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Wedding Paella Catering in Womenswold
Bring the theatre of live paella to your wedding in Womenswold. We cook from scratch on site, then served hot from the pan.
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
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Dishes our guests love
Evening paella
Evening paella is hot, filling and fun, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or your cake as dessert.
Wedding paella catering in Womenswold, cooked live
Paella has a natural rhythm: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it is best served straight away. We plan it around your speeches and photos. On the menu are evening paella, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas, and typical bookings are for evening food for extra guests and relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts.
Near Womenswold, weddings are frequently 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. We plan the timings around your day, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Nearby places to Womenswold
What else we do in Womenswold
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
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.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
We normally set up where guests can watch, which makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
Working with your venue
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Common questions in Womenswold
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Margaret?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is halal food available?
Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in a separate pan.
Is paella smart enough for a wedding?
It can be as relaxed or as polished as you like, depending on how it’s served.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
What about supplier meals?
Yes. Include suppliers in your numbers.
Do you cover Womenswold?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and Womenswold is within our area and the rest of Kent. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Buffets can mean food sitting for a while. Paella is served hot from the pan. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why book with us
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Space, weather and the venue
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
The process
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. At midsummer, sunset in Womenswold is about 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- We check availability for your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or CT4 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Planning help
Planning a paella wedding in Womenswold
Womenswold is about 7 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. Anywhere in CT4, we can cook for your guests. Womenswold is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Womenswold to Canterbury (7 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Goodnestone Park (2.8 miles north-east). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Margaret frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Womenswold, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
This part of Kent takes in CT4. Close by, we cover weddings in Woolage Green (1 mile south-east), Gravel Castle (1 mile south-west), Barham (1 mile west), Aylesham (1 mile north-east) and Out Elmstead (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (15 miles west), Canterbury (7 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (9 miles south) and Ramsgate (13 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (5.8 miles north-west).
Occasions we cook for in Womenswold
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it is flexible.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Put the station on your invitation: Snowdown station is about 1.1 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether VAT is included
- What happens if it rains
- The deadline for final numbers
- 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