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Paella Party Catering in Isle of Wight

We cook at events in 125 towns and villages across the Isle of Wight for paella party catering, cooked fresh in front of your guests.

Paella Party Catering across the Isle of Wight

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Paella party catering in every part of the Isle of Wight

Paella catering for birthday parties, garden parties and private events. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or tell us about your event for a quote.

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Paella party catering across the Isle of Wight

A paella party works in most gardens, if there’s a level spot away from fences and trees. Not sure? Send a photo. Popular choices include tapas, chicken and chorizo paella and vegetable paella, and we are often booked for family get-togethers and birthday parties.

Here’s how the day generally runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and it’s served hot from the pan when you are ready to eat.

Send us the date, the address, numbers and diets.
We suggest a menu and confirm a quote.
On the day, we set up and get 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.

Cost

The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.

Why choose Love Paella

Paella cooked from scratch on site
Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Sangria and bar staff available
Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan

Getting a price

Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your party, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.

Local landmarks in Newport

Around Newport, we cater at gardens, homes and venues near Castle Inn, The Man in the Moon and Seaclose Park. Nearby too are Christ The King College (0.6 miles south-west), Island Innovation VI Form Campus (under half a mile south-east) and Nine Acres Primary School (within half a mile south). A little further out are Carisbrooke Castle (1 mile south-west) and St Mary's Hospital (0.8 miles north). Not far away are Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Mill Hill.

Party venues across the Isle of Wight

In the Isle of Wight’s towns, a garden party normally means a compact garden and street parking; in its villages, more space but narrower lanes. Tell us which applies to you. Around 116 places in the Isle of Wight are close to the coast, so we often plan a sheltered cooking spot for the wind, and seafood paella is popular.

Newport: Nearby historic houses include Carisbrooke Castle (1 mile south-west) and Gatcombe House (2.5 miles south). Grand settings like these often have strict catering rules, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. After a christening at a church like The Man in the Moon, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends. Sunset in Newport is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June. After dark, the cooking area needs good lighting.

Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?

For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.

Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.

Planning for every diet

With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:

Count adults and children separately
Let the neighbours know
Plan where rubbish goes
Collect dietary needs with your invites

When service is finished, we pack down quietly, so the party carries on.

We can bring plates, cutlery and staff.

Why live paella works

It feeds a crowd without anyone stuck in the kitchen, and it is a talking point.

We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in the Isle of Wight and nearby. Some of the most common are:

Christenings and naming days
Engagement and anniversary parties
Big family gatherings
Garden parties and summer barbecues

Before you choose a spot

Every venue is different, so we ask about the space when you get in touch. In general, we need:

Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
Somewhere close to park and unload
A level, firm spot for the burners and pans

Planners, venues and businesses

Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.

Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.

Common questions in the Isle of Wight

Can the paella be cooked in a hall?

Typically we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.

Do you cater for coeliacs?

We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.

Do you do vegan paella?

Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.

Do you cook it at the event?

Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, in front of your guests.

How far in advance should we book?

Early for summer weekends. Check your date with us.

What happens if it rains?

We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.