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Wedding paella catering in Highstreet, Kent
Planning wedding paella catering in Highstreet? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Barn and farm weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
- Evening wedding food
Wedding paella catering for Highstreet events
For planners, venues and organisers
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Wedding paella catering in Highstreet, made fresh on the day
A wedding paella is food and entertainment at once. Guests wander over to watch while the photos are taken, and the food arrives hot and plentiful. Typical bookings include weddings with a Spanish theme and rustic barn weddings, serving Spanish desserts, evening paella and table tapas.
Rural weddings around Highstreet have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
Step by step
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your wedding. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. At midsummer, sunset in Highstreet is about 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.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Give us a contact for the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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FAQs for Highstreet
Is Highstreet 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.
Can you cook in Foxes Cross Bottom?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
How long does the paella take?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance so the paella is ready when you want it.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it is soon.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can. Canapé tapas, table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts, or any part of that.
Do you offer halal options?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
Can you bring crockery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Will you talk to our venue?
Yes, it makes life easier. Put us in touch and we’ll agree the details.
What we need at the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Highstreet
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
The menu, dish by dish
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
After service, we pack down our cooking area; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
What else we do in Highstreet
Highstreet weddings: local tips
Highstreet is about 3 miles south-west of Whitstable, in Kent. Whether your wedding is in the middle of Highstreet or on the outskirts, wedding paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cater in 922 places across Kent.
If you are hoping for photos in Foxes Cross Bottom, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. Blean Woods RSPB Reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. The sea is within about 3 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We will plan shelter from sea breezes.
We cater weddings across the ME13 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Thanet Way and Highstreet Road or the roads around them. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Waterham (1 mile west), Dargate (1 mile south-west), Seasalter (1 mile north), Hernhill (2 miles south-west) and Slutshole (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (14 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles west), Whitstable (3 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles west) and Herne Bay (7 miles north-east).
A little further out are Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.6 miles north-east) and Tankerton Castle (3.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Highstreet include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- How long we are needed on site
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of the space, if you can
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Live paella or other catering?
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Paella covers them with separate pans. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What you get with us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Sangria and bar staff available
- A quote that spells everything out
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Take a look at How we price Or The cost guide.
Occasions we cook for in Highstreet
Couples choose paella because it feels relaxed and generous, and because guests remember it.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Food for evening guests
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
For guests travelling by train, Whitstable station is about 3 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if it rains
- When payment is due
- Travel and parking costs
- The venue requirements
- 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