Hampshire · England
Paella Catering for East Anton events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in East Anton and the surrounding area.
- Anniversary celebrations
- Retirement celebrations
- Staff parties and work lunches
Paella catering for East Anton events
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
Paella catering for your event in East Anton
Everything is cooked from scratch on site, beginning with a sofrito of onion, garlic, peppers and tomato, followed by stock, saffron and rice. Whether it’s garden parties and summer barbecues and milestone birthday parties, we’ll put together a menu of chicken and chorizo paella, vegetable paella and black rice.
In a smaller place like East Anton, a garden party is frequently the simplest option: no hire fees, and live paella feeds everyone without anyone stuck in the kitchen. Let us know about access to the house. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
DIY paella versus live catering
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Dishes our guests love
Black rice
Black rice gets its colour from squid ink, and is usually served with alioli. It makes a dramatic second seafood pan.
Seafood paella
The secret is a well-made seafood stock. Shellfish goes in towards the end so it stays tender.
Who books paella catering in East Anton?
Paella is one of the few dishes that handles mixed diets easily, because each version is cooked in its own pan. Nobody gets a token ‘special meal’.
Here are some of the events we cook for around East Anton:
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Garden get-togethers
- Birthday celebrations
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like St Paul Church Centre, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
What to look for in a quote
- Space, access and power needs
- What happens if it rains
- Staff numbers and hours
- The deadline for final numbers
Planning live paella in East Anton
East Anton is about 1 mile north-east of Andover, in Hampshire. Give us the address of your event in East Anton, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. We cook in 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 22 miles away.
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Andover station, about 1.6 miles south-west. If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Endeavour Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Here we cover the SP11 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Cobb Drive, Long Barn Road and Pasture Walk or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside East Anton, we also cover Knights Enham (1 mile north-west), Finkley (1 mile north-east), Finkley Down (1 mile south-east), Smannell (1 mile north-east) and Enham Alamein (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Winchester (13 miles south-east), Hyde (13 miles south-east), Tidworth (9 miles west), Weeke (12 miles south-east), Kempshott (14 miles east) and Stanmore (13 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.5 miles south-west) and Finkley Down Farm Museum (0.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
- Schools near East Anton include Winton Community Academy (1.1 miles south) and Winton Community Academy (1.1 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Oak pub (0.9 miles north-east)
What happens on the day
The cooking is part of the entertainment. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. Around midsummer it stays light in East Anton 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.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Ask for a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
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FAQs for East Anton
How far is East Anton from London?
Roughly 62 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Paul Church Centre?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
What is live paella catering?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook while everyone watches, and serve when you are ready to eat.
Do you cater in East Anton?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including East Anton and the rest of Hampshire. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Do you cook inside?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll help you decide the split.
How long do you need on site?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We’ll agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
What paella catering costs
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- How long we are needed on site
- Parking and unloading
- How many courses
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What to tell us
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Your date and when you want to eat
Thinking about paella catering for your event in East Anton? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- 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