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Tapas Catering in Inner Avenue
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: Spanish tapas and canapé catering, on its own or alongside a paella for events in Inner Avenue and across Southampton.
- Receptions and drinks parties
- Evening grazing
- Engagement parties
Tapas catering for Inner Avenue events
Events we cater in Inner Avenue
One spread covers many tastes and diets.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Evening grazing
- Launches and office parties
- Table tapas as a starter
- Engagement drinks
Historic buildings near Inner Avenue often have strict catering rules, so ask early if that’s your venue.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- What the price includes, item by item
- When payment is due
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
About our tapas catering in Inner Avenue
We can add sangria and bar staff, for a complete drinks and tapas package. On the menu are Serrano ham, patatas bravas and croquetas, and we are regularly asked to cater engagement celebrations and office parties and launches.
Tapas make a party in Inner Avenue easy and sociable. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan.
- Area
- Inner Avenue (SO14, SO15, SO17)
- Area hub
- Southampton
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Nearby places to Inner Avenue
What else we do in Inner Avenue
Live paella or other catering?
A sandwich buffet is easy but forgettable. Tapas feel special. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- A quote that spells everything out
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
How it works
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you’re free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. A summer drinks reception in Inner Avenue has daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer, ideal for tapas in the garden. By late September it’s dark around 7:10pm, and in December by about 4:00pm.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and how you want the tapas served.
- You get a suggested selection and a price.
- We arrive, set up and finish hot dishes on site.
- We serve canapés with drinks or set table tapas down to share.
- Afterwards, our equipment is cleared away.
Getting ready for the day
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Planning help
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Check diets in advance
- Include staff for canapés
- Allow more variety if tapas are the whole meal
- Ensure dishes are labelled
Staff keep the canapés coming.
Spanish desserts to finish.
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.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Inner Avenue: venues and local tips
Inner Avenue is about 1 mile west of Southampton, in Southampton. Across the SO14 area, we can bring the pans to you. We cover all 40 towns and villages across Southampton.
After a ceremony at a church such as Saint Mary's, canapé tapas with the drinks keep guests happy during photos. Historic houses near Inner Avenue include Southampton Tudor House and Garden (1.2 miles south) and Medieval Merchant's House (1.3 miles south). For a drinks reception at a historic venue, canapé tapas can work where live cooking isn’t allowed. Inner Avenue is within about 8 miles of the New Forest National Park, ideal for an outdoor reception. With the sea within about 2 miles, seafood tapas such as gambas al ajillo are a natural choice.
Here we cover the SO14, SO15 and SO17 postcode area. Whether your event is on Alma Road, Rose Road and Lawn Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. For events just outside Inner Avenue, we cover Southampton (1 mile east), Portswood (1 mile north-east), St Denys (1 mile north-east), Bitterne Manor (1 mile east) and St Mary's (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Thornhill (3 miles east), Eling (4 miles west), Rownhams (3 miles north-west), Weston (3 miles south-east), Hounsdown (4 miles west) and Nursling (3 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Royal South Hants Hospital (less than half a mile south-east) and Marlands Shopping Centre (0.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include St Anne's Catholic School (less than half a mile south-west) and St Mary's Independent School (1.4 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Guide Dog pub (under half a mile east)
How we price tapas catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many guests are eating
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- The length of service
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of the space, if you can
Planning tapas catering in Inner Avenue? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, use our quote form.
About the dishes
Tortilla española
A vegetarian favourite when made carefully.
Gambas al ajillo
Prawns sizzled in garlic and olive oil with a little chilli.
Inner Avenue: your questions answered
Can you cater a reception after a service at Saint Mary's?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Can you cook at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Are the tapas fresh?
Hot tapas are finished on site and served right away; cold ones go out as guests arrive.
What happens if it rains?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Are there vegetarian tapas?
Plenty are vegetarian, such as tortilla, bravas and padrón peppers. We label each dish.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
How many tapas per person?
Quantities depend on timing and courses. Tell us more for a suggestion.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Space, weather and the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- A spot for our serving station
- Table space for sharing dishes at seated meals
- An area to prepare hot tapas
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Padrón peppers
- Manchego & membrillo
- Croquetas
- Albóndigas
- Serrano ham
- Patatas bravas
- Chorizo in red wine
- Tortilla española
- Gambas al ajillo
- Olives & bread
- 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