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Wedding paella catering in Lordswood, Southampton
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Lordswood: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Evening wedding food
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Parties after a register office wedding
Wedding paella catering in Lordswood
How our wedding paella catering works in Lordswood
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. Typical bookings include evening wedding food and relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts, with table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas.
A farm or garden wedding near Lordswood suits live paella. We will need a level spot and a way to reach it. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Where
- Lordswood (SO16, SO15)
- County
- Southampton
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Live paella or other catering?
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and feels more relaxed. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What you get with us
- Fast service from the pan
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Lordswood
Lordswood is about 2 miles north-west of Southampton, in Southampton. Give us the address of your wedding in Lordswood, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. Lordswood is one of 40 towns and villages in Southampton where we cook.
Planning photos in St James' Park? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. Historic houses near Lordswood include South Stoneham House (2.4 miles east) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (3.2 miles south). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. The New Forest National Park is within about 8 miles of Lordswood, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue. With the coast within about 4 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the SO16 and SO15 postcode area. Whether your wedding is on Peach Road, Linden Road and Woburn Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. For weddings just outside Lordswood, we cover Coxford (1 mile south-west), Bassett (1 mile east), Rownhams (1 mile north-west), Maybush (1 mile south-west) and Chilworth (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Townhill Park (3 miles east), Midanbury (3 miles east), Thornhill (5 miles south-east), Chartwell Green (4 miles east), Harefield (4 miles south-east) and Itchen (4 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Marlands Shopping Centre (2.8 miles south-east) and Princess Anne Hospital (0.5 miles south). Open spaces near Lordswood include Testwood Lakes.
- Schools near Lordswood include Upper Shirley High School (1 mile south) and Oaklands Community School (1 mile west)
- Nearby, you will find Bridge Tavern (0.9 miles south-west)
How we price wedding paella catering
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Distance and access to the venue
- The number of people
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Waiting and bar staff
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Where the event is
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Diets and allergies you know about
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
How it works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, which we agree with you beforehand. For a summer wedding in Lordswood, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, which means evening paella is generally served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 4:00pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We plan a menu with you, course by course, and confirm 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Ask for a quote
Planning wedding paella catering in Lordswood? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
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.
DIY paella versus live catering
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Dishes our guests love
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana.
Paella wedding breakfast
Paellas for every guest, served straight from the pan.
Perfect for your wedding in Lordswood
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it fits any plan.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Evening food for extra guests
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Rustic barn weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Couples marrying at local churches such as Lord's Hill Church frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive.
Comparing caterers
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How bad weather is handled
- Travel and parking costs
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
Other catering in Lordswood
Questions from Lordswood
Can you cook in St James' Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
We’re having a ceremony at Lord's Hill Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Lordswood.
Can we have a tasting?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we will talk you through it.
Is paella smart enough for a wedding?
It can be as relaxed or as polished as you like, depending on presentation and service.
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.
Can you do sangria?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Before you choose a spot
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Lordswood
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- 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