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Tapas Catering for Wincheap events
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Wincheap. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Canapés with welcome drinks
- Birthday drinks
- Evening grazing
Live tapas catering in Wincheap
Prices and what affects them
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Guest numbers
- Travel, parking and access
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The date and time of the event
- Diets and allergies you know about
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
Tapas catering for your event in Wincheap
Tapas are sharing food, made for conversation. Canapés go round while guests mingle, or table tapas go out to share. Typical bookings include engagement drinks and table tapas as a starter, serving croquetas, padrón peppers and Manchego with membrillo.
Around Wincheap, tapas suit garden parties and village-hall celebrations. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
Wincheap questions
Can you cook in Whitehall Meadows?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
How far is Wincheap from London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, on request. Let us know your halal numbers, and it’s cooked separately.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
Is the paella cooked on site?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Are your tapas vegetarian-friendly?
Many tapas are naturally vegetarian, such as tortilla, bravas and padrón peppers. Each dish is labelled.
Is live paella right for your event?
Tapas are flexible, so they fit most plans. 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.
Why Wincheap hosts choose us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
Read Our prices page Or The cost guide.
For event organisers in Wincheap
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
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.
DIY paella versus live catering
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 be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
How the day works
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you are free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. Sunset in Wincheap is around 9:15pm in 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.
How to prepare
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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Wincheap: venues and local tips
Wincheap is about 1 mile south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. For tapas catering in Wincheap, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Wincheap is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
A picnic in Whitehall Meadows? Check the park’s rules first; a garden or hired venue is often easier for catering. Guests travelling by rail: Wincheap has its own station, Canterbury East station.
Wherever your event is in CT1 and CT2, we can cook for your guests. Your event could be at a home on Ada Road, Cow Lane and Back Lane. Main roads around Wincheap include the A2, which makes travel to your event easy. Close by, we cover events in Canterbury (1 mile north-east), Thanington (1 mile south-west), Harbledown (1 mile north-west), Stuppington (1 mile south) and Hales Place (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Ashford (13 miles south-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south) and Ramsgate (15 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Canterbury Castle (less than half a mile north-east) and Rupert Bear Museum (under half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Wincheap include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include The Canterbury Academy (0.5 miles north-west) and Canterbury School of Architecture (0.9 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find Duke's Head Public House (within half a mile north-east)
Places near Wincheap
More for events in Wincheap
Before you choose a spot
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- Parking near the venue
- Venue approval for outside catering
- A spot for our serving station
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Wincheap
- Chorizo in red wine
- Padrón peppers
- Manchego & membrillo
- Serrano ham
- Patatas bravas
- Tortilla española
- Olives & bread
- Croquetas
- Gambas al ajillo
- Albóndigas
Events we cater in Wincheap
Tapas get people talking.
Whatever you are celebrating in Wincheap, paella can be the star of the food. We often cook for:
- Birthday and anniversary parties
- Engagement drinks
- Table tapas as a starter
- Work receptions
After a ceremony at a church such as Church of St Mildred, canapé tapas with the drinks keep guests happy during photos.
Before you book anyone
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Travel and parking costs
- The wet-weather plan
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Keep seafood and meat dishes clearly separate
- Check diets in advance
- Canapés need staff to serve
- Ask for labels on each dish
Each dish is labelled.
Sangria and bar staff.
- 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