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Paella Catering in Littleton Common
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event makes the food a highlight of your event in Littleton Common.
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Garden get-togethers
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Paella catering for Littleton Common events
Who books paella catering in Littleton Common?
It needs no kitchen, so it is at home in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
In Littleton Common and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Community events and fairs
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Nearby historic houses include Hampton Court Palace (4.8 miles east) and Strawberry Hill House (4.8 miles east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Paella catering in Littleton Common, made fresh on the day
Almost any venue with a level, ventilated spot will do: gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and festival fields. For wedding breakfasts and evening food and summer garden parties, we’ll put together a menu of vegetable paella, seafood paella and black rice and more.
For a rural spot like Littleton Common, the countryside is part of the appeal: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Tell us about access and the ground. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
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Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Littleton Common? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Tell us what else is being served
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
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 while the paella cooks.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
A closer look at the menu
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Mixed paella
A mix of chicken and seafood, for guests who want a bit of everything.
How it works
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell usually draws people over. Planning an evening event in Littleton Common? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- The paella cooks in front of your guests, with tapas first if you’ve chosen them.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
How to prepare
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Tell us when you want to eat
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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Your questions about paella catering in Littleton Common
How far is Littleton Common from London?
Roughly 16 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
We’re having a ceremony at Parish Church of St Matthew: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Do you cover Littleton Common?
We do. Littleton Common is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
How much space do you need?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Paella compared with other options
A plated meal needs a kitchen, more staff and usually costs more per head. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission to cook, and it is entertaining too. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why book with us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Drinks service on request
How we price paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Timings and hours
- Travel, parking and access
- Your choice of paellas
- Guest numbers
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Where the event is
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of the space, if you can
Send us the date, your venue or TW15 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning live paella in Littleton Common
Littleton Common is about 1 mile south-east of Ashford, in Surrey. From the centre of Littleton Common to the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. Littleton Common is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our events stretch from Littleton Common to Guildford (about 13 miles away).
Parks such as Sunbury Park typically need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Ashford CofE Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Anywhere in TW15 and TW17, we can cook for your guests. That could mean an event in a garden on Littleton Road, Cambridge Road and Cornerside or the roads around them. Nearby, we also cater events in Ashford Common (1 mile north-east), Charlton (1 mile south), Hounslow (1 mile north-east), Ashford (1 mile north-west) and Upper Halliford (1 mile south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Guildford (13 miles south-west), Woking (9 miles south-west), Camberley (14 miles south-west), Epsom (10 miles south-east), Ewell (9 miles south-east) and Egham (4 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Ashford Hospital (1.8 miles north-west) and Kempton Steam Museum (1.8 miles east). Open spaces near Littleton Common include Kempton Park Reservoirs and Ferris Meadow Lake.
- Nearby schools include The Bishop Wand Church of England School (1.1 miles south-east) and Sunbury Manor School (1.1 miles east)
- 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