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Live paella catering in Vigo Village, Kent
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Vigo Village. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Summer garden parties
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Naming days and family parties
Planning an event in Vigo Village?
About our paella catering in Vigo Village
A couple of different pans covers everyone: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Every pan is cooked on its own, so diets are easy to manage. For milestone birthday parties and christenings and family gatherings, we can cook black rice, paella Valenciana and mixed paella.
Somewhere as small as Vigo Village, a garden or field is often the venue. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Common questions in Vigo Village
Is Vigo Village too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Vigo Village close to London?
About 23 miles from central London.
Can you bring crockery?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
What is live paella catering?
We bring everything needed to cook on site, cook while everyone watches, and serve when you are ready to eat.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Count adults and children separately
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we time it carefully. If timings shift, we adapt.
Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Working with your venue
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
What we need at the venue
Every venue is different, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
Events we cater in Vigo Village
It’s ideal for relaxed, sociable occasions, where guests can mingle while it cooks and then sit down to share.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Company summer parties
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Leaving dos and retirements
For guests coming by train, Borough Green & Wrotham station is about 3.6 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Space, access and power needs
- The wet-weather plan
- How late numbers can change
How the day works
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. Planning an evening event in Vigo Village? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and how many.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Tell us when you want to eat
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
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Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
What paella catering costs
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Timings and hours
- How many guests are eating
- The paellas you choose
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.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, use our quote form.
Is live paella right for your event?
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain to your event in Vigo Village. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What you get with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
See How we price Or The cost guide.
Live paella in Vigo Village: local details
Vigo Village is about 7 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Vigo Village, and we’ll plan access and set-up. We cater in all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for London, about 23 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Vigo Village School, can book us as a food stall. If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. Vigo Village is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
Here we cover the DA13 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Beech Mast, Erskine Road and Admers Way or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Culverstone Green (1 mile north-west), Harvel (1 mile north), Trottiscliffe (1 mile south), Fairseat (1 mile west) and Priestwood Green (2 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles south-east), Dartford (10 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles north) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Coldrum Long Barrow (0.8 miles south-east) and Leybourne Castle (3.1 miles south-east).
Towns and villages near Vigo Village
Other catering in Vigo Village
- 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