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Wedding Paella Catering for Milford events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Milford: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Garden and marquee weddings
Planning an event in Milford?
What’s in the pans
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, ideal for the drinks reception.
Paella wedding breakfast
Two or three paellas, served from the pans or brought to the tables.
About our wedding paella catering in Milford
The smell of saffron and garlic drifting across a garden or barn has everyone looking forward to dinner long before it’s served. For barn and farm weddings and civil partnerships and vow renewals, we can cook table tapas, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts.
A farm or garden wedding near Milford suits live paella. We’ll need a level spot and a way to reach it. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it is ready.
Towns and villages near Milford
More for events in Milford
Why choose wedding paella catering in Milford?
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables, which suits a relaxed wedding.
These are some of the occasions we cater around Milford:
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Barn and farm weddings
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Historic houses near Milford include Loseley Park (3.5 miles north-east) and Wanborough Manor (4.2 miles north). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Whether travel is included
- If the price includes VAT
- When payment is due
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Space, weather and the venue
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Milford
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
Milford: your questions answered
How far is Milford from London?
Roughly 33 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.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Milford.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Do you work with our venue?
Of course. We are happy to talk to your venue about access, timings and requirements.
Can we have a tasting?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll explain how it works.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
How it works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day. At midsummer, sunset in Milford is about 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:55pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- We plan a menu with you, course by course, and confirm a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- 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
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Why choose live paella in Milford?
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and feels more relaxed. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why book with us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Read Our prices page And The cost guide.
For event organisers in Milford
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Milford? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Getting married in Milford?
Milford is about 6 miles south-west of Guildford, in Surrey. For a wedding in Milford, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Milford. Milford is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. We cook right across the region, from Milford to Guildford (6 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: Milford (Surrey) station is about 0.8 miles away. Planning photos in Rodborough Common? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Milford, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
Here we cover the GU8 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Church Road, Upper Manor Road and Elmside; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Other places close to Milford for wedding paella catering include Mousehill (1 mile south-west), Cramhurst (1 mile south), Upper Eashing (1 mile north), Ockford Ridge (1 mile south-east) and Lower Eashing (1 mile north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Guildford (6 miles north-east), Woking (10 miles north), Camberley (12 miles north), Farnham (7 miles north-west), Dorking (14 miles east) and Frimley (10 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Godalming Museum (1.7 miles north-east) and Milford Hospital (1 mile east). Not far away are Lower Lake and Frith Hill.
- Local schools include Rodborough (0.6 miles south) and St Hilary's School (1.5 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The White Lion pub (less than 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