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Tapas Catering for Haine events
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: Spanish tapas and canapé catering, on its own or alongside a paella for events in Haine and across Kent.
- Work receptions
- Sharing tapas starters
- Evening sharing boards
Book tapas catering in Haine
Working with your venue
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Tapas catering for your event in Haine
Tapas and paella go hand in hand, served while the paella cooks, but they’re great on their own. Typical bookings include drinks reception canapés and evening grazing, with Manchego with membrillo, padrón peppers and patatas bravas.
Near Haine, tapas and sangria suit a garden or field party. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated.
Why choose live paella in Haine?
For food that gets people mingling, tapas are hard to beat. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
What you get with us
- We cover Haine and the whole of Kent
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Take a look at Our pricing And The cost guide.
Occasions we cook for in Haine
Tapas get people talking.
In Haine and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Receptions and drinks parties
- Drinks reception canapés
- Engagement parties
- Tapas before paella
Nearby historic houses include Quex Park (3 miles west). For a drinks reception at a historic venue, canapé tapas can work where live cooking is not allowed.
Comparing caterers
- The wet-weather plan
- The deposit and payment dates
- How long the team stays
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
Tapas for events in Haine
Haine is about 2 miles north-west of Ramsgate, in Kent. Across the CT12 area, we will come to your venue or garden. Haine is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. Our events stretch from Haine to Canterbury (14 miles away).
After a ceremony at a church such as St Christopher's Church, canapé tapas with the drinks keep guests happy during photos. If you’re looking at a historic venue around Haine, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking. The coast is within about 2 miles, so garlic prawns are popular.
We cover events in every part of the CT12 postcode area. We can cater an event on streets such as Hawthorn Grange and Haine Road or the roads around them. Close by, we cover events in Newington (1 mile south-east), Westwood (1 mile north), Manston (1 mile south-west), Flete (1 mile north-west) and Chilton (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles west), Dover (15 miles south), Whitstable (15 miles west), Deal (10 miles south), Herne Bay (11 miles west) and Walmer (10 miles south).
A little further out are Margate West (2.6 miles north-west) and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (1.6 miles north). The countryside around Haine includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Local schools include The Royal Harbour Academy (1.1 miles east)
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Ask guests about diets and allergies
- Add sangria or cava
- Ask for labels on each dish
- Separate seafood dishes from the rest
Tapas go out to the tables.
Crockery and serving dishes.
A closer look at the menu
Tortilla española
A vegetarian favourite.
Patatas bravas
Fried potatoes with spicy sauce, often with alioli.
More for events in Haine
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Your questions about tapas catering in Haine
Which station should guests use for Haine?
Ramsgate station, about 1.2 miles south-east of the centre.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
How do you work out quantities?
It depends on whether they’re a starter, canapés or the whole meal. We’ll suggest quantities for your event.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Can you serve drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Are the tapas served hot?
We finish hot dishes on site; cold tapas are laid out as guests arrive.
Do you supply canapé staff?
Canapés work best with staff serving, which we can supply.
How long does the paella take?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Your choice of paellas
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- The number of people
- Parking and unloading
Larger events typically cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Where the event is
- The date and rough timings
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
What happens on the day
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it is served hot from the pan at the agreed time. Sunset in Haine is around 9:15pm in June, so canapés can go round outdoors on a summer evening.
- We check your date.
- You pick the style.
- We arrive and set up our station.
- We serve the spread.
- We clear away at the end.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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