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Live paella catering in Roughway, Kent
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event makes the food a highlight of your event in Roughway.
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Naming days and family parties
- Leaving dos and retirements
Live paella catering in Roughway
About our paella catering in Roughway
You can keep it simple or build a full menu: paella on its own, or with canapés, table tapas, desserts and sangria. We will suggest what suits your event. We cook paella Valenciana, vegan paella and vegetable paella, and typical bookings are for retirement and leaving parties and festivals, fairs and school events.
In a rural place like Roughway, the setting does a lot of the work: a giant pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Who books paella catering in Roughway?
Outdoor events and live paella go together: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Anniversary celebrations
- Garden get-togethers
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Hadlow Rural Community School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether travel is included
- Whether VAT is included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
Why choose live paella in Roughway?
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain to your event in Roughway. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why book with us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
Places near Roughway
More for events in Roughway
Planning live paella in Roughway
Roughway is about 4 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Anywhere in TN11, we’ll come to your venue or garden. We cook in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our events stretch from Roughway to London (about 25 miles away).
For guests coming by train, Borough Green & Wrotham station is about 2.9 miles away. Nearby historic houses include Old Soar Manor (0.7 miles north) and Ightham Mote (2.4 miles west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
Wherever your event is in TN11, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Close by, we cover events in Dunk's Green (1 mile west), Plaxtol (1 mile north-west), Swanton (1 mile east), West Peckham (2 miles east) and Claygate Cross (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (9 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north), Sevenoaks (6 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (4 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Hadlow Tower museum (2.1 miles south) and Ightham Court (3.3 miles north-west).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Kentish Rifleman Public House (0.6 miles west)
The process
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. Around midsummer it stays light in Roughway until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Get in touch 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.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
How to prepare
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Tell us where to park and unload
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Space, weather and the venue
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Roughway: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Roughway?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Which station should guests use for Roughway?
Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2.9 miles north of the centre.
Can paella be the only main course?
Paella is a meal in itself. Tapas and desserts can be added if you like.
What equipment do you bring?
We bring the pans, burners and ingredients. You provide a suitable spot and access.
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 provide dessert?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How many guests are eating
- Timings and hours
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Expected numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we will suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
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.
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.
Catering for every guest
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We arrive in good time, set up, cook and serve, and stay in touch with your venue about timings.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Organising a club, school or community event in Roughway? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
- 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