Medway · England
Paella Catering for Moor Street events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Moor Street: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Milestone birthday parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Engagement and anniversary parties
Paella catering for Moor Street events
Paella compared with other options
Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and food can sit out for a while. Paella is cooked live and served hot. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why book with us
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Events in Moor Street and across Medway
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
See Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
About our paella catering in Moor Street
There is something generous about paella: big pans, bright colours and a crispy base everyone wants a spoonful of. It turns a meal into an occasion. Typical bookings include engagement and anniversary parties and community events and fairs, serving chicken and chorizo paella, mixed paella and black rice.
In a small place like Moor Street, events are generally in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Moor Street questions
What’s the nearest station to Moor Street for guests?
The closest is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Moor Street?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
What is live paella catering?
We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is typically popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Two or three is usual: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. See the sample menu.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You just need a suitable spot and access.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Moor Street.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so get in touch early.
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Moor Street? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Catering for every guest
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
If you’ve booked staff, they’ll serve, clear and help keep things moving, so you can enjoy your guests.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue doesn’t provide them.
Should I cook it myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Live paella in Moor Street: local details
Moor Street is about 2 miles east of Gillingham, in Medway. Give us the address of your event in Moor Street, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cater in all 68 towns and villages across Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 20 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Leigh Academy Rainham, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Margaret, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Moor Street, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Wherever your event is in ME8, we can bring paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Seymour Road, Horseman's Green Road and South Bush Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. Close by, we cover events in Rainham (1 mile west), Hartlip (1 mile south-east), Meresborough (1 mile south-west), Breach (1 mile east) and Lower Hartlip (1 mile south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Chatham (4 miles west), Rochester (6 miles west), Strood (7 miles west), Luton (4 miles west), Lordswood (4 miles south-west) and Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Medway Maritime Hospital (4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Bishop Saltings and Detling Hill.
- Nearby schools include Riverside Primary School (0.5 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Railway pub (0.8 miles north-west)
What happens on the day
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell typically draws people over. Planning an evening event in Moor Street? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Preparing for the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Ask for a quote
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Moor Street? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just use our quote form.
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What else we do in Moor Street
Planning the cooking area
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Level ground for the pans and burners
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
How we price paella catering
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Waiting and bar staff
- Timings and hours
- Travel, parking and access
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Details that help
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Expected numbers
- What the venue already provides
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote.
Dishes our guests love
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It is typically the most photographed pan.
Paella Valenciana
Valencians take their paella seriously. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron.
- 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