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Paella Catering for Thorpe Green events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Thorpe Green and the surrounding area.
- Naming days and family parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Summer garden parties
Planning an event in Thorpe Green?
About our paella catering in Thorpe Green
A couple of different pans covers everyone: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. Every pan is cooked on its own. We are frequently asked to cater weddings and evening receptions and anniversary celebrations, serving mixed paella, vegan paella and paella Valenciana.
Somewhere like Thorpe Green, a field or garden is often the perfect setting. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Before you choose a spot
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space when you get in touch. In general, we need:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we offer
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Why choose paella catering in Thorpe Green?
Few dishes cope with mixed diets like paella, because each version is cooked in its own pan. Nobody gets a token ‘special meal’.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Thorpe Green book us for occasions like:
- Big birthdays
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Garden get-togethers
For guests coming by train, Virginia Water station is about 0.8 miles away.
Questions to ask before booking
- When payment is due
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- VAT, if it applies
- A clear list of what’s included
Live paella in Thorpe Green: local details
Thorpe Green is about 2 miles south of Egham, in Surrey. We cater events at gardens, halls and venues around Thorpe Green and the surrounding area. We cover all 395 towns and villages in Surrey. We cook right across the region, from Thorpe Green to Guildford (about 11 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Parks such as Riverside Walk normally need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there.
We cater events across the GU25 and TW20 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Green Road and Sandhills Lane or the roads around them. For events just outside Thorpe Green, we cover Thorpe (1 mile north-east), Stroude (1 mile north-west), Virginia Water (1 mile west), Egham Hythe (2 miles north-east) and Egham (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (11 miles south), Woking (6 miles south), Camberley (9 miles south-west), Epsom (13 miles east), Ewell (13 miles east) and Walton-on-Thames (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include St. Peter's Hospital (2 miles south-east) and Spelthorne Museum (2.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Thorpe Green include Gracious Pond and St Ann's Hill.
- Schools near Thorpe Green include The American School In England (0.7 miles north-east) and Salesian School (1.9 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Rose And Crown Public House (less than half a mile south-west)
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.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella isn’t an afterthought: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron, cooked in its own pan.
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Diets, allergies and planning
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Plan seating for most guests: paella is easiest eaten sitting down
- Count adults and children separately
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we start it at the right moment for your event. If timings shift, we adapt.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
Prices and what affects them
There is nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- The paellas you choose
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Distance and access to the venue
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The venue or postcode
- Expected numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Is live paella right for your event?
Compared with a hog roast or barbecue, paella makes vegetarian, vegan and halal guests easier to cater for, thanks to separate pans. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. Larger events normally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why Thorpe Green hosts choose us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Take a look at How we price And The cost guide.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it’s served at its best. Around midsummer it stays light in Thorpe Green until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Give us a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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FAQs for Thorpe Green
What’s the nearest station to Thorpe Green for guests?
The closest is Virginia Water station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Is Thorpe Green close to London?
About 20 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Can you feed a lot of people?
Yes, that’s what it’s made for. We size pans and serving points to your guest list.
Do you come to Thorpe Green?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Thorpe Green and the rest of Surrey. For a quote, use our quote form.
How much does paella catering cost in Thorpe Green?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
- 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