Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Totford events
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Totford.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Big weddings with every diet
- Garden and marquee weddings
Book wedding paella catering in Totford
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Organising a club, school or community event in Totford? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
About our wedding paella catering in Totford
A paella wedding makes mixed diets simple: every paella is cooked separately, so vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests eat the same kind of meal as everyone else. Popular choices include evening paella, a paella wedding breakfast and Spanish desserts, and we’re often booked for blessings and vow renewals and relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts.
There is something special about a country wedding near Totford, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
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Why live cooking beats a buffet
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and feels more relaxed. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why Totford hosts choose us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Catering across Hampshire, including Totford
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Read Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Step by step
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it’s served hot from the pan at the agreed time. In Totford, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:10pm, which means evening paella is generally served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 4:00pm.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each 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.
How to prepare
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
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Planning a paella wedding in Totford
Totford is about 8 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. For wedding paella catering in Totford, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cook in all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire. We cook right across the region, from Totford to Southampton (18 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Micheldever station, about 4.5 miles north-west.
Anywhere in SO24, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Close by, we cover weddings in Northington (1 mile south-west), Brown Candover (1 mile north-east), Old Alresford (3 miles south-east), Preston Candover (3 miles north-east) and Bighton (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (10 miles north), Winchester (8 miles south-west), Eastleigh (14 miles south-west), Andover (14 miles west), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Barton Castle (3 miles east).
- Pubs nearby include The Woolpack Inn (less than half a mile north-west)
Diets, allergies and planning
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
After service, we pack down our cooking area; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Should I cook it 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.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
The menu, dish by dish
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or your cake as dessert.
Table tapas
Sharing tapas breaks the ice before the paella arrives.
Where we can cook in Totford
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Somewhere close to park and unload
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
Menu ideas
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Paella wedding breakfast
What affects the price in Totford
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- How many courses
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Waiting and bar staff
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Anything your venue supplies
- A picture of the space, if you can
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, use our quote form.
Common questions in Totford
We are having a ceremony at Church of St John the Evangelist: can you cater afterwards?
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.
Do you come out to small places like Totford?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you take everything away?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
Will there be enough food?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Of course. Add your suppliers to the final numbers.
Should we have more than one paella?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
- 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