding breakfasts and evening food and engagement and anniversary parties, with vegetable paella, chicken and chorizo paella and seafood paella.
In a small place like Godmersham, events are normally in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. You’ll know exactly what’s included before you book: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
Godmersham questions
How far is Godmersham from London?
About 50 miles from central London.
Could we have live paella in Godmersham Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
How does live paella catering work?
We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.
Which paella is most popular?
Two or three is usual: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. See the sample menu.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
Planning live paella in Godmersham
Godmersham is about 7 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. For paella catering in Godmersham, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Godmersham is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 7 miles away.
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Lawrence, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. Parks such as Godmersham Park usually need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. Godmersham is within about 3 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include The Street and Eggarton Lane, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Close by, we cover events in Bilting (1 mile south-west), Mountain Street (1 mile north), Chilham (2 miles north), Old Wives Lees (2 miles north) and Shottenden (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (7 miles south-west), Canterbury (7 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (10 miles north) and Faversham (7 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (5.8 miles south) and Chilham Castle (1.7 miles north).
How it works
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. In Godmersham, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so summer evening events are usually served in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- We arrive early, set up the cooking area and start the stock.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
How to get a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can use our quote form.
Planning help
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Nearby places to Godmersham
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Why choose live paella in Godmersham?
Food trucks and street-food vans serve one portion at a time. A big pan serves many guests fast, which suits weddings and parties where everyone eats together. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
What you get with us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Real theatre, not just catering
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Where we can cook in Godmersham
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
How we price paella catering
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- Guest numbers
- Travel, parking and access
- Timings and hours
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Larger events usually cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What to tell us
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Which courses you have in mind
- Roughly how many adults and children
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your event in Godmersham, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Who books paella catering in Godmersham?
Paella is one of the few dishes that handles mixed diets easily, thanks to separate pans for each version. Nobody gets a token ‘special meal’.
In Godmersham and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Milestone birthday parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
For guests coming by train, Chilham station is about 1.8 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How each diet is kept separate
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
Dietary needs and planning tips
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Count adults and children separately
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we time it carefully. If timings shift, we adapt.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue doesn’t provide them.
- 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