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Paella party catering in Neatham, Hampshire
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 Neatham.
- Milestone birthdays
- Summer garden parties
- Family reunions
Paella party catering for Neatham events
Occasions we cook for in Neatham
It’s the easiest way to feed a party without being stuck in the kitchen, and guests love it.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Neatham and Hampshire:
- Garden get-togethers
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Retirement celebrations
- Street and neighbourhood parties
After a christening at a church like Holy Rood Church, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends.
Questions to ask before booking
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The deadline for final numbers
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- The wet-weather plan
Paella party catering for your party in Neatham
Paella is made for relaxed parties: it is served from the pan and shared, without any fuss. Typical bookings include anniversary celebrations and leaving dos and retirements, serving seafood paella, churros and vegetable paella.
A country party near Neatham is perfect for paella: cooked in the open and served hot. Have a gazebo ready in case of rain. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
About the dishes
Vegetable paella
Vegetable paella in its own right.
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels.
Also near Neatham
What else we do in Neatham
Working with your venue
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Menu ideas
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Tapas
FAQs for Neatham
How far is Neatham from London?
Roughly 43 miles from the centre of London.
What’s the nearest station to Neatham for guests?
The closest is Alton station, roughly 1.3 miles away.
Do you come to Neatham?
Yes, we do. Neatham is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you cook indoors?
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.
Do you do starters?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
What do you need at the venue?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Planning a party in Neatham
Neatham is about 2 miles north-east of Alton, in Hampshire. Give us the address of your party in Neatham, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. We cook in all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 17 miles away.
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Alton station, about 1.3 miles south-west. Historic houses near Neatham include Bentworth Hall (4.8 miles west) and Hall Place (4.9 miles west). Grand settings like these often have strict catering rules, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler.
We cover parties in every part of the GU34 postcode area and the streets around it. For parties just outside Neatham, we cover Holybourne (1 mile north-west), Wyck (1 mile south-east), Upper Froyle (1 mile north-east), Alton (2 miles south-west) and East Worldham (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (10 miles north-west), Farnborough (12 miles north-east), Fleet (9 miles north-east), Aldershot (10 miles north-east), Petersfield (11 miles south) and Yateley (13 miles north).
A little further out are Allen Gallery (1.6 miles south-west) and Alton Community Hospital (2.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Holybourne Hill.
- Nearby schools include Treloar School (0.7 miles west) and Eggar's School (0.8 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include White Hart pub (under half a mile west)
How we price paella party catering
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Travel, parking and access
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Timings and hours
- How many guests are eating
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The venue or postcode
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want special but not formal, live paella is hard to beat. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Why Neatham hosts choose us
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Read How we price Or What paella catering costs.
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. A caterer handles all of that.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
The process
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. For a late-May party in Neatham, sunset is around 8:55pm; at midsummer it’s about 9:20pm. If the party runs past dark, we will need light where we cook and serve.
- Send us the date, the address, numbers and diets.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a quote.
- We arrive, set up in your garden or venue and start the sofrito.
- Guests gather round as it cooks, nibbling tapas if you’ve booked them.
- It’s served from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Read more
- 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