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Wedding paella catering in Brooklands, Surrey
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Brooklands: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests.
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Big weddings with every diet
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Planning an event in Brooklands?
Wedding paella catering in Brooklands, made fresh on the day
The smell of saffron and garlic drifting across a garden or barn has everyone looking forward to dinner long before it’s served. For weddings with a Spanish theme and sharing-style wedding meals, we will put together a menu of evening paella, canapé tapas and table tapas and more.
In Brooklands, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. A huge pan on the lawn fits right in. Let us know about access for the van. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
How the day works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your wedding. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. For a summer wedding in Brooklands, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is usually served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or KT13 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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Is live paella right for your wedding?
Live paella is less formal than a plated meal, but with the right extras it feels just as special. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why us?
- Drinks service on request
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
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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:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Brooklands
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
Events we cater in Brooklands
It’s a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where plated meals are harder.
These are some of the occasions we cater:
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Food for evening guests
Nearby historic houses include Byfleet Manor (1.7 miles south) and The Homewood (3.3 miles east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Space, access and power needs
- The deadline for final numbers
Should I cook it myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
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.
Dishes our guests love
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
What affects the price in Brooklands
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Guest numbers
- Distance and access to the venue
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Your choice of paellas
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The courses you’d like
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of the space, if you can
- The venue or postcode
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can fill in our quote form.
Brooklands weddings: local tips
Brooklands is about 1 mile south-west of Weybridge, in Surrey. Weddings in Brooklands are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Brooklands is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 9 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Ferris Meadow Lake is close by. If you are marrying at a church near Brooklands, such as Church of St Charles Borromeo, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
Wedding paella catering in KT13 and KT14 is planned around your venue and your guests. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Segrave Close, Railton Close and Locke King Road. Brooklands is on the B374, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include St George's Hill (1 mile north-east), Byfleet (1 mile south), Weybridge (1 mile north-east), New Haw (1 mile west) and Whiteley Village (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (9 miles south-west), Woking (5 miles south-west), Camberley (12 miles west), Epsom (8 miles east), Redhill (15 miles south-east) and Ewell (9 miles east).
A little further out are No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (2.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Brooklands include Papercourt Marshes and Ferris Meadow Lake.
- Nearby schools include Manby Lodge Infant School (1.1 miles north-east) and St George's College Weybridge (1.1 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Waverley Inn (0.8 miles north)
Questions from Brooklands
How far is Brooklands from London?
Roughly 19 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Brooklands for guests?
Weybridge station, in Brooklands itself.
Can we try the food first?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain the options.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can cater as much or as little of the day as you like, from the drinks reception to the evening.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Can you liaise with the venue coordinator?
Of course. We’re happy to talk to your venue about access, timings and requirements.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Yes. Add your suppliers to the final numbers and we will plan for them.
- 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