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Paella Catering in Iden Green
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Iden Green and across Kent.
- Big birthdays
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Retirement celebrations
Planning an event in Iden Green?
Where we can cook in Iden Green
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Menu ideas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
Paella catering for your event in Iden Green
Almost any venue with a level, ventilated spot will do: gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and festival fields. Whether it is birthday celebrations and christenings and family gatherings, we will put together a menu of vegetable paella, vegan paella and mixed paella and more.
In a rural place like Iden Green, the setting does a lot of the work: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
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.
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Planning for every diet
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Make sure most guests can sit to eat
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
After service, we pack down our cooking area.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
Is live paella right for your event?
A plated meal needs a kitchen, more staff and generally costs more per head. Live paella needs only a level, ventilated spot and permission to cook, and it is entertaining too. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What you get with us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Events in Iden Green and across Kent
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
Questions from Iden Green
Is Iden Green too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
How far is Iden Green from London?
About 42 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do we need to provide equipment?
We bring all the cooking equipment. Tell us what the venue provides, such as tables or crockery.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What happens with live paella?
We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it is soon.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Events we cater in Iden Green
People book live paella because it is food and entertainment at once. The pans become a focal point, and the food is hot and generous.
In Iden Green and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Retirement celebrations
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Family celebrations and christenings
Historic houses near Iden Green include Great Dixter (4.2 miles south). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Before booking anyone
- How each diet is kept separate
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The deadline for final numbers
- If the price includes VAT
Iden Green: venues, travel and local tips
Iden Green is about 13 miles north of Hastings, in Kent. Anywhere in TN17, we will come to your venue or garden. Iden Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Iden Green to Canterbury (about 27 miles away).
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St George, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Benenden Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Iden Green, 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.
For paella catering in TN17, we plan around your venue and timings. Streets in the area include Coldharbour Road, Chapel Lane and Iden Green Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. For events just outside Iden Green, we cover Benenden (1 mile north), Four Throws (2 miles south-west), Pipsden (2 miles south-west), Sandhurst (2 miles south) and Linkhill (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (15 miles north), Ashford (14 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west), Tenterden (5 miles east) and Southborough (15 miles north-west).
A little further out are Sissinghurst Castle (4 miles north) and The C.M Booth Collection (2.5 miles east).
- Pubs nearby include The Woodcock Public House (less than half a mile south-east)
Step by step
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. Around midsummer it stays light in Iden Green until about 9:15pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The number of people
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
- Parking and unloading
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 we need to know
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Which courses you have in mind
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The date and time of the event
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
- 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