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Paella Catering for Down Street events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Down Street: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Retirement celebrations
- Naming days and family parties
Book paella catering in Down Street
Why choose live paella in Down Street?
For something a little different, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why choose Love Paella in Down Street
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Take a look at How we price And The cost guide.
Paella catering in Down Street, cooked live
Paella is generous food: big pans, bright colours and a crispy base everyone wants a spoonful of. It turns a meal into an occasion. Whether it is family celebrations and christenings and milestone birthday parties, we can cook paella Valenciana, chicken and chorizo paella and mixed paella and more.
In a hamlet or village like Down Street, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
- Location
- Down Street (TN22)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
What happens on the day
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Planning an evening event in Down Street? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and how many.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Ask for a quote
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.
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Before you choose a spot
Every venue is different, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Organising for someone else?
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
You shouldn’t have to worry about the food on the day. We set up, cook and serve, and keep in touch with you or your venue about timings.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside.
Prices and what affects them
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Travel, parking and access
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- The number of people
- The paellas you choose
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
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The address or venue name
- The date and time of the event
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Common questions in Down Street
Is Down Street close to London?
Roughly 35 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you cook in West Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Will there be enough food?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
Is paella a full meal?
It can be. With bread and salad, paella is a complete main, and tapas or dessert can be added.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
What seafood can we have?
Tell us your preferences and we will suggest seafood options to suit your menu and budget. Premium options are available.
What equipment do you bring?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You just need a suitable spot and access.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so contact us early.
Planning live paella in Down Street
Down Street is about 3 miles north-west of Uckfield, in East Sussex. For an event in Down Street, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Down Street. Down Street is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. We cook right across the region, from Down Street to Brighton (14 miles away).
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like The Parish Church of St Andrew and St Mary, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Fletching Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Down Street is within about 7 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Wherever your event is in TN22, we can bring paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Close by, we cover events in Maresfield (1 mile east), Budlett's Common (2 miles east), Newick (3 miles south-west), Founthill (3 miles south-west) and Ridgewood (3 miles south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (9 miles south), Hailsham (13 miles south-east), Crowborough (6 miles north-east), Uckfield (3 miles south-east) and Newhaven (14 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Uckfield Community Hospital (3 miles south-east) and Heaven Farm Museum (2.8 miles north-west). The countryside around Down Street includes Brickfield Meadow.
DIY paella versus live catering
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. 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.
Why choose paella catering in Down Street?
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.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Uckfield station, about 2.6 miles south-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- How late numbers can change
- The venue requirements
- How each diet is kept separate
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- 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