Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Pinewood Village events
We cook paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Pinewood Village and Hampshire, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Evening food for extra guests
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Book wedding paella catering in Pinewood Village
Should I cook it myself?
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.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
About our wedding paella catering in Pinewood Village
Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff can be added, to suit the style of your day. For evening food for extra guests and destination-style celebrations at home, we’ll put together a menu of canapé tapas, table tapas and evening paella.
In Pinewood Village, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. Paella cooked on the lawn suits that perfectly. Tell us about access to the field or garden. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Pick a serving style
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Timings and hours
- Guest numbers
- The paellas you choose
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Where the event is
- The courses you’d like
- What the venue already provides
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Other catering in Pinewood Village
FAQs for Pinewood Village
Do you cater in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to Pinewood Village for guests?
The closest is Bentley (Hampshire) station, roughly 4.1 miles away.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
What about supplier meals?
Yes. Include suppliers in your numbers.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Will you talk to our venue?
Yes, it makes life easier. Introduce us and we will sort the details.
Can we try the food first?
Ask us about tastings when you get in touch.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
The menu, dish by dish
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana, or your cake as dessert.
Weddings in Pinewood Village: venues, ceremonies and travel
Pinewood Village is about 5 miles east of Alton, in Hampshire. Weddings in Pinewood Village are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cater in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 15 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, Bentley (Hampshire) station is about 4.1 miles away. If you’re marrying at a church near Pinewood Village, such as St Mark's Sacred 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. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Pinewood Village, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
Wedding paella catering in GU35 is planned around your venue and timings. Local streets include Camp Road, Budds Lane and Oakley Road; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Bordon (1 mile south), Lindford (1 mile east), Deadwater (1 mile south-east), Sleaford (1 mile north) and Whitehill (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (14 miles north-west), Farnborough (13 miles north), Fleet (11 miles north), Aldershot (10 miles north-east), Alton (5 miles west) and Petersfield (9 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include The Romany Museum (3.8 miles south-west) and Chase Community Hospital (1.1 miles south). The countryside around Pinewood Village includes Deadwater Valley and Selborne Hill.
- Local schools include Mill Chase Academy (0.9 miles south-east)
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Live paella is less formal than a plated meal, but with the right extras it feels just as special. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why us?
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Sangria and bar staff available
- We cover Pinewood Village and the whole of Hampshire
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Step by step
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your wedding. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. For a summer wedding in Pinewood Village, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is typically served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- We check availability for your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Ask for a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
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Occasions we cook for in Pinewood Village
Sharing food gets tables chatting.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Pinewood Village and Hampshire:
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
For outdoor photos, Deadwater Valley is close by, and the countryside around Pinewood Village suits an outdoor reception.
What your quote should include
- How each diet is kept separate
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Space, access and power needs
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- 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