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Paella Catering in Selsfield Common
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Selsfield Common and across West Sussex.
- Garden get-togethers
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Christenings and family gatherings
Planning an event in Selsfield Common?
FAQs for Selsfield Common
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St Leonard: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is Selsfield Common close to London?
About 28 miles from central London.
Is the paella gluten-free?
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.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
How many paellas should we have?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Which areas do you serve?
We cover London and the South East, West Sussex included. Find your area.
How much is live paella catering?
We quote for each event, so you only pay for what you need. Tell us your date and numbers and we’ll reply with a price.
Can you feed a lot of people?
Yes. Big pans feed a lot of people, and service from the pan is quick.
How our paella catering works in Selsfield Common
We cook every paella from scratch on the day, beginning with a sofrito of onion, garlic, peppers and tomato, then the stock, saffron and rice. On the menu are seafood paella, black rice and vegan paella, and we are frequently booked for milestone birthday parties and anniversaries and engagement parties.
In a rural place like Selsfield Common, the setting does a lot of the work: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Tell us about access and the ground. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Area
- Selsfield Common (RH19)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
For event organisers in Selsfield Common
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll 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. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Guest numbers
- How many staff you need
- Parking and unloading
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Larger events generally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Where the event is
- Anything your venue supplies
- The courses you’d like
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
About the dishes
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron.
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It’s typically the most photographed pan.
Should I cook it myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and do not stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
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What we need at the venue
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Live paella or other catering?
Food trucks and street-food vans serve one portion at a time. A big pan serves many guests fast, which suits weddings and parties where everyone eats together. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why Selsfield Common hosts choose us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Take a look at How we price Or The cost guide.
Selsfield Common: venues, travel and local tips
Selsfield Common is about 4 miles south-west of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. For paella catering in Selsfield Common, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cater in 371 places in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 18 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Turners Hill CofE Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Nearby historic houses include Gravetye Manor (0.8 miles east) and Priest House (1.4 miles south-east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Selsfield Common, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Paella catering in RH19 is planned around your venue and timings. You will find Selsfield Common on the B2028, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. We also cook at events in West Hoathly (1 mile south-east), Sharpthorne (2 miles south-east), Little London (2 miles south), Highbrook (3 miles south) and Ardingly (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (5 miles west), Horsham (11 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south), Burgess Hill (10 miles south), East Grinstead (4 miles north-east) and Broadfield (6 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Queen Victoria Hospital (4.5 miles north-east) and Waterbury Castle (4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Crown Public House (0.9 miles north-west)
How the day works
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. Evenings in Selsfield Common stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
- We arrive early, set up the cooking area 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
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Give us a contact for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Ask for a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose paella catering in Selsfield Common?
It needs no kitchen, so it is at home in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Selsfield Common and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Big birthdays
- Naming days and family parties
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
For guests coming by train, East Grinstead station is about 3.5 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- The deposit and payment dates
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- If the price includes VAT
- Who provides the crockery
- 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