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Paella Catering for Shipley Bridge events
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Shipley Bridge and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Office lunches and staff parties
Planning an event in Shipley Bridge?
Paella catering for your event in Shipley Bridge
Paella is generous food: huge pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It makes the food an event in itself. For garden get-togethers and staff parties and work lunches, we can cook vegetable paella, seafood paella and black rice and more.
Somewhere as small as Shipley Bridge, a garden or field is frequently the venue. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
Is live paella right for your event?
With a barbecue, food comes in waves. Paella is ready all at once, so everyone eats together. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What you get with us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Sangria and bar staff available
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Step by step
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Evenings in Shipley Bridge stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a clear 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.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Getting a price
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your event in Shipley Bridge, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
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Events we cater in Shipley Bridge
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.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Shipley Bridge, people book us for events such as:
- Summer garden parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Staff parties and work lunches
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Forge Wood Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- Staff numbers and hours
- The wet-weather plan
- VAT, if it applies
- When final numbers are due
What we need at the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Shipley Bridge? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
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.
Common questions in Shipley Bridge
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Bartholomew: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you come out to small places like Shipley Bridge?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
What equipment do you bring?
We bring all the cooking equipment. Tell us what the venue provides, such as tables or crockery.
Can you serve drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Does paella work for big events?
It is ideal. Big pans feed a lot of people, and service from the pan is quick.
Can you provide dessert?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
How many different paellas?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll help you decide the split.
Do you cook inside?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Nearby places to Shipley Bridge
Other catering in Shipley Bridge
Paella catering around Shipley Bridge
Shipley Bridge is about 2 miles south-east of Horley, in Surrey. From the centre of Shipley Bridge to the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cover 395 places in Surrey. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 20 miles away.
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Gatwick Airport station, about 1.2 miles north-west. Parks such as Worth Park Gardens typically need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there.
Paella catering in RH6 is planned around your venue. Local streets include Antlands Lane, Antlands Lane East and Peeks Brook Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Other places close to Shipley Bridge for paella catering include Burstow (1 mile north-east), Fernhill (1 mile north), Tinsley Green (1 mile south-west), Copthorne (1 mile south-east) and Forge Wood (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (14 miles north-west), Redhill (6 miles north), Ewell (15 miles north), Reigate (7 miles north-west), Caterham (10 miles north) and Dorking (10 miles north-west).
A little further out are Effingham Park Motor Museum (2.1 miles east) and County Mall (3.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Shipley Bridge include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Nearby schools include The Gatwick School (1.4 miles south-west) and Oakwood School (1.9 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Shipley Bridge pub (under half a mile east)
A closer look at the menu
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, cooked until the rice is golden. It’s usually the most photographed pan.
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, rather than seafood. It is frequently the most popular pan at an event.
How we price paella catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many guests are eating
- Timings and hours
- Travel, parking and access
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What we need to know
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- The venue or postcode
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
- 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