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Paella Catering in Tangmere
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Tangmere and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Naming days and family parties
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Garden get-togethers
Live paella catering in Tangmere
The menu, dish by dish
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron.
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury, and is popular with adventurous guests.
Paella catering in Tangmere, made fresh on the day
Two or three pans side by side cover every guest: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Each is cooked separately, so diets are easy to manage. On the menu are chicken and chorizo paella, black rice and seafood paella, and we are regularly asked to cater retirement and leaving parties and engagement and anniversary parties.
There may be a hall or club near Tangmere if your garden is small; any can work for paella, with permission and somewhere outside to cook. You will know exactly what’s included before you book: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
- Location
- Tangmere (PO20, PO18)
- County
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Tangmere: your questions answered
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Andrew's Church?
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. Tell us where the reception will be.
What’s the nearest station to Tangmere for guests?
The closest is Chichester station, roughly 3.2 miles away.
What happens with live paella?
We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Do you bring everything you need?
We bring all the cooking equipment. Let us know what your venue has, like tables or crockery.
What if the weather’s bad?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Do you cover Tangmere?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Tangmere and the rest of West Sussex. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Should we have more than one paella?
Normally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Space, weather and the venue
We’ll be honest if a space will not work, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we offer
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Who books paella catering in Tangmere?
Live paella is made for outdoor events: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Tangmere, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:
- Big birthdays
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Community events and fairs
Nearby historic houses include Goodwood House (1.8 miles north-west) and West Dean House (4.6 miles north-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- When final numbers are due
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- VAT, if it applies
Organising for someone else?
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Tangmere? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Planning live paella in Tangmere
Tangmere is about 3 miles east of Chichester, in West Sussex. For paella catering in Tangmere, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Tangmere. We cater in 371 places across West Sussex. We cook right across the region, from Tangmere to Brighton (26 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Tangmere Primary Academy, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For guests coming by train, Chichester station is about 3.2 miles away. The coast is within about 6 miles of Tangmere, so a seafood pan is a popular choice. Coastal wind means we plan a sheltered spot.
Here we cover the PO20 and PO18 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. From Garland Square, Derwent Close and Jerrard Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. For events just outside Tangmere, we cover Boxgrove (1 mile north), Strettington (1 mile north-west), Oving (1 mile south), Halnaker (1 mile north) and Maudlin (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Worthing (14 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south), Chichester (3 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (8 miles east) and Emsworth (10 miles west).
A little further out are The Chichester City Museum (2.8 miles west) and Chichester Centre (2.5 miles west). Not far away are Levin Down.
- Schools near Tangmere include Westbourne House School (1.3 miles south-west) and Ormiston Six Villages Academy (2.3 miles east)
The process
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Planning an evening event in Tangmere? 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.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Confirm allergies by email
- Plan seating for most guests: paella is easiest eaten sitting down
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
If you’ve booked staff, they’ll serve, clear and help keep things moving, so you can relax.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue doesn’t provide them.
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How we price paella catering
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Waiting and bar staff
- The length of service
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- The venue or postcode
- Anything your venue supplies
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Roughly how many adults and children
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your event in Tangmere, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
- 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