Hampshire · England
Paella Catering in Overton
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Overton and Hampshire, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Retirement celebrations
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
Book paella catering in Overton
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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
How our paella catering works in Overton
You can keep it simple or build a full menu: paella on its own, or with canapés, table tapas, desserts and sangria. We’ll recommend what fits your event. We’re often asked to cater community events and fairs and engagement and anniversary parties, serving mixed paella, black rice and vegan paella.
A place like Overton often has a hall, a club or a pub garden nearby; live paella can work at any of them, given permission and outdoor space. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Your choice of paellas
- Parking and unloading
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Anything your venue supplies
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can use our quote form.
Why choose live paella in Overton?
For something a little different, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre to your event in Overton. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What you get with us
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
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Before you choose a spot
If a space isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Menu ideas
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
About the dishes
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It is usually the most photographed pan.
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, rather than seafood. It’s often the most popular pan at an event.
Planning live paella in Overton
Overton is about 7 miles west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Anywhere in RG25, we can bring the pans to you. We cook in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 19 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Overton Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Mary, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
We cater events across RG25 and the streets around it. Local streets include High Street, Station Road and London Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover events in Southington (1 mile west), Quidhampton (1 mile north), Laverstoke (2 miles south-west), Freefolk (2 miles west) and Deane (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (7 miles east), Winchester (13 miles south), Andover (10 miles west), Alton (14 miles south-east), Tadley (9 miles north-east) and Hook (14 miles east).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Greyhound pub (under half a mile south)
Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Confirm allergies by email
Let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving, which is when we typically call guests over.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
How the day works
Here’s how the day generally runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. In Overton, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 4:00pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- We serve from the pan, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Overton
Is Overton close to London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London.
Which station should guests use for Overton?
Overton station, about 0.8 miles north of the centre.
Can you bring crockery?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Do you do desserts?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
What seafood can we have?
Seafood choices are agreed when we plan the menu.
How long do you need on site?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance so the paella is ready when you want it.
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.
- 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