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Live paella catering in St Peter's, Kent
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in St Peter's. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Company summer parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
Live paella catering in St Peter's
Paella catering in St Peter's, cooked live
Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. Once it is ready, we serve it hot from the pan. Whether it’s retirement celebrations and office lunches and staff parties, we can cook chicken and chorizo paella, black rice and vegetable paella and more.
For a place the size of St Peter's, your own garden is frequently the best venue: no venue hire, and nobody stuck cooking. Let us know about access to the house. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
Your questions about paella catering in St Peter's
Can you cater a reception after a service at Parish Church of St Peter the Apostle?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
What’s the nearest station to St Peter's for guests?
The closest is Broadstairs station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
What is live paella catering?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook in front of your guests, and serve at the time you want.
Is paella enough as a main?
It’s a full meal on its own. Tapas and desserts can be added if you like.
Do you come to St Peter's?
We do. We cook at events in St Peter's and across Kent. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
How much paella per person?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
Space, weather and the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Somewhere close to park and unload
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
How it works
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. Around midsummer it stays light in St Peter's until about 9:15pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:50pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- The paella cooks in front of your guests, with tapas first if you’ve chosen them.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
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About the dishes
Seafood paella
The secret is a well-made seafood stock. Shellfish goes in towards the end so it stays tender.
Paella Valenciana
Valencians take their paella seriously. The traditional pan has chicken, flat green beans and butter beans.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
What paella catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Guest numbers
- Your choice of paellas
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Parking and unloading
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The courses you’d like
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Send us the date, your venue or CT10 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Mention any other courses or food
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Confirm allergies by email
Paella is best eaten as soon as it is ready, so we serve when guests are ready.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
Also near St Peter's
Other catering in St Peter's
DIY paella versus live catering
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Is live paella right for your event?
For something a little different, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain. Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What you get with us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Real theatre, not just catering
Read Our prices page And The cost guide.
Paella catering around St Peter's
St Peter's is about 1 mile north-west of Broadstairs, in Kent. For an event in St Peter's, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. St Peter's is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 16 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Dane Court Grammar School, can book us as a food stall. If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Parish Church of St Peter the Apostle, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. The coast is within about 3 miles of St Peter's, so a seafood pan is a popular choice. Sea breezes can be strong, so we plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the CT10 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Upton Road, Green Lane and Speke Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. St Peter's sits on or near the A255, so getting the burners and pans to your event is simple. Nearby, we also cater events in Broadstairs (1 mile south-east), Upton (1 mile south-east), Northwood (1 mile south-west), Northdown (1 mile north) and Kingsgate (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Deal (10 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west), Walmer (11 miles south), Whitfield (15 miles south), Sandwich (7 miles south-west) and Aylesham (13 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Crampton Tower (0.7 miles south-east) and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (1.5 miles north-west). The countryside around St Peter's includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Nearby schools include The Charles Dickens School (within half a mile south-east) and Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find Red Lion pub (less than half a mile south-east)
- 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