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Paella Party Catering in Pennington
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 Pennington.
- Garden get-togethers
- Celebrations of life
- Street parties and neighbourhood get-togethers
Planning an event in Pennington?
Paella party catering in Pennington, made fresh on the day
The smell of paella cooking is the best party invitation. People drift over with a drink to watch it cook. Whether it’s summer garden parties and anniversaries and engagement parties, we will put together a menu of tapas, churros and mixed paella for your guests.
For a party in Pennington, your garden is often the best venue. Tell us about access and parking, and we’ll bring everything else. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
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, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
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Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Warn the neighbours
- Have cover ready for a shower
- Make sure most people can sit to eat
- Give separate numbers for children
If you’ve booked staff, they’ll help serve and clear so you can relax.
Churros with chocolate are a hit with children and adults.
Perfect for your party in Pennington
It works for all ages and diets, from children to grandparents.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Pennington, people book us for events such as:
- Milestone birthdays
- Retirement celebrations
- Wakes and celebrations of life
- Neighbourhood celebrations
If guests are coming by rail, Lymington Town station is about 1.2 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether travel is included
- The deadline for final numbers
What affects the price in Pennington
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Parking and unloading
- How many guests are eating
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your party, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The courses you’d like
- The date and time of the event
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Pennington parties: what to know
Pennington is about 1 mile south-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. For a party in Pennington, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Pennington is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 14 miles away.
After a christening at a church like Church of St Mark, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends. Pennington is within about 5 miles of the New Forest National Park, so many gardens around here have a great outlook. The coast is within about a mile, so seafood paella frequently features.
This part of Hampshire takes in SO41, so your party can be anywhere in it. Your party could be at a home on Mead Road, Pound Road and Elm Avenue. Close by, we cover parties in Lymington (1 mile north-east), Lower Pennington (1 mile south), Walhampton (1 mile north-east), Everton (1 mile west) and Lymore (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Totton (12 miles north), Hythe (10 miles north-east), New Milton (5 miles west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west), Locks Heath (15 miles north-east) and Warsash (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (0.9 miles north-east) and Yarmouth Castle (3.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Pennington includes Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Pennington Infant School (under half a mile north)
- Pubs nearby include White Hart Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
Where we can cook in Pennington
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
Working with your venue
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
The process
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. The smell typically draws people over. At midsummer, it is light in Pennington until about 9:25pm, which gives a garden party a long evening. By late September sunset is around 7:10pm, so plan festoon lights for later parties.
- It starts with your date, address, numbers and any diets.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote.
- We arrive, set up in your garden or venue and start the sofrito.
- The paella cooks while your guests chat, with any tapas served first.
- It’s served from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Get a quote
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
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Questions from Pennington
Can you cook near the sea around Pennington?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mark?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is normally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you come to Pennington?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Pennington. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it’s short notice, it is worth asking.
What happens if it rains?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Is halal food available?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in a separate pan.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will help you decide the split.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Cooking yourself saves money but costs you the party. Book us and you’re free to enjoy it. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What you get with us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- A clear, itemised quote
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Take a look at Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
- 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