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Wedding Paella Catering for Westbere events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Westbere: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Barn and farm weddings
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Wedding paella catering near Westbere
About our wedding paella catering in Westbere
Paella as evening food is popular: hot, filling and served quickly from the pan, so the party keeps going. We are frequently asked to cater relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts and weddings in a marquee or garden, serving a paella wedding breakfast, canapé tapas and evening paella.
Rural weddings around Westbere have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
Westbere questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of All Saints?
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.
What’s the nearest station to Westbere for guests?
Sturry station, about 1.2 miles south-west of the centre.
How much is live paella catering?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.
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.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Perfect for your wedding in Westbere
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it’s flexible.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Westbere and Kent:
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Big weddings with every diet
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Put the station on your invitation: Sturry station is about 1.2 miles away.
What your quote should include
- The venue requirements
- If the price includes VAT
- Whether travel is included
- How bad weather is handled
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Westbere
Westbere is about 3 miles north-east of Canterbury, in Kent. Anywhere in CT2, we can bring the pans to you. We cover 922 places in Kent.
For outdoor photos, West Blean and Thornden Woods is close by, and the countryside around Westbere suits an outdoor reception. If you are marrying at a church near Westbere, such as Church of All Saints, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive. The sea is within about 5 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
Wherever your wedding is in CT2, we can bring wedding paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Island Road, Pennington Close and Bushy Hill Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Hersden (1 mile north-east), Sturry (1 mile west), Calcott (2 miles north-west), Broad Oak (2 miles west) and Stodmarsh (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (3 miles south-west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west).
A little further out are Canterbury Castle (3.9 miles south-west) and Canterbury Roman Museum (3.5 miles south-west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Local schools include Frank Montgomery School (under half a mile north-east) and Hersden Village Primary School (0.7 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Ye Olde Yew Tree Inn (under half a mile south)
Catering for every guest
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Share your running order, including speeches
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we’ll adjust the cooking so the paella is served at its best.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available.
About the dishes
Canapé tapas
Small bites carried round on boards while guests mingle, perfect during the photos.
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Towns and villages near Westbere
What else we do in Westbere
Organising for someone else?
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Live paella or other catering?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella is served quickly to many guests. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why us?
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Events in Westbere and across Kent
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- A quote that spells everything out
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Planning the cooking area
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Westbere
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
Should I cook it myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Step by step
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 Westbere, 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 normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
How to get a price
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Westbere, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
- 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