Brighton and Hove · England

Paella catering in BN3

We cook at events in every part of the BN3 postcode district, including Brighton and Hove, Hove and Aldrington. The paella is cooked fresh in front of your guests.

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How paella catering works in BN3

Paella is generous food: big pans, bright colours and a crispy base everyone wants a spoonful of. It turns a meal into an occasion. Typical bookings include engagement and anniversary parties and naming days and family parties, with seafood paella, vegetable paella and mixed paella.

Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring.

It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
We serve it hot from the pan and clear our area when service ends.

What it costs in BN3

Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.

Why hosts in BN3 choose us

Paella cooked from scratch on site
Hot food served quickly from the pan
Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Crockery and waiting staff if you need them

Getting a price

Planning paella catering in BN3? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.

Local landmarks in Brighton and Hove

Locally, our events take us close to Holy Cross Church, Hove Park School and West Hove Infant School. Other local landmarks include Hove Park (0.8 miles north-east), The Drive Prep School (1 mile east) and The Atlas pub (within half a mile north). There’s a railway station in Brighton and Hove itself: Aldrington station. Well-known places in the area include British Engineerium (0.7 miles north-east) and Churchill Square (2.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Brighton and Hove include Thundersbarrow Hill and Ladies Mile.

Paella catering in BN3: local guide

BN3 covers everything from Brighton, Hove and West Hill to 0 small villages and hamlets, and live paella works in all of them. In towns, plan parking and access; in villages, tell us about lanes and ground. 14 of the places we cover in BN3 are within about 6 miles of the sea, where we always plan shelter from the wind, and seafood paella is popular.

Brighton and Hove: For a christening or wedding at a church such as Holy Cross Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like West Hove Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Evenings in Brighton and Hove stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.

Occasions we cook for in BN3

Live paella is made for outdoor events: it’s cooked in the open, served hot and eaten together.

Whatever you’re celebrating in BN3, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:

Community events and fairs
Retirement and leaving parties
Family celebrations and christenings
Weddings and evening receptions

The menu, dish by dish

Paella Valenciana

Valencians take their paella seriously. The traditional pan has chicken, flat green beans and butter beans.

Mixed paella

Chicken and seafood together, and a popular all-rounder.

Space, weather and the venue

Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:

Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
A safe distance from anything that could catch
Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site

Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?

Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.

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’ll do the cooking.

Catering for every guest

Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:

Request clear labels at the serving table
Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
Give us separate numbers for children
Have seats for most of your guests

Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we time it carefully. If plans change, tell us and we’ll adjust.

We can add sangria and bar staff to serve drinks you provide.

BN3: your questions answered

What about pudding?

Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices.

Which areas do you serve?

We cover London and the South East, including Brighton and Hove. Find your area.

What is live paella catering?

We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook while everyone watches, and serve at the time you want.

Do you do vegan paella?

Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.

Do you provide drinks?

We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.

Is the paella cooked on site?

Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.

Do you do starters?

Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.

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

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