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Paella Catering in South Harewood
Planning paella catering in South Harewood? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Garden get-togethers
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Milestone birthday parties
Paella catering in South Harewood
DIY paella versus live catering
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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Paella catering in South Harewood, cooked live
One cooking area feeds a lot of people, very little goes to waste, and the food arrives hot. That’s why it works for so many events. On the menu are mixed paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and typical bookings are for garden get-togethers and staff parties and work lunches.
Somewhere like South Harewood, a field or garden is often the perfect setting. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
Occasions we cook for in South Harewood
It’s ideal for relaxed, sociable occasions, where guests can mingle while it cooks before sitting down to eat.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Birthday celebrations
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Wherwell Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Questions to ask before booking
- How each diet is kept separate
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The deposit and payment dates
- Whether travel is included
Your questions about paella catering in South Harewood
Is South Harewood too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Is South Harewood close to London?
Roughly 61 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What happens with live paella?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook while everyone watches, and serve when you are ready to eat.
Is paella enough as a main?
It can be. With bread and salad, paella is a complete main.
How much does paella catering cost in South Harewood?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we’ll reply with a price.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it’s the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it is short notice, it’s worth asking.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
How it works
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell usually draws people over. Evenings in South Harewood stay light until about 9:25pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- We put together a menu and a clear quote.
- We arrive early, set up the cooking area and start the stock.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with any tapas served first.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or SP11 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Planning help
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Tell us what else is being served
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
Any staff you book serve and clear, so you can relax.
Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or serve your own cake.
A closer look at the menu
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, finished with lemon wedges. It is typically the most photographed pan.
Vegetable and vegan paella
Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a paella that stands on its own. For vegans, the stock is plant-based.
Planners, venues and businesses
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Paella catering around South Harewood
South Harewood is about 4 miles south-east of Andover, in Hampshire. For an event in South Harewood, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. South Harewood is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from South Harewood to Southampton (about 18 miles away).
For guests coming by train, Andover station is about 4 miles away.
We cook at events all over the SP11 postcode area. For events just outside South Harewood, we cover Wherwell (1 mile south-west), Wherwell Wood (2 miles west), Chilbolton (2 miles south-west), Cottonworth (2 miles south-west) and Fullerton (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles north-east), Winchester (9 miles south-east), Eastleigh (15 miles south), Andover (4 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (13 miles south) and Romsey (13 miles south).
A little further out are Andover War Memorial Hospital (4.3 miles north-west) and Finkley Down Farm Museum (3.5 miles north-west). Not far away are Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- The number of people
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How many staff you need
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Expected numbers
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Diets and allergies you know about
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
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 only pay for what you want.
Why us?
- Fast service from the pan
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Places near South Harewood
Other catering in South Harewood
- 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