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Paella Catering for Howt Green events
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Howt Green.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Community events and fairs
- Milestone birthday parties
Paella catering near Howt Green
Paella catering for your event in Howt Green
A single cooking set-up can feed a crowd, very little goes to waste, and the food is served hot. It is why live paella suits so many kinds of event. Popular choices include vegetable paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and typical bookings are for summer garden parties and office lunches and staff parties.
In a hamlet or village like Howt Green, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Guest numbers
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your event in Howt Green, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Nearby places to Howt Green
What else we do in Howt Green
How it works
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. Planning an evening event in Howt Green? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
- On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with any tapas served first.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, your venue or ME9 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
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Questions from Howt Green
Do you come out to small places like Howt Green?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Is Howt Green close to London?
About 36 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan for them.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Kent included. Find your area.
Do you cater in Howt Green?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Howt Green is within our area and the rest of Kent. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you do starters?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
What do you need at the venue?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a picture if you are not sure.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You provide a suitable spot and access.
About the dishes
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together, for guests who want a bit of everything.
Black rice
Black rice looks dramatic and tastes of the sea.
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
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.
Paella compared with other options
A cold buffet is simple but has no theatre, and food can sit out for a while. Paella is cooked in front of your guests and served hot. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What you get with us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- A quote that spells everything out
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
See How we price And What paella catering costs.
Perfect for your event in Howt Green
Paella is one of the few dishes that handles mixed diets easily, because each version is cooked in its own pan. Nobody gets a token ‘special meal’.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Naming days and family parties
- Retirement celebrations
Thinking of a picnic-style party in Milton Creek Country Park? Public parks typically need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first.
What to look for in a quote
- How bad weather is handled
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Allergen information for each dish
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Live paella in Howt Green: local details
Howt Green is about 1 mile north-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For an event in Howt Green, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Howt Green. Howt Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 17 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Regis Manor Primary School, can book us as a food stall. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Kemsley station, about 0.6 miles east. Howt Green is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Paella catering in ME9 is planned around your venue. If your venue is just outside Howt Green, we also cover Kemsley (1 mile east), Iwade (1 mile north), Sittingbourne (1 mile south-east), Milton Regis (1 mile south-east) and Murston (2 miles south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles south-west), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (8 miles south-east), Minster (5 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles south-west) and Davington (8 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Court Hall Museum (0.9 miles south-east) and Castle Rough (1.4 miles east).
- Schools near Howt Green include Westlands School (1.4 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Three Hats Inn (0.9 miles south-east)
- Other local spots include Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (0.9 miles south-east)
Catering for every guest
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Count adults and children separately
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Request clear labels at the serving table
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who aren’t big rice eaters.
- 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