Goodwood Museum & Gardens is a 21-acre historic estate on Miccosukee Road with Spanish moss oaks, heirloom gardens and a reflecting pool. Goodwood lets couples choose their own caterer, so authentic Spanish paella is an easy way to make a Goodwood wedding stand out.
Goodwood Museum & Gardens at a glance
- Address: 1600 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308
- Spaces: The Carriage House reception hall with terraces and a bridal suite, the Jubilee Cottage for small weddings, and ceremony sites on the front lawn and at the reflecting pool
- Catering: “Goodwood allows clients to choose their caterer, bartender, and other vendors.” Caterers and bartenders must be licensed and insured
- Cooking rule: “Our kitchen can only be used to warm food. Anything that requires cooking must be prepared off site.”
- Insurance: Carriage House rentals require $1,000,000 liability insurance naming Goodwood as additional insured
- Contact: 850-877-4202 ext. 228, goodwoodmuseum.org
Venue details come from the Goodwood Museum & Gardens weddings page and were checked in October 2026. Venue rules change, so always confirm with the venue’s event staff.
How paella catering works at Goodwood Museum & Gardens
We have experience catering weddings and fundraisers at Goodwood, with paella cooked on-site. Goodwood’s current published rules say anything that requires cooking must be prepared off site, so confirm with Goodwood for your date: we cook on-site where the venue allows it, or cook nearby and deliver it hot to the Carriage House. We are licensed and insured, and our licensed bartenders can run your bar.
Where a venue allows outdoor cooking, we cook paella on-site in giant traditional pans so guests can watch. It takes about 2 hours from setup to serving and needs a flat outdoor area of at least 10′ x 10′ (more for larger parties), plus truck access. Where cooking on the grounds is not allowed, we cook fresh nearby and deliver it hot, ready to serve from trays or plated by our servers.
Menu ideas
A favorite wedding menu is paella mixta with a Spanish salad, tapas platters, dessert and sangria. Our paella is naturally gluten-free, and a vegan paella keeps every guest covered. We are licensed for liquor, wine and beer, so we can run the bar too. See the catering menu.
Planning tips
- Tell us your reception start time so the paella arrives fresh from the pan.
- Ask us for a certificate of insurance naming Goodwood if your package requires it.
- Inside Leon County our minimum is 15 guests, which fits a Jubilee Cottage wedding.
- Plated paella with servers suits the Carriage House; a buffet works well for larger receptions.
More about catering in this area: paella catering in Tallahassee. Guest minimums and booking details: pricing and how it works.