Kent · England
Paella Party Catering for Dunkirk events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for birthday parties, garden parties and private events in Dunkirk and the surrounding area.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Neighbourhood celebrations
- Celebrations of life
Planning an event in Dunkirk?
About our paella party catering in Dunkirk
We cater parties at homes, village halls with outdoor space, clubs and hired venues in and around Dunkirk. Typical bookings include retirement celebrations and big birthdays, serving churros, chicken and chorizo paella and tapas.
Near Dunkirk, parties are often in gardens or fields. Tell us about lanes and parking, and we’ll plan the set-up. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
A closer look at the menu
Tapas
A few tapas set the scene.
Churros
All ages love churros.
Dunkirk: your questions answered
Is Dunkirk too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cook near the sea around Dunkirk?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Let us know your halal numbers, and it’s cooked separately.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is generally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Do you cover Dunkirk?
Yes, we do. Dunkirk is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Hosting a paella party in Dunkirk
Dunkirk is about 4 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Parties in Dunkirk are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent.
After a christening at a church like Christ Church, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends. Parks such as Mount Ephraim Gardens normally need permission for cooking, so a garden or hired venue is often easier. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Dunkirk, so many gardens around here have a great outlook. Near the coast, within about 6 miles, seafood paella is a natural choice, and we always plan for wind.
This part of Kent takes in ME13, and we can cater your party anywhere in it. Local streets include London Road and Courtenay Road; a party at home on any of them works well with live paella. Neighbouring places where we cater parties include Boughton under Blean (1 mile west), Winterbourne (1 mile south-west), Hickmans Green (1 mile west), Oversland (1 mile south-west) and South Street (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (12 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (11 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
A little further out are Chilham Castle (3.5 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (4.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Local pubs include The Red Lion pub (0.5 miles east)
Nearby places to Dunkirk
What else we do in Dunkirk
Events we cater in Dunkirk
It brings a bit of holiday feeling to a garden party.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Dunkirk and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Summer garden parties
- Anniversary celebrations
- Baby celebrations
- Big birthdays
If guests are coming by rail, the nearest station is Selling station, about 1.9 miles south-west.
What to look for in a quote
- The deadline for final numbers
- Payment terms and deposit
- Whether VAT is included
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
Live paella or other catering?
DIY catering saves money but costs you time. With live paella, you are a guest too. Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.
What you get with us
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Events in Dunkirk and across Kent
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
What paella party catering costs
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- The paellas you choose
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Guest numbers
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Anything your venue supplies
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
The process
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it’s still served fresh. A summer party in Dunkirk stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, which gives a garden party a long 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.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote.
- On the day we arrive, set up our cooking area and start cooking.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with tapas first if you’ve chosen them.
- We serve from the pan and clear our cooking area away when we are done.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Plan cover in case of rain
Getting a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
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Organising for someone else?
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.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
What we need at the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we offer
- Paella Valenciana
- Tapas
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- 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