Hampshire · England
Live paella catering in Broughton, Hampshire
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Broughton and across Hampshire.
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Family celebrations and christenings
Planning an event in Broughton?
Space, weather and the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
How our paella catering works in Broughton
Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. When it’s ready, it is served straight from the pan. For naming days and family parties and anniversary celebrations, we can cook chicken and chorizo paella, vegetable paella and paella Valenciana and more.
For a rural spot like Broughton, the countryside is part of the appeal: a huge pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Let us know about access and ground conditions. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Why choose live paella in Broughton?
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre to your event in Broughton. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why Broughton hosts choose us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- A quote that spells everything out
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Catering across Hampshire, including Broughton
Take a look at Our pricing Or The cost guide.
DIY paella versus live catering
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Travel, parking and access
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many guests are eating
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- The venue or postcode
- Anything your venue supplies
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. Around midsummer it stays light in Broughton until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 4:00pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Let us know the timings for the day
How to get a price
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
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FAQs for Broughton
Do you come out to small places like Broughton?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
How far is Broughton from London?
Roughly 69 miles from the centre of London.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is generally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Should we have more than one paella?
Generally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
What if the weather’s bad?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will make a plan B with you.
Can you provide dessert?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Planners, venues and businesses
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’ll follow them.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Towns and villages near Broughton
What else we do in Broughton
Catering for every guest
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Plan seating for most guests: paella is easiest eaten sitting down
- Ask for labels on each pan
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we serve when guests are ready.
Tapas or canapés make a good start while the paella cooks.
Occasions we cook for in Broughton
There’s no kitchen needed, so it is at home in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Garden get-togethers
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Family celebrations and christenings
Nearby historic houses include Mottisfont Abbey (3.9 miles south). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
Before booking anyone
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Space, access and power needs
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- When final numbers are due
Catering an event in Broughton
Broughton is about 8 miles north-west of Romsey, in Hampshire. We bring paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Broughton and nearby villages. Broughton is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 14 miles away.
For guests coming by train, Mottisfont & Dunbridge station is about 4.3 miles away. If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Broughton Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
We cater events across SO20. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Greyhound Mews and Plough Gardens or the roads around them. We also cook at events in Houghton (2 miles east), Horsebridge (3 miles south-east), Mottisfont (4 miles south), Stonymarsh (4 miles south-east) and Lockerley (4 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Winchester (11 miles east), Eastleigh (13 miles south-east), Andover (9 miles north-east), Totton (12 miles south), Chandler's Ford (11 miles south-east) and Romsey (8 miles south-east).
- Local pubs include The Tally Ho Public House (under half a mile south-east)
- 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