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Wedding paella catering in Itchen Abbas, Hampshire
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food makes the food a highlight of your wedding in Itchen Abbas.
- Rustic barn weddings
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
Wedding paella catering near Itchen Abbas
For event organisers in Itchen Abbas
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Itchen Abbas
Evening paella is a favourite: it is hot, filling and quick to serve, so the party keeps going. Whether it’s evening food for extra guests and big weddings with every diet, we will put together a menu of table tapas, canapé tapas and a paella wedding breakfast for your guests.
There is something special about a country wedding near Itchen Abbas, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Who books wedding paella catering in Itchen Abbas?
It is a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where plated meals are harder.
Whatever you are celebrating in Itchen Abbas, paella can be the star of the food. We often cook for:
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Food for evening guests
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St John the Baptist often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Before booking anyone
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How bad weather is handled
- If the price includes VAT
- How late numbers can change
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with the right extras it feels just as special. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Why Itchen Abbas hosts choose us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Catering across Hampshire, including Itchen Abbas
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Questions from Itchen Abbas
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St John the Baptist?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
How far is Itchen Abbas from London?
About 57 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can we try the food first?
Ask us about tastings when you contact us.
Is paella smart enough for a wedding?
Served well, it feels generous and special: canapés, tapas, crockery and table service.
Do you cook inside?
Generally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.
What affects the price in Itchen Abbas
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
- The number of people
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Which courses you have in mind
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Roughly how many adults and children
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
A closer look at the menu
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables.
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food.
Places near Itchen Abbas
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How it works
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Golden-hour photos in Itchen Abbas at midsummer come around 9:25pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- 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.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Diets, allergies and planning
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Pick a serving style
We keep in touch with your venue coordinator or toastmaster on the day, so you can enjoy yourselves.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff if your venue doesn’t.
Before you choose a spot
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Itchen Abbas
Itchen Abbas is about 4 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. We bring wedding paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Itchen Abbas and the surrounding area. Itchen Abbas is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 14 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Winnall Moors is close by. Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Winchester station, about 4.2 miles south-west.
For wedding paella catering in SO21, we plan around your venue and timings. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Little Hayes Lane, Northington Road and Station Hill or the roads around them. Close by, we cover weddings in Martyr Worthy (1 mile west), Itchen Stoke (1 mile east), Ovington (2 miles south-east), Easton (2 miles west) and Temple Valley (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (13 miles north-east), Winchester (4 miles south-west), Eastleigh (10 miles south-west), Andover (13 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (10 miles south-west) and Alton (12 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include St John's Rooms And Chapel (3.9 miles south-west) and Wolvesey Castle (4.1 miles south-west). Open spaces near Itchen Abbas include Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
- Local pubs include The Plough pub (under half a mile south-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