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Wedding Paella Catering in Pains-Hill
We cook paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Pains-Hill and Surrey, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Barn and farm weddings
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Wedding paella catering for Pains-Hill events
About our wedding paella catering in Pains-Hill
Timing is everything with paella: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it is best served straight away. We time it around your speeches and photos. On the menu are Spanish desserts, table tapas and evening paella, and we are regularly asked to cater barn and farm weddings and food for evening guests.
A wedding in a small place like Pains-Hill often means a field, a barn or a family garden. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Live paella or other catering?
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. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What you get with us
- Events in Pains-Hill and across Surrey
- Drinks service on request
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Take a look at Our pricing And The cost guide.
Who books wedding paella catering in Pains-Hill?
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: gather round the cooking.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Rustic barn weddings
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Food for evening guests
Couples marrying at local churches such as St Andrew's often hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether travel is included
- If the price includes VAT
- What happens if it rains
- How each diet is kept separate
Places near Pains-Hill
Other catering in Pains-Hill
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Step by step
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your wedding. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. At midsummer, sunset in Pains-Hill is about 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
What wedding paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- Timings and hours
- Distance and access to the venue
- Your choice of paellas
- How many staff you need
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The courses you’d like
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Anything your venue supplies
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, fill in our quote form.
Space, weather and the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but a few things matter:
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Level ground for the pans and burners
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Pains-Hill
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
Getting married in Pains-Hill?
Pains-Hill is about 6 miles south-east of Caterham, in Surrey. Wherever your wedding is in the RH8 area, we can cook for your guests. We cater in 395 places across Surrey. Our nearest city page is London, about 18 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Botley Hill is close by. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Hurst Green station, about 0.9 miles west.
For wedding paella catering in RH8, we plan around your venue. Whether your wedding is on Pastens Road and Pains Hill or a nearby road, we can cook there. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include The Chart (1 mile east), Limpsfield (1 mile north-west), Hurst Green (1 mile west), Oxted (1 mile west) and Moorhouse Bank (1 mile north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Epsom (14 miles north-west), Horley (10 miles south-west), Redhill (8 miles west), Ewell (14 miles north-west), Reigate (10 miles west) and Caterham (6 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Tandridge Priory (0.5 miles north) and Haxted Watermill Museum (3.9 miles south). Open spaces near Pains-Hill include Botley Hill and Bay Pond.
- Local schools include Hazelwood School (0.7 miles west) and Oxted School (1.4 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include Carpenters Arms (0.7 miles east)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Pains-Hill: your questions answered
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Andrew's?
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.
Is Pains-Hill close to London?
Roughly 18 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Just add them to your numbers. Let us know when they need feeding.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
How long do you need on site?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
For event organisers in Pains-Hill
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
- 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