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Paella Catering in Lower Pennington
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Lower Pennington and the surrounding area.
- Garden get-togethers
- Community events and fairs
- Leaving dos and retirements
Paella catering near Lower Pennington
About our paella catering in Lower Pennington
Paella was made for feeding a crowd: cooked in the open in a big, shallow pan and shared straight from it. That is exactly what we bring to your event in Lower Pennington. Popular choices include paella Valenciana, mixed paella and black rice, and typical bookings are for company summer parties and milestone birthday parties.
Somewhere as small as Lower Pennington, a garden or field is often the venue. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we’ll plan for them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Why choose live paella in Lower Pennington?
Plated meals need a kitchen and a bigger team. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission to cook, and gives guests something to watch. 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.
Why choose Love Paella in Lower Pennington
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Should I cook it myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
What we need at the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
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Step by step
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. Planning an evening event in Lower Pennington? 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.
- 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.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
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Occasions we cook for in Lower Pennington
Live paella is made for outdoor events: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Lower Pennington and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Big birthdays
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
For guests coming by train, Lymington Pier station is about 1.6 miles away.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if it rains
- If the price includes VAT
- Space, access and power needs
- Payment terms and deposit
Organising for someone else?
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It’s normally the most photographed pan.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A slow sofrito, seasonal vegetables and a good vegetable stock make a paella that stands on its own. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Put allergy details in writing
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Give us separate numbers for children
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We arrive in good time, set up, cook and serve, and keep in touch with you or your venue about timings.
Tapas or canapés make a good start while the paella cooks.
Paella catering around Lower Pennington
Lower Pennington is about 1 mile south of Lymington, in Hampshire. We bring paella catering to homes, gardens and venues in Lower Pennington. Lower Pennington is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Lower Pennington to Southampton (14 miles away).
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of All Saints, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Priestlands School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. The New Forest National Park is within about 6 miles of Lower Pennington. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours. Lower Pennington is within about a mile of the sea, and seafood paella always feels right near the sea. Coastal wind means we plan a sheltered spot.
We cater events across the SO41 postcode area and the streets around it. Nearby, we also cater events in Pennington (1 mile north), Lymington (1 mile north), Lymore (1 mile west), Keyhaven (1 mile south-west) and Walhampton (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Totton (13 miles north), Hythe (11 miles north-east), New Milton (5 miles west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west), Locks Heath (15 miles north-east) and Warsash (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (1.4 miles north) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Lower Pennington include Pennington Infant School (1.1 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include Chequers Inn (under half a mile north-east)
Lower Pennington questions
Is Lower Pennington too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you cook near the sea around Lower Pennington?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, in front of your guests.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so get in touch early.
What is live paella catering?
We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Does paella work for big events?
It is ideal. Large pans and fast service from the pan make it well suited to crowds.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
- 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