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Paella Catering for Lancing events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Lancing: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests.
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Big birthdays
- Engagement and anniversary parties
Paella catering for Lancing events
Planning for every diet
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we serve when guests are ready.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
Paella catering in Lancing, cooked live
Watching it cook is part of the experience. People drift over as the sofrito sizzles and the rice turns gold, and the smell does the rest. On the menu are black rice, paella Valenciana and mixed paella, and typical bookings are for weddings, from canapés to evening food and office lunches and staff parties.
In a smaller place like Lancing, a garden party is often the simplest option: no venue hire, and nobody stuck cooking. Tell us about access down the lane or drive. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
- Area
- Lancing (BN15)
- County
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Questions from Lancing
Is Lancing close to London?
Roughly 47 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Could we have live paella in Brooklands Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Are premium seafood options available?
We will suggest seafood to suit your menu and budget. Premium shellfish can be added.
Is the paella cooked on site?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
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 can plan it carefully.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll make a plan B with you.
Why choose live paella in Lancing?
Vans serve one order at a time. A big pan serves many guests fast, so everyone can eat at the same time. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why choose Love Paella in Lancing
- Fast service from the pan
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Sangria and bar staff available
- A clear, itemised quote
Take a look at How we price And The cost guide.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
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.
Planners, venues and businesses
Organising a club, school or community event in Lancing? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. In general, we need:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
Perfect for your event in Lancing
Outdoor events and live paella go together: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Community events and fairs
- Birthday celebrations
- Weddings and evening receptions
Thinking of a picnic-style party in Brooklands Park? Public parks generally need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- How bad weather is handled
Paella catering around Lancing
Lancing is about 3 miles east of Worthing, in West Sussex. Anywhere in BN15, we can cook for your guests. We cover 371 places across West Sussex. We cook right across the region, from Lancing to Brighton (about 8 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as The Globe Primary Academy, can book us as a food stall. For guests coming by train, Lancing station is in Lancing itself. Lancing is within about 3 miles of the sea, so a seafood pan is a popular choice. Sea breezes can be strong, so we plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Anywhere in BN15, we can bring paella catering to you. Streets in the area include North Road, North Farm Road and Addison Close, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Lancing is on the A2025, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Sompting (1 mile west), East Worthing (2 miles south-west), Broadwater (2 miles west), Offington (3 miles west) and Botolphs (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Worthing (3 miles west), Haywards Heath (15 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles north-east), Littlehampton (9 miles west), Rustington (8 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Worthing Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Old Castle (3.1 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Lancing Ring and Widewater Lagoon.
- Local schools include The Sir Robert Woodard Academy (0.6 miles north-west) and Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School (1.5 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Railway pub (within half a mile south-west)
Places near Lancing
Also in Lancing
Dishes our guests love
Mixed paella
Paella mixta combines meat and seafood in one pan.
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, not seafood. It is often the most popular pan at an event.
The process
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 the timing is planned around your event. In Lancing, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Get in touch 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.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Get a quote
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your event in Lancing, and we will put together a menu and price.
Planning help
- 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