A giant pan of seafood paella with mussels and prawns cooking over a burner

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Paella Catering in Wymering

Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Wymering. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.

Garden get-togethers
Retirement and leaving parties
Christenings and family gatherings

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Paella catering for your event in Wymering

Paella has always been food for a crowd: cooked outdoors in a wide, shallow pan and shared. That’s exactly what we bring to your event in Wymering. Whether it’s office lunches and staff parties and weddings and evening receptions, we’ll put together a menu of vegetable paella, chicken and chorizo paella and paella Valenciana and more.

There may be a hall or club near Wymering if your garden is small; live paella can work at any of them, given permission and outdoor space. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan.

Where: Wymering (PO6, PO2)
Region: Portsmouth
Dietary options: Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
Add-ons: Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
Quote: Quoted for your event
Last updated: 23 October 2026

Prices and what affects them

Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:

Waiting and bar staff
Starters, canapés and desserts
Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
How long we’re needed on site

Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.

Details that help

Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:

What the venue already provides
Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Diets and allergies you know about
A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field

We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can fill in our quote form.

Working with your venue

Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.

Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Wymering? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.

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Wymering: your questions answered

What’s the nearest station to Wymering for guests?

Wymering has its own station: Cosham station.

Could we have live paella in Alexandra Park?

Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.

Is it really cooked live?

Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.

What is live paella catering?

We set up a cooking area at your venue, cook the paella from scratch in large pans while your guests watch, and serve it straight from the pan.

How far ahead should we book?

As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it is soon.

Is halal food available?

We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.

Can you provide dessert?

Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.

When do you arrive?

We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.

Cook it yourself or book a caterer?

A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.

Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.

Diets, allergies and planning

Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:

Ensure each pan is labelled
Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet

After service, we pack down our cooking area.

Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.

About the dishes

Vegetable and vegan paella

Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a paella that stands on its own. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.

Seafood paella

A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It is normally the most photographed pan.

Paella catering around Wymering

Wymering is about 3 miles north of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Tell us where your event in Wymering will be, and we will plan the journey and set-up. We cater in all 19 towns and villages in Portsmouth, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 15 miles away.

If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. Parks such as Alexandra Park generally need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. Wymering is within about 5 miles of the sea, and seafood paella always feels right near the sea. Sea breezes can be strong, so we plan a sheltered cooking spot.

Here we cover the PO6 and PO2 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Dean Road, Deal Road and Park Lane, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Wymering sits on or near the A397, which makes travel to your event easy. For events just outside Wymering, we cover Cosham (1 mile south-east), Paulsgrove (1 mile west), Hilsea (1 mile south), Drayton (1 mile east) and Widley (1 mile north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Portsmouth (3 miles south), Southsea (4 miles south), Milton (4 miles south), Landport (3 miles south), Baffins (3 miles south) and Portsea (4 miles south-west).

Nearby you’ll also find World War I Remembrance Centre (1.4 miles south-east) and Tricorn Centre (3.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and Southmoor Nature Reserve.

Schools near Wymering include UTC Portsmouth (1 mile south) and Springfield School (1.2 miles east)
Nearby, you’ll find The Swan pub (under half a mile east)

How it works

When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Around midsummer it stays light in Wymering until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 4:00pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.

It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
The paella cooks in front of your guests, with tapas first if you’ve chosen them.
We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.