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Wedding Paella Catering for Tandridge events
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food turns food into part of your wedding in Tandridge.
- Evening food for extra guests
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Blessings and vow renewals
Wedding paella catering near Tandridge
Wedding paella catering in Tandridge, cooked live
Paella as evening food is popular: it’s hot, filling and quick to serve, so evening guests are fed and the dancing carries on. We cook canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and a paella wedding breakfast, and we are regularly asked to cater rustic barn weddings and civil partnerships and vow renewals.
Near Tandridge, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. 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.
Why choose Love Paella in Tandridge
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Tandridge?
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: gather round the cooking.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Big weddings with every diet
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
Bay Pond nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
Questions to ask before you book
- How each diet is kept separate
- Whether travel is included
- VAT, if it applies
- Who provides the crockery
How it works
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. Golden-hour photos in Tandridge at midsummer come around 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- First, we check your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
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Your questions about wedding paella catering in Tandridge
Which station should guests use for Tandridge?
The closest is Godstone station, roughly 1.6 miles away.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Peter?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
How many different paellas?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Is halal food available?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and it’s cooked separately.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
What if our speeches run late?
We plan for it. The rice goes in at the last sensible moment, so it’s ready when you are.
The menu, dish by dish
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables.
Desserts
A sweet finish: Spanish desserts or your own cake.
What affects the price in Tandridge
The price comes down to a few factors:
- How long we are needed on site
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Travel, parking and access
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- What the venue already provides
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A photo of the space, if you can
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Enquire early for peak dates
After service, we pack down our cooking area; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Nearby places to Tandridge
More for events in Tandridge
Getting married in Tandridge?
Tandridge is about 2 miles south-west of Oxted, in Surrey. We cook at weddings in gardens, halls and venues around Tandridge. Tandridge is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cook. You can also see our page for London, about 18 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Titsey Place (3.4 miles north-east). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Godstone station, about 1.6 miles south-west.
Here we cover the RH8 and RH9 postcode area. Streets in the area include Jackass Lane, Tandridge Lane and The Walk, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. For weddings just outside Tandridge, we cover Church Town (1 mile north-west), South Godstone (1 mile south-west), Hurst Green (2 miles east), Godstone (2 miles north-west) and Oxted (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (12 miles north-west), Horley (7 miles south-west), Redhill (6 miles west), Ewell (12 miles north-west), Reigate (7 miles west) and Caterham (4 miles north-west).
A little further out are Bletchingley Castle (3.2 miles west) and East Surrey Museum (3.5 miles north-west). The countryside around Tandridge includes Botley Hill and Mercers Lake.
- Schools near Tandridge include Oxted School (2 miles north-east)
- 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