Hampshire · England
Live paella catering in Abbotts Barton, Hampshire
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Abbotts Barton and across Hampshire.
- Anniversary celebrations
- Retirement celebrations
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Paella catering near Abbotts Barton
About our paella catering in Abbotts Barton
Everything is cooked from scratch on site, starting with a slow sofrito of onion, garlic, peppers and tomato, followed by stock, saffron and rice. For leaving dos and retirements and anniversary celebrations, we can cook seafood paella, vegan paella and black rice for your guests.
There may be a hall or club near Abbotts Barton if your garden is small; live paella can work at any of them, given permission and outdoor space. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Planning the cooking area
We will be honest if a space won’t work, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Menu ideas
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
For event organisers in Abbotts Barton
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Live paella in Abbotts Barton: local details
Abbotts Barton is about 1 mile north of Winchester, in Hampshire. Give us the address of your event in Abbotts Barton, and we will plan the journey and set-up. Abbotts Barton is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Abbotts Barton to Southampton (about 11 miles away).
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Bartholomew's Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. Thinking of a picnic-style party in St. Cross Park? Public parks typically need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first.
This part of Hampshire takes in SO23 and SO22, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Local streets include Park Road, Nuns Road and Saxon Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover events in Hyde (1 mile south-west), Winchester (1 mile south), Weeke (1 mile west), Highcliffe (1 mile south) and Harestock (1 mile north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Eastleigh (7 miles south), Andover (12 miles north-west), Totton (14 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (7 miles south-west), Alton (15 miles east) and Hedge End (11 miles south).
A little further out are Winchester Castle (0.9 miles south-west) and St John's Rooms And Chapel (0.8 miles south). Not far away are Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
- Local schools include Peter Symonds College (0.5 miles south-west) and Leigh House Hospital (1.4 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The King Alfred pub (under half a mile south-west)
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Questions from Abbotts Barton
What’s the nearest station to Abbotts Barton for guests?
Winchester station, about 0.6 miles south-west of the centre.
We’re having a ceremony at St Bartholomew's Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
What areas do you cover?
We cater across London and the South East, including Hampshire. See all areas.
Are premium seafood options available?
Tell us your preferences and we will suggest seafood options to suit your menu and budget. Premium options are available.
What happens if it rains?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you do desserts?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Next to a hog roast or barbecue, paella makes vegetarian, vegan and halal guests easier to cater for, because each paella has its own pan. It’s served quickly from the pan, so queues move. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Abbotts Barton
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Drinks service on request
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
A closer look at the menu
Vegetable and vegan paella
Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a proper main dish. For vegans, the stock is plant-based.
Mixed paella
Paella mixta combines meat and seafood in one pan, and it’s often the first pan to empty.
What affects the price in Abbotts Barton
The price comes down to a few factors:
- How many courses
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How long we are needed on site
- Whether you need crockery
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The date and rough timings
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Planning for every diet
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Ask for labels on each pan
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We arrive in good time, set up, cook and serve, and stay in touch with your venue about timings.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside.
Step by step
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. In Abbotts Barton, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- We put together a menu and a clear quote.
- We arrive early, set up the cooking area and start the stock.
- The paella cooks in front of your guests, with tapas first if you’ve chosen them.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Ask for a quote
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
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