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Paella party catering in Aylesham, Kent
We cook paella catering for birthday parties, garden parties and private events in Aylesham and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Big birthdays
- Retirement celebrations
- Neighbourhood celebrations
Planning an event in Aylesham?
Is live paella right for your party?
Home-made buffets take ages and sit out for hours. Paella is cooked fresh and served hot. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What you get with us
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Catering across Kent, including Aylesham
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Fast service from the pan
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Paella party catering in Aylesham, cooked live
Mixed groups are easy: meat, seafood and vegetable or vegan pans side by side. Children typically love a simple chicken paella. Typical bookings include leaving dos and retirements and baby celebrations, with churros, seafood paella and mixed paella.
For a party in Aylesham, your garden is frequently the best venue. Let us know how we can get to the garden, and we will bring everything else. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Aylesham? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Parties in Aylesham: gardens, venues and local tips
Aylesham is about 6 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. For a party in Aylesham, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Aylesham is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Aylesham to Canterbury (6 miles away).
Christenings and naming days often start at a local church such as St Peter, with a paella lunch at home or in a hall afterwards. If guests are coming by rail, Aylesham station is in Aylesham itself. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Aylesham, so a garden party here comes with a lovely backdrop.
Paella party catering in CT3 is planned around your venue. Local streets include Market Place, Mexborough Square and Derwent Way; a party at home on any of them works well with live paella. We also cook at parties in Bloodden (1 mile north), Adisham (1 mile north), Womenswold (1 mile south-west), Woolage Green (2 miles south) and Out Elmstead (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (6 miles north-west), Margate (13 miles north-east), Dover (8 miles south-east), Folkestone (10 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are St Martins Hospital (5.2 miles north-west).
How we price paella party catering
The price comes down to a few factors:
- How many courses
- Travel, parking and access
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Whether you need crockery
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Where the event is
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Anything your venue supplies
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your party in Aylesham, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Dishes our guests love
Chicken & chorizo paella
Chicken and chorizo is a crowd-pleaser, though it is not traditional in Valencia.
Churros
Fried, sugared and dipped in chocolate.
Should I cook it myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Aylesham questions
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
We are having a ceremony at St Peter: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
How much paella per person?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Do you do desserts?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Can you cook indoors?
Usually we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Can you cook in my back garden?
Many gardens work. We need level ground, clearance and access. A picture helps.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Plan where rubbish goes
- Collect dietary needs with your invites
- Plan a covered spot for wet weather
- Tell us how many children are coming
At food time, we serve straight from the pan.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges round off the meal.
Nearby places to Aylesham
Other catering in Aylesham
How it works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. For a late-May party in Aylesham, sunset is around 8:45pm; at midsummer it is about 9:15pm. After dark, the cooking area needs good lighting.
- Send us your date, address and numbers.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a quote.
- We set up before guests arrive.
- Guests watch the paella cook.
- We serve from the pan and pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
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Events we cater in Aylesham
It works for all ages and diets, from children to grandparents.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Anniversary celebrations
- Neighbourhood celebrations
- Birthday parties
- Christenings and naming days
Nearby historic houses include Goodnestone Park (1.6 miles north-east). Grand settings like these often have strict catering rules, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler.
Before booking anyone
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How late numbers can change
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether travel is included
- 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