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Live paella catering in Stoneleigh, Surrey
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event makes the food a highlight of your event in Stoneleigh.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Community events and fairs
Planning an event in Stoneleigh?
A closer look at the menu
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury.
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It is the pan people photograph.
Paella catering in Stoneleigh, made fresh on the day
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. Once it is ready, we serve it hot from the pan. Typical bookings include weddings, from canapés to evening food and staff parties and work lunches, with chicken and chorizo paella, vegetable paella and mixed paella.
There may be a hall or club near Stoneleigh if your garden is small; any can work for paella, with permission and somewhere outside to cook. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
How it works
Here’s how the day usually runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it’s served hot from the pan when you are ready to eat. Planning an evening event in Stoneleigh? 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.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- We put together a menu and a clear quote.
- On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with any tapas served first.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Give us your final numbers and diets
How to get a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
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For event organisers in Stoneleigh
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
How we price paella catering
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Waiting and bar staff
- The number of people
- The paellas you choose
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of where we’d cook
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, use our quote form.
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Put allergy details in writing
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
A short rest after cooking helps, which is when we generally call guests over.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
Where we can cook in Stoneleigh
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
Is live paella right for your event?
For something a little different, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain to your event in Stoneleigh. Larger events generally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why Stoneleigh hosts choose us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- We cover Stoneleigh and the whole of Surrey
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Read Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Common questions in Stoneleigh
Can you cook in Hogsmill LNR?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
What’s the nearest station to Stoneleigh for guests?
Stoneleigh has its own station: Stoneleigh station.
Is paella a full meal?
Yes. With bread and salad, paella is a complete main.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
What happens if it rains?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Do you cover Stoneleigh?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Stoneleigh. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Towns and villages near Stoneleigh
What else we do in Stoneleigh
Stoneleigh: venues, travel and local tips
Stoneleigh is about 1 mile north-east of Ewell, in Surrey. For an event in Stoneleigh, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Stoneleigh. Stoneleigh is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cook. Our events stretch from Stoneleigh to London (11 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Auriol Junior School, can book us as a food stall. Thinking of a picnic-style party in Hogsmill LNR? Public parks generally need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first.
We cook at events all over KT17, KT19 and KT4 and the streets around it. Local streets include London Road, Station Approach and Stoneleigh Park Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Stoneleigh, we also cover Ewell (1 mile south-west), Worcester Park (1 mile north-west), Cuddington (1 mile south-east), Old Malden (1 mile north-west) and North Cheam (1 mile north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Woking (14 miles west), Horley (13 miles south), Redhill (9 miles south), Egham (14 miles west), Reigate (9 miles south) and Walton-on-Thames (7 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include St. Ebba's Hospital (1.5 miles south-west) and Chessington Castle Hill (1.9 miles west). The countryside around Stoneleigh includes Kingston Hill Road area and The Lake.
- Local schools include Ewell Castle School (0.9 miles south) and Epsom and Ewell High School (1.1 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Station pub (less than half a mile south)
- Other local spots include Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam (2.1 miles east)
Occasions we cook for in Stoneleigh
It is ideal for relaxed, sociable occasions, where guests can mingle while it cooks before sitting down to eat.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Naming days and family parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
For a christening or wedding at a church such as The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Questions to ask before you book
- The deadline for final numbers
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- The wet-weather plan
- How long the team stays
- 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