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Wedding Paella Catering for Goldsworth Park events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Goldsworth Park: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests.
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Farm and barn venues
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Wedding paella catering in Goldsworth Park
Wedding paella catering in Goldsworth Park, cooked live
We can cater your whole wedding day or one part of it: canapés, a tapas starter, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and dessert. We are often asked to cater rustic barn weddings and weddings with mixed diets, with evening paella, canapé tapas and table tapas.
A farm or garden wedding near Goldsworth Park suits live paella. We’ll need a level spot and a way to reach it. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
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 will do the cooking.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Occasions we cook for in Goldsworth Park
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
- Rustic barn weddings
Brookwood Lye nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
What your quote should include
- Whether travel is included
- Staff numbers and hours
- Who provides the crockery
- When final numbers are due
Why live cooking beats a buffet
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and suits a relaxed style. Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Why Goldsworth Park hosts choose us
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Goldsworth Park? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
About the dishes
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, ideal for the drinks reception.
Step by step
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. In Goldsworth Park, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, which means evening paella is usually served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- We check availability for 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.
Before we arrive
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Tell us where to park and unload
Get a quote
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Count day and evening guests separately
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Planning the cooking area
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
More for events in Goldsworth Park
Common questions in Goldsworth Park
Could we have live paella in Milford Green and Coxhill Green?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Is Goldsworth Park close to London?
About 24 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
Yes. Canapé tapas, table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts, or any part of that.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Can you bring crockery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
How soon do we need to book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Ask about your date even if it is soon.
How much is live paella catering?
We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers and we will reply with a price.
Planning a paella wedding in Goldsworth Park
Goldsworth Park is about 1 mile west of Woking, in Surrey. We cook at weddings in gardens, halls and venues around Goldsworth Park and nearby villages. Goldsworth Park is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover.
If you’re hoping for photos in Milford Green and Coxhill Green, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Andrew often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
We cook at weddings all over GU21 and GU22. Whether your wedding is on Elm Road, Well Lane and Bury Lane or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. Main roads around Goldsworth Park include the A324, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Woking (1 mile east), St John's (1 mile south-west), Horsell (1 mile north-east), Westfield (1 mile south-east) and Mimbridge (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (5 miles south), Camberley (7 miles west), Epsom (13 miles east), Farnham (12 miles south-west), Ewell (14 miles east) and Egham (8 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find The Peacocks (0.9 miles east) and Woking Community Hospital (1.1 miles east). The countryside around Goldsworth Park includes Brookwood Lye.
- Schools near Goldsworth Park include Woking High School (0.8 miles north-east) and Hoe Valley School (1.3 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Crown pub (0.5 miles north-east)
- 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