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Live paella catering in Golden Pot, Hampshire
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Golden Pot: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Office lunches and staff parties
Paella catering for Golden Pot events
What affects the price in Golden Pot
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- How many guests are eating
- Travel, parking and access
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How long we’re needed on site
Larger events generally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Details that help
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Where the event is
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- What the venue already provides
- Your date and when you want to eat
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
About our paella catering in Golden Pot
Almost any venue with a level, ventilated spot will do: gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and festival fields. We are often asked to cater garden parties and summer barbecues and weddings and evening receptions, serving vegetable paella, black rice and chicken and chorizo paella.
In a small place like Golden Pot, events are generally in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Also near Golden Pot
What else we do in Golden Pot
Golden Pot: venues, travel and local tips
Golden Pot is about 2 miles north of Alton, in Hampshire. Events in Golden Pot are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cater in 683 places in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Golden Pot to Guildford (18 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Hall Place (3.5 miles south-west) and Bentworth Hall (3.7 miles south-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. For guests coming by train, Alton station is about 2.3 miles away.
This part of Hampshire takes in GU34, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. If your venue is just outside Golden Pot, we also cover Holybourne (2 miles south-east), Alton (2 miles south), Neatham (2 miles south-east), Upper Froyle (3 miles east) and Froyle (3 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (8 miles north-west), Farnborough (12 miles north-east), Fleet (9 miles north-east), Aldershot (11 miles north-east), Petersfield (13 miles south) and Yateley (13 miles north-east).
A little further out are Gliding Heritage Centre (1.6 miles west) and Alton Community Hospital (3 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Holybourne Hill.
- Local pubs include The Golden Pot pub (under half a mile north-west)
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Request clear labels at the serving table
Let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving, which is when we normally call guests over.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue does not provide them.
Should I cook it myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
Step by step
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. Around midsummer it stays light in Golden Pot until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 4:00pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- Timings, access and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- 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
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Ask for a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: give us the basics about your event, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Level ground for the pans and burners
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Golden Pot
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Who books paella catering in Golden Pot?
It needs no kitchen, so it’s at home in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Golden Pot and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Big birthdays
- Garden get-togethers
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Christenings and family gatherings
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like HSDC Alton, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Before booking anyone
- Payment terms and deposit
- The deadline for final numbers
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- What happens if it rains
Golden Pot: your questions answered
Which station should guests use for Golden Pot?
The closest is Alton station, roughly 2.3 miles away.
Is Golden Pot close to London?
Roughly 44 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
How much paella per person?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
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.
How much does paella catering cost in Golden Pot?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.
What happens with live paella?
We set up a cooking area at your venue, cook the paella from scratch in large pans while your guests watch, and serve it straight from the pan.
A closer look at the menu
Paella Valenciana
Valencians take their paella seriously. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron, and it is a crowd-pleaser.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, cooked until the rice is golden. It’s the pan people photograph.
- 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