East Sussex · England
Paella Catering in Ore
Planning paella catering in Ore? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Company summer parties
- Retirement and leaving parties
Planning an event in Ore?
Organising for someone else?
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Paella catering in Ore, cooked live
The cooking is half the fun. Guests gather round as the sofrito sizzles and the saffron colours the rice, and the smell does the rest. For anniversary celebrations and community events and fairs, we’ll put together a menu of mixed paella, vegan paella and black rice and more.
There may be a hall or club near Ore if your garden is small; live paella can work at any of them, given permission and outdoor space. You will know exactly what’s included before booking: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose, with no surprises on the day.
- Area
- Ore (TN35, TN34)
- County
- East Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
More for events in Ore
Who books paella catering in Ore?
Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It also gives guests something to watch and talk about.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Milestone birthday parties
- Christenings and family gatherings
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Christ Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Before booking anyone
- Who provides the crockery
- The deposit and payment dates
- VAT, if it applies
- How late numbers can change
Can I cook paella for a crowd 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 be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
After service, we pack down our cooking area, quietly and quickly.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside.
FAQs for Ore
How far is Ore from London?
About 53 miles from central London.
We’re having a ceremony at Christ Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is typically elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Which paellas suit our guests?
It depends on your guests. Chicken and mixed paellas tend to go first, alongside seafood and vegetable or vegan pans.
Do you take everything away?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
The process
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell normally draws people over. Planning an evening event in Ore? Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your event in Ore, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Level ground for the pans and burners
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Ore
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Paella compared with other options
Compared with a hog roast or barbecue, live paella is easier for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests, thanks to separate pans. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why Ore hosts choose us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
A closer look at the menu
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella is not an afterthought: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron, and it is a crowd-pleaser.
Planning live paella in Ore
Ore is about 2 miles east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Whether your event is in the middle of Ore or on the outskirts, paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Ore is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Ore to Brighton (about 32 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Sandown Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Thinking of a picnic-style party in Speckled Wood? Public parks typically need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first. The coast is within about 2 miles of Ore, so a seafood pan is a popular choice. Sea breezes can be strong, so we plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the TN35 and TN34 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Your event could be at a home on Rye Road, Rock Lane and Mill Lane. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Bachelor's Bump (1 mile north-east), Guestling (2 miles north-east), Fairlight (2 miles east), Friar's Hill (2 miles north-east) and Guestling Green (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (15 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (6 miles west), Hailsham (15 miles west), St Leonards (3 miles south-west), Upper Horsebridge (15 miles west) and Langney (14 miles west).
A little further out are Hastings Castle (1.5 miles south-west) and Conquest Hospital (2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
- Local schools include Hastings Academy (0.6 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Old King John pub (within half a mile north-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