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Wedding Paella Catering in Darland
Looking for wedding paella catering in Darland? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Farm and barn venues
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
Wedding paella catering for Darland events
How we price wedding paella catering
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The length of service
- Parking and unloading
- The number of people
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The courses you’d like
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- The date and rough timings
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Wedding paella catering in Darland, cooked live
Paella as evening food is popular: hot, filling and served quickly from the pan, so evening guests are fed and the dancing carries on. We are often asked to cater vow renewals and civil ceremonies and parties after a register office wedding, serving Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and evening paella.
Rural weddings around Darland have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose, with no surprises on the day.
Working with your venue
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.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
What’s in the pans
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served hot and generous.
Getting married in Darland?
Darland is about 1 mile south-west of Gillingham, in Medway. Anywhere in ME7, we will come to your venue or garden. Darland is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we cook. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Restoration House (2.8 miles north-west) and Temple Manor (3.5 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 1.7 miles north. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 8 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
We cater weddings across the ME7 postcode area. Local streets include Brickmakers Way, Banksview Drive and Pear Tree Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Hale (1 mile north-west), Capstone (1 mile south), Luton (1 mile north-west), Hempstead (1 mile south-east) and Gillingham (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Rochester (3 miles north-west), Strood (4 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west), Peters Village (4 miles west) and Frindsbury (3 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Six Poor Travellers House (3 miles north-west) and Rochester Castle (3.1 miles north-west). The countryside around Darland includes Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
- Nearby schools include Chatham Grammar School for Girls (0.9 miles north-west) and The Robert Napier School (1.1 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Star pub (0.7 miles north)
- Local facilities include Chatham Free Library (1.6 miles north-west)
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Darland
Can you cook in Darland Banks?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Is Darland close to London?
Roughly 30 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We’ll agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you so the paella is ready when you want it.
Can we try the food first?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we will explain how it works.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
What happens if it rains?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you cover Darland?
We do. We cook at events in Darland and across Medway. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Can you cater the whole day?
Yes. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
How it works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. At midsummer, sunset in Darland is about 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Get a quote
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Darland? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
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Catering for every guest
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables, whichever suits your day.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Occasions we cook for in Darland
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: gather round the cooking.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Darland, people book us for occasions like:
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Evening food for extra guests
- Sharing-style wedding meals
Couples marrying at local churches such as Christ Church often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- What happens if it rains
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Travel and parking costs
Why choose live paella in Darland?
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and feels more relaxed. Larger events normally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why us?
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Drinks service on request
- We cover Darland and the whole of Medway
Read How we price 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