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Wedding Paella Catering in Mid Holmwood
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Mid Holmwood and the surrounding area.
- Big weddings with every diet
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Wedding paella catering in Mid Holmwood
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Mid Holmwood
Timing is everything with paella: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We plan it around your speeches and photos. Popular choices include canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and table tapas, and we are frequently booked for marquee and garden weddings and weddings with a Spanish theme.
Rural weddings around Mid Holmwood have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Mid Holmwood weddings: local tips
Mid Holmwood is about 2 miles south of Dorking, in Surrey. Anywhere in RH5, we can cook for your guests. Mid Holmwood is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cook. Our events stretch from Mid Holmwood to Guildford (11 miles away).
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Holmwood station, about 1.6 miles south. Leith Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 3 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
Wherever your wedding is in RH5, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Horsham Road, Swallow Lane and Mid Holmwood Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover weddings in North Holmwood (1 mile north-east), Blackbrook (1 mile north-east), Dorking (2 miles north), Westcott (2 miles north-west) and Wotton (3 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (13 miles north-west), Epsom (10 miles north), Horley (7 miles east), Redhill (7 miles east) and Ewell (11 miles north).
A little further out are Betchworth Castle (2.7 miles north-east) and Mesolithic Museum (3.4 miles west). Not far away are Vann Lake and Leith Hill.
- Local schools include The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School (1.7 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Norfolk Arms (less than half a mile south)
What happens on the day
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. In Mid Holmwood, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is typically served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Give us a contact for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Get a quote
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: give us the basics about your wedding, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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What affects the price in Mid Holmwood
These are the factors that matter most:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- How many guests are eating
- How long we are needed on site
- Your choice of paellas
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What we need to know
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Expected numbers
- The address or venue name
- The date and time of the event
- Which courses you have in mind
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Mid Holmwood? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, fill in our quote form.
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Planning the cooking area
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Menu ideas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
Paella compared with other options
A hog roast is popular at weddings, but harder for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests. Separate paella pans cover every diet. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Mid Holmwood hosts choose us
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- A quote that spells everything out
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Read Our pricing Or What paella catering costs.
Occasions we cook for in Mid Holmwood
Couples choose paella because it feels relaxed and generous, and guests talk about it afterwards.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Mid Holmwood and Surrey:
- Evening food for extra guests
- Big weddings with every diet
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Historic houses near Mid Holmwood include Polesden Lacey (4.2 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Before booking anyone
- Space, access and power needs
- Whether VAT is included
- When final numbers are due
- Whether travel is included
Common questions in Mid Holmwood
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St John the Evangelist: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Could we have live paella in Inholms Clay Pit?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
What does wedding paella catering cost?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
Served well, it feels generous and special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
What if the weather’s bad?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you work with our venue?
Yes. We’ll speak to your venue about access and timings.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Connect us with your coordinator
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Dishes our guests love
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables.
- 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