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Wedding Paella Catering for New Pound events
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in New Pound.
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
Planning an event in New Pound?
Questions from New Pound
Is New Pound close to London?
Roughly 25 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to New Pound for guests?
Wateringbury station, about 2.8 miles south-east of the centre.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Can you cater the whole day?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from canapés to evening food.
What about supplier meals?
Yes. Add your suppliers to the final numbers and we’ll plan for them.
Will you talk to our venue?
Yes, and it saves you passing messages. Put us in touch and we’ll agree the details.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in New Pound
We can cater your whole wedding day or one part of it: canapés, a tapas starter, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and dessert. Whether it’s civil partnerships and vow renewals 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 New Pound, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Should I cook it myself?
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
For event organisers in New Pound
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in New Pound? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Book early for summer Saturdays
If things run late, and we’ll adjust the cooking so it is still served fresh.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
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Planning the cooking area
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we offer
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
About the dishes
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
The process
The cooking is part of the entertainment. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. In New Pound, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:00pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Wedding venues and ceremonies near New Pound
New Pound is about 6 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Anywhere in ME18, we can bring the pans to you. New Pound is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 25 miles away.
Historic houses near New Pound include Old Soar Manor (1.9 miles west) and Ightham Mote (4.1 miles west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. If you are marrying at a church near New Pound, such as St Lawrence's Church, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
This part of Kent takes in ME18. Whether your wedding is on Beech Road, Newpound Lane and Seven Mile Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. Close by, we cover weddings in Herne Pound (1 mile east), Swanton (1 mile south-west), Mereworth (1 mile south-east), Kent Street (1 mile east) and West Peckham (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Maidstone Hospital (5.2 miles east) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (1.8 miles north-west).
- Pubs nearby include The Queens Head Public House (0.7 miles east)
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you’re weighing up paella against a traditional menu, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What you get with us
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- A quote that spells everything out
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Events in New Pound and across Kent
Read How we price Or Our guide to catering costs.
Perfect for your wedding in New Pound
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where plated meals are harder.
In New Pound and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Evening wedding food
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Wateringbury station, about 2.8 miles south-east.
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- Payment terms and deposit
- A clear list of what’s included
- Allergen information for each dish
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- 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