Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering in Penton Corner
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Penton Corner: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests.
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Rustic barn weddings
Wedding paella catering for Penton Corner events
What wedding paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Whether you need crockery
- How many staff you need
- The paellas you choose
- Distance and access to the venue
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- What the venue already provides
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of the space, if you can
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Penton Corner
We can add sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff, to suit the style of your day. Popular choices include canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and Spanish desserts, and we are often booked for relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts and wedding receptions after a small ceremony.
Near Penton Corner, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
Dishes our guests love
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, quick to serve and filling.
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal, without spoiling appetites.
Diets, allergies and planning
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, usually timed after the first dance.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
Organising for someone else?
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Questions from Penton Corner
How far is Penton Corner from London?
Roughly 65 miles from the centre of London.
We’re having a ceremony at Holy Trinity Church: 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.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
We can. Canapé tapas, table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts, or any part of that.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
How much paella per person?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
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.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Nearby places to Penton Corner
Also in Penton Corner
Step by step
Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. Golden-hour photos in Penton Corner 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 check availability for your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Ask for a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
Planning help
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Penton Corner
Penton Corner is about 2 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. Whether your wedding is in the middle of Penton Corner or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. Penton Corner is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 21 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Anton Lakes is close by. Put the station on your invitation: Andover station is about 1.6 miles away.
We cater weddings across the SP11 postcode area and the streets around it. From Short Lane and Beech Close or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Penton Grafton (1 mile north), Penton Mewsey (1 mile north), Red Post Bridge (1 mile south), Foxcotte (1 mile north-east) and Charlton (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Winchester (14 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles south), Hyde (14 miles south-east), Tidworth (6 miles west), Weeke (13 miles south-east) and Stanmore (14 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Andover Museum (2.3 miles east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Quarley Hill and Anton Lakes.
- Schools near Penton Corner include Harrow Way Community School (1.2 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find White Hart Public House (0.7 miles north)
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What you get with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- A quote that spells everything out
Events we cater in Penton Corner
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
These are some of the occasions we cater:
- Food for evening guests
- Big weddings with every diet
- Rustic barn weddings
- Parties after a register office wedding
If you are marrying at a church near Penton Corner, such as Holy Trinity Church, 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.
Before you book anyone
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Space, access and power needs
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- 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