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Live paella catering in Stone, Kent
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Stone and Kent, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Birthday celebrations
- Staff parties and work lunches
Live paella catering in Stone
Why choose paella catering in Stone?
People book live paella because it’s food and entertainment at once. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food is hot and generous.
In Stone and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- How late numbers can change
- Whether VAT is included
About our paella catering in Stone
There is something generous about paella: big pans, bright colours and a crispy base everyone wants a spoonful of. It turns a meal into an occasion. Whether it’s retirement celebrations and big birthdays, we’ll put together a menu of mixed paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
There may be a hall or club near Stone if your garden is small; any can work for paella, with permission and somewhere outside to cook. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
What we need at the venue
If a space isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
What paella catering costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Parking and unloading
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- The date and time of the event
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- What the venue already provides
- Roughly how many adults and children
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 fill in our quote form.
Step by step
Your timings come first. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. In Stone, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will put together a menu and price.
Planning help
Live paella in Stone: local details
Stone is about 2 miles east of Dartford, in Kent. Wherever your event is in the DA9 area, we can cook for your guests. We cater in 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 16 miles away.
Thinking of a picnic-style party in Darenth Country Park? Public parks normally need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first. If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Mary, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
Anywhere in DA9, we can bring paella catering to you. Whether your event is on Church Road, Perkins Close and Richardson Close or a nearby road, we can cook there. Stone is on the A296, so it is easy for us to reach with the van and pans. We also cook at events in Greenhithe (1 mile north-east), Swanscombe (1 mile east), Bean (2 miles south-east), Darenth (2 miles south) and Temple Hill (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (5 miles east), Northfleet (3 miles east), Swanley (5 miles south-west), Kings Hill (13 miles south-east) and Windmill Hill (4 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Stone Museum of Geology (1.3 miles west) and Darent Valley Hospital (1 mile south-west). The countryside around Stone includes Chafford Gorges Nature Park and Sawyers Lake.
- Local schools include Stone Lodge School (1 mile west) and Leigh Academy (1.7 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The White Hart Public House (0.6 miles north-east)
Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Ensure most guests can sit to eat
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Put allergy details in writing
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we time it carefully. If timings shift, we adapt.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter while the paella cooks.
For planners, venues and organisers
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
DIY paella versus live catering
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.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
About the dishes
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron, and it is a crowd-pleaser.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, cooked until the rice is golden. It’s normally the most photographed pan.
Stone: your questions answered
Is Stone close to London?
Roughly 16 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you cook in Darenth Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can you cook indoors?
Generally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Stone.
Do we need to provide equipment?
We bring the pans, burners and ingredients. You provide a suitable spot and access.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
What happens with live paella?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook in front of your guests, and serve when you’re ready to eat.
Towns and villages near Stone
What else we do in Stone
- 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