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Paella Party Catering for Sandy Balls events
Planning paella party catering in Sandy Balls? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Celebrations of life
- Naming days and christenings
- Family get-togethers
Book paella party catering in Sandy Balls
Occasions we cook for in Sandy Balls
It brings a bit of holiday feeling to a garden party.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Sandy Balls, people book us for events such as:
- Wakes and celebrations of life
- Big birthdays
- Christenings and naming days
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
After a christening at a church like St Giles, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends.
What your quote should include
- How each diet is kept separate
- When final numbers are due
- Payment terms and deposit
- What happens if it rains
Paella party catering in Sandy Balls, made fresh on the day
It is 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. Children typically love a simple chicken paella. We are frequently asked to cater wakes and memorial gatherings and retirement and leaving parties, serving chicken and chorizo paella, churros and seafood paella.
Near Sandy Balls, parties are often in gardens or fields. Let us know about access, and we will handle the rest. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Sandy Balls parties: what to know
Sandy Balls is in Hampshire. Whether your party is in the middle of Sandy Balls or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cater in 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 16 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Breamore House (2.9 miles north). Grand settings like these frequently have strict catering rules, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. Sandy Balls is within about 8 miles of the New Forest National Park, so many gardens around here have a great outlook.
This part of Hampshire takes in SP6. That could mean a party in a garden on The Pines, River Road and Larch Row. Close by, we cover parties in Godshill (1 mile north-east), Criddlestyle (1 mile south-west), Blissford (1 mile south), Stuckton (1 mile south-west) and Frogham (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Totton (11 miles east), Lymington (15 miles south-east), Romsey (13 miles east), New Milton (13 miles south), Ringwood (6 miles south) and Barton on Sea (14 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Fordingbridge Doll Museum (1.3 miles west) and Godshill Castle Hill (0.9 miles north). Not far away are Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Fighting Cocks pub (0.5 miles east)
How we price paella party catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Whether you need crockery
- Your choice of paellas
- Parking and unloading
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The courses you’d like
- What the venue already provides
Send us the date, your venue or SP6 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Plan where rubbish goes
- Have enough chairs for most guests
- Let the neighbours know
We arrive before your guests to set up.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges round off the meal.
Should I cook it myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
The process
When we arrive, 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. A summer party in Sandy Balls stays light until about 9:25pm at midsummer, so a garden party can run well into the evening. By late September sunset is around 7:10pm, so plan festoon lights for later parties.
- Tell us when and where, and how many.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a quote.
- We set up before guests arrive.
- Guests watch the paella cook.
- We serve, then clear our area.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Give us a contact for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
How to get a price
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your party, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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Common questions in Sandy Balls
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Giles?
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 generally elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
Do you come out to small places like Sandy Balls?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
How much space do you need?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a picture if you’re not sure.
Do you do desserts?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Do you come to Sandy Balls?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Sandy Balls is within our area and the rest of Hampshire. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
Where we can cook in Sandy Balls
We will be honest if a space won’t work, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- A photo of the garden helps us check the space
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
Paella compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue, paella is served all at once, so nobody waits for the next batch. And there is no host stuck at the grill. Larger events generally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What you get with us
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Catering across Hampshire, including Sandy Balls
- Drinks service on request
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Sandy Balls? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
- 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