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Wedding Paella Catering for Stanford events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Stanford: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests.
- Rustic barn weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
Live wedding paella catering in Stanford
Wedding paella catering in Stanford, made fresh on the day
A paella wedding makes mixed diets simple: every paella is cooked separately, so every guest gets a proper hot main. For weddings in a marquee or garden and evening wedding food, we can cook Spanish desserts, evening paella and a paella wedding breakfast and more.
Near Stanford, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Where we can cook in Stanford
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Stanford
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Evening paella
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Planning a paella wedding in Stanford
Stanford is about 3 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. We cook at weddings in homes, gardens and venues in Stanford. Stanford is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 12 miles away.
Couples marrying at local churches such as All Saints Church frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive. If you’re hoping for photos in Sandling Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Stanford, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules. With the coast within about 3 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.
Anywhere in TN25, we can bring wedding paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Stone Street and Kennett Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Postling (1 mile north-east), Sellindge (2 miles west), Moorstock (2 miles north-west), Skeete (2 miles north-east) and Woodland (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (8 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (12 miles east), Folkestone (6 miles east), Hythe (3 miles south-east) and Tower Hamlets (11 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Hythe Museum (2.9 miles south-east) and Royal Victoria Hospital (5.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
Stanford: your questions answered
Can you cater a reception after a service at All Saints Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is usually elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you come out to small places like Stanford?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Can we try the food first?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll talk you through it.
How long does the paella take?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- How many guests are eating
- Whether you need crockery
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Timings and hours
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Which courses you have in mind
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Your date and when you want to eat
- A picture of the space, if you can
Planning wedding paella catering in Stanford? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Step by step
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, which we agree with you beforehand. At midsummer, sunset in Stanford is about 9:15pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Before we arrive
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Planning help
Catering for every guest
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
We keep in touch with your venue coordinator or toastmaster on the day, so you can enjoy yourselves.
Canapés during the photos keep hunger at bay.
For event organisers in Stanford
If you are 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’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
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. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why book with us
- Fast service from the pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Real theatre, not just catering
Also in Stanford
Events we cater in Stanford
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it fits any plan.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Stanford, people book us for events such as:
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Evening wedding food
- Farm and barn venues
Nearby historic houses include Westenhanger Castle (0.6 miles south-west) and Acrise Place (4.8 miles north-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Comparing caterers
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How bad weather is handled
- A clear list of what’s included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- 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