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Live paella catering in Herne Bay, Kent
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Herne Bay: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Garden get-togethers
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
Paella catering in Herne Bay
How our paella catering works in Herne Bay
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. For retirement celebrations and family celebrations and christenings, we’ll put together a menu of vegan paella, mixed paella and black rice.
A town like Herne Bay gives you plenty of options: a garden, a club, a hall or a hired venue. We’ll agree the cooking spot beforehand. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
Questions from Herne Bay
We are having a ceremony at Christ Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you cook near the sea around Herne Bay?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Do you cater for young children?
Of course. Children frequently love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
Should we have more than one paella?
Typically two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Can you do sangria?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
How the day works
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. In Herne Bay, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, 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 a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Ask for a quote
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
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Live paella or other catering?
A cold buffet is simple but has no theatre, and food can sit out for a while. Paella is cooked live and served hot. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why choose Love Paella in Herne Bay
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- A quote that spells everything out
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
Planning live paella in Herne Bay
Herne Bay is about 7 miles north of Canterbury, in Kent. For an event in Herne Bay, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Herne Bay is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 7 miles away.
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Herne Bay station, about 0.7 miles west. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Christ Church, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. The coast is within about a mile of Herne Bay, and seafood paella always feels right near the sea. Sea breezes can be strong, so we plan a sheltered cooking spot.
We cook at events all over CT6. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Viscount Square and Market Street or the roads around them. With the A299 and B2205 close by, Herne Bay is simple for us to get to. Other places close to Herne Bay for paella catering include Hunters Forstal (1 mile south-east), Eddington (1 mile south-west), Broomfield (1 mile south-east), Herne (1 mile south) and Beltinge (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (7 miles south), Margate (11 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east), Whitstable (5 miles west) and Deal (15 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tankerton Castle (4.3 miles west) and Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.6 miles west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Local schools include Herne Bay High School (1 mile south-west)
- Local pubs include Queen's Head Public House (under half a mile north-west)
How we price paella catering
There’s nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- The number of people
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many courses
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Which courses you have in mind
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Places near Herne Bay
Other catering in Herne Bay
Dishes our guests love
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It is typically the most photographed pan.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A slow sofrito, seasonal vegetables and a good vegetable stock make a paella that stands on its own. For vegans, the stock is plant-based.
Organising for someone else?
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Herne Bay
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
Who books paella catering in Herne Bay?
It needs no kitchen, so it’s at home in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Company summer parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Big birthdays
Thinking of a picnic-style party in Curtis Wood? Public parks generally need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first.
Before booking anyone
- Staff numbers and hours
- Who provides the crockery
- If the price includes VAT
- How each diet is kept separate
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
- 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