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Wedding Paella Catering in South Green
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in South Green and across Kent.
- Evening food for extra guests
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Garden and marquee weddings
Live wedding paella catering in South Green
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in South Green
Paella suits relaxed, sociable weddings, especially with long tables and outdoor venues. It feels generous without being stuffy. For informal wedding breakfasts and garden and marquee weddings, we can cook Spanish desserts, table tapas and a paella wedding breakfast.
Near South Green, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose, with no surprises on the day.
What’s in the pans
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal.
Questions from South Green
Can you cook in Stockbury Hill Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
We are having a ceremony at St Mary Magdalene Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you do desserts?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
What if our speeches run late?
We plan for it. We time the rice to the actual running order, so it’s served at its best.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Let us know your halal numbers, and it is cooked separately.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance so the paella is ready when you want it.
How many different paellas?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in South Green? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near South Green
South Green is about 4 miles south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For wedding paella catering in South Green, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around South Green. We cook in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 19 miles away.
Couples marrying at local churches such as St Mary Magdalene Church often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. Put the station on your invitation: Newington station is about 3 miles away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of South Green, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
This part of Kent takes in ME9, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. For weddings just outside South Green, we cover Stockbury (1 mile north-west), Oad Street (2 miles north-east), Silver Street (2 miles east), Bredgar (2 miles east) and Danaway (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (6 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-east), Gravesend (14 miles north-west), Faversham (10 miles east) and Minster (10 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Leeds Castle (4.4 miles south) and KIMS hospital (4.5 miles west). Open spaces near South Green include Detling Hill.
- Nearby, you will find The Three Squirrels pub (0.7 miles north-west)
Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Enquire early for peak dates
On the day, we liaise with your coordinator or toastmaster, so you don’t have to.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available.
DIY paella versus live catering
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
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.
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. 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 in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in South Green
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
Places near South Green
More for events in South Green
Live paella or other catering?
A hog roast is popular at weddings, but harder for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests. Separate paella pans cover every diet. 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
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Catering across Kent, including South Green
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
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 while your guests chat. At midsummer, sunset in South Green is about 9:15pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- Tell us your 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 pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Getting ready for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Give us a contact for the day
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in South Green, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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What wedding paella catering costs
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
- Timings and hours
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Expected numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and time of the event
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can use our quote form.
- 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