Medway · England
Paella Catering in Lower Bush
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event makes the food a highlight of your event in Lower Bush.
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Company summer parties
- Leaving dos and retirements
Live paella catering in Lower Bush
Why choose paella catering in Lower Bush?
There’s no kitchen needed, so it is at home in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We frequently cook for:
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Company summer parties
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Michael and All Angels, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
What your quote should include
- Space, access and power needs
- Whether travel is included
- How bad weather is handled
- The deposit and payment dates
How our paella catering works in Lower Bush
There is something generous about paella: giant pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It turns a meal into an occasion. Whether it’s weddings and evening receptions and anniversary celebrations, we can cook vegan paella, black rice and vegetable paella.
In a hamlet or village like Lower Bush, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
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.
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Confirm allergies by email
- Ask for labels on each 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 plans change, tell us and we’ll adjust.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
Step by step
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, and we agree where that is before the day. Around midsummer it stays light in Lower Bush until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and how many.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Lower Bush: venues, travel and local tips
Lower Bush is about 3 miles west of Rochester, in Medway. Tell us where your event in Lower Bush will be, and we will plan access and set-up. We cover 68 places in Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Lower Bush to London (about 24 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Cuxton Community Infant School, can book us as a food stall. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Cuxton station, about 1.1 miles east.
Anywhere in ME2, we can cook for your guests. Close by, we cover events in Upper Bush (1 mile south-west), Cuxton (1 mile east), North Halling (1 mile south-east), Halling (2 miles south) and Cobham (2 miles north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Gillingham (6 miles east), Chatham (4 miles east), Rochester (3 miles east), Rainham (7 miles east), Luton (4 miles east) and Park Wood (7 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include City of Rochester-upon-Medway (2.8 miles east) and French Hospital (3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Ranscombe Farm and Gad's Hill.
- Schools near Lower Bush include Strood Academy (1.8 miles north-east)
Lower Bush questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Michael and All Angels?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Which station should guests use for Lower Bush?
The closest is Cuxton station, roughly 1.1 miles away.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
Where do you cater?
We cover London and the South East, Medway included. Find your area.
Can you feed plenty of people?
Yes, that is what it’s made for. We size pans and serving points to your guest list.
Where we can cook in Lower Bush
If a space isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Working with your venue
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
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About the dishes
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella is not an afterthought: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Mixed paella
Mixed paella brings meat and seafood together.
What paella catering costs
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Timings and hours
- Your choice of paellas
- Parking and unloading
Larger events normally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Details that help
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Which courses you have in mind
- The address or venue name
Planning paella catering in Lower Bush? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
- 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