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Wedding paella catering in East Shalford, Surrey
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in East Shalford and the surrounding area.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Evening food for extra guests
Planning an event in East Shalford?
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in East Shalford
The smell of saffron and garlic drifting across a garden or barn gets guests excited about the meal long before it’s served. Typical bookings include weddings with mixed diets and evening wedding food, serving a paella wedding breakfast, table tapas and canapé tapas.
There is something special about a country wedding near East Shalford, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
Organising for someone else?
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near East Shalford
East Shalford is about 2 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Give us the address of your wedding in East Shalford, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. East Shalford is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cook.
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Thomas frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Shalford station, about 0.7 miles south-west. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 4 miles of East Shalford, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
This part of Surrey takes in GU4, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Other places close to East Shalford for wedding paella catering include Shalford (1 mile south-west), Chilworth (1 mile east), Broadford (1 mile south-west), Artington (1 mile west) and Peasmarsh (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles north-east), Farnham (11 miles west), Egham (15 miles north) and Reigate (15 miles east).
A little further out are St. Luke’s Hospital (1.3 miles north) and Guildford Castle (1.4 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include St Martha's Hill and Pewley Down.
- Local schools include St Catherine's School (1.5 miles south) and Guildford High School (1.7 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find The Queen Victoria pub (0.7 miles west)
What else we do in East Shalford
What affects the price in East Shalford
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- The paellas you choose
- Guest numbers
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Timings and hours
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- What the venue already provides
- The address or venue name
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The date and rough timings
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
How the day works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, which we agree with you beforehand. For a summer wedding in East Shalford, 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 normally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
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Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff if your venue doesn’t.
DIY paella versus live catering
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
What’s in the pans
Evening paella
Evening paella is hot, filling and fun, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Paella wedding breakfast
Paellas for every guest, served straight from the pan.
Paella compared with other options
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and feels more relaxed. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What you get with us
- Drinks service on request
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Take a look at Our pricing And The cost guide.
FAQs for East Shalford
Could we have live paella in Shalford Mill?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
How far is East Shalford from London?
About 28 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How much does wedding paella catering cost in East Shalford?
We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers and we’ll reply with a price.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you come to East Shalford?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in East Shalford and across Surrey. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
Yes. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
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, and we time it to your schedule.
Perfect for your wedding in East Shalford
Paella can work for the wedding breakfast, the evening, or both, so it fits any plan.
In East Shalford and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Nearby historic houses include Chilworth Manor (0.9 miles east) and Guildford Castle (1.4 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the price includes VAT
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The wet-weather plan
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are 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