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Wedding paella catering in St Leonards, East Sussex
Planning wedding paella catering in St Leonards? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Weddings with mixed diets
Planning an event in St Leonards?
Wedding paella catering in St Leonards, cooked live
A wedding paella is food and entertainment at once. Guests wander over to watch while the photos are taken, and the food arrives hot and plentiful. Popular choices include a paella wedding breakfast, table tapas and Spanish desserts, and typical bookings are for wedding receptions after a small ceremony and food for evening guests.
Couples in St Leonards often keep it personal, with a marquee or a hall nearby. Live paella suits that kind of day. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
- Where
- St Leonards (TN38, TN37, TN34)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Events we cater in St Leonards
Couples choose paella because it feels relaxed and generous, and guests talk about it afterwards.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Evening wedding food
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Weddings with mixed diets
Planning photos in Summerfields Wood? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
What your quote should include
- When payment is due
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Who provides the crockery
- Staff numbers and hours
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What else we do in St Leonards
Where we can cook in St Leonards
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Paella wedding breakfast
Dishes our guests love
Canapé tapas
Canapés keep guests happy between the ceremony and the meal, without spoiling appetites.
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
How we price wedding paella catering
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How long we’re needed on site
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Where the event is
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
St Leonards: your questions answered
Could we have live paella in Summerfields Wood?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St John the Evangelist's Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is typically popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, East Sussex included. Find your area.
Can you cater the whole day?
We can. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
Can we have a tasting?
Ask us when you enquire and we’ll explain the options.
Planning for every diet
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we’ll adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
A table tapas starter gets everyone sharing.
How it works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you are free to enjoy your wedding. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. For a summer wedding in St Leonards, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is usually 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.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
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.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Getting married in St Leonards?
St Leonards is about 1 mile south-west of Hastings, in East Sussex. Wherever your wedding is in the TN38 area, we can cook for your guests. St Leonards is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 30 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: St Leonards Warrior Square station is in St Leonards itself. For outdoor photos, Church Wood and Robsack Wood is close by. The sea is within about 2 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.
We cover weddings in every part of the TN38, TN37 and TN34 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Sea Road, Fern Road and Dane Road or the roads around them. With the A259 and A2102 close by, St Leonards is easy for us to reach for your wedding. If your venue is just outside St Leonards, we also cover Silverhill (1 mile north), Hastings (1 mile north-east), America Ground (1 mile east), Bulverhythe (1 mile west) and Hollington (1 mile north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles west), Hailsham (13 miles west), Polegate (13 miles west), Old Town (14 miles south-west) and Heathfield (15 miles north-west). Being one of East Sussex’s larger places, St Leonards has plenty of venues and gardens for weddings.
Nearby you’ll also find Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (1.2 miles east) and Conquest Hospital (2.2 miles north). The countryside around St Leonards includes Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
- Nearby schools include The St Leonards Academy (0.8 miles west) and University School (0.9 miles east)
- Local pubs include Horse And Groom Public House (less than half a mile south-east)
For event organisers in St Leonards
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
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.
- 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