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Wedding paella catering in Thorpe Green, Surrey
We cook paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Thorpe Green and Surrey, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Rustic barn weddings
Live wedding paella catering in Thorpe Green
Organising for someone else?
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Thorpe Green
Sharing from big pans suits relaxed weddings, especially with long tables and outdoor venues. It feels generous without being stuffy. Whether it is weddings with lots of dietary needs and sharing-style wedding meals, we can cook table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and evening paella.
A wedding in a small place like Thorpe Green frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it is ready.
Should I cook it myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Thorpe Green
What’s the nearest station to Thorpe Green for guests?
The closest is Virginia Water station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can. Canapé tapas, table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts, or any part of that.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Thorpe Green.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we will cook a separate pan.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Yes. Include suppliers in your numbers.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
What affects the price in Thorpe Green
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many courses
- The paellas you choose
- How many guests are eating
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of the space, if you can
Planning wedding paella catering in Thorpe Green? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, use our quote form.
Live paella or other catering?
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
What you get with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
See How we price And What paella catering costs.
Thorpe Green weddings: local tips
Thorpe Green is about 2 miles south of Egham, in Surrey. For wedding paella catering in Thorpe Green, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Thorpe Green. Thorpe Green is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 11 miles away.
If you are marrying at a church near Thorpe Green, such as Church of St Mary, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it is ready as guests arrive. For guests travelling by train, Virginia Water station is about 0.8 miles away.
Wedding paella catering in GU25 and TW20 is planned around your venue. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Green Road and Sandhills Lane or the roads around them. For weddings just outside Thorpe Green, we cover Thorpe (1 mile north-east), Stroude (1 mile north-west), Virginia Water (1 mile west), Egham Hythe (2 miles north-east) and Egham (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (11 miles south), Woking (6 miles south), Camberley (9 miles south-west), Epsom (13 miles east), Ewell (13 miles east) and Walton-on-Thames (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include St. Peter's Hospital (2 miles south-east) and Spelthorne Museum (2.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Thorpe Green include Gracious Pond and St Ann's Hill.
- Schools near Thorpe Green include The American School In England (0.7 miles north-east) and Salesian School (1.9 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find Rose And Crown Public House (under half a mile south-west)
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Thorpe Green
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
Places near Thorpe Green
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How it works
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell generally draws people over. For a summer wedding in Thorpe Green, 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.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
How to prepare
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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About the dishes
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food.
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Events we cater in Thorpe Green
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: watch the pans.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Planning photos in Riverside Walk? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
Comparing caterers
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How long the team stays
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The deposit and payment dates
- 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