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Live paella catering in Newbury, Kent
Planning paella catering in Newbury? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Milestone birthday parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Anniversary celebrations
Book paella catering in Newbury
How we price paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many courses
- Guest numbers
- Timings and hours
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- A photo of the space, if you can
- The address or venue name
- What the venue already provides
- The date and time of the event
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Paella catering in Newbury, made fresh on the day
Keep it simple, or go all out: just paella, or paella with tapas, desserts and drinks. We’ll suggest what suits your event. For anniversary celebrations and retirement and leaving parties, we can cook seafood paella, black rice and chicken and chorizo paella.
In a small place like Newbury, events are generally in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for 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.
Nearby places to Newbury
What else we do in Newbury
Organising for someone else?
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Put allergy details in writing
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Have seats for most of your guests
Any staff you book serve and clear, so you can relax.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue doesn’t provide them.
Step by step
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you are free to enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. Evenings in Newbury stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Planning help
Paella catering around Newbury
Newbury is about 3 miles south-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For paella catering in Newbury, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Newbury. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. We cook right across the region, from Newbury to Canterbury (about 14 miles away).
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Catherine, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Rodmersham School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Newbury is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
We cook at events all over the ME9 postcode area and the streets around it. We also cook at events in Kingsdown (1 mile south), Dungate (1 mile south-west), Bapchild (1 mile north), Erriottwood (1 mile south-east) and Rodmersham Green (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north-west), Whitstable (12 miles east) and Faversham (5 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.4 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.1 miles south-east).
- Schools near Newbury include The Sittingbourne School (2 miles north)
Planning the cooking area
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Events we cater in Newbury
Live paella is food and a show in one. The pans become a focal point, and the food itself is hot and plentiful.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We frequently cook for:
- Big birthdays
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Community events and fairs
Historic houses near Newbury include Belmont House and Gardens (4.3 miles south-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
What your quote should include
- How late numbers can change
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The wet-weather plan
- What the price includes, item by item
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Vans serve one order at a time. A big pan serves many guests fast, so everyone can eat at the same time. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why book with us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Drinks service on request
- A quote that spells everything out
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
See Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
Newbury: your questions answered
Is Newbury too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. Our guide to portions explains more.
What happens with live paella?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook in front of your guests, and serve at the time you want.
What do you need at the venue?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
Do you come to Newbury?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and Newbury is within our area. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Is paella enough as a main?
Yes. With bread and salad, paella is a complete main.
- 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