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Wedding Paella Catering in East Hill
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in East Hill and across Kent.
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
Live wedding paella catering in East Hill
Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff if your venue does not.
Wedding paella catering in East Hill, cooked live
Evening paella is a favourite: hot, filling and served quickly from the pan, so the party keeps going. Whether it’s weddings with lots of dietary needs and destination-style celebrations at home, we can cook evening paella, Spanish desserts and a paella wedding breakfast and more.
There’s something special about a country wedding near East Hill, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
How the day works
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. The smell usually draws people over. Golden-hour photos in East Hill at midsummer come around 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 7:05pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will make suggestions. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
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Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Towns and villages near East Hill
Also in East Hill
Working with your venue
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Getting married in East Hill?
East Hill is about 5 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Give us the address of your wedding in East Hill, and we will plan the journey and set-up. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our nearest city page is London, about 18 miles away.
Historic houses near East Hill include Lullingstone Castle (2.2 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. For guests travelling by train, Shoreham (Kent) station is about 2.1 miles away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of East Hill, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
We cover weddings in every part of the TN15 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Cherry Tree Grove, Ashen Grove Road and East Hill Road. Close by, we cover weddings in Knatts Valley (1 mile south-east), Romney Street (1 mile south-west), West Kingsdown (1 mile north-east), Maplescombe (1 mile north) and Woodlands (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (14 miles east), Dartford (7 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
A little further out are Sevenoaks Hospital (4 miles south-west) and Otford Heritage Centre (2.8 miles south-west).
Why choose live paella in East Hill?
Buffets can mean food sitting for a while. Paella is served hot from the pan. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What you get with us
- Catering across Kent, including East Hill
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Fast service from the pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Why choose wedding paella catering in East Hill?
It’s a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where a plated meal can be hard to pull off.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Evening food for extra guests
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
If you are hoping for photos in Kemsing Down, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Before you book anyone
- How long the team stays
- Travel and parking costs
- If the price includes VAT
- The deadline for final numbers
Your questions about wedding paella catering in East Hill
Do you come out to small places like East Hill?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
We are having a ceremony at Church of Saint Mary the Virgin: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is normally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Will there be enough food?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can cater as much or as little of the day as you like, from the drinks reception to the evening.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
How much space do you need?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so get in touch early.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Planning the cooking area
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Guest numbers
- Travel, parking and access
- The paellas you choose
- How many staff you need
Larger events generally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What to tell us
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Your date and when you want to eat
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
- 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