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Paella Catering for Honey Hill events
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Honey Hill.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Family celebrations and christenings
Live paella catering in Honey Hill
What’s in the pans
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The traditional pan has chicken, flat green beans and butter beans.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A slow sofrito, seasonal vegetables and a good vegetable stock make a paella that stands on its own. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.
How our paella catering works in Honey Hill
Keep it simple, or go all out: just paella, or paella with tapas, desserts and drinks. We’ll recommend what fits your event. Whether it’s wedding breakfasts and evening food and naming days and family parties, we’ll put together a menu of vegan paella, paella Valenciana and black rice and more.
For a rural spot like Honey Hill, the countryside is part of the appeal: a huge pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Let us know about access and ground conditions. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Who books paella catering in Honey Hill?
Live paella is made for outdoor events: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We frequently cook for:
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Garden get-togethers
- Anniversary celebrations
- Company summer parties
For guests coming by train, Canterbury West station is about 2.8 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- Allergen information for each dish
- What the price includes, item by item
- Payment terms and deposit
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
Paella catering around Honey Hill
Honey Hill is about 3 miles south of Whitstable, in Kent. For an event in Honey Hill, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Honey Hill is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Cosmus and St Damian, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. Parks such as Tyler Hill Meadow typically need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. Honey Hill is within about 4 miles of the sea, and seafood paella always feels right near the sea. Coastal wind means we plan a sheltered spot.
Here we cover the CT2 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Other places close to Honey Hill for paella catering include Denstroude (1 mile west), Blean (1 mile south-east), Tyler Hill (2 miles east), Yorkletts (2 miles north-west) and Hackington (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (14 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles west), Whitstable (3 miles north), Faversham (6 miles west) and Herne Bay (6 miles north-east).
A little further out are Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (3.1 miles south-east) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.3 miles south-east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
For planners, venues and organisers
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Space, weather and the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Honey Hill
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
Why choose live paella in Honey Hill?
For something a little different, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why choose Love Paella in Honey Hill
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
How the day works
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Planning an evening event in Honey Hill? Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; 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.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or CT2 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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Questions from Honey Hill
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Cosmus and St Damian?
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 normally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you cook near the sea around Honey Hill?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Do you do desserts?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. If in doubt, send a photo.
Can you cook indoors?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Honey Hill.
Which paella is most popular?
Two or three is usual: a mixed or chicken paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. See the sample menu.
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Put allergy details in writing
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Tell us how many children are coming
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we start it at the right moment for your event. If timings shift, we adapt.
Sangria and bar staff can be added for your own drinks.
Also near Honey Hill
Other catering in Honey Hill
- 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