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Paella party catering in Ewell Minnis, Kent
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for birthday parties, garden parties and private events in Ewell Minnis and the surrounding area.
- Milestone birthdays
- Family get-togethers
- Retirement and leaving parties
Paella party catering near Ewell Minnis
FAQs for Ewell Minnis
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Is Ewell Minnis too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Do you cater in Ewell Minnis?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Ewell Minnis and the rest of Kent. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you cook inside?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Do you cook at halls and clubs?
Often, yes. We need somewhere outside or well ventilated to cook, and the venue’s permission.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Ewell Minnis.
Paella party catering in Ewell Minnis, made fresh on the day
Tapas first, churros after and sangria throughout, and the party menu is complete. Typical bookings include big birthdays and street and neighbourhood parties, with chicken and chorizo paella, seafood paella and churros.
Near Ewell Minnis, parties are frequently in gardens or fields. Tell us about lanes and parking, and we will plan the set-up. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
For planners, venues and organisers
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
What’s in the pans
Churros
Churros are a treat for all ages.
Vegetable paella
Vegetable paella in its own right.
Planning a party in Ewell Minnis
Ewell Minnis is about 3 miles west of Dover, in Kent. For paella party catering in Ewell Minnis, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Ewell Minnis is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from Ewell Minnis to Canterbury (11 miles away).
Parks such as Sladden Wood generally need permission for cooking, so a garden or hired venue is frequently easier. Historic houses near Ewell Minnis include Acrise Place (4.1 miles west). If you’re hiring a historic venue for a big birthday, check its rules on outside caterers first. Ewell Minnis is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, so a garden party here comes with a lovely backdrop. The coast is within about 5 miles, so seafood paella frequently features.
Here we cover the CT15 postcode area, so your party can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Belsey Lane and Green Lane; a party at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater parties in Chalksole Green (1 mile west), Wolverton (1 mile south-east), Alkham (1 mile south), South Alkham (1 mile south-west) and Lydden (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (11 miles north-west), Dover (3 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south-west), Deal (9 miles north-east), Hythe (8 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (3 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Buckland Hospital (3 miles east) and Crabble Corn Mill (2.4 miles east). Not far away are Sugar Loaf Hill and Dover Western Heights.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
What paella party catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Timings and hours
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The address or venue name
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.
The process
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it is served hot from the pan when you’re ready to eat. A summer party in Ewell Minnis stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, which gives a garden party a long evening. In late September it’s dark by about 7:00pm; add lights for the evening.
- Send us the date, the address, numbers and diets.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a quote.
- On the day we arrive, set up our cooking area and start cooking.
- The paella cooks while your guests chat, with any tapas served first.
- We serve from the pan and clear our cooking area away when we’re done.
Getting ready for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Tell us where to park and unload
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Planning help
Also near Ewell Minnis
Also in Ewell Minnis
Occasions we cook for in Ewell Minnis
It feeds a crowd without anyone stuck in the kitchen, and it’s a talking point.
Here are some of the events we cook for in Ewell Minnis and Kent:
- Big birthdays
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Summer garden parties
- Wakes and celebrations of life
Christenings and naming days frequently start at a local church such as Church of St Anthony the Martyr, with a paella lunch at home or in a hall afterwards.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- What the price includes, item by item
- How each diet is kept separate
- The wet-weather plan
Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Somewhere close to park and unload
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Tapas
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
- Churros
- Mixed paella
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Plan where rubbish goes
- Plan seats for most guests
- Warn the neighbours
- Plan a covered spot for wet weather
Children love watching the paella cook, at a safe distance.
Tapas and nibbles while the paella cooks keep hunger at bay.
- 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