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Paella Catering for Brookwood events
Looking for paella catering in Brookwood? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Birthday celebrations
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
Paella catering near Brookwood
About our paella catering in Brookwood
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. Once it’s ready, we serve it hot from the pan. On the menu are chicken and chorizo paella, seafood paella and vegan paella, and typical bookings are for christenings and family gatherings and community events and fairs.
In a rural place like Brookwood, the setting does a lot of the work: a giant pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Tell us about access and the ground. We serve straight from the pan, so it’s hot and generous, and service is quick once it’s ready.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
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. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Ensure each pan is labelled
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area, quietly and quickly.
Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or serve your own cake.
Is live paella right for your event?
With a barbecue, food comes in waves. Paella is cooked as one big dish and served together. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why book with us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- A quote that spells everything out
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
For event organisers in Brookwood
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
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.
Catering an event in Brookwood
Brookwood is about 3 miles west of Woking, in Surrey. Across the GU24 area, we can cook for your guests. We cater in 395 places across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Brookwood Primary School, can book us as a food stall. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Saint Saviour's Church, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
We cook at events all over the GU24 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your event is on Sheet's Heath Lane, Connaught Road and Heath Drive or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Brookwood, we also cover Sheet's Heath (1 mile north), Knaphill (1 mile north-east), Bisley (1 mile north), Lucas Green (2 miles north) and West End (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (5 miles south-east), Woking (3 miles east), Camberley (4 miles north-west), Farnham (9 miles south-west), Egham (9 miles north-east) and Walton-on-Thames (11 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Brookwood Hospital (1.1 miles north-east) and The Peacocks (3.5 miles east). Not far away are Brookwood Lye.
- Nearby schools include Knowl Hill School (0.7 miles south-west) and The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College (1.6 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Nag's Head Inn (0.5 miles north-east)
Events we cater in Brookwood
Live paella is food and a show in one. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food itself is hot and plentiful.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Brookwood and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Birthday celebrations
For guests coming by train, Brookwood station is in Brookwood itself.
Questions to ask before you book
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- A clear list of what’s included
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The wet-weather plan
Planning the cooking area
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. In general, we need:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Brookwood
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How long we’re needed on site
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Details that help
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- The venue or postcode
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- What the venue already provides
- The date and time of the event
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Towns and villages near Brookwood
Also in Brookwood
Step by step
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests typically gather round to watch while it cooks. In Brookwood, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening events are usually served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
- We put together a menu and a clear quote.
- On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with any tapas served first.
- We serve it hot from the pan and clear our area when service ends.
Preparing for the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
Planning paella catering in Brookwood? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.
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FAQs for Brookwood
Could we have live paella in Brookwood Lye?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Is Brookwood too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Is the paella cooked on site?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Which paellas do you recommend?
It depends on your guests. A chicken or mixed paella is generally the most popular, with seafood and vegetable pans alongside.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it’s short notice, it is worth asking.
- 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