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Wedding Paella Catering in Midanbury
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 Midanbury.
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Live wedding paella catering in Midanbury
For event organisers in Midanbury
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
How our wedding paella catering works in Midanbury
Paella as evening food is popular: hot, filling and served quickly from the pan, so evening guests are fed and the dancing carries on. For parties after a register office wedding and weddings with mixed diets, we can cook table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas for your guests.
Weddings in a place like Midanbury often feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. Paella cooked on the lawn suits that perfectly. Let us know about access for the van. You will know exactly what’s included before you book: the menu, the staff and any extras.
- Area
- Midanbury (SO18, SO17, SO19)
- County
- Southampton
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Midanbury questions
Could we have live paella in Riverside Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of Ascension?
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.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you cook inside?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we’ll suggest the mix.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Midanbury.
What if our speeches run late?
We adapt. We keep in touch with your venue on the day so the paella is served fresh.
What’s in the pans
Canapé tapas
Canapés keep guests happy between the ceremony and the meal.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables.
Who books wedding paella catering in Midanbury?
Couples choose paella because it feels relaxed and generous, and guests talk about it afterwards.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Midanbury and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Historic houses near Midanbury include South Stoneham House (0.9 miles north-west) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (2.6 miles south-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
What to look for in a quote
- The deadline for final numbers
- The wet-weather plan
- Space, access and power needs
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
Places near Midanbury
What else we do in Midanbury
Paella compared with other options
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Paella covers them with separate pans. The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why us?
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Events in Midanbury and across Southampton
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
Should I cook it myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Midanbury weddings: local tips
Midanbury is about 1 mile east of Southampton, in Southampton. Give us the address of your wedding in Midanbury, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cater in 40 places in Southampton.
Put the station on your invitation: Bitterne station is about 0.8 miles away. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of Ascension often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. With the coast within about 3 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
Wherever your wedding is in SO18, SO17 and SO19, we can bring wedding paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Neva Road, Avon Road and Bond Road, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. If your venue is just outside Midanbury, we also cover Bitterne Park (1 mile south-west), Townhill Park (1 mile north-east), Chartwell Green (1 mile north-east), Mansbridge (1 mile north) and Bitterne (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Shirley (3 miles west), Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (4 miles west), Coxford (3 miles west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (3 miles west). Midanbury is among the bigger towns we cover in Southampton, with plenty of venues for weddings.
Other landmarks nearby include Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles south-west) and Netley Castle (3.4 miles south). The countryside around Midanbury includes Netley Common.
- Local schools include The Gregg School (under half a mile north-east) and Townhill Junior School (0.5 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find Bitterne Park Hotel (0.5 miles west)
Step by step
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell generally draws people over. At midsummer, sunset in Midanbury is about 9:25pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:55pm, and in late September about 7:10pm.
- 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 agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
Planning help
What wedding paella catering costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- How many staff you need
- Whether you need crockery
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Distance and access to the venue
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The venue or postcode
- Diets and allergies you know about
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Midanbury
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- 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