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Wedding paella catering in Bishopstone, Kent
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Bishopstone and across Kent.
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
Wedding paella catering near Bishopstone
How our wedding paella catering works in Bishopstone
Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff can be added, so the catering fits the way you want your day to feel. For spanish-themed and destination-style weddings and marquee and garden weddings, we will put together a menu of Spanish desserts, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas and more.
For a smaller place like Bishopstone, a garden or farm wedding is frequently the dream. We need level ground and access. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
How we price wedding paella catering
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Timings and hours
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many courses
- Guest numbers
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
The process
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and it’s served hot from the pan at the agreed time. At midsummer, sunset in Bishopstone is about 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. To start, fill in our quote form.
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DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
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FAQs for Bishopstone
How far is Bishopstone from London?
About 55 miles from central London.
Can you cook in Bishopstone Cliffs?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
With the right presentation, it feels special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Will you talk to our venue?
Of course. We will speak to your venue about access and timings.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Just add them to your numbers. Tell us when they’ll eat.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
Events we cater in Bishopstone
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it fits any plan.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Bishopstone book us for occasions like:
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Big weddings with every diet
- Marquee and garden weddings
If you’re marrying at a church near Bishopstone, such as Church of St Mary the Virgin, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive.
What your quote should include
- Who provides the crockery
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- What happens if it rains
- When final numbers are due
Dishes our guests love
Canapé tapas
Small bites carried round on boards while guests mingle, perfect during the photos.
Paella wedding breakfast
Paellas for every guest, served hot and generous.
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Tell us when speeches will be
We normally set up where guests can watch, which makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
Planning a paella wedding in Bishopstone
Bishopstone is about 2 miles east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Across the CT6 area, we’ll come to your venue or garden. Bishopstone is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Bishopstone to Canterbury (about 8 miles away).
For outdoor photos, West Blean and Thornden Woods is close by, and the countryside around Bishopstone suits an outdoor reception. Put the station on your invitation: Herne Bay station is about 2.4 miles away. With the coast within about 2 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
We cover weddings in every part of the CT6 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include Manor Road, Puffin Road and Neville Road; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Hillborough (1 mile south), Beltinge (1 mile west), Hawthorn (1 mile south), Reculver (1 mile east) and Broomfield (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (8 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Ramsgate (11 miles east), Broadstairs (11 miles east), Whitstable (6 miles west) and Deal (14 miles south-east).
A little further out are Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.3 miles west). The countryside around Bishopstone includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with the right extras it feels just as special. 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 Bishopstone hosts choose us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Catering across Kent, including Bishopstone
Take a look at Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
- 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