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Live paella catering in Street End, Kent
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Street End and the surrounding area.
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Milestone birthday parties
Planning an event in Street End?
Paella catering for your event in Street End
You can keep it simple or build a full menu: just paella, or paella with tapas, desserts and drinks. We will suggest what suits your event. We are often asked to cater retirement celebrations and anniversary celebrations, with vegetable paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
In a small place like Street End, 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 a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it is ready.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Why choose live paella in Street End?
Next to a hog roast or barbecue, paella makes vegetarian, vegan and halal guests easier to cater for, thanks to separate pans. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Why choose Love Paella in Street End
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Events in Street End and across Kent
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- A quote that spells everything out
See Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
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Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Put allergy details in writing
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Count adults and children separately
You shouldn’t have to worry about the food on the day. We arrive in good time, set up, cook and serve, and stay in touch with your venue about timings.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges make the meal go further and suit guests who aren’t big rice eaters.
Dishes our guests love
Black rice
Black rice gets its colour from squid ink, traditionally with alioli. It makes a dramatic second seafood pan.
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It’s the pan people photograph.
Perfect for your event in Street End
People book live paella because it is food and entertainment at once. The pans become a focal point, and the food is hot and generous.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Street End, people book us for events such as:
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Anniversary celebrations
- Birthday celebrations
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, can book us as a food stall.
Questions to ask before booking
- How long the team stays
- The wet-weather plan
- Space, access and power needs
- How each diet is kept separate
For event organisers in Street End
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Catering an event in Street End
Street End is about 2 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. Tell us where your event in Street End will be, and we’ll plan access and set-up. We cover 922 places across Kent.
For guests coming by train, Canterbury East station is about 2.1 miles away. For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Street End. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
We cater events across the CT4 postcode area. Your event could be at a home on White Hill Close, Bridge Road and Faussett Hill or the roads around them. We also cook at events in Nackington (1 mile north-east), Lower Hardres (1 mile south), Stuppington (1 mile north-west), Pett Bottom (1 mile south-east) and Upper Hardres (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (12 miles south-west), Dover (12 miles south-east), Folkestone (12 miles south), Whitstable (8 miles north), Deal (14 miles east) and Faversham (10 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Rupert Bear Museum (2.3 miles north) and Kent and Canterbury Hospital (1.5 miles north). Open spaces near Street End include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it’s still served fresh. Around midsummer it stays light in Street End 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.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a clear quote.
- Timings, access and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- On the day, we set up and cook in front of your guests.
- We serve from the pan, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Get a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
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What affects the price in Street End
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Live paella frequently 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
These details help us quote quickly:
- The address or venue name
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Street End questions
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
How far is Street End from London?
Roughly 54 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come to Street End?
We do. We cook at events in Street End and across Kent. Send us your date to check availability.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Two or three is usual: a mixed or chicken paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. See the sample menu.
What does paella catering cost?
We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
When do you arrive?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
- 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