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Wedding Paella Catering in Rowly
We cook paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Rowly and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Evening wedding food
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
Live wedding paella catering in Rowly
Catering for every guest
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Enquire early for peak dates
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff, whichever suits your day.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Rowly
Timing is everything with paella: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it is best served right away. We plan it around your speeches and photos. On the menu are evening paella, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts, and typical bookings are for big weddings with every diet and barn and farm weddings.
A wedding in a small place like Rowly often means a field, a barn or a family garden. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
FAQs for Rowly
Do you come out to small places like Rowly?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you cater in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan for them.
How soon do we need to book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Even if it is short notice, it’s worth asking.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Can you provide dessert?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Events we cater in Rowly
Sharing food gets tables chatting, which suits a relaxed wedding.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Evening wedding food
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Nearby historic houses include Chilworth Manor (4.3 miles north). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
What to look for in a quote
- Payment terms and deposit
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- VAT, if it applies
- The venue requirements
What affects the price in Rowly
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Travel, parking and access
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The address or venue name
- What the venue already provides
- A picture of where we’d cook
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Buffets can mean food sitting for a while. Paella is served hot from the pan. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
Why book with us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Catering across Surrey, including Rowly
- A quote that spells everything out
Read How we price And What paella catering costs.
Weddings in Rowly: venues, ceremonies and travel
Rowly is about 7 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Wherever your wedding is in the GU6 area, we will come to your venue or garden. We cater in 395 places across Surrey. Our events stretch from Rowly to Guildford (about 7 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Chilworth station, about 3.9 miles north. For outdoor photos, Hydon's Ball is close by, and the countryside around Rowly suits an outdoor reception. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
We cater weddings across the GU6 and GU5 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Guildford Road, Strathavon Close and Smithwood Avenue, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. For weddings just outside Rowly, we cover Stroud Common (1 mile north), Elmbridge Village (1 mile south), Grafham (2 miles west), Shamley Green (2 miles north-west) and Birtley Green (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (7 miles north-west), Woking (11 miles north), Camberley (15 miles north-west), Horley (15 miles east), Farnham (13 miles west) and Reigate (14 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Milford Hospital (5.2 miles west). The countryside around Rowly includes Lower Lake and St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Places near Rowly
Also in Rowly
Space, weather and the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
The menu, dish by dish
Paella wedding breakfast
Two or three paellas, served from the pans or brought to the tables, with bread and salad.
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
What happens on the day
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. For a summer wedding in Rowly, 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 generally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Ask for a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
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