Hampshire · England
Paella Catering in Upper Burgate
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Upper Burgate: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests.
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Community events and fairs
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
Planning an event in Upper Burgate?
How our paella catering works in Upper Burgate
Two or three pans side by side cover every guest: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. Every pan is cooked on its own. Popular choices include mixed paella, vegan paella and vegetable paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater leaving dos and retirements and office lunches and staff parties.
In a rural place like Upper Burgate, the setting does a lot of the work: a giant pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Tell us about access and the ground. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Paella compared with other options
With a barbecue, food comes in waves. Paella is ready all at once, so everyone eats together. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Why book with us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Catering across Hampshire, including Upper Burgate
- A clear, itemised quote
Take a look at Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Give us separate numbers for children
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we start it at the right moment for your event. If plans change, tell us and we’ll adjust.
Tapas or canapés make a good start as the rice cooks.
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Your choice of paellas
- Distance and access to the venue
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Whether you need crockery
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Details that help
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- The address or venue name
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Diets and allergies you know about
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Upper Burgate? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just use our quote form.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
How it works
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Around midsummer it stays light in Upper Burgate until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 4:05pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- 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 arrive in good time, set up 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
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Ask for a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Planning live paella in Upper Burgate
Upper Burgate is in Hampshire. For paella catering in Upper Burgate, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Upper Burgate is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.
Historic houses near Upper Burgate include Breamore House (1.6 miles north). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. For a christening or wedding at a church such as Woodgreen Methodist Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Wherever your event is in SP6, we can bring paella catering to you. Whether your event is on Salisbury Road and Fryern Court Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. For events just outside Upper Burgate, we cover Lower Burgate (1 mile south), Breamore (1 mile north), Tinkers Cross (1 mile south-west), Fordingbridge (1 mile south-west) and Upper Street (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Totton (12 miles east), Romsey (13 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south), Ringwood (7 miles south), Barton on Sea (15 miles south) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Fordingbridge Museum (1.3 miles south) and Godshill Castle Hill (0.8 miles east).
- Local schools include Fordingbridge Infant School (0.8 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include Bat and Ball pub (0.9 miles north)
Who books paella catering in Upper Burgate?
There is no kitchen needed, so it is at home in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Upper Burgate, people book us for occasions like:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Milestone birthday parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like The Burgate School and Sixth Form, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Questions to ask before booking
- How each diet is kept separate
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- When final numbers are due
- How long the team stays
Nearby places to Upper Burgate
Other catering in Upper Burgate
Upper Burgate questions
Is Upper Burgate too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
We’re having a ceremony at Woodgreen Methodist Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is typically elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you bring everything you need?
We bring the pans, burners and ingredients. You just need a suitable spot and access.
Do you do desserts?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Should we have more than one paella?
Generally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, cooked until the rice is golden. It is the pan people photograph.
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury.
- 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