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The Paella Guy
The Paella Guy
The Paella Guy
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THE PAELLA GUY

(4.9 Score)
Ballarat & Surrounding Areas,
Ballarat VIC 3350

Specialty:

✓ OCCASIONS: Wedding Parties ✓ Birthday Parties ✓ House Warming Parties ✓ Private Parties ✓ Baby Shower Functions ✓ MENU: Mixed Paella ✓ Spanish Chorizo ✓ Seafood Paella ✓ Scallop ✓ Flathead ✓ and Chorizo ✓ Pulled Pork or Beef ✓ Spicy Corn and Manchego Cheese ✓ Finger Foods and Tapas ✓ Spanish Potato Tortilla ✓ Pulled BBQ Pork ✓ Slow-cooked Beef ✓ Field Mushrooms

“The Paella Guy offers a super-efficient mobile catering setup, ready to roll wherever your event takes them; there are no limits from the heart of Ballarat to beyond. The Paella Guy team delivers a spectacular, mouthwatering experience that will wow your guests. Whether you're hosting a unique wedding, a stylish corporate event, or an outdoor celebration in the park, The Paella Guy brings excitement and delicious flavours to any location. They cater for groups of 50 or more, and smaller events too. From paellas to finger food and sweets, everything can be customised to suit your taste. Get ready for a delicious event your guests will love.

2025 Update: At The Paella Guy, they make food an experience. Their paellas are gluten-free, with free-range chicken and locally sourced seafood. They can cater to most dietary needs, so everyone can enjoy the feast. Booking is easy with their online system. Just pick your date, event type, and menu, and they will take care of the rest.”

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Price:

Paella only $31
Paella and Churros $38
Tapas, Paella, and Churros $59

Contact:

0457 610 254

Wed,Thu & Sun: 9am - 9pm
Fri: 12pm - 8pm
Sat: 12pm - 10pm
Mon & Tue: Closed

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J & M Catering
J & M Catering
J & M Catering
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10+ YEARS IN TBR
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J & M CATERING

(4.9 Score)
Shop 27-29 Harold Street, Wendouree,
Ballarat VIC 3355 Directions

Since 1988

Specialty:

✓ OCCASIONS: Wedding ✓ Corporate Function ✓ Social Club ✓ 21st Birthday ✓ MENU: Slow-cooked Marinated Roast Beef ✓ Roast Lamb ✓ Chicken Fillets ✓ Potato ✓ Pumpkin ✓ Carrots ✓ Beans ✓ Greek Salad ✓ Bread Rolls ✓ Crispy Skin Salmon Served On A Root Vegetable Mash ✓ Marinated Roast Beef ✓ Prawn Cocktail

“J & M Catering provides exceptional catering services to many clients. With 35 years of experience, J & M Catering is dedicated to creating enjoyable catering experiences for all types of events. They cater to small, intimate gatherings, large, week-long camps, backyard BBQs, and major events like the Ballarat Cup and Polo. The team works closely with clients to craft custom menus tailored to each event's needs. They provide timely deliveries and high-quality service to local clients in Ballarat and the surrounding areas. You can also savour delicious award-winning pies. They even cater to clients from the Gold Coast, using local products and ingredients to provide a memorable catering experience.

2025 Update: They offer traditional cooking with modern techniques, slow-roasting meats on-site, and accepting credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments.”

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License ABN 50 205 239 755

Contact:

0417 150 901 04 3438 8247

Mon-Sat: 9am - 3pm
Sun: Closed

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Convivium by Carboni's
Convivium by Carboni's
Convivium by Carboni's
6+ YEARS IN TBR
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CONVIVIUM BY CARBONI'S

(4.8 Score)
152 Eureka Street,
Ballarat VIC 3350 Directions

Since 2017

Specialty:

✓ OCCASIONS: Wedding ✓ Small Gathering or a Large Event ✓ MENU: Roasted Salmon Fillet ✓ Baked Crumbed Snapper Fillet ✓ Prawn and Vegetables Skewers ✓ Lemongrass ✓ Pan-fried Sliced Lemon ✓ Pasta Salad With Broccoli and Mozzarella ✓ Roasted Potatoes Salad ✓ Steamed Cumin Rice ✓ Panini Boxes ✓ Grazing Boxes ✓ Grazing Boxes

