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Wedding Paella Catering in Chart Sutton
Planning wedding paella catering in Chart Sutton? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
Wedding paella catering near Chart Sutton
How our wedding paella catering works in Chart Sutton
We can do the whole day or just one part: canapé tapas with the drinks, table tapas, paella for the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts. On the menu are table tapas, Spanish desserts and evening paella, and typical bookings are for weddings with mixed diets and spanish-themed and destination-style weddings.
Near Chart Sutton, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
Live paella or other catering?
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and suits a relaxed style. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Chart Sutton
- We cover Chart Sutton and the whole of Kent
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Read How we price And What paella catering costs.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
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.
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
Working with your venue
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Chart Sutton: your questions answered
Is Chart Sutton too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Chart Sutton for guests?
Bearsted station, about 3.6 miles north of the centre.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Yes. Add your suppliers to the final numbers.
Can we have a tasting?
Ask us about tastings when you contact us.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll help you decide the split.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Planning a paella wedding in Chart Sutton
Chart Sutton is about 3 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether your wedding is in the middle of Chart Sutton or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Chart Sutton to Canterbury (22 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Michael often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Bearsted station, about 3.6 miles north. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
Anywhere in ME17, we can cook for your guests. Your wedding could be at a home on Plough Wents Road, Amber Lane and Marsham Crescent. Close by, we cover weddings in Wierton (1 mile south-west), Five Wents (1 mile east), Warmlake (1 mile east), Langley (1 mile north-east) and Sutton Valence (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (3 miles north-west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Tonbridge (13 miles west) and Faversham (15 miles north-east).
A little further out are KIMS hospital (4.4 miles north) and The Dog Collar Museum (3.1 miles north-east).
- Local schools include Senacre Technology College (1.3 miles north) and Cornwallis Academy (2.4 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Plough Inn (0.9 miles east)
Dishes our guests love
Evening paella
A second round of paella for the evening, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Canapé tapas
Small bites carried round on boards while guests mingle, perfect during the photos.
Towns and villages near Chart Sutton
More for events in Chart Sutton
Events we cater in Chart Sutton
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: watch the pans.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Chart Sutton book us for events such as:
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Evening wedding food
Nearby historic houses include Stoneacre (2 miles north) and Leeds Castle (3.2 miles north-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit and payment dates
- Allergen information for each dish
- Whether VAT is included
- The deadline for final numbers
How the day works
We work to your timings. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it’s served at its best. At midsummer, sunset in Chart Sutton is about 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or ME17 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Planning help
Before you choose a spot
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- 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