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Wedding paella catering in Tower Hamlets, Kent
Treat your guests to live paella at your wedding in Tower Hamlets. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Wedding paella catering in Tower Hamlets
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Connect us with your coordinator
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Send us the running order and speech times
If things run late, and we will adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue doesn’t.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Tower Hamlets
Paella has a natural rhythm: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We time it around your speeches and photos. For evening food for extra guests and destination-style celebrations at home, we can cook canapé tapas, table tapas and evening paella.
For a smaller place like Tower Hamlets, a garden or farm wedding is frequently the dream. We need level ground and access. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
FAQs for Tower Hamlets
Is Tower Hamlets close to London?
About 65 miles from central London.
What’s the nearest station to Tower Hamlets for guests?
Dover Priory station, in Tower Hamlets itself.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Is halal food available?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and it’s cooked separately.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Even if it’s short notice, it’s worth asking.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
When do you arrive?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
Nearby places to Tower Hamlets
What else we do in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets weddings: local tips
Tower Hamlets is about 1 mile south of Dover, in Kent. Across the CT17 area, we can cook for your guests. Tower Hamlets is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Tower Hamlets to Canterbury (14 miles away).
Planning photos in High Meadow? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Peter and St Paul often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. With the coast within about a mile, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
Here we cover the CT17, CT16 and CT15 postcode area. Streets in the area include Cow Lane, Odo Road and Eric Road, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. Main roads around Tower Hamlets include the A256, so getting the burners and pans to your wedding is simple. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Charlton-in-Dover (1 mile north-east), Guston (2 miles north-east), Church Whitfield (2 miles north), East Langdon (3 miles north-east) and West Cliffe (3 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (7 miles south-west), Ramsgate (15 miles north), Deal (7 miles north-east), Hythe (10 miles south-west) and Walmer (7 miles north-east).
A little further out are Dover Castle (1 mile east) and Royal Victoria Hospital (less than half a mile east). Open spaces near Tower Hamlets include Dover Western Heights.
- Schools near Tower Hamlets include Dover Grammar School for Girls (less than half a mile north-east) and St Edmund's Catholic School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Eagle Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
How we price wedding paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Travel, parking and access
- The paellas you choose
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Anything your venue supplies
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, use our quote form.
Who books wedding paella catering in Tower Hamlets?
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables, which suits a relaxed wedding.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
Put the station on your invitation: Tower Hamlets has its own station, Dover Priory station.
What your quote should include
- How bad weather is handled
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- The deposit and payment dates
- Space, access and power needs
A closer look at the menu
Canapé tapas
Small bites carried round on boards while guests mingle, ideal for the drinks reception.
Desserts
A sweet finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with the right extras it feels just as special. Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why Tower Hamlets hosts choose us
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
Take a look at Our prices page And The cost guide.
What we need at the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Tower Hamlets
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
How it works
Your timings come first. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we hold the paella at the right stage so it’s served at its best. For a summer wedding in Tower Hamlets, 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 typically served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We plan a menu with you, course by course, and confirm a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
Preparing for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Ask for a quote
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your wedding, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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- 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