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Live paella catering in Lympne, Kent
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Lympne: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests.
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Paella catering for Lympne events
A closer look at the menu
Vegetable and vegan paella
Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a proper main dish. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron.
Paella catering in Lympne, made fresh on the day
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. We cook chicken and chorizo paella, vegetable paella and mixed paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater festivals, fairs and school events and garden parties and summer barbecues.
In a small place like Lympne, events are usually in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we’ll plan for them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
How we price paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Waiting and bar staff
- Guest numbers
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Where the event is
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A photo of the space, if you can
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
For event organisers in Lympne
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Planning live paella in Lympne
Lympne is about 2 miles west of Hythe, in Kent. For paella catering in Lympne, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Lympne is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Lympne Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall. For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Stephen, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. Lympne is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking. Lympne is within about 3 miles of the sea, so a seafood pan is a popular choice. Sea breezes can be strong, so we plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Anywhere in CT21, we can bring paella catering to you. From The Street, Harman Avenue and Tourney Close or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. For events just outside Lympne, we cover Berwick (1 mile north-east), West Hythe (1 mile south-east), Newingreen (1 mile north-east), Westenhanger (1 mile north-east) and Pedlinge (1 mile east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (8 miles north-west), Canterbury (14 miles north), Dover (13 miles east), Folkestone (6 miles east), Tower Hamlets (12 miles east) and Hawkinge (6 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Lympne Castle (under half a mile south) and Hythe Museum (2.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Tolsford Hill.
- Schools near Lympne include Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (1.9 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find The Royal Oak Public House (0.8 miles north-east)
Occasions we cook for in Lympne
Paella is quick to serve and suits mixed diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It also gives guests something to watch and talk about.
Whatever you are celebrating in Lympne, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Big birthdays
- Company summer parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
For guests coming by train, Westenhanger station is about 1.4 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- When final numbers are due
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- VAT, if it applies
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Ensure most guests can sit to eat
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Ensure each pan is labelled
After service, we pack down our cooking area, quietly and quickly.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
The process
On the day, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. In Lympne, 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’s dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Ask for a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
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Live paella or other catering?
For something a little different, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre to your event in Lympne. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What you get with us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Drinks service on request
- We cover Lympne and the whole of Kent
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
Your questions about paella catering in Lympne
Do you come out to small places like Lympne?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
What happens with live paella?
We bring everything needed to cook on site, cook in front of your guests, and serve when you are ready to eat.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Where do you cater?
We cover London and the South East, Kent included. See all areas.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
Can you feed a lot of people?
Yes. Big pans feed a lot of people, and service from the pan is quick.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
- 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