Hampshire · England
Wedding paella catering in Old Alresford, Hampshire
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Old Alresford: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Sharing-style wedding meals
Wedding paella catering in Old Alresford
For planners, venues and organisers
Organising a club, school or community event in Old Alresford? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Wedding paella catering in Old Alresford, cooked live
We can add sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff, to suit the style of your day. We are often asked to cater civil partnerships and vow renewals and evening food for extra guests, with Spanish desserts, table tapas and a paella wedding breakfast.
Rural weddings around Old Alresford have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Step by step
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we hold the paella at the right stage so it is still served fresh. Golden-hour photos in Old Alresford at midsummer come around 9:25pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Get a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
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Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Occasions we cook for in Old Alresford
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables.
Whatever you are celebrating in Old Alresford, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Nearby historic houses include Hinton Ampner House (4.1 miles south). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue.
Before booking anyone
- Allergen information for each dish
- How long the team stays
- Whether travel is included
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
Old Alresford questions
Is Old Alresford too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is usually elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can we try the food first?
Ask us about tastings when you get in touch.
How much is live paella catering?
We quote for each event, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
Is it really cooked live?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and we’ll cook a separate pan.
What wedding paella catering costs
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Timings and hours
- Travel, parking and access
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
Getting married in Old Alresford?
Old Alresford is about 7 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Across the SO24 area, we’ll come to your venue or garden. We cook in 683 places in Hampshire. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 16 miles away.
If you’re marrying at a church near Old Alresford, such as Church of St Mary, 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.
Anywhere in SO24, we can cook for your guests. Streets in the area include Kiln Lane, Colden Lane and The Brook, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. If your venue is just outside Old Alresford, we also cover Bighton (1 mile east), Northington (2 miles north-west), Totford (3 miles north-west), Brown Candover (3 miles north) and Upper Wield (4 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (11 miles north), Winchester (7 miles south-west), Eastleigh (12 miles south-west), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (13 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles east).
A little further out are Barton Castle (3.1 miles north-east).
- Nearby, you will find The Globe Inn (0.7 miles south)
Places near Old Alresford
More for events in Old Alresford
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
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.
A closer look at the menu
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana.
Paella wedding breakfast
Two or three paellas, served from the pans or brought to the tables, with bread and salad.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and suits a relaxed style. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What you get with us
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Catering across Hampshire, including Old Alresford
- A clear, itemised quote
See How we price And What paella catering costs.
- 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