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Paella Party Catering for Lymington events
Looking for paella party catering in Lymington? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Family get-togethers
- Milestone birthdays
- Neighbourhood celebrations
Paella party catering for Lymington events
For event organisers in Lymington
Organising a club, school or community event in Lymington? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
How our paella party catering works in Lymington
It’s easy to cater for a mix of guests: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood pan and a vegetable or vegan pan side by side. A plain chicken paella keeps children happy. Typical bookings include garden parties and summer barbecues and milestone birthdays, with seafood paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella.
Garden parties are a favourite in Lymington, and a hall or club works if the garden does not. All we need is a level cooking spot. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Dishes our guests love
Chicken & chorizo paella
It is one of the most popular pans at parties, though it isn’t traditional in Valencia.
Churros
Sugary churros with chocolate, a sweet finish.
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More for events in Lymington
Who books paella party catering in Lymington?
It feels like a holiday in your own garden.
Whatever you are celebrating in Lymington, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Neighbourhood celebrations
- Milestone birthdays
After a christening at a church like Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends.
Comparing caterers
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The deadline for final numbers
- What the caterer needs from your venue
Common questions in Lymington
Which station should guests use for Lymington?
Lymington Town station, about 0.6 miles north-east of the centre.
Can you cook near the sea around Lymington?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Can you provide dessert?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Can you cater at a hired venue?
Often, yes. We need somewhere outside or well ventilated to cook, and the venue’s permission.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Keep a clear zone around the cooking area
- Ask guests about diets when you invite them
- Arrange a gazebo in case of rain
- Tell us how many children are coming
We keep the cooking area tidy and safe, with a clear space around the burners.
Churros and chocolate go down well with all ages.
What affects the price in Lymington
These are the factors that matter most:
- Distance and access to the venue
- The length of service
- Your choice of paellas
- How many courses
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of where we’d cook
Send us the date, your venue or SO41 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Step by step
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. At midsummer, it is light in Lymington until about 9:25pm, so a garden party can run well into the evening. In late September it’s dark by about 7:10pm; add lights for the evening.
- Send us your date, address and numbers.
- You get a menu and a quote.
- We arrive before your guests and set up.
- The paella cooks while your guests chat.
- We serve, then clear our area.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your party, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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Space, weather and the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- A quick photo of the spot helps us plan
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we offer
- Mixed paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
Parties in Lymington: gardens, venues and local tips
Lymington is in Hampshire. We cook at parties in gardens, halls and venues around Lymington. We cater in 683 places across Hampshire. We cook right across the region, from Lymington to Southampton (about 13 miles away).
If guests are coming by rail, the nearest station is Lymington Town station, about 0.6 miles north-east. The New Forest National Park is within about 5 miles of Lymington, so many gardens around here have a great outlook. The coast is within about a mile, so seafood paella often features, with shelter from the breeze planned in.
We cover parties in every part of SO41. We can cater a party on streets such as High Street, The Square and Priestlands Place or the roads around them. Lymington sits on or near the A337 and B3054, which makes travel to your party easy. We also cook at parties in Pennington (1 mile south-west), Walhampton (1 mile east), Lower Pennington (1 mile south), Warborne (1 mile north) and Boldre (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Totton (11 miles north), Hedge End (15 miles north-east), Hythe (10 miles north-east), New Milton (5 miles west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west) and Locks Heath (14 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Lymington New Forest Hospital (0.9 miles north) and St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (less than half a mile north-east). Not far away are Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Lymington include Priestlands School (within half a mile south-west) and Southlands School (1.3 miles north)
- Local pubs include Thomas Tripp pub (under half a mile north)
- 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