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Wedding Paella Catering in Riverhead
Something 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 for events in Riverhead.
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Wedding paella catering for Riverhead events
Getting married in Riverhead?
Riverhead is about 1 mile west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Give us the address of your wedding in Riverhead, and we’ll plan access and set-up before the day. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 19 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, Sevenoaks station is about 0.8 miles away. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Mary frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Riverhead, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
This part of Kent takes in TN13 and TN14. Whether your wedding is on London Road, Hamlin Road and Witches Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Riverhead, we also cover Dunton Green (1 mile north), Bessels Green (1 mile south-west), Sevenoaks (1 mile east), Chipstead (1 mile west) and Kippington (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (14 miles north-east), Tonbridge (8 miles south-east) and Northfleet (13 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Kemsing Castle Bank (3 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Museum (1.4 miles south-east). The countryside around Riverhead includes Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.
- Local schools include Trinity School (under half a mile north)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Beehive Public House (within half a mile west)
Wedding paella catering in Riverhead, cooked live
We can cater your whole wedding day or one part of it: canapé tapas with the drinks, table tapas, paella for the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts. We are often asked to cater vow renewals and civil ceremonies and weddings with lots of dietary needs, with table tapas, canapé tapas and evening paella.
A farm or garden wedding near Riverhead suits live paella. We will need a level spot and a way to reach it. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, not reheated.
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Connect us with your coordinator
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Send us the running order and speech times
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables, whichever suits your day.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
How we price wedding paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- How long we are needed on site
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How many guests are eating
- How many staff you need
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
What we need to know
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- The date and time of the event
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The address or venue name
Planning wedding paella catering in Riverhead? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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What else we do in Riverhead
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Live paella is less formal than a plated meal, but with the right extras it feels just as special. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why Riverhead hosts choose us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Take a look at Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
What happens on the day
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 while your guests chat. Golden-hour photos in Riverhead at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Tell us where to park and unload
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
Planning help
Space, weather and the venue
We will be honest if a space won’t work, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Menu ideas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Working with your venue
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Riverhead? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
What’s in the pans
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, perfect during the photos.
Common questions in Riverhead
Could we have live paella in Montreal Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St Mary: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Can you bring crockery?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
What happens if it rains?
Rain does not stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We’ll talk it through before the day.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is typically popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Can you cater the whole day?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from the drinks reception to the evening.
- 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