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Wedding Paella Catering for Abingworth events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Abingworth and the surrounding area.
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Food for evening guests
Book wedding paella catering in Abingworth
What affects the price in Abingworth
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Parking and unloading
- The number of people
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Expected numbers
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Wedding paella catering in Abingworth, cooked live
Sharing from big pans suits relaxed weddings, long tables and garden or barn venues. It feels generous without being stuffy. We’re frequently asked to cater big weddings with every diet and food for evening guests, with canapé tapas, evening paella and table tapas.
Rural weddings around Abingworth have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. We serve straight from the pan, so it is hot and generous, and a queue moves quickly.
- Area
- Abingworth (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Catering for every guest
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
We normally set up where guests can watch, and it makes a great photo.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
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Also in Abingworth
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with the right extras it feels just as special. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why book with us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Events in Abingworth and across West Sussex
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
Take a look at How we price And The cost guide.
Abingworth weddings: local tips
Abingworth is about 8 miles north of Worthing, in West Sussex. Give us the address of your wedding in Abingworth, and we will plan access and set-up. Abingworth is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex we cover. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 15 miles away.
Chanctonbury Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Abingworth suits an outdoor reception. Put the station on your invitation: Pulborough station is about 3.9 miles away. With the South Downs National Park within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
We cook at weddings all over RH20. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Abingworth Crescent, Chestnut Drive and Shelley Place. If your venue is just outside Abingworth, we also cover Thakeham (1 mile north-east), Warminghurst (1 mile east), Heath Common (1 mile south-east), West Chiltington Common (1 mile west) and West Chiltington (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (10 miles north-east), Worthing (8 miles south), Bognor Regis (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (15 miles east), Burgess Hill (13 miles east) and Littlehampton (10 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include The Storrington And District Museum (1.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Abingworth include Amberley Wildbrooks RSPB Reserve and Chanctonbury Hill.
- Schools near Abingworth include Rydon Community College (1.1 miles south)
The process
Here’s how the day usually runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and it is served hot from the pan at the agreed time. Golden-hour photos in Abingworth at midsummer come around 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We plan a menu with you, course by course, and confirm a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Get a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
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Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Abingworth?
Paella feels relaxed and generous, which is why couples choose it, and guests talk about it afterwards.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Evening wedding food
- Farm and barn venues
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Nearby historic houses include Parham House (3.1 miles south-west) and Old Place Manor (3.8 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Before booking anyone
- How bad weather is handled
- The deposit and payment dates
- Whether travel is included
- Who provides the crockery
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Abingworth
We’re having a ceremony at The Parish Church of St Mary: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
What’s the nearest station to Abingworth for guests?
Pulborough station, about 3.9 miles west of the centre.
Can we have a tasting?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll explain how it works.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Do you cater in Abingworth?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Abingworth and the rest of West Sussex. For a quote, use our quote form.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll talk it through before the day.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
What we need at the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- 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