Walking dinner in Marbella

What exactly is a walking dinner?

At a walking dinner in Marbella guests eat standing up, across several small courses served by staff. There is no fixed table plan, so everyone mixes — ideal for receptions, birthdays and corporate events.

A typical walking dinner has six to eight bites, from cold to warm, finished with a small dessert. Allow around three hours of service.

Walking dinner or BBQ and paella?

A walking dinner suits events where guests keep mingling. If you want one central moment with volume, a live BBQ or paella works better. Combining is possible too: walking bites first, then a live station.

What does a walking dinner cost and what is included?

A walking dinner costs €42 per person from 25 guests. That includes six to eight bites per person, chefs on site, service staff, tableware, setup and clean-up. Drinks packages are chosen separately from €18 per person.

The menu runs from cold to warm: ceviche or gazpacho first, then warm bites with fish, meat or vegetables, and a small dessert to finish. Vegetarian and allergy-free versions are made to the same standard.

Walking dinner, walking buffet — what is the difference?

Walking dinner and walking diner mean the same thing: a dinner in small courses eaten standing up. The difference with a walking buffet is that guests do not serve themselves — staff bring each course around, so no queue forms and the pace of the evening stays under control.

For a two-hour reception three to four bites work; for a full evening meal six to eight. For events longer than four hours we add a late round, such as a mini burger or a warm soup.

How a walking dinner evening unfolds

An evening usually runs three to four hours. We start with the cold bites as soon as the first guests arrive, follow with the warm rounds at a steady pace and close with dessert. Because there is no fixed seating moment, the atmosphere keeps moving and you decide how long the evening lasts.

We allow for speeches, toasts or a cake moment: around such a moment we briefly pause the service and resume right after, so no bite goes cold and no course is lost.

Staff and setup on location

We plan roughly one server per twenty to twenty-five guests, plus one or two chefs depending on the menu. That keeps every round fast and evenly distributed across the space, even for groups of a hundred or more.

The setup consists of a compact work station with cooking and hot-holding equipment; an existing kitchen is a bonus, not a requirement. We arrive two hours before the start and clear everything away afterwards.

Book a walking dinner in Marbella

A walking dinner is a dinner of small courses eaten standing, so guests can mingle freely. At MAREA a walking dinner costs €42 p.p., from 25 guests, including chef and service. Pick your date from January 2027 directly on the booking page.

From explanation to your walking dinner

A walking dinner at MAREA consists of six to eight small courses per person, cold and warm, eaten standing. For 25 guests that is 25 × €42 = €1,050, including chef and service. Pick a date from 3 January 2027 on the booking page or request a free quote.