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Paella Party Catering in Guilton
Looking for paella party catering in Guilton? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Big birthdays
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Celebrations of life
Paella party catering near Guilton
How our paella party catering works in Guilton
It’s easy to cater for a mix of guests: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood pan and a vegetable or vegan pan side by side. A plain chicken paella keeps children happy. Popular choices include chicken and chorizo paella, tapas and vegetable paella, and typical bookings are for naming days and christenings and anniversary celebrations.
Country parties near Guilton suit live paella: cooked in the open and served hot. Plan a gazebo in case of rain. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Questions from Guilton
What’s the nearest station to Guilton for guests?
The closest is Sandwich station, roughly 3.3 miles away.
Is Guilton close to London?
Roughly 61 miles from the centre of London.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what you need and we will include it in the quote.
Do you cater for young children?
Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
What do you need at the venue?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Do you cook at halls and clubs?
Usually. We need somewhere outside or well ventilated to cook, and the venue’s permission.
The menu, dish by dish
Churros
Fried, sugared and dipped in chocolate.
Tapas
Tapas keep guests going while they watch the pans.
Events we cater in Guilton
It works whatever the occasion, from christenings to retirements.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Big family gatherings
- Garden get-togethers
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Street parties and neighbourhood get-togethers
After a christening at a church like Church of St Nicholas, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends.
Comparing caterers
- How each diet is kept separate
- Whether travel is included
- The deadline for final numbers
- The deposit and payment dates
Working with your venue
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.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Parties in Guilton: gardens, venues and local tips
Guilton is about 7 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. Give us the address of your party in Guilton, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. Guilton is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 8 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Goodnestone Park (3 miles south-west). Grand settings like these often have strict catering rules, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. If guests are coming by rail, Sandwich station is about 3.3 miles away.
This part of Kent takes in CT3. Local streets include Guilton, Durlock Road and Poulton Lane; a party at home on any of them works well with live paella. We also cook at parties in Durlock (1 mile south-west), Ash (1 mile east), Weddington (1 mile north-east), Flemings (1 mile south-east) and Cop Street (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (8 miles west), Margate (9 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (7 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (9 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find White Mill (2.6 miles east). Open spaces near Guilton include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Nearby, you will find The Chequer Inn (within half a mile east)
What affects the price in Guilton
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The number of people
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The length of service
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- The date and rough timings
- Anything your venue supplies
- Where the event is
- A picture of where we’d cook
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Guilton
- Tapas
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
Live paella or other catering?
Compared with a barbecue, paella is served all at once, so everyone eats together. And nobody is stuck at the grill. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Why Guilton hosts choose us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- We cover Guilton and the whole of Kent
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Collect dietary needs with your invites
- Make sure most people can sit to eat
- Plan where rubbish goes
When service is finished, we pack down quietly, leaving you to carry on celebrating.
Add bread, salad and lemon.
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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. A summer party in Guilton stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, so a garden party can run well into the evening. In late September it’s dark by about 7:00pm; add lights for the evening.
- 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 it hot from the pan, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Give us a contact for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
Get a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your party, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
- 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