Kent · England
Paella Catering in Pizien Well
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Pizien Well and Kent, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Naming days and family parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
Paella catering near Pizien Well
Paella catering in Pizien Well, made fresh on the day
Live paella works almost anywhere with a level, ventilated spot: gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and festival fields. For wedding breakfasts and evening food and staff parties and work lunches, we’ll put together a menu of mixed paella, seafood paella and black rice and more.
Somewhere like Pizien Well, a field or garden is often the perfect setting. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
What’s in the pans
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury, and is popular with adventurous guests.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, finished with lemon wedges. It’s generally the most photographed pan.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Count adults and children separately
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Confirm allergies by email
Let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving, which is when we usually call guests over.
Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or serve your own cake.
Working with your venue
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Organising a club, school or community event in Pizien Well? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Occasions we cook for in Pizien Well
Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It gives people something to gather round, too.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Big birthdays
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Company summer parties
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Wateringbury Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- When payment is due
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Also near Pizien Well
What else we do in Pizien Well
Step by step
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Evenings in Pizien Well stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and how many.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Planning help
Paella compared with other options
Next to a hog roast or barbecue, live paella is easier for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests, because each paella has its own pan. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why Pizien Well hosts choose us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Fast service from the pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Take a look at How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Catering an event in Pizien Well
Pizien Well is about 6 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Pizien Well, and we will plan access and set-up. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. We cook right across the region, from Pizien Well to London (about 27 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Old Soar Manor (3.5 miles west). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one. For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St John the Baptist, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
This part of Kent takes in ME18, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Pizien Well Road and Old Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. If your venue is just outside Pizien Well, we also cover Mereworth (1 mile west), Kent Street (1 mile north-west), Herne Pound (1 mile north-west), West Peckham (2 miles west) and New Pound (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (6 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Leybourne Castle (3.6 miles north) and Teapot Island (2.4 miles south).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Railway pub (1 mile east)
Questions from Pizien Well
We are having a ceremony at Church of St John the Baptist: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Which station should guests use for Pizien Well?
Wateringbury station, about 1 mile east of the centre.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
What does paella catering cost?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
What happens with live paella?
We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we offer
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- 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