Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Braishfield events
Planning wedding paella catering in Braishfield? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Evening food for extra guests
- Sharing-style wedding meals
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Wedding paella catering in Braishfield, cooked live
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. We are frequently asked to cater weddings with lots of dietary needs and marquee and garden weddings, serving canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and evening paella.
A wedding in a small place like Braishfield frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
The menu, dish by dish
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served hot and generous.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why Braishfield hosts choose us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Catering across Hampshire, including Braishfield
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Drinks service on request
See Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Step by step
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your wedding. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. In Braishfield, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:10pm, which means evening paella is generally served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or SO51 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
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For event organisers in Braishfield
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Dietary needs and planning tips
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Put us in touch with your venue
The pans are frequently set up where guests can see them, and it makes a great photo.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Braishfield
How far is Braishfield from London?
Roughly 68 miles from the centre of London.
Is Braishfield too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Is halal food available?
Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in a separate pan.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from the drinks reception to the evening.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
What space do you need to cook?
Less than you might think: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a photo if you’re not sure.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Space, weather and the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Braishfield
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Sangria & bar staff
Weddings in Braishfield: venues, ceremonies and travel
Braishfield is about 2 miles north of Romsey, in Hampshire. For a wedding in Braishfield, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Braishfield. Braishfield is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Braishfield to Southampton (about 8 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of All Saints frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it is ready as guests arrive. For guests travelling by train, Romsey station is about 2.4 miles away.
We cater weddings across SO51 and the streets around it. Whether your wedding is on Braishfield Road, Common Hill Road and Newport Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. For weddings just outside Braishfield, we cover Belbins (1 mile south-west), Lower Slackstead (1 mile east), Abbotswood (1 mile south-west), Crampmoor (1 mile south) and Gosport (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (7 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles south-east), Andover (13 miles north), Totton (7 miles south), Chandler's Ford (4 miles south-east) and Hedge End (10 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include King Johns House (2.7 miles south-west) and Romsey Community Hospital (2.2 miles south). Not far away are Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.
- Schools near Braishfield include The Romsey School (2.5 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Wheatsheaf pub (under half a mile south)
Who books wedding paella catering in Braishfield?
Mixed diets are easy, which matters at weddings with lots of guests.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Rustic barn weddings
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Food for evening guests
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
Historic houses near Braishfield include Mottisfont Abbey (3.3 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
Before booking anyone
- VAT, if it applies
- The venue requirements
- How late numbers can change
- Whether travel is included
- 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