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Paella Party Catering in Alfold
Planning paella party catering in Alfold? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Naming days and christenings
- Big family gatherings
Paella party catering in Alfold
How we price paella party catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Your choice of paellas
- The length of service
- Distance and access to the venue
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
What we need to know
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Anything your venue supplies
- Which courses you have in mind
- Where the event is
- Expected numbers
Thinking about paella party catering for your party in Alfold? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
Paella party catering in Alfold, made fresh on the day
Homes, gardens, clubs and hired venues all work. Popular choices include mixed paella, chicken and chorizo paella and tapas, and typical bookings are for big birthdays and summer garden parties.
Near Alfold, parties are often in gardens or fields. Let us know about access, and we’ll handle the rest. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated.
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Give separate numbers for children
- Have bins ready
- Add a diet question to the invitation
- Warn the neighbours
Booked staff help serve and clear so you can relax.
Tapas to start keep hunger at bay.
Towns and villages near Alfold
Also in Alfold
How it works
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. At midsummer, it’s light in Alfold until about 9:20pm, which gives a garden party a long evening. In late September it’s dark by about 7:05pm; add lights for the evening.
- Send us the date, the address, numbers and diets.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote.
- On the day we arrive, set up our cooking area and start cooking.
- Guests gather round as it cooks, nibbling tapas if you’ve booked them.
- We serve from the pan and clear our cooking area away when we’re done.
Before we arrive
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Getting a price
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Alfold questions
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St Nicholas: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
How far is Alfold from London?
Roughly 33 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you bring plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what you need and we’ll include it in the quote.
Can you cook indoors?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Can you serve drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
Is live paella right for your party?
Unlike a barbecue, paella is ready at once, so everyone eats together. And there’s no host stuck at the grill. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why us?
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Read Our prices page And The cost guide.
Parties in Alfold: gardens, venues and local tips
Alfold is about 9 miles west of Horsham, in Surrey. For a party in Alfold, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Alfold. We cater in 395 places across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Alfold to Guildford (11 miles away).
Parks such as Fir Tree Copse normally need permission for cooking, so a garden or hired venue is often easier.
Anywhere in GU6, we can bring paella party catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater a party on streets such as Chapel Field Close, Loxwood Road and Cypress Grove or the roads around them. For parties just outside Alfold, we cover Alfold Bars (1 mile south), Loxwood (1 mile south), Ifold (2 miles south), Durfold Wood (3 miles west) and Plaistow (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (11 miles north), Woking (15 miles north), Farnham (14 miles north-west), Dorking (12 miles north-east), Haslemere (9 miles west) and Cranleigh (3 miles north-east).
Open spaces near Alfold include Shillinglee Lake.
- Nearby, you will find The Crown pub (within half a mile south-west)
DIY paella versus live catering
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.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Perfect for your party in Alfold
It brings a bit of holiday feeling to a garden party.
Whatever you are celebrating in Alfold, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Street and neighbourhood parties
- Anniversary celebrations
- Baby celebrations
After a christening at a church like Church of St Nicholas, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends.
What to look for in a quote
- When payment is due
- VAT, if it applies
- The wet-weather plan
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space when you get in touch. In general, we need:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Mixed paella
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels.
Vegetable paella
A vegetable pan means vegetarians eat well.
- 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