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Paella Catering for Shipley events
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Shipley and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Retirement celebrations
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
Book paella catering in Shipley
Paella catering in Shipley, cooked live
You can keep it simple or build a full menu: just paella, or paella with tapas, desserts and drinks. We’ll suggest what suits your event. Typical bookings include milestone birthday parties and wedding breakfasts and evening food, with vegetable paella, seafood paella and black rice.
In a hamlet or village like Shipley, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
- Location
- Shipley (RH13)
- County
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and the food sits out. Paella is cooked live and served hot. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Shipley hosts choose us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
Take a look at How we price Or The cost guide.
How we price paella catering
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Guest numbers
- How many staff you need
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Travel, parking and access
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Anything your venue supplies
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Put allergy details in writing
Let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving, which is when we usually call guests over.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges make the meal go further and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
A closer look at the menu
Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana is the original: chicken, beans and saffron, not seafood. It is a favourite with guests who do not eat fish.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, cooked until the rice is golden. It’s generally the most photographed pan.
Shipley: your questions answered
We are having a ceremony at The Church of St Mary the Virgin: 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 usually elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
How far is Shipley from London?
About 37 miles from central London.
Do you do desserts?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Do you cover Shipley?
Yes, we do. Shipley is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
Can you feed plenty of people?
It is ideal. Large pans and fast service from the pan make it well suited to crowds.
Nearby places to Shipley
What else we do in Shipley
DIY paella versus live catering
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Shipley: venues, travel and local tips
Shipley is about 6 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. For paella catering in Shipley, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Shipley is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex we cover. We cook right across the region, from Shipley to Brighton (about 15 miles away).
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Billingshurst station, about 4 miles north-west. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Shipley CofE Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Anywhere in RH13, we can bring paella catering to you. Whether your event is on Church Close and School Lane or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Other places close to Shipley for paella catering include Whitehall (1 mile south-west), Dragons Green (1 mile north), Broomer's Corner (1 mile south-west), Dial Post (2 miles south) and West Grinstead (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Crawley (12 miles north-east), Horsham (6 miles north), Worthing (11 miles south), Haywards Heath (12 miles east), Burgess Hill (11 miles east) and Littlehampton (14 miles south-west).
Green spaces nearby include Knepp Wildland.
Who books paella catering in Shipley?
Live paella is food and a show in one. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food is hot and generous.
Whatever you are celebrating in Shipley, paella can be the star of the food. We frequently cook for:
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Garden get-togethers
- Naming days and family parties
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like The Church of St Mary the Virgin, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Payment terms and deposit
- Travel and parking costs
- Allergen information for each dish
How it works
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. Planning an evening event in Shipley? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- First, tell us about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- Timings, access and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
- 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