Hampshire · England
Paella Catering in Newfound
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Newfound.
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Summer garden parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
Paella catering for Newfound events
Paella catering in Newfound, cooked live
One cooking area feeds plenty of people, very little goes to waste, and the food arrives hot. It is why live paella suits so many kinds of event. Popular choices include chicken and chorizo paella, vegetable paella and seafood paella, and we are often booked for leaving dos and retirements and office lunches and staff parties.
In a small place like Newfound, events are normally in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. 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. We plan the timings around your day, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
DIY paella versus live catering
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. 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 be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Planning for every diet
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Put allergy details in writing
- Make sure each pan is labelled
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we start it at the right moment for your event. If timings shift, we adapt.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal, or serve your own cake.
FAQs for Newfound
Is Newfound too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Newfound for guests?
The closest is Basingstoke station, roughly 3.5 miles away.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
What equipment do you bring?
We bring the pans, burners and ingredients. You just need a suitable spot and access.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Can you cater for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
Who clears up?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Live paella or other catering?
Next to a hog roast or barbecue, paella makes vegetarian, vegan and halal guests easier to cater for, thanks to separate pans. It is served quickly from the pan, so queues move. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why book with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- No hidden extras in your quote
Read Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Whether you need crockery
- The length of service
- The number of people
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What to tell us
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The courses you’d like
- The venue or postcode
- What the venue already provides
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just fill in our quote form.
Paella catering around Newfound
Newfound is about 3 miles west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. For paella catering in Newfound, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Newfound is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 15 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Oakley Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Basingstoke station, about 3.5 miles east.
Here we cover the RG23 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Fox Lane, Dellfield and Foxmoor Close, and we can cook for an event on any of them. We also cook at events in Oakley (1 mile south-west), Worting (1 mile east), Buckskin (1 mile east), Kempshott (2 miles south-east) and Ibworth (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (3 miles east), Winchester (15 miles south-west), Fleet (14 miles east), Andover (14 miles west), Alton (11 miles south-east) and Yateley (15 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include The Malls (3.5 miles east) and Willis Museum (3.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Daneshill Park Woods and Farleigh Hill.
- Schools near Newfound include Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (1.9 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Fox pub (under half a mile south-west)
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Newfound? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
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.
Events we cater in Newfound
Live paella is food and a show in one. The pans become a focal point, and the food is hot and generous.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Newfound, people book us for events such as:
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Milestone birthday parties
- Company summer parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St John's, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
What your quote should include
- When payment is due
- Travel and parking costs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What happens if it rains
Towns and villages near Newfound
What else we do in Newfound
The process
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. In Newfound, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it is dark by about 4:00pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and how many.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, fill in our quote form.
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About the dishes
Vegetable and vegan paella
A slow sofrito, seasonal vegetables and a good vegetable stock make a paella that stands on its own. For vegans, the stock is plant-based.
Mixed paella
Paella mixta combines meat and seafood in one pan.
- 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