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Tapas Catering for Woodside Green events
Looking for tapas catering in Woodside Green? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Engagement parties
- Evening sharing boards
- Tapas starters
Live tapas catering in Woodside Green
Organising for someone else?
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Tapas catering in Woodside Green, made fresh on the day
We finish hot tapas on site, so they arrive hot. Whether it’s table tapas as a starter and drinks parties and receptions, we’ll put together a menu of Manchego with membrillo, patatas bravas and Serrano ham for your guests.
Near Woodside Green, tapas suit gardens, barns and marquees. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Nearby places to Woodside Green
Also in Woodside Green
Planning a tapas spread in Woodside Green
Woodside Green is about 6 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Across the ME17 area, we’ll come to your venue or garden. Woodside Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. Our events stretch from Woodside Green to Canterbury (15 miles away).
If you are looking at a historic venue around Woodside Green, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking. Parks such as Kiln Wood have their own rules for catering, so check before planning a party there. Woodside Green is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, ideal for an outdoor reception.
Wherever your event is in ME17, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Close by, we cover events in West Street (1 mile north-west), Payden Street (1 mile east), Lenham (1 mile south-west), Warren Street (1 mile east) and Leadingcross Green (2 miles south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (9 miles west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north), Whitstable (15 miles north-east) and Faversham (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are Coldbridge Castle (3.9 miles south).
Your questions about tapas catering in Woodside Green
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Could we have live paella in Kiln Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will talk it through before the day.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Should I cook it myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Events we cater in Woodside Green
They make a perfect starter before paella.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We often cook for:
- Tapas before paella
- Sharing boards for evening guests
- Drinks parties and receptions
- Canapés with welcome drinks
For guests coming by train, Lenham station is about 1.5 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- The wet-weather plan
- The deposit and payment dates
- VAT, if it applies
- Exactly what’s included in the price
How the day works
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Evening receptions in Woodside Green stay light until about 8:50pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June, so canapés can go round outdoors on a summer evening.
- First, we check availability.
- You choose canapés, table tapas or both.
- We arrive and set up our station.
- Hot and cold tapas are served.
- We clear away at the end.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Ask for a quote
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
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About the dishes
Gambas al ajillo
Garlic prawns.
Manchego & membrillo
Manchego with sweet quince.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Tapas can be a starter, a reception or the whole meal, which makes them easy to plan around. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Woodside Green
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Events in Woodside Green and across Kent
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- The length of service
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The address or venue name
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Anything your venue supplies
- Your date and when you want to eat
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Woodside Green, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning for every diet
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Check diets in advance
- Add sangria or cava
- Separate seafood dishes from the rest
- Tell us what role tapas play
Hot dishes are finished on site.
Staff to serve canapés.
- 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