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Paella Catering for Partridge Green events
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Partridge Green. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Summer garden parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Festivals, fairs and school events
Planning an event in Partridge Green?
How our paella catering works in Partridge Green
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. When it’s ready, it is served straight from the pan. Popular choices include chicken and chorizo paella, paella Valenciana and vegan paella, and we are frequently booked for christenings and family gatherings and festivals, fairs and school events.
In a small place like Partridge Green, events are usually 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 bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Area
- Partridge Green (RH13)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Space, weather and the venue
We will be honest if a space will not work, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Somewhere close to park and unload
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Partridge Green
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Occasions we cook for in Partridge Green
Live paella is food and a show in one. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food itself is hot and plentiful.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Partridge Green, live paella can be the centrepiece. We frequently cook for:
- Birthday celebrations
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Naming days and family parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Michael and All Angels Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Questions to ask before booking
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- When final numbers are due
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 be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Also near Partridge Green
Other catering in Partridge Green
Working with your venue
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What you get with us
- Fast service from the pan
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Mention any other courses or food
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Confirm allergies by email
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
The process
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Planning an evening event in Partridge Green? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised 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 it hot from the pan and clear our area when service ends.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Getting a price
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
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Questions from Partridge Green
Is Partridge Green close to London?
Roughly 38 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
We’re having a ceremony at St Michael and All Angels Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, in front of your guests.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Are premium seafood options available?
Seafood choices are agreed when we plan the menu, including premium options if you want them.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a picture.
How does live paella catering work?
We set up a cooking area at your venue, cook the paella from scratch in large pans while your guests watch, and serve it straight from the pan.
Do we need to provide equipment?
All cooking kit comes with us. Tell us what the venue provides, such as tables or crockery.
Live paella in Partridge Green: local details
Partridge Green is about 7 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. We cater events at gardens, halls and venues around Partridge Green and the surrounding area. Partridge Green is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex where we cook. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 12 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Jolesfield CofE Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
We cater events across RH13. Whether your event is on High Street, Church Road and Oakwood or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. If your venue is just outside Partridge Green, we also cover Littleworth (1 mile north), West Grinstead (1 mile north-west), Ashurst (2 miles south-west), Dial Post (2 miles west) and Shipley (3 miles north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Crawley (12 miles north-east), Horsham (7 miles north), Worthing (10 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles east), Burgess Hill (8 miles east) and Littlehampton (14 miles south-west).
Not far away are Knepp Wildland.
About the dishes
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury.
- 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