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Paella Catering for Mundy Bois events
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Mundy Bois. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Garden get-togethers
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Paella catering near Mundy Bois
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Waiting and bar staff
- How long we are needed on site
- How many guests are eating
- Travel, parking and access
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Where the event is
Send us the date, your venue or TN27 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Paella catering for your event in Mundy Bois
Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. Once it’s ready, we serve it hot from the pan. Typical bookings include wedding breakfasts and evening food and garden parties and summer barbecues, serving vegetable paella, paella Valenciana and seafood paella.
Somewhere as small as Mundy Bois, a garden or field is frequently the venue. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
FAQs for Mundy Bois
What’s the nearest station to Mundy Bois for guests?
Pluckley station, about 2 miles south-east of the centre.
Is Mundy Bois close to London?
About 42 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a photo.
Which paella is most popular?
That depends on who’s coming. A chicken or mixed paella is typically the most popular, alongside seafood and vegetable or vegan pans.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. Children frequently love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Do you cover Mundy Bois?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Mundy Bois is within our area. To check your date, use our quote form.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three covers most guests. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. Shellfish goes in towards the end so it stays tender.
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury, and is popular with adventurous guests.
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
What we offer
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Next to a hog roast or barbecue, paella makes vegetarian, vegan and halal guests easier to cater for, thanks to separate pans. It’s served quickly from the pan, so queues move. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why us?
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- We cover Mundy Bois and the whole of Kent
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
What happens on the day
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. In Mundy Bois, 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 is dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
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Working with your venue
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
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.
Perfect for your event in Mundy Bois
Live paella is made for outdoor events: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
These are some of the occasions we cater around Mundy Bois:
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Birthday celebrations
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St James, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Comparing caterers
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- How late numbers can change
- Who provides the crockery
- What the price includes, item by item
Catering an event in Mundy Bois
Mundy Bois is about 7 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Across the TN27 area, we will come to your venue or garden. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 17 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Godinton House (5 miles east). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Pluckley station, about 2 miles south-east. Mundy Bois is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
This part of Kent takes in TN27, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. From Munday Bois Road, Kingsland Lane and Greenhill Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Newland Green (1 mile west), Egerton Forstal (1 mile west), Egerton (1 mile north), Potter's Forstal (1 mile north-west) and Pluckley Thorne (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (10 miles north-west), Ashford (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west) and Davington (12 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Coldbridge Castle (1.7 miles north-west).
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More for events in Mundy Bois
- 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