East Sussex · England
Paella Catering in Framfield
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Framfield and across East Sussex.
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
Paella catering near Framfield
For planners, venues and organisers
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Paella catering for your event in Framfield
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. Once it’s ready, we serve it hot from the pan. For festivals, fairs and school events and naming days and family parties, we can cook chicken and chorizo paella, mixed paella and black rice.
In a rural place like Framfield, the setting does plenty of the work: a giant pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Tell us about access and the ground. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
- Area
- Framfield (TN22)
- County
- East Sussex
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
How it works
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook while your guests chat. Around midsummer it stays light in Framfield until about 9:15pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and how many.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
How to prepare
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Ask for a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
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Common questions in Framfield
Which station should guests use for Framfield?
Uckfield station, about 1.6 miles west of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Framfield?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including East Sussex. See all areas.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in a separate pan.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Planning live paella in Framfield
Framfield is about 1 mile east of Uckfield, in East Sussex. For an event in Framfield, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Framfield is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we cook. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 15 miles away.
Parks such as Hempstead Meadow generally need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Framfield Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Framfield is within about 7 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
We cover events in every part of TN22 and the streets around it. Local streets include The Street, Preston Grove and Framelle Mount; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. We also cook at events in Etchingwood (1 mile north-east), Uckfield (1 mile west), Blackboys (1 mile east), Potter's Green (2 miles north) and Buxted (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (13 miles south), Lewes (8 miles south-west), Hailsham (9 miles south-east), Crowborough (6 miles north) and Newhaven (12 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Uckfield Community Hospital (1.2 miles west) and Tickerage Castle (0.8 miles east). Not far away are Selwyns Wood.
- Local schools include Uckfield College (1.4 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find Hare & Hounds pub (within half a mile south-west)
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- How many courses
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Travel, parking and access
- How many staff you need
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Anything your venue supplies
- The courses you’d like
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Space, weather and the venue
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Dietary needs and planning tips
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Tell us what else is being served
- Make sure most guests can sit to eat
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
Paella is best eaten as soon as it’s ready, so we serve when guests are ready.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
About the dishes
Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana is the original: chicken, beans and saffron, not seafood. It’s a favourite with guests who don’t eat fish.
Black rice
Black rice looks dramatic and tastes of the sea.
Events we cater in Framfield
Few dishes cope with mixed diets like paella, thanks to separate pans for each version. Everyone gets the same kind of meal.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Framfield, people book us for occasions like:
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Birthday celebrations
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Community events and fairs
For guests coming by train, Uckfield station is about 1.6 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Allergen information for each dish
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- What happens if it rains
- 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