Hampshire · England
Paella Catering for Lord's Wood events
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Lord's Wood.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Birthday celebrations
- Naming days and family parties
Book paella catering in Lord's Wood
Organising for someone else?
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Paella catering for your event in Lord's Wood
Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. When it’s ready, it is served straight from the pan. On the menu are chicken and chorizo paella, vegetable paella and seafood paella, and we are regularly asked to cater office lunches and staff parties and retirement celebrations.
In a rural place like Lord's Wood, the setting does a lot of the work: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Tell us about access and the ground. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Diets, allergies and planning
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Tell us what else is being served
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Ensure most guests can sit to eat
A short rest after cooking helps, and that is when we invite guests up.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter while the paella cooks.
What paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Parking and unloading
- The number of people
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The date and time of the event
- What the venue already provides
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Places near Lord's Wood
Other catering in Lord's Wood
Events we cater in Lord's Wood
It’s ideal for relaxed, sociable occasions, where guests can mingle while it cooks and then sit down to share.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Summer garden parties
- Big birthdays
- Leaving dos and retirements
Nearby historic houses include South Stoneham House (4.1 miles south-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
Questions to ask before you book
- The venue requirements
- How each diet is kept separate
- Who provides the crockery
- Any travel, parking or access charges
What we need at the venue
We’ll be honest if a space won’t work. What matters most:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
Catering an event in Lord's Wood
Lord's Wood is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. From the centre of Lord's Wood to the outskirts, paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cover 683 places in Hampshire. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 6 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Colden Common Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like St Mary's Church, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
Here we cover the SO50 postcode area. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Highbridge (1 mile north-west), Brambridge (1 mile north-east), Colden Common (1 mile north-east), Nob's Crook (1 mile east) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Winchester (5 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles east), Totton (9 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Eastleigh Museum (1.7 miles south-west) and Wolvesey Castle (5 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
- Schools near Lord's Wood include Crestwood Community School (1.5 miles south-west)
DIY paella versus live catering
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.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
The menu, dish by dish
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, rather than seafood. It is frequently the most popular pan at an event.
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron.
Questions from Lord's Wood
Do you come out to small places like Lord's Wood?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
How far is Lord's Wood from London?
About 64 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, in front of your guests.
Who clears up?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Which paellas suit our guests?
Most events choose two or three: a mixed or chicken paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. See the sample menu.
Can you cook indoors?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
How it works
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. Planning an evening event in Lord's Wood? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- 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.
- On the day, we set up and cook in front of your guests.
- We serve from the pan, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Get a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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