Hampshire · England
Tapas Catering for Morestead events
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Morestead. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Sharing boards for evening guests
- Engagement parties
- Birthday and anniversary parties
Tapas catering for Morestead events
About the dishes
Patatas bravas
A tapas classic and usually vegetarian.
Manchego & membrillo
Manchego with sweet quince.
Tapas catering in Morestead, cooked live
Plenty of tapas are vegetarian, such as tortilla, bravas and padrón peppers, and some can be gluten-free. We are often asked to cater tapas and paella menus and sharing tapas starters, with Serrano ham, tortilla española and patatas bravas.
Near Morestead, tapas and sangria suit a garden or field party. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
What affects the price in Morestead
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Your choice of paellas
- Parking and unloading
- How many staff you need
- How many guests are eating
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and rough timings
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of where we’d cook
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Planning a tapas spread in Morestead
Morestead is about 3 miles south-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Wherever your event is in the SO21 area, we can cook for your guests. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. Our events stretch from Morestead to Southampton (about 9 miles away).
Guests travelling by rail: the nearest station is Shawford station, about 2.4 miles west. Historic buildings near Morestead frequently have strict catering rules, so ask early if that’s your venue.
For tapas catering in SO21, we plan around your venue and timings. That could mean an event in a garden on Morestead Road and Jackman's Hill. If your venue is just outside Morestead, we also cover Owslebury Bottom (1 mile south), Owslebury (1 mile south), Baybridge (2 miles south-east), Hensting (2 miles south) and Temple Valley (2 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Winchester (3 miles north-west), Eastleigh (5 miles south-west), Fareham (13 miles south), Andover (15 miles north-west), Horndean (14 miles south-east) and Totton (13 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include St John's Rooms And Chapel (2.7 miles north-west) and Wolvesey Castle (2.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Morestead include Twyford Down and Hockley Meadows.
Nearby places to Morestead
What else we do in Morestead
DIY paella versus live catering
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Catering for every guest
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Pair tapas with sangria, cava or sherry
- Make sure dishes are labelled
- Include staff for canapés
- Let us know if tapas are a starter or the main event
Dishes are labelled for diets and allergens.
Add a live paella main.
Why choose tapas catering in Morestead?
They’re easy to eat with a drink in hand.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Welcome-drink canapés
- Receptions and drinks parties
- Birthday drinks
- Tapas starters
After a ceremony at a church such as Morestead Church, canapé tapas with the drinks keep guests happy during photos.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Payment terms and deposit
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The wet-weather plan
Morestead: your questions answered
Is Morestead too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Morestead Church?
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 typically elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
How long does the paella take?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Do you come to Morestead?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Morestead and the rest of Hampshire. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you supply canapé staff?
We can provide staff. Canapés need staff to serve.
Is live paella right for your event?
If you want food that encourages guests to mingle, tapas are hard to beat. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Morestead
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- A quote that spells everything out
Working with your venue
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
What happens on the day
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests typically gather round to watch while it cooks. At midsummer, it is light in Morestead until about 9:25pm, perfect for canapés outdoors. By late September it is dark around 7:10pm, and in December by about 4:00pm.
- First, we check availability.
- You choose canapés, table tapas or both.
- We arrive and set up our station.
- We serve the spread.
- We clear away at the end.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
How to get a price
Planning tapas catering in Morestead? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Read more
- 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