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Live paella catering in Styants Bottom, Kent
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Styants Bottom and the surrounding area.
- Birthday celebrations
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Staff parties and work lunches
Planning an event in Styants Bottom?
Prices and what affects them
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Timings and hours
- Parking and unloading
- Waiting and bar staff
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Expected numbers
- The address or venue name
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A photo of the space, if you can
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Paella catering for your event in Styants Bottom
Everything is cooked from scratch on site, beginning with a sofrito of onion, garlic, peppers and tomato, followed by stock, saffron and rice. Typical bookings include staff parties and work lunches and retirement celebrations, with paella Valenciana, mixed paella and black rice.
Somewhere like Styants Bottom, a field or garden is often the perfect setting. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
Your questions about paella catering in Styants Bottom
We are having a ceremony at St Lawrence: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you offer halal options?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
Is it really cooked live?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is typically popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
What is live paella catering?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook while everyone watches, and serve at the time you want.
Do you cater in Styants Bottom?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Styants Bottom and the rest of Kent. For a quote, use our quote form.
Can you provide dessert?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Perfect for your event in Styants Bottom
Outdoor events and live paella go together: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Company summer parties
- Milestone birthday parties
- Garden get-togethers
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Kemsing station, about 1 mile north-west.
What to look for in a quote
- How each diet is kept separate
- The deposit and payment dates
- How long the team stays
- Who provides the crockery
Organising for someone else?
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Step by step
On the day, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. Evenings in Styants Bottom stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can fill in our quote form.
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Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Confirm allergies by email
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Have seats for most of your guests
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we start it at the right moment for your event. If plans change, tell us and we’ll adjust.
We can add sangria and bar staff for your own drinks.
Paella compared with other options
Food trucks and street-food vans serve one portion at a time. A paella pan serves many portions quickly, so everyone can eat at the same time. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
Why Styants Bottom hosts choose us
- Drinks service on request
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Read Our prices page And The cost guide.
Also near Styants Bottom
Also in Styants Bottom
The menu, dish by dish
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella is not an afterthought: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together, for guests who want a bit of everything.
Styants Bottom: venues, travel and local tips
Styants Bottom is about 3 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Anywhere in TN15, we can bring the pans to you. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Styants Bottom to London (21 miles away).
Parks such as Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve usually need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Ightham Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Styants Bottom, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Anywhere in TN15, we can bring paella catering to you. Close by, we cover events in Oldbury (1 mile east), Ightham (1 mile south-east), Stone Street (1 mile south), Ivy Hatch (1 mile south-east) and Bitchet Green (2 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (12 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (6 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Ightham Court (1.3 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (2.8 miles west). Open spaces near Styants Bottom include Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Wrotham School (2.4 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Harrow Inn (0.8 miles south-east)
Where we can cook in Styants Bottom
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Mixed 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