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Paella Catering in Teston
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Teston and across Kent.
- Birthday celebrations
- Summer garden parties
- Anniversary celebrations
Book paella catering in Teston
Is live paella right for your event?
A cold buffet is simple but has no theatre, and the food sits out. Paella is cooked live and served hot. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why us?
- Events in Teston and across Kent
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
See Our pricing And The cost guide.
How our paella catering works in Teston
A couple of different pans covers everyone: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. Each is cooked separately. For community events and fairs and company summer parties, we will put together a menu of paella Valenciana, chicken and chorizo paella and black rice.
In a hamlet or village like Teston, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Put allergy details in writing
Any staff you book serve and clear, so you can enjoy your guests.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges make the meal go further and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
Teston questions
Is Teston too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Which station should guests use for Teston?
The closest is Wateringbury station, roughly 0.9 miles away.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
How much does paella catering cost in Teston?
We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers and we will reply with a price.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you cook inside?
Normally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
What is live paella catering?
We set up a cooking area at your venue, cook the paella from scratch in large pans while your guests watch, and serve it straight from the pan.
Teston: venues, travel and local tips
Teston is about 4 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. We bring paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Teston and the surrounding area. Teston is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Teston to Canterbury (28 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Wateringbury Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Thinking of a picnic-style party in Quarry Wood? Public parks normally need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first.
Paella catering in ME18 is planned around your venue and your guests. Your event could be at a home on The Street, Courtlands and Church Street. For events just outside Teston, we cover Red Hill (1 mile north-west), West Farleigh (1 mile south-east), Wateringbury (1 mile west), Barming Heath (1 mile east) and Hoppers Corner (1 mile east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (4 miles east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (11 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (8 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Oakwood Hospital (2.1 miles north-east) and Teapot Island (2.6 miles south-west).
- Local schools include The Malling School (2.4 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Wateringbury pub (0.7 miles west)
Occasions we cook for in Teston
People book live paella because it is food and entertainment at once. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food itself is hot and plentiful.
Whatever you are celebrating in Teston, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Company summer parties
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Anniversary celebrations
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Questions to ask before you book
- How each diet is kept separate
- Space, access and power needs
- When final numbers are due
- Travel and parking costs
Nearby places to Teston
What else we do in Teston
What we need at the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Level ground for the pans and burners
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
What’s in the pans
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A slow sofrito, seasonal vegetables and a good vegetable stock make a paella that stands on its own. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.
For event organisers in Teston
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Should I cook it myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Step by step
The cooking is part of the entertainment. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. Planning an evening event in Teston? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in Teston, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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