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Paella Catering in Flowers Green
We cook live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Flowers Green and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Naming days and family parties
Paella catering in Flowers Green
What paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many courses
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many guests are eating
Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- The courses you’d like
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and rough timings
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
Paella catering for your event in Flowers Green
Paella has always been food for a crowd: cooked outdoors in a wide, shallow pan and shared. That’s what we bring to events in Flowers Green. Typical bookings include family celebrations and christenings and garden get-togethers, with black rice, chicken and chorizo paella and mixed paella.
In a hamlet or village like Flowers Green, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated.
- Location
- Flowers Green (BN27)
- County
- East Sussex
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
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’ll do the cooking.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
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Events we cater in Flowers Green
There is no kitchen needed, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
Here are some of the events we cook for around Flowers Green:
- Retirement celebrations
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Company summer parties
Historic houses near Flowers Green include Horselunges Manor (3.4 miles west). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Comparing caterers
- How long the team stays
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether VAT is included
- When payment is due
A closer look at the menu
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury.
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together, for guests who want a bit of everything.
Step by step
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Guests normally gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. Evenings in Flowers Green stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
How to get a price
Planning paella catering in Flowers Green? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Space, weather and the venue
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
Paella catering around Flowers Green
Flowers Green is about 3 miles east of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Whether your event is in the middle of Flowers Green or on the outskirts, paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cater in 289 places across East Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 20 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Pevensey Bay station, about 4.4 miles south.
Anywhere in BN27, we can bring paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. If your venue is just outside Flowers Green, we also cover Chapel Row (1 mile north), Golden Cross (1 mile south-west), Herstmonceux (1 mile north), Windmill Hill (1 mile north-east) and Stunts Green (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (7 miles south), Hastings (10 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (7 miles east), Seaford (12 miles south-west), Lewes (14 miles west) and Hailsham (3 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Herstmonceux Castle (1 mile south-east) and Amberstone Hospital (2.2 miles west).
- Pubs nearby include Woolpack Inn (0.6 miles north)
Flowers Green: your questions answered
Is Flowers Green close to London?
Roughly 46 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station should guests use for Flowers Green?
The closest is Pevensey Bay station, roughly 4.4 miles away.
Where do you cater?
We cover London and the South East, East Sussex included. Find your area.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
When do you arrive?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We’ll agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
What if the weather’s bad?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Live paella or other catering?
Barbecues cook in batches, so food comes off in waves. Paella is cooked as one big dish and served together. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why Flowers Green hosts choose us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Take a look at Our prices page Or What paella catering costs.
Diets, allergies and planning
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Ask for labels on each pan
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we start it at the right moment for your event. If plans change, tell us and we’ll adjust.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who aren’t big rice eaters.
- 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