Kent · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Old Hawkinge events
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Old Hawkinge.
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Evening wedding food
Book wedding paella catering in Old Hawkinge
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Old Hawkinge
We can do the whole day or just one part: canapé tapas with the drinks, table tapas, paella for the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts. Popular choices include Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and a paella wedding breakfast, and we’re regularly asked to cater evening wedding food and civil partnerships and vow renewals.
Rural weddings around Old Hawkinge have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
Perfect for your wedding in Old Hawkinge
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where plated meals are harder.
In Old Hawkinge and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Evening wedding food
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Nearby historic houses include Acrise Place (2.7 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
Before you book anyone
- How long the team stays
- If the price includes VAT
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Who provides the crockery
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Old Hawkinge
Can you cook in East Cliff and Warren Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Is Old Hawkinge 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.
Do you cater in Old Hawkinge?
Yes, we do. Old Hawkinge is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Can we try the food first?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain the options.
When do you arrive?
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.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Why choose live paella in Old Hawkinge?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella is served quickly to many guests. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What you get with us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- A quote that spells everything out
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
See Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
The process
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. For a summer wedding in Old Hawkinge, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is typically 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.
- We check availability for 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 and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Planning help
Planning a paella wedding in Old Hawkinge
Old Hawkinge is about 1 mile east of Hawkinge, in Kent. Give us the address of your wedding in Old Hawkinge, and we’ll plan access and set-up before the day. We cook in all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 12 miles away.
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Michael often hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive. For outdoor photos, Sugar Loaf Hill is close by. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Old Hawkinge, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue. The sea is within about 3 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
We cover weddings in every part of the CT18 postcode area. Whether your wedding is on Standen Lane and Church Hill or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. Close by, we cover weddings in Hawkinge (1 mile west), Densole (2 miles north-west), Swingfield Minnis (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles west) and Selsted (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (5 miles east), Deal (11 miles north-east), Hythe (5 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (5 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Folkestone Castle (1.6 miles south-west) and Royal Victoria Hospital (2.1 miles south). Open spaces near Old Hawkinge include Sugar Loaf Hill.
- Local schools include Turner Free School (2.3 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include White Horse pub (0.7 miles west)
Planning the cooking area
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Menu ideas
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
About the dishes
Desserts
To finish: Spanish desserts or your own cake.
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
For event organisers in Old Hawkinge
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
What else we do in Old Hawkinge
- 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