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Wedding Paella Catering in Medway

We cater across 68 towns and villages across Medway for wedding paella catering, with everything cooked live on the day.

Wedding Paella Catering across Medway

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Where we cater in Medway

Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, and ask us for a quote.

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Wedding paella catering in Medway: what to expect

Paella suits relaxed, sociable weddings, long tables and garden or barn venues. It feels generous and celebratory. We’re often asked to cater receptions after an intimate ceremony and evening wedding food, with a paella wedding breakfast, Spanish desserts and evening paella.

It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving.

  1. First, we check your date.
  2. You pick the courses and dishes.
  3. We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
  4. Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
  5. We serve, then pack down.

What it costs in Medway

Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.

Why choose Love Paella

  • Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
  • Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
  • A clear, itemised quote
  • Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests

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Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Medway? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.

Landmarks near Gillingham

In Gillingham, that can mean a party near Chatham Free Library, The Robert Napier School and Featherby Junior School, among other places. You’ll also find The Robert Napier School (0.8 miles north-west), Ambley Wood (0.8 miles south), Holy Trinity Church (under half a mile north-east) and The Star pub (0.6 miles west). The nearest railway station is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Medway Maritime Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Blue Bell Hill and Bishop Saltings.

Weddings across Medway: venues and settings

With 48 villages and hamlets as well as Gillingham, Chatham and Rochester, Medway has plenty of countryside wedding settings. Whatever you choose, we agree the cooking spot with your venue.

Gillingham: Planning photos in Ambley Wood? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. Historic houses near Gillingham include Restoration House (3.3 miles west) and Temple Manor (4 miles west). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. At midsummer, sunset in Gillingham is about 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.

Working with your venue

If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.

Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.

Live paella or other catering?

Food vans can create long queues. Paella pans serve many guests quickly.

Questions to ask before you book

  • Any travel, parking or access charges
  • Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
  • When payment is due
  • When final numbers are due

Space, weather and the venue

If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another spot. What matters most:

  • Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
  • A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
  • Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site

How we price wedding paella catering

Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:

  • Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
  • Waiting and bar staff
  • Distance and access to the venue
  • How long we are needed on site

Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.

Getting an accurate quote

You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:

  • Diets and allergies you know about
  • A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
  • Whether the venue has crockery or staff
  • The courses you’d like

The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we’ll put together a menu and price.

What’s in the pans

Evening paella

Paella makes great evening food.

Canapé tapas

One- and two-bite tapas on boards, ideal for the drinks reception.

Questions from Medway

Can you do our whole wedding menu?

Yes. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.

What space do you need to cook?

Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a picture if you’re not sure.

Do you cater for coeliacs?

We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.

How many paellas should we have?

Two or three covers most guests. We will recommend a mix based on diets.

How do you work out quantities?

We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.

Do you provide plates and cutlery?

Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.

Can the paella be cooked in a hall?

Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.

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  • 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

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