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Paella Catering for Upper Hale events
Looking for paella catering in Upper Hale? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Paella catering for Upper Hale events
Organising for someone else?
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Venues frequently 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’ll work to it.
Paella catering for your event in Upper Hale
Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. When it is ready, it is served straight from the pan. Typical bookings include naming days and family parties and staff parties and work lunches, serving chicken and chorizo paella, seafood paella and paella Valenciana.
In and around Upper Hale, gardens and local halls are common choices. If access is tight, we’ll plan around it. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
Upper Hale questions
How far is Upper Hale from London?
About 35 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Mark the Evangelist Church?
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 generally elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
What happens if it rains?
Rain does not stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We’ll make a plan B with you.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you do starters?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Which areas do you serve?
We cover London and the South East, including Surrey. Find your area.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
Upper Hale: venues, travel and local tips
Upper Hale is about 2 miles north of Farnham, in Surrey. We cater events at gardens, halls and venues around Upper Hale and nearby villages. Upper Hale is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 10 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Farnham Castle (1.1 miles south). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Hale School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
We cater events across the GU9 postcode area. Streets in the area include Queens Lane, Ball and Wicket Lane and Upper Hale Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. With the A3016 and B3005 close by, Upper Hale is easy for us to reach for your event. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Heath End (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile south-east), Weybourne (1 mile east), Badshot Lea (1 mile east) and Farnham (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Guildford (10 miles east), Woking (11 miles north-east), Camberley (7 miles north-east), Frimley (6 miles north-east), Haslemere (11 miles south) and Cranleigh (15 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Fleet Community Hospital (4.3 miles north-west) and Hart Shopping Centre (3.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Aunt's Pool and Beacon Hill.
- Nearby schools include Farnham Heath End School (0.6 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find The Six Bells pub (1 mile south-east)
- Local facilities include Prince Consort's Library (1.7 miles north-east)
What paella catering costs
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Waiting and bar staff
- The number of people
- How long we’re needed on site
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Where the event is
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
Planning paella catering in Upper Hale? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Dietary needs and planning tips
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
Paella is best eaten as soon as it is ready, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue doesn’t provide them.
What’s in the pans
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana is the original: chicken, beans and saffron, rather than seafood. It is often the most popular pan at an event.
What else we do in Upper Hale
The process
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you’re free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. Around midsummer it stays light in Upper Hale until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening events are usually served in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
How to prepare
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Getting a price
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
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Who books paella catering in Upper Hale?
It suits relaxed, sociable events, where guests can mingle while it cooks before sitting down to eat.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Company summer parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Birthday celebrations
- Festivals, fairs and school events
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Mark the Evangelist Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Before you book anyone
- Allergen information for each dish
- Whether travel is included
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- When payment is due
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
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.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Why choose live paella in Upper Hale?
A cold buffet is simple but has no theatre, and food can sit out for a while. Paella is cooked in front of your guests and served hot. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why choose Love Paella in Upper Hale
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- We cover Upper Hale and the whole of Surrey
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Read Our pricing Or The cost guide.
- 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