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Wedding Paella Catering for Alverstoke events
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Alverstoke.
- Big weddings with every diet
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Planning an event in Alverstoke?
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Alverstoke
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. Popular choices include evening paella, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas, and we’re often booked for big weddings with every diet and wedding receptions after a small ceremony.
Near Alverstoke, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated.
Questions from Alverstoke
Is Alverstoke close to London?
Roughly 68 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Do you work with our venue?
Yes. We’ll speak to your venue about access and timings.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
Yes. Canapé tapas, table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts, or any part of that.
What if photos overrun?
We plan for it. We time the rice to the actual running order, so it’s served at its best.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Events we cater in Alverstoke
Mixed diets are easy, which matters with a big guest list.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Alverstoke, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Evening food for extra guests
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Sharing-style wedding meals
Couples marrying at local churches such as The Little Church often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
What to look for in a quote
- The venue requirements
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- When payment is due
- How each diet is kept separate
For planners, venues and organisers
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
What we need at the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Dessert
Should I cook it myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
What else we do in Alverstoke
Step by step
The cooking is part of the entertainment. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. In Alverstoke, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:10pm, which means evening paella is usually served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 4:00pm.
- First, we check your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Ask for a quote
Still deciding on the menu? That is fine: give us the basics about your wedding, and we will suggest a menu. To start, use our quote form.
Planning help
Alverstoke weddings: local tips
Alverstoke is about 2 miles south of Gosport, in Hampshire. Across the PO12 area, we can cook for your guests. Alverstoke is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 14 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, Portsmouth Harbour station is about 2.1 miles away. For outdoor photos, West of the River Alver is close by. With the coast within about 3 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
For wedding paella catering in PO12, we plan around your venue and timings. We can cater a wedding on streets such as The Lane, Fort Road and Church Road. If your venue is just outside Alverstoke, we also cover Clayhall (1 mile east), Haslar (1 mile east), Privett (1 mile north-west), Portsmouth Point (2 miles north-east) and Portsea (2 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Havant (9 miles north-east), Fareham (5 miles north), Horndean (11 miles north-east), Hedge End (12 miles north-west), Waterlooville (9 miles north-east) and Purbrook (8 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Southsea (2.5 miles east) and Tricorn Centre (3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Alverstoke include West of the River Alver.
- Schools near Alverstoke include Bay House School (0.8 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find Village Home pub (within half a mile north)
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Pick a serving style
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Connect us with your coordinator
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
If things run late, and we will adapt the timing so it is still served fresh.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue does not.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Separate paella pans cover every diet. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why book with us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Drinks service on request
The menu, dish by dish
Evening paella
Evening paella is hot, filling and fun.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
- 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