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Wedding Paella Catering in Chilham
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Chilham.
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Farm and barn venues
Wedding paella catering for Chilham events
What affects the price in Chilham
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Distance and access to the venue
- Whether you need crockery
- The number of people
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The address or venue name
- Expected numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
Planning wedding paella catering in Chilham? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Chilham
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. For destination-style celebrations at home and wedding receptions after a small ceremony, we will put together a menu of evening paella, canapé tapas and a paella wedding breakfast for your guests.
Rural weddings around Chilham have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. The paella is served straight from the pan, so it is hot and generous, and service is quick once it’s ready.
For planners, venues and organisers
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
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.
Chilham: your questions answered
Could we have live paella in Broadham Down?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Is Chilham close to London?
About 49 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Will you talk to our venue?
Yes. We’ll speak to your venue about access and timings.
How much is live paella catering?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Do you cover Chilham?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and Chilham is within our area and the rest of Kent. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Yes, include them in your numbers. Let us know when they need feeding.
How many different paellas?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Is paella smart enough for a wedding?
It can be as relaxed or as polished as you like, depending on presentation and service.
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What else we do in Chilham
Step by step
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. Golden-hour photos in Chilham at midsummer come around 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.
- First, we check your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
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Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Tell us when speeches will be
We keep in touch with your venue coordinator or toastmaster on the day, so you do not have to.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
Planning the cooking area
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space when you get in touch. In general, we need:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
The menu, dish by dish
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking before the paella arrives.
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, quick to serve and filling.
Paella compared with other options
Buffets can mean food sitting for a while. Paella goes straight from pan to plate. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why us?
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- We cover Chilham and the whole of Kent
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Sangria and bar staff available
Occasions we cook for in Chilham
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Evening wedding food
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Blean Woods RSPB Reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Chilham suits an outdoor reception.
Before you book anyone
- Who provides the crockery
- How each diet is kept separate
- Space, access and power needs
- What the price includes, item by item
Chilham weddings: local tips
Chilham is about 5 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Anywhere in CT4, we can bring the pans to you. Chilham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
If you’re marrying at a church near Chilham, such as Church of St Mary, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. For guests travelling by train, Chilham station is in Chilham itself. 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.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. We can cater a wedding on streets such as The Street, The Square and Bagham Road. Other places close to Chilham for wedding paella catering include Mountain Street (1 mile south-west), Old Wives Lees (1 mile north), Godmersham (2 miles south), Shottenden (2 miles west) and Perrywood (2 miles north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (8 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east), Whitstable (8 miles north) and Faversham (6 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.3 miles east) and Chilham Castle (under half a mile west). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Local pubs include Woolpack Inn (under half a mile west)
- 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