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Paella Catering for Worting events
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Worting.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Festivals, fairs and school events
Planning an event in Worting?
The menu, dish by dish
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, rather than seafood. It’s frequently the most popular pan at an event.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. Shellfish goes in towards the end so it stays tender.
Paella catering for your event in Worting
The cooking is half the fun. Guests gather round as the sofrito sizzles and the saffron colours the rice, and the aroma does the rest. Typical bookings include community events and fairs and birthday celebrations, serving vegan paella, paella Valenciana and mixed paella.
There may be a hall or club near Worting if your garden is small; any can work for paella, with permission and somewhere outside to cook. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
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Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
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.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
How we price paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many guests are eating
- Distance and access to the venue
- Waiting and bar staff
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and rough timings
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
How the day works
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. In Worting, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- 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.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Have seats for most of your guests
After service, we pack down our cooking area.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who aren’t big rice eaters.
Perfect for your event in Worting
It needs no kitchen, so it’s at home in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Worting and Hampshire:
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Summer garden parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Chiltern Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- Payment terms and deposit
- VAT, if it applies
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How bad weather is handled
Planning live paella in Worting
Worting is about 2 miles west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We cater events at homes, gardens and venues in Worting and the surrounding area. We cater in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Worting to Reading (about 15 miles away).
For guests coming by train, Basingstoke station is about 2.1 miles away. For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Thomas A Becket, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Here we cover the RG22 and RG23 postcode area. We can cater an event on streets such as Warham Road, Church Lane and Wayside Road. Close by, we cover events in Buckskin (1 mile south-east), Winklebury (1 mile north-east), South Ham (1 mile east), Kempshott (1 mile south) and Newfound (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Fleet (13 miles east), Andover (15 miles west), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (14 miles east), Tadley (6 miles north) and Hook (8 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Park Prewett Hospital (1.5 miles north-east) and Basing House (3.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
- Nearby schools include Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (0.7 miles south-east) and Coppice Spring School (1.1 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The White Hart Inn (under half a mile east)
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre to your event in Worting. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why us?
- Events in Worting and across Hampshire
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- A quote that spells everything out
- Fast service from the pan
Take a look at Our prices page And The cost guide.
For event organisers in Worting
If you’re 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.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Your questions about paella catering in Worting
Is Worting close to London?
About 48 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Worting for guests?
Basingstoke station, about 2.1 miles east of the centre.
Are premium seafood options available?
Tell us your preferences and we’ll suggest seafood options to suit your menu and budget. Premium shellfish can be added.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Most events choose two or three: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. Our menu lists the options.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
- 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