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Wedding paella catering in Kingswood, Surrey
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food makes the food a highlight of your wedding in Kingswood.
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Garden and marquee weddings
Planning an event in Kingswood?
What wedding paella catering costs
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How many guests are eating
- The paellas you choose
- Travel, parking and access
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The courses you’d like
- What the venue already provides
- The date and rough timings
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Kingswood
A paella wedding makes mixed diets simple: every paella is cooked separately, so vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests eat the same kind of meal as everyone else. On the menu are table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas, and we’re regularly asked to cater food for evening guests and receptions after an intimate ceremony.
For a smaller place like Kingswood, a garden or farm wedding is often the dream. We will need a level spot and a way to reach it. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan.
Questions from Kingswood
Is Kingswood close to London?
Roughly 15 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you cook at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Will there be enough food?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is usually popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Do you cook inside?
Typically we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
Step by step
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. In Kingswood, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, 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.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus 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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Planning a paella wedding in Kingswood
Kingswood is about 4 miles south-west of Coulsdon, in Surrey. For wedding paella catering in Kingswood, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Kingswood. We cook in all 395 towns and villages in Surrey. Our nearest city page is London, about 15 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Fitznells Manor (4.6 miles north) and Nonsuch Mansion (4.7 miles north). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. Put the station on your invitation: Kingswood station is in Kingswood itself. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Kingswood, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
We cover weddings in every part of KT20 and the streets around it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Beech Drive, Bears Den and Hamilton Place. Kingswood is on the B2032, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. Other places close to Kingswood for wedding paella catering include Tadworth (1 mile north-west), Lower Kingswood (1 mile south), Walton on the Hill (2 miles south-west), Margery (2 miles south) and Mogador (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (4 miles north-west), Horley (8 miles south), Redhill (4 miles south-east), Ewell (5 miles north-west), Reigate (4 miles south) and Walton-on-Thames (11 miles north-west).
A little further out are The Ashley Centre (3.8 miles north-west) and Walton on the Hill (1.7 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Colley Hill and Cuddington Meadows.
- Schools near Kingswood include Chinthurst School (1.1 miles west) and The Beacon School (1.7 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find Kingswood Arms (within half a mile north)
Perfect for your wedding in Kingswood
Couples choose paella because it feels relaxed and generous, and guests talk about it afterwards.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Barn and farm weddings
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Informal wedding breakfasts
If you’re marrying at a church near Kingswood, such as Church of St Andrew, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
What to look for in a quote
- Who provides the crockery
- Whether VAT is included
- How long the team stays
- What happens if it rains
Places near Kingswood
More for events in Kingswood
What we need at the venue
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you. The main points are:
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Somewhere close to park and unload
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
Organising for someone else?
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Dishes our guests love
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal, without spoiling appetites.
Paella wedding breakfast
Paellas for every guest, served straight from the pan.
Dietary needs and planning tips
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
- 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