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Wedding Paella Catering in Sandway
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 Sandway.
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Garden and marquee weddings
Planning an event in Sandway?
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Sandway
Mixed diets are easy at a paella wedding: every paella is cooked separately, so every guest gets a proper hot main. Popular choices include evening paella, table tapas and a paella wedding breakfast, and we are regularly asked to cater vow renewals and civil ceremonies and weddings with a Spanish theme.
There is something special about a country wedding near Sandway, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
About the dishes
Canapé tapas
Canapés keep guests happy between the ceremony and the meal.
Table tapas
Sharing tapas breaks the ice.
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Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
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.
Before you choose a spot
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space when you get in touch. In general, we need:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Sandway
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
Sandway: your questions answered
Could we have live paella in Kiln Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Mary's Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
How many different paellas?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Sandway.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
How much does wedding paella catering cost in Sandway?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
What affects the price in Sandway
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Parking and unloading
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Which courses you have in mind
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- What the venue already provides
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Paella compared with other options
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- A clear, itemised quote
Read Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Step by step
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests normally gather round to watch while it cooks. For a summer wedding in Sandway, 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 usually 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.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Let us know the timings for the day
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or ME17 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Sandway
Sandway is about 8 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Give us the address of your wedding in Sandway, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Sandway to Canterbury (17 miles away).
For guests travelling by train, Lenham station is about 0.5 miles away. Couples marrying at local churches such as St Mary's Church often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it is ready as guests arrive. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Sandway, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
We cook at weddings all over the ME17 postcode area. Your wedding could be at a home on Headcorn Road, Sandway Road and Old Ham Lane. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Platt's Heath (1 mile south-west), Liverton Street (1 mile south-west), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile south), Marley (1 mile north-west) and Harrietsham (1 mile north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north-east), Minster (14 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
Nearby you will also find The Dog Collar Museum (3.2 miles north-west) and Coldbridge Castle (2.1 miles south).
- Nearby schools include The Lenham School (0.8 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Wishful Thinker pub (under half a mile south-east)
Why choose wedding paella catering in Sandway?
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it fits any plan.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Planning photos in Kiln Wood? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- When final numbers are due
- Staff numbers and hours
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
- 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