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Paella Catering for Gravel Castle events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Gravel Castle: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Big birthdays
- Company summer parties
- Engagement and anniversary parties
Live paella catering in Gravel Castle
Why choose paella catering in Gravel Castle?
Live paella is made for outdoor events: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
In Gravel Castle and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Big birthdays
- Festivals, fairs and school events
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Barham Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- If the price includes VAT
- When final numbers are due
- Space, access and power needs
Paella catering in Gravel Castle, made fresh on the day
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. Once it is ready, we serve it hot from the pan. We cook mixed paella, black rice and seafood paella, and we are frequently booked for birthday celebrations and weddings, from canapés to evening food.
Somewhere as small as Gravel Castle, a garden or field is frequently the venue. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we’ll plan for them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Towns and villages near Gravel Castle
Also in Gravel Castle
What affects the price in Gravel Castle
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- How many staff you need
- Distance and access to the venue
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Timings and hours
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The date and time of the event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Gravel Castle? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.
What’s in the pans
Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana is the original: chicken, beans and saffron, not seafood. It’s a favourite with guests who do not eat fish.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella is not an afterthought: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Where we can cook in Gravel Castle
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Put allergy details in writing
- Mention any other courses or food
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
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 while the paella cooks.
Live paella in Gravel Castle: local details
Gravel Castle is about 6 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Gravel Castle, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cook in 922 places across Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
Historic houses near Gravel Castle include Goodnestone Park (3.8 miles north-east) and Acrise Place (4.8 miles south). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St John the Baptist, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Gravel Castle, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
Paella catering in CT4 is planned around your venue and your guests. From Gravel Castle Road and Church Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Gravel Castle, we also cover Barham (1 mile north-west), Derringstone (1 mile west), Heart's Delight (1 mile west), Out Elmstead (1 mile north-west) and Womenswold (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (6 miles north-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (8 miles south) and Ramsgate (14 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.5 miles north-west).
Gravel Castle: your questions answered
Can you cook in Jumping Downs?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Which station should guests use for Gravel Castle?
The closest is Snowdown station, roughly 2.2 miles away.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
What does paella catering cost?
The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Can you provide dessert?
We do. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
How much paella per person?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Who clears up?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Should I cook it myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Step by step
We work to your timings. If things run behind, we hold the paella at the right stage so it is still served fresh. In Gravel Castle, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- 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.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
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