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Wedding paella catering in Puddledock, Kent
Bring the theatre of live paella to your wedding in Puddledock. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Evening wedding food
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Planning an event in Puddledock?
About our wedding paella catering in Puddledock
Paella suits relaxed, sociable weddings, especially with long tables and outdoor venues. It feels generous without being stuffy. Whether it’s wedding receptions after a small ceremony and weddings in a marquee or garden, we can cook a paella wedding breakfast, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas.
A wedding in a small place like Puddledock often means a field, a barn or a family garden. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
For event organisers in Puddledock
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which can mean long queues at a wedding. Paella is served quickly to many guests. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What you get with us
- A quote that spells everything out
- Sangria and bar staff available
- We cover Puddledock and the whole of Kent
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Take a look at How we price And The cost guide.
What affects the price in Puddledock
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many courses
- How many guests are eating
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 we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- The date and rough timings
- Roughly how many adults and children
- What the venue already provides
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue does not.
Occasions we cook for in Puddledock
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it fits any plan.
In Puddledock and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Sharing-style wedding meals
Put the station on your invitation: Swanley station is about 1.8 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- The wet-weather plan
- Staff numbers and hours
- Whether VAT is included
- Who provides the crockery
Questions from Puddledock
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Which station should guests use for Puddledock?
The closest is Swanley station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
What space do you need to cook?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Can we have a tasting?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain the options.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Yes. Include suppliers in your numbers and we will plan for them.
Do you cover Puddledock?
We do. We cook at events in Puddledock and across Kent. Send us your date to check availability.
Where do you cater?
We cater across London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
Can you cater for children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Towns and villages near Puddledock
Also in Puddledock
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.
Paella wedding breakfast
Two or three paellas, served from the pans or brought to the tables, with bread and salad.
How the day works
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. In Puddledock, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:05pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
How to get a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
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Space, weather and the venue
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we offer
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
Weddings in Puddledock: venues, ceremonies and travel
Puddledock is about 1 mile north of Swanley, in Kent. Wherever your wedding is in the DA2 area, we’ll come to your venue or garden. We cater in all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Puddledock to London (about 13 miles away).
Historic houses near Puddledock include Hall Place and Gardens (2.2 miles north) and Red House (3.3 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. Planning photos in Dartford Heath? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Puddledock, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
For wedding paella catering in DA2 and BR8, we plan around your venue and timings. Close by, we cover weddings in Hextable (1 mile south-east), Stonehill Green (1 mile south-west), Joyden's Wood (1 mile north), Wilmington (1 mile north-east) and Swanley Village (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in Dartford (3 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Kings Hill (14 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (5 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include West Hill Hospital (2.5 miles north-east) and Eynsford Castle (3.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Wansunt Pit and Summer Hill.
- Schools near Puddledock include Hextable School (0.7 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Ship pub (less than half a mile south-east)
- 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