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Wedding Paella Catering in Hastings Old Town
Looking for wedding paella catering in Hastings Old Town? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Big weddings with every diet
Live wedding paella catering in Hastings Old Town
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Organising a club, school or community event in Hastings Old Town? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Wedding paella catering in Hastings Old Town, cooked live
Timing is everything with paella: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We time it around your speeches and photos. Typical bookings include weddings with mixed diets and barn and farm weddings, with Spanish desserts, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas.
For a smaller place like Hastings Old Town, a garden or farm wedding is often the dream. We need level ground and access. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Location
- Hastings Old Town (TN34, TN35)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose live paella in Hastings Old Town?
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Events in Hastings Old Town and across East Sussex
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
See How we price Or The cost guide.
What’s in the pans
Desserts
A sweet finish: Spanish desserts or your own cake.
Paella wedding breakfast
Paellas for every guest, served hot and generous.
The process
The cooking is part of the entertainment. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. In Hastings Old Town, midsummer sunset is about 9:15pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:00pm, which means evening paella is typically served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Leave space around the cooking area
Get a quote
Planning wedding paella catering in Hastings Old Town? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How long we’re needed on site
- How many guests are eating
- The paellas you choose
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What we need to know
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- The date and time of the event
- What the venue already provides
- Expected numbers
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Send us the date, your venue or TN34 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
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Why choose wedding paella catering in Hastings Old Town?
It handles mixed diets without fuss, which matters with a big guest list.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Hastings Old Town book us for occasions like:
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Evening wedding food
If you’re marrying at a church near Hastings Old Town, such as Church of St Clement or Roman Catholic Church of St Mary Star of the Sea, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How late numbers can change
- Whether travel is included
Hastings Old Town: your questions answered
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Clement: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is usually elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
Can you cook near the sea around Hastings Old Town?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Do you cater in Hastings Old Town?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Hastings Old Town is within our area and the rest of East Sussex. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
It can be as relaxed or as polished as you like, depending on presentation and service.
What happens if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there’s a ventilated cover. We’ll talk it through before the day.
Is halal food available?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we’ll cook a separate pan.
Do you offer tastings?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll explain how it works.
What space do you need to cook?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Weddings in Hastings Old Town: venues, ceremonies and travel
Hastings Old Town is about 1 mile south-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. We bring wedding paella catering to homes, gardens and venues in Hastings Old Town. Hastings Old Town is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we cook. Our events stretch from Hastings Old Town to Brighton (32 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Hastings station, about 0.7 miles west. For outdoor photos, Church Wood and Robsack Wood is close by, and the countryside around Hastings Old Town suits an outdoor reception. With the coast within about a mile, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
Anywhere in TN34 and TN35, we can bring wedding paella catering to you. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Crown Lane, Croft Road and Manor Road or the roads around them. Other places close to Hastings Old Town for wedding paella catering include Rock-a-Nore (1 mile south-east), Belmont (1 mile north), America Ground (1 mile west), Blacklands (1 mile north-west) and St Helen's (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (14 miles west), Bexhill-on-Sea (6 miles west), Hailsham (15 miles west), Polegate (15 miles west), Old Town (15 miles west) and Upper Horsebridge (15 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (0.5 miles west) and Hastings Castle (less than half a mile west). Green spaces nearby include Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
- Local schools include University School (0.9 miles west) and William Parker Sports College (1.7 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Royal Standard Public House (under half a mile south)
Space, weather and the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Pick a serving style
Fresh pans can be cooked for evening guests, timed for after the first dance.
A table tapas starter gets everyone sharing.
- 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