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Live paella catering in Horseport, Hampshire
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Horseport and across Hampshire.
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Big birthdays
- Retirement and leaving parties
Live paella catering in Horseport
The process
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. Evenings in Horseport stay light until about 9:25pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
- We arrive early, set up the cooking area and start the stock.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with any tapas served first.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
Before we arrive
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Ask for a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can fill in our quote form.
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Paella catering for your event in Horseport
Paella is generous food: huge pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It makes the food an event in itself. On the menu are mixed paella, vegetable paella and seafood paella, and we are often booked for summer garden parties and milestone birthday parties.
Somewhere as small as Horseport, a garden or field is often the venue. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Common questions in Horseport
Do you come out to small places like Horseport?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cook at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. Children frequently love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it is short notice, it is worth asking.
Can you bring crockery?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
How does live paella catering work?
We bring everything needed to cook on site, cook while everyone watches, and serve when you’re ready to eat.
Can you cook in the rain?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll talk it through before the day.
What about pudding?
We do. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
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Perfect for your event in Horseport
Outdoor events and live paella go together: it is cooked in the open, served hot and eaten together.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Horseport, people book us for events such as:
- Garden get-togethers
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Milestone birthday parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Mary's Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
What your quote should include
- Travel and parking costs
- Space, access and power needs
- The deadline for final numbers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
What paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Guest numbers
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Getting an accurate quote
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The address or venue name
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Send us the date, your venue or SP6 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Live paella or other catering?
Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and the food sits out. Paella is cooked in front of your guests and served hot. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
What you get with us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- We cover Horseport and the whole of Hampshire
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
Dishes our guests love
Black rice
Black rice looks dramatic and tastes of the sea.
Paella Valenciana
Valencians take their paella seriously. The traditional pan has chicken, flat green beans and butter beans.
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Let us know about other food at the event
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we serve when guests are ready.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
What we need at the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
Catering an event in Horseport
Horseport is in Hampshire. For paella catering in Horseport, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Horseport is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Fordingbridge Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Nearby historic houses include Breamore House (3 miles north). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. Horseport is within about 8 miles of the New Forest National Park. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Here we cover the SP6 postcode area. Streets in the area include Bridge Street, Southampton Road and Ringwood Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Fordingbridge (1 mile north-west), Criddlestyle (1 mile east), Stuckton (1 mile south-east), Lower Burgate (1 mile north) and Tinkers Cross (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Totton (12 miles east), Romsey (14 miles east), New Milton (13 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Fordingbridge Doll Museum (less than half a mile west) and Godshill Castle Hill (1.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Horseport include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Local schools include The Burgate School and Sixth Form (0.7 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The George Inn (within half a mile west)
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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
- 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