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Live paella catering in Winsor, Hampshire
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Winsor.
- Company summer parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Summer garden parties
Book paella catering in Winsor
Winsor: venues, travel and local tips
Winsor is about 2 miles west of Totton, in Hampshire. For an event in Winsor, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. We cook right across the region, from Winsor to Southampton (about 7 miles away).
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, about 2.7 miles south-east. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Copythorne CofE Infant School, can book us as a food stall. Winsor is within about 4 miles of the New Forest National Park. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
This part of Hampshire takes in SO40. Streets in the area include Winsor Road, Winsor Lane and Pound Lane, and we can cook for an event on any of them. If your venue is just outside Winsor, we also cover Copythorne (1 mile north-west), Bartley (1 mile south-west), Netley Marsh (1 mile south-east), Cadnam (1 mile west) and Newbridge (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (9 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (11 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south) and Romsey (6 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tatchbury Mount Hospital (1 mile east) and Eling Experience (2.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Copythorne Common.
- Local pubs include Compass Inn (under half a mile north-east)
Paella catering for your event in Winsor
We cook every paella from scratch on the day, beginning with a sofrito of onion, garlic, peppers and tomato, followed by stock, saffron and rice. Typical bookings include weddings and evening receptions and staff parties and work lunches, serving black rice, chicken and chorizo paella and vegan paella.
In a rural place like Winsor, the setting does plenty of the work: a huge pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Tell us about access and the ground. The paella is served straight from the pan, so it’s hot and generous, and service is quick once it is ready.
How the day works
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we hold the paella at the right stage so it’s served at its best. In Winsor, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 4:00pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Getting a price
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
The menu, dish by dish
Black rice
Arroz negro is coloured and flavoured with squid ink, traditionally with alioli. It makes a dramatic second seafood pan.
Mixed paella
A mix of chicken and seafood.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Live paella or other catering?
Vans serve one order at a time. A paella pan serves many portions quickly, which suits weddings and parties where everyone eats together. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why Winsor hosts choose us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Fast service from the pan
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Read Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
What affects the price in Winsor
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- How many courses
- How many guests are eating
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Your choice of paellas
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
What to tell us
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- What the venue already provides
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The venue or postcode
- The date and rough timings
Send us the date, your venue or SO40 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
FAQs for Winsor
What’s the nearest station to Winsor for guests?
Ashurst New Forest station, about 2.7 miles south-east of the centre.
Do you cater in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will talk it through before the day.
What equipment do you bring?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You just need a suitable spot and access.
What do you need at the venue?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. If in doubt, send a picture.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
Can paella be the only main course?
Yes. With bread and salad, paella is a complete main, and tapas or dessert can be added.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Catering for every guest
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Put allergy details in writing
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Tell us how many children are coming
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area, quietly and quickly.
Tapas or canapés make a good start as the rice cooks.
Perfect for your event in Winsor
Outdoor events and live paella go together: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Big birthdays
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Garden get-togethers
- Festivals, fairs and school events
If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Mary, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
What your quote should include
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The wet-weather plan
- How late numbers can change
- The deposit and payment dates
- 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