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Paella Party Catering for Lancing events
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for birthday parties, garden parties and private events in Lancing.
- Family reunions
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Milestone birthdays
Paella party catering for Lancing events
Paella party catering in Lancing, cooked live
We cater parties at homes, village halls with outdoor space, clubs and hired venues in and around Lancing. We cook vegetable paella, churros and seafood paella, and typical bookings are for retirement celebrations and milestone birthdays.
For a party in Lancing, your garden is frequently the best venue. Let us know how we can get to the garden, and we’ll bring everything else. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
- Area
- Lancing (BN15)
- County
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
FAQs for Lancing
Could we have live paella in Brooklands Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Is Lancing close to London?
About 47 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, if you need them. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
How much paella per person?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. Our guide to portions explains more.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
How far in advance should we book?
Early is best, but ask even if it is soon. Send your date and we’ll check.
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Other catering in Lancing
Why choose live paella in Lancing?
DIY catering saves money but costs you time. Book us and you are free to enjoy it. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Lancing hosts choose us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Events we cater in Lancing
It feeds a crowd without anyone stuck in the kitchen, and guests love it.
Whatever you are celebrating in Lancing, paella can be the star of the food. We frequently cook for:
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Big birthdays
- Street parties and neighbourhood get-togethers
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
If guests are coming by rail, Lancing has its own station, Lancing station.
Questions to ask before you book
- Payment terms and deposit
- How late numbers can change
- How each diet is kept separate
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Make sure children stay back from the pans
- Collect dietary needs with your invites
- Ensure most people can sit to eat
- Warn the neighbours
We keep the cooking area tidy and safe, with a clear space around the burners.
We can bring plates, cutlery and staff.
What paella party catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The length of service
- How many courses
- Waiting and bar staff
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Expected numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and time of the event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
How the day works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Guests normally gather round to watch while it cooks. Sunset in Lancing is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June. If the party runs past dark, we’ll need light where we cook and serve.
- Send us your date, address and numbers.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a quote.
- We set up before guests arrive.
- The paella cooks while your guests chat.
- We serve from the pan and pack down.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Give us a contact for the day
Get a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, use our quote form.
Planning help
About the dishes
Vegetable paella
Vegetarians get a real main course, and meat eaters often try it too.
Churros
Sugary churros with chocolate.
Where we can cook in Lancing
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- A photo of the garden helps us check the space
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Lancing
- Churros
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Tapas
- Vegetable paella
Planning a party in Lancing
Lancing is about 3 miles east of Worthing, in West Sussex. Wherever your party is in the BN15 area, we can cook for your guests. We cook in all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 8 miles away.
After a christening at a church like St. Michael & All Angels, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends. Parks such as Brooklands Park usually need permission for cooking, so a garden or hired venue is frequently easier. Near the coast, within about 3 miles, seafood paella is a natural choice, and we always plan for wind.
We cook at parties all over BN15. Streets in the area include North Road, North Farm Road and Addison Close, and we can cook for a party on any of them. Lancing sits on or near the A2025, which makes travel to your party easy. Neighbouring places where we cater parties include Sompting (1 mile west), East Worthing (2 miles south-west), Broadwater (2 miles west), Offington (3 miles west) and Botolphs (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Worthing (3 miles west), Haywards Heath (15 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles north-east), Littlehampton (9 miles west), Rustington (8 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north-west).
A little further out are Worthing Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Old Castle (3.1 miles west). The countryside around Lancing includes Lancing Ring and Widewater Lagoon.
- Local schools include The Sir Robert Woodard Academy (0.6 miles north-west) and Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School (1.5 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Railway pub (less than half a mile south-west)
- 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