Surrey · England
Wedding paella catering in Friday Street, Surrey
We cook paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Friday Street and Surrey, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with mixed diets
Book wedding paella catering in Friday Street
Should I cook it myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Friday Street
We can add sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff, to suit the style of your day. For blessings and vow renewals and relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts, we can cook table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas for your guests.
A wedding in a small place like Friday Street often means a field, a barn or a family garden. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Friday Street? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
What happens on the day
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, which we agree with you beforehand. In Friday Street, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:05pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is normally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Perfect for your wedding in Friday Street
It handles mixed diets without fuss, which matters with a big guest list.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
If you’re hoping for photos in Wotton and Abinger Commons, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Before you book anyone
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Staff numbers and hours
- The venue requirements
Friday Street: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Friday Street?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Could we have live paella in Wotton and Abinger Commons?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
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 take the right care.
Do you cook inside?
Generally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Do you offer tastings?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we will explain how it works.
Do you work with our venue?
Yes, it makes life easier. Introduce us and we will sort the details.
What areas do you cover?
We cater across London and the South East, including Surrey. Find your area.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Towns and villages near Friday Street
Other catering in Friday Street
The menu, dish by dish
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Evening paella
A second round of paella for the evening, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Why choose live paella in Friday Street?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella is served quickly to many guests. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why Friday Street hosts choose us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Before you choose a spot
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space when you contact us. In general, we need:
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
We generally set up where guests can watch, and it makes a great photo.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Planning a paella wedding in Friday Street
Friday Street is about 3 miles south-west of Dorking, in Surrey. Weddings in Friday Street are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Friday Street is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. We cook right across the region, from Friday Street to Guildford (about 9 miles away).
Historic houses near Friday Street include Polesden Lacey (4.2 miles north). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. Leith Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Friday Street suits an outdoor reception. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Friday Street, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
Anywhere in RH5, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Sheephouse Lane, Noons Corner Road and Abinger Common Road or the roads around them. Close by, we cover weddings in Abinger Bottom (1 mile south), Abinger Common (1 mile west), Coldharbour (2 miles south-east), Forest Green (3 miles south) and South Holmwood (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (9 miles north-west), Woking (12 miles north-west), Epsom (11 miles north-east), Horley (9 miles east), Redhill (10 miles east) and Ewell (12 miles north-east).
A little further out are Abinger Castle (1 mile west) and Mesolithic Museum (1 mile west). Not far away are Vann Lake and Combe Bottom.
- Nearby schools include Hurtwood House (2.4 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Stephan Langton Inn (within half a mile north-west)
- 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