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Wedding Paella Catering in Highsted
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Highsted: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests.
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Evening wedding food
Wedding paella catering for Highsted events
What happens on the day
The paella is cooked in huge, shallow pans over gas burners. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. At midsummer, sunset in Highsted is about 9:15pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We plan a menu with you, course by course, and confirm a quote.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Highsted
Paella suits relaxed, sociable weddings, long tables and garden or barn venues. It feels generous and celebratory. For parties after a register office wedding and big weddings with every diet, we can cook canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and table tapas and more.
Rural weddings around Highsted have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Highsted
Can you cook in Cromers Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What does wedding paella catering cost?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we’ll send a quote.
Can we have a tasting?
Ask us about tastings when you contact us.
Is halal food available?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and we will cook a separate pan.
How much space do you need?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a picture if you’re not sure.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Even if it is short notice, it’s worth asking.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
DIY paella versus live catering
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Highsted? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Space, weather and the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
What wedding paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- Your choice of paellas
- Whether you need crockery
- How many guests are eating
- The length of service
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- What the venue already provides
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many adults and children
Send us the date, your venue or ME9 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and suits a relaxed style. Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why us?
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- A quote that spells everything out
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Catering across Kent, including Highsted
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Highsted
Highsted is about 2 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Give us the address of your wedding in Highsted, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. Highsted is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 15 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, Sittingbourne station is about 1.6 miles away. Planning photos in Cromers Wood? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
Wedding paella catering in ME9 is planned around your venue and timings. From Stockers Hill and Highsted Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Rodmersham Green (1 mile east), Rodmersham (1 mile east), Tunstall (1 mile west), Bapchild (1 mile east) and Dungate (1 mile south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (6 miles east) and Minster (7 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (2.2 miles north) and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.4 miles north).
- Schools near Highsted include Fulston Manor School (1 mile north)
Places near Highsted
What else we do in Highsted
What’s in the pans
Table tapas
Bowls and boards set down in the middle of each table, from bravas to croquetas and Manchego.
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Catering for every guest
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
If things run late, and we’ll adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
- 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