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Tapas Catering for Roughway events
We cook Spanish tapas and canapé catering, on its own or alongside a paella in Roughway and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Evening grazing
- Tapas with a paella main course
- Sharing tapas starters
Tapas catering in Roughway
Working with your venue
Organising a club, school or community event in Roughway? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Tapas catering in Roughway, cooked live
We can add sangria and bar staff, so drinks and nibbles come from one booking. For evening sharing boards and drinks parties and receptions, we can cook Serrano ham, Manchego with membrillo and gambas al ajillo and more.
For a country party near Roughway, tapas and sangria set the mood. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated.
Perfect for your event in Roughway
Easy to eat with a glass in hand.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Roughway and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Tapas starters
- Engagement parties
- Drinks reception canapés
- Launches and office parties
If you’re looking at a historic venue around Roughway, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking.
What your quote should include
- What happens if it rains
- A clear list of what’s included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Payment terms and deposit
Why choose live paella in Roughway?
For food that gets people mingling, tapas are hard to beat. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why book with us
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Drinks service on request
What affects the price in Roughway
These are the factors that matter most:
- Travel, parking and access
- How long we’re needed on site
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The number of people
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- What the venue already provides
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Which courses you have in mind
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- An area to prepare hot tapas
- Space on each table
- Parking near the venue
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Patatas bravas
- Chorizo in red wine
- Serrano ham
- Tortilla española
- Manchego & membrillo
- Albóndigas
- Croquetas
- Padrón peppers
- Olives & bread
- Gambas al ajillo
Places near Roughway
What else we do in Roughway
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:
- Match tapas with Spanish drinks
- Plan more dishes if tapas are the meal
- Collect dietary needs
- Make sure dishes are labelled
Table tapas are set down to share.
Sangria and bar staff.
What happens on the day
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. Evening receptions in Roughway stay light until about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June, which suits an outdoor reception.
- Send us the date, venue and numbers.
- You get a selection and a price.
- We set up and finish the hot dishes.
- We serve canapés or table tapas.
- We pack down when service ends.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
How to get a price
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will put together a menu and price.
Planning help
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 don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Planning a tapas spread in Roughway
Roughway is about 4 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Tell us where your event in Roughway will be, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 25 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Old Soar Manor (0.7 miles north) and Ightham Mote (2.4 miles west). For a drinks reception at a historic venue, canapé tapas can work where live cooking isn’t allowed. Guests travelling by rail: Borough Green & Wrotham station is about 2.9 miles away.
We cover events in every part of TN11 and the streets around it. We also cook at events in Dunk's Green (1 mile west), Plaxtol (1 mile north-west), Swanton (1 mile east), West Peckham (2 miles east) and Claygate Cross (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north), Sevenoaks (6 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (4 miles south-west).
A little further out are Hadlow Tower museum (2.1 miles south) and Ightham Court (3.3 miles north-west).
- Pubs nearby include The Kentish Rifleman Public House (0.6 miles west)
Common questions in Roughway
Do you come out to small places like Roughway?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Roughway close to London?
About 25 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is generally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Do you do tapas on their own?
Of course. Tapas can be booked without paella.
Are the tapas served hot?
Hot tapas are finished on site and served right away; cold tapas are laid out as guests arrive.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
How long does the paella take?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
- 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