Kent · England
Wedding Paella Catering in Maidstone
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Maidstone and the surrounding area.
- Barn and farm weddings
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
Live wedding paella catering in Maidstone
Wedding paella catering in Maidstone, cooked live
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. We’re frequently asked to cater relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts and weddings with lots of dietary needs, with a paella wedding breakfast, evening paella and canapé tapas.
A large place like Maidstone offers churches, register offices, hotels and gardens. Paella suits a reception with outdoor or covered space. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
For planners, venues and organisers
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Choose pan-side or table service
If things run late, and we’ll adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Maidstone: your questions answered
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to Maidstone for guests?
The closest is Maidstone West station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Just add them to your numbers. Tell us when they’ll eat.
What if the weather’s bad?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will talk it through before the day.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
How long does the paella take?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
Can you provide dessert?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Maidstone
Maidstone is about 31 miles south-east of London, in Kent. Weddings in Maidstone are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cook in 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 24 miles away.
Boxley Hills nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Maidstone suits an outdoor reception. For guests travelling by train, Maidstone West station is about 0.6 miles away. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
For wedding paella catering in ME15, ME16, ME14 and ME17, we plan around your venue and your guests. Local streets include Square Hill Road, Arundel Square and Square Hill; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Maidstone sits on or near the A20 and A26, so getting the burners and pans to your wedding is simple. For weddings just outside Maidstone, we cover Tovil (1 mile west), Foley Park (1 mile north), Shepway (1 mile south-east), Penenden Heath (1 mile north) and Weavering (1 mile east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west). Maidstone is among the bigger towns we cover in Kent, with plenty of venues for weddings.
Other landmarks nearby include Maidstone Carriage Museum (under half a mile north-west) and Oakwood Hospital (1.8 miles west). Open spaces near Maidstone include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Schools near Maidstone include Maidstone Grammar School (less than half a mile south-east) and St Augustine Academy (1.2 miles west)
- Nearby, you will find Paper Makers Arms (less than half a mile north)
Also near Maidstone
What else we do in Maidstone
What affects the price in Maidstone
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The number of people
- How long we are needed on site
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- The address or venue name
- The courses you’d like
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The date and time of the event
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Somewhere close to park and unload
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
What’s in the pans
Table tapas
Bowls and boards set down in the middle of each table, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
A buffet can leave food sitting out. Paella goes straight from pan to plate when guests are ready. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.
Why Maidstone hosts choose us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Events in Maidstone and across Kent
Take a look at Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
DIY paella versus live catering
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
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.
How it works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, and we agree where that is before the day. At midsummer, sunset in Maidstone is about 9:15pm, 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 check availability for 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.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Get a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
Planning help
- 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