Hampshire · England
Wedding paella catering in Hatchet Green, Hampshire
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Hatchet Green and across Hampshire.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Farm and barn venues
Book wedding paella catering in Hatchet Green
Wedding paella catering in Hatchet Green, cooked live
A paella wedding makes mixed diets simple: each paella has its own pan, so every guest gets a proper hot main. Typical bookings include civil partnerships and vow renewals and marquee and garden weddings, with canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and evening paella.
Rural weddings around Hatchet Green have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
A closer look at the menu
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served hot and generous.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- The number of people
- Waiting and bar staff
- Distance and access to the venue
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
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 we need to know
These details help us quote quickly:
- Which courses you have in mind
- The address or venue name
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
For event organisers in Hatchet Green
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Events we cater in Hatchet Green
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it fits any plan.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Hatchet Green book us for events such as:
- Rustic barn weddings
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Nearby historic houses include Breamore House (2.6 miles west) and Landford Manor (4.2 miles east). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
Before you book anyone
- A clear list of what’s included
- How bad weather is handled
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Whether VAT is included
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Connect us with your coordinator
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
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What happens on the day
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. In Hatchet Green, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:10pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- First, we check your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Plan cover in case of rain
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can use our quote form.
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Getting married in Hatchet Green?
Hatchet Green is in Hampshire. For a wedding in Hatchet Green, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Hatchet Green is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Hatchet Green to Southampton (about 15 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Mary often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
We cater weddings across the SP6 postcode area. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Hatchet Close and Hatchet Green or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside Hatchet Green, we also cover North Charford (1 mile east) and Hale (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Totton (10 miles east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles east), Romsey (11 miles east), New Milton (15 miles south), Ringwood (9 miles south) and Marchwood (13 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Downton Moot Close (1.6 miles north-west) and Salisbury District Hospital (5.8 miles north-west).
- Nearby schools include The Trafalgar School at Downton (1.9 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find Woodfalls Inn (under half a mile north-east)
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Hatchet Green
Do you come out to small places like Hatchet Green?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you work with our venue?
Yes, it makes life easier. Put us in touch and we will agree the details.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Do you come to Hatchet Green?
We do. Hatchet Green is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Live paella or other catering?
A hog roast is popular at weddings, but harder for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests. Separate paella pans cover every diet. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why book with us
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
Where we can cook in Hatchet Green
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- 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