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Tapas Catering in Durfold Wood
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, Spanish tapas and canapé catering, on its own or alongside a paella makes the food a highlight of your event in Durfold Wood.
- Receptions and drinks parties
- Engagement drinks
- Evening sharing boards
Tapas catering for Durfold Wood events
How our tapas catering works in Durfold Wood
Plenty of tapas are vegetarian, like tortilla and padrón peppers, and several can be made gluten-free. We cook tortilla española, Serrano ham and gambas al ajillo, and we’re often booked for drinks reception canapés and evening grazing.
Near Durfold Wood, tapas suit gardens, barns and marquees. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated.
- Area
- Durfold Wood (RH14)
- County
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
What tapas catering costs
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- How long we’re needed on site
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The number of people
- Waiting and bar staff
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of the space, if you can
- The venue or postcode
Send us the date, your venue or RH14 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Live paella or other catering?
Tapas can be a starter, a reception or the whole meal, so they fit most plans. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why book with us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Events in Durfold Wood and across West Sussex
- A clear, itemised quote
Take a look at How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Ask guests about diets and allergies
- Match tapas with Spanish drinks
- Label seafood clearly
- Tell us what role tapas play
Staff carry canapés round and keep boards topped up.
Bar staff and sangria.
A closer look at the menu
Tortilla española
Potato omelette served in wedges or squares.
Manchego & membrillo
Spanish sheep’s cheese with quince paste.
Durfold Wood: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Durfold Wood for guests?
Witley station, about 4.5 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Durfold Wood?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
How much is live paella catering?
The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Will there be enough food?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
How do you work out quantities?
That depends on their role in the meal. Tell us about the event and we will suggest quantities.
Do you serve drinks with tapas?
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
The process
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. A summer drinks reception in Durfold Wood has daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer, ideal for tapas in the garden. In late September, sunset is about 7:05pm; winter receptions, dark by 3:55pm, are better indoors.
- Tell us the date, venue and numbers.
- You get a selection and a price.
- We set up and finish hot tapas on site.
- We serve canapés or table tapas.
- We clear our equipment afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Share the running order, including any speeches
How to get 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 and a suggested menu.
Planning help
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Also near Durfold Wood
Also in Durfold Wood
Planning the cooking area
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but a few things matter:
- Space for a serving table or station
- Permission from the venue
- An area to prepare hot tapas
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Durfold Wood
- Olives & bread
- Tortilla española
- Chorizo in red wine
- Croquetas
- Manchego & membrillo
- Patatas bravas
- Padrón peppers
- Serrano ham
- Albóndigas
- Gambas al ajillo
Drinks receptions around Durfold Wood
Durfold Wood is about 11 miles west of Horsham, in West Sussex. For an event in Durfold Wood, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cover all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Durfold Wood to Guildford (11 miles away).
For guests coming by train, Witley station is about 4.5 miles away. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Durfold Wood, a lovely setting for a drinks reception outdoors.
Anywhere in RH14, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater an event on streets such as Dunsfold Road and Durfold Wood or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside Durfold Wood, we also cover Plaistow (1 mile south-east), Ifold (2 miles south-east), Alfold Bars (3 miles east), Loxwood (3 miles east) and Alfold (3 miles east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Horsham (11 miles east), Storrington (13 miles south-east), Billingshurst (7 miles south-east), Bewbush (15 miles east), Roffey (12 miles east) and Southwater (11 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Haslemere and District Hospital (5.8 miles west). Not far away are Shillinglee Lake and Hydon's Ball.
Who books tapas catering in Durfold Wood?
Easy to eat with a glass in hand.
In Durfold Wood and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Engagement drinks
- Receptions and drinks parties
- Birthday and anniversary parties
- Sharing tapas starters
After a ceremony at a church such as Holy Trinity Church, canapé tapas with the drinks keep guests happy during photos.
What your quote should include
- Whether travel is included
- If the price includes VAT
- How each diet is kept separate
- Space, access and power needs
- 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