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Paella Party Catering in Donkey Street
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for birthday parties, garden parties and private events for events in Donkey Street and across Kent.
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Big birthdays
- Family reunions
Paella party catering in Donkey Street
Perfect for your party in Donkey Street
One big dish is simpler than lots of small ones, and there is little waste.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Celebrations of life
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Summer garden parties
- Christenings and naming days
For guests coming by train, Westenhanger station is about 3.4 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Staff numbers and hours
- When payment is due
- Allergen information for each dish
How our paella party catering works in Donkey Street
Tapas first, churros after and sangria throughout, and the whole menu is sorted. Popular choices include chicken and chorizo paella, vegetable paella and seafood paella, and typical bookings are for anniversaries and engagement parties and birthday parties.
Near Donkey Street, parties are often in gardens or fields. Tell us about lanes and parking, and we’ll plan the set-up. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
What affects the price in Donkey Street
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How long we’re needed on site
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- The paellas you choose
Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The address or venue name
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Expected numbers
Thinking about paella party catering for your party in Donkey Street? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
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.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
About the dishes
Vegetable paella
Vegetarians get a real main course, and meat eaters frequently try it too.
Tapas
Tapas keep guests going.
FAQs for Donkey Street
What’s the nearest station to Donkey Street for guests?
The closest is Westenhanger station, roughly 3.4 miles away.
Can you cook near the sea around Donkey Street?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
When should I book?
As early as you can for summer weekends, which fill up first. Check your date with us.
Do you offer halal options?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and it’s cooked separately.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
How much paella per person?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Nearby places to Donkey Street
More for events in Donkey Street
Diets, allergies and planning
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Give separate numbers for children
- Let the neighbours know
- Plan seats for most guests
- Keep a clear zone around the cooking area
We are set up before guests arrive.
A jug of sangria sets the tone, with an alcohol-free version for drivers and children.
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it is left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. At midsummer, it is light in Donkey Street until about 9:15pm, so a garden party can run well into the evening. By late September sunset is around 7:00pm, so plan festoon lights for later parties.
- It starts with your date, address, numbers and any diets.
- You get a menu suggestion and a clear price.
- On the day, we set up and get cooking.
- Guests gather round as it cooks, nibbling tapas if you’ve booked them.
- We serve from the pan and clear our cooking area away when we are done.
Before we arrive
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
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 will 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.
Before you choose a spot
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- Send a picture of the garden so we can check
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Churros
- Vegetable paella
- Tapas
Planning a party in Donkey Street
Donkey Street is about 4 miles south-west of Hythe, in Kent. Tell us where your party in Donkey Street will be, and we will plan access and set-up. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 16 miles away.
Christenings and naming days often start at a local church such as Church of All Saints, with a paella lunch at home or in a hall afterwards. Historic houses near Donkey Street include Westenhanger Castle (3.2 miles north). Grand settings like these often have strict catering rules, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. Near the coast, within about 4 miles, seafood paella is a natural choice, and we always plan for wind.
This part of Kent takes in TN29, and we can cater your party anywhere in it. Close by, we cover parties in Dymchurch (1 mile south), West Hythe (2 miles north-east), Lympne (2 miles north-east), Palmarsh (2 miles north-east) and Berwick (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (9 miles north-west), Dover (14 miles north-east), Folkestone (7 miles east), Hythe (4 miles north-east), Tower Hamlets (14 miles north-east) and Hawkinge (8 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Lympne Castle (1.7 miles north-east) and Hythe Museum (3.6 miles east). Not far away are Tolsford Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Shepherd And Crook Public House (less than half a mile west)
- 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