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Paella Catering for Old Shoreham events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Old Shoreham: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests.
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
Planning an event in Old Shoreham?
Prices and what affects them
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Your choice of paellas
- Waiting and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What we need to know
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Roughly how many adults and children
- 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 we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
How our paella catering works in Old Shoreham
Everything is cooked from scratch on site, beginning with a sofrito of onion, garlic, peppers and tomato, followed by stock, saffron and rice. Typical bookings include christenings and family gatherings and festivals, fairs and school events, with chicken and chorizo paella, paella Valenciana and black rice.
In a rural place like Old Shoreham, the setting does a lot of the work: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan.
- Location
- Old Shoreham (BN43)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
How it works
We work to your timings. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it is still served fresh. Evenings in Old Shoreham stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- We put together a menu and a clear 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.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
How to get a price
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Old Shoreham, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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What’s in the pans
Mixed paella
A mix of chicken and seafood.
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron.
Is live paella right for your event?
Food trucks and street-food vans serve one portion at a time. A paella pan serves many portions quickly, which suits weddings and parties where everyone eats together. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why choose Love Paella in Old Shoreham
- We cover Old Shoreham and the whole of West Sussex
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Real theatre, not just catering
See Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Planning live paella in Old Shoreham
Old Shoreham is about 1 mile west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. For an event in Old Shoreham, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Old Shoreham. Old Shoreham is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 7 miles away.
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like St Nicolas' Church, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. Nearby historic houses include Portslade Manor (3.1 miles east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. The coast is within about a mile of Old Shoreham, and seafood paella always feels right near the sea. Coastal wind means we plan a sheltered spot.
This part of West Sussex takes in BN43, so your event can be anywhere in it. Other places close to Old Shoreham for paella catering include Shoreham-by-Sea (1 mile east), Adur (1 mile north), Kingston by Sea (2 miles east), Southwick (2 miles east) and Castle Town (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Worthing (5 miles west), Haywards Heath (14 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles north-east), Littlehampton (11 miles west), Rustington (10 miles west) and Storrington (9 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Southlands Hospital (1.4 miles east) and Old Castle (4.6 miles west). The countryside around Old Shoreham includes Lancing Ring and Adur Estuary RSPB Reserve.
- Local schools include The Sir Robert Woodard Academy (1.8 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Amsterdam pub (less than half a mile north-east)
Dietary needs and planning tips
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Plan seating for most guests: paella is easiest eaten sitting down
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Put allergy details in writing
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
If you’ve booked staff, they’ll serve, clear and help keep things moving, so you can relax.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
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.
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.
Perfect for your event in Old Shoreham
Live paella is made for outdoor events: it is cooked in the open, served hot and eaten together.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Company summer parties
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Retirement celebrations
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Swiss Gardens Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Comparing caterers
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How late numbers can change
- How long the team stays
- Travel and parking costs
Your questions about paella catering in Old Shoreham
Is Old Shoreham too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
How far ahead should we book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Is paella enough as a main?
It’s a full meal on its own. Many hosts add tapas first or dessert after.
What happens with live paella?
We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Do you cook inside?
Generally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Towns and villages near Old Shoreham
Other catering in Old Shoreham
Space, weather and the venue
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- 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.
On the menu in Old Shoreham
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- 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