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Paella Catering for Burridge events
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Burridge and Hampshire, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Paella catering for Burridge events
Paella catering in Burridge, made fresh on the day
Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. Once it is ready, we serve it hot from the pan. We cook paella Valenciana, mixed paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are often booked for company summer parties and engagement and anniversary parties.
Somewhere like Burridge, a field or garden is frequently the perfect setting. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Paella catering around Burridge
Burridge is about 3 miles south-east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. For an event in Burridge, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Burridge. Burridge is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 6 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Whiteley Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Burridge is within about 3 miles of the sea, and seafood paella always feels right near the sea. Coastal wind means we plan a sheltered spot.
This part of Hampshire takes in PO15 and SO31, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Dumas Drive, Jerome Street and Coleridge Drive or the roads around them. Main roads around Burridge include the A3051, so getting the burners and pans to your event is simple. If your venue is just outside Burridge, we also cover Whiteley (1 mile south-east), Park Gate (1 mile south), Swanwick (1 mile south-west), Sarisbury (1 mile south-west) and Segensworth (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (8 miles south-east), Havant (12 miles east), Eastleigh (7 miles north-west), Fareham (4 miles south-east) and Horndean (11 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Fareham Community Hospital (1.4 miles south-west) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (1.3 miles west). The countryside around Burridge includes Swanwick Lakes.
- Schools near Burridge include Brookfield Community School and Language College (1.9 miles south-west)
What’s in the pans
Vegetable and vegan paella
Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a proper main dish. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, not seafood. It is often the most popular pan at an event.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Before you choose a spot
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
Why choose paella catering in Burridge?
Live paella is made for outdoor events: it is cooked in the open, served hot and eaten together.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Burridge book us for occasions like:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Retirement celebrations
- Anniversary celebrations
- Christenings and family gatherings
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Swanwick station, about 1 mile south.
What to look for in a quote
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Allergen information for each dish
- Whether travel is included
- A clear list of what’s included
Working with your venue
Many venues have rules for 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.
How it works
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That is what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Evenings in Burridge stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Live paella or other catering?
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. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why choose Love Paella in Burridge
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Fast service from the pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Events in Burridge and across Hampshire
See Our pricing Or The cost guide.
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What paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- How many guests are eating
- Distance and access to the venue
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- The courses you’d like
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Diets and allergies you know about
Send us the date, your venue or PO15 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Burridge: your questions answered
Can you cook near the sea around Burridge?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Is Burridge close to London?
Roughly 66 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cater for young children?
Of course. Children frequently love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Hampshire included. Find your area.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will suggest a split based on your guests.
Which paella is most popular?
Two or three is usual: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. See the sample menu.
- 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