“Convivium by Carboni's is passionate about food and is committed to delivering an exceptional dining experience. Their focus is on you to make your event unforgettable. They specialise in Italian catering for events of any size, from intimate gatherings to large celebrations. The menus are tailored to your venue and style, sit-down, buffet, or grazing, with staffed service, setup, and pack down included. With a passion for food and a commitment to excellence, Convivium by Carboni's Food Experience strives to deliver a memorable and exceptional catering experience, making it a trusted choice for events in Ballarat and beyond.

2025 Update: At Convivium by Carboni’s, Chef Dona, Event Manager Irene, and the Carboni’s Team bring over 25 years of combined experience in personalised service and the food industry. From your first enquiry to event day, their team manages timings, dietary requirements, and equipment hire, ensuring everything runs smoothly. Their goal is simple: generous food, zero stress, and a memorable event across Ballarat and surrounding towns.”

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License ABN 39 623 565 060

Contact:

03 5331 2184

Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat & Sun: 9am - 3pm

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THE PAELLA GUY REVIEWS

My wife and I hired Nathan from The Paella Guy to cater our wedding at Mount Mitchell Estate late last year. We could not have been more pleased with how the food turned out and how well it worked having a food truck at our wedding. He makes a fantastic paella and his entrees were perfect for the occasion as well. His staff were great and we could not have asked for anything more. I cant recommend him enough and look forward to having some of his delicious seafood paella again sometime.

The Paella Guy was fantastic at our wedding. He was friendly and communicative leading up to the wedding which built confidence. At the wedding we got so many comments on how delicious the Paella’s were by people with all different allergies - would 100% recommend.

Super tasty and fresh Paella. Asked the Paella Guy to come to serve for our team lunch, and everyone loved it, they are all looking for second serves and waiting for the next time when we can have them back to serve us lunch. Feels like we are in Spain!

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J & M CATERING REVIEWS

Mark and the team catered our wedding recently and everyone commented on how amazing the food was. They easily adapted for gluten free and vegetarian guests and made the experience so stress free and enjoyable for us too! Thanks again.

Best meat pie I have in decades! Fantastic pastry, inexplicably excellent filling!! Legendary service.

They were able to pull everything together for our event very last minute and did a fabulous job.

CONVIVIUM BY CARBONI'S REVIEWS

I cannot recommend Convivium Food Experience enough! We were lucky enough to have the lovely Dona and Irene cater our beautiful wedding on 6 February 2021 and everything was perfect, absolutely delicious food and very professional staff. Our guests were really impressed with the sit down meal and no one was left hungry! Our family and friends are still talking about how the food was the best wedding menu they have had! The communication and planning leading up to out wedding was incredible and Irene made everything run so smoothly and stress free. Our food tasting experience was also amazing and very special. We would like to say a huge thank you to the Convivium Team, Dona and Irene for everything you did for our special day! We wish we could do it all over again! Lilly & Brendan Masters xo.

I hired Convivium for a private dinner at home, food was exceptional as was the service. Everything was very easy to organise and all my guest raves about the evening!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

We love it when Convivium are selected by the couple to be the caterers at weddings at Eurambeen Homestead. The food is always fabulous, generous servings and SO DELICIOUS! Chef Dona and Irene are catering stars!

TBR® Inspection Score Report

THE PAELLA GUY Total Inspection Points: 118/120
Business Hours: 8
Acknowledgements: 10
Complete Info: 10
Contact Info: 10
Current Evaluation: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Pricing: 10
Reviews Accuracy: 10
Variety of Menu: 10
Videos: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

J & M CATERING Total Inspection Points: 117/120
Business Hours: 9
Complete Info: 9
Current Evaluation: 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Menu Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
Exact Services: 10
Experience: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Reviews Accuracy: 10
Videos: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

CONVIVIUM BY CARBONI'S Total Inspection Points: 114/120
Experience: 7
Complete Info: 8
Current Evaluation: 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Business Hours: 10
Menu Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Reviews Accuracy: 10
Extensive Menu: 10