West Berkshire · England
Corporate Paella Catering in Calcot
Love Paella cooks paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events across Calcot and West Berkshire, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Product launches and open days
- Team-building events
- Charity and fundraising events
Corporate paella catering for Calcot events
Live paella or other catering?
Sandwich platters are easy but forgettable. Live paella is an event in itself. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
What you get with us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Corporate paella catering in Calcot, cooked live
Live paella makes lunch an activity. On the menu are paella lunches, canapé tapas and bowl food, and typical bookings are for summer parties for staff and charity days.
Teams near Calcot often go for an outdoor lunch or summer party. Let us know about the site. Everything is cooked from scratch at your work event, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
- Area
- Calcot (RG31)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Nearby places to Calcot
Other catering in Calcot
Where we can cook in Calcot
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Calcot
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Drinks service
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
Calcot questions
Is Calcot close to London?
About 41 miles from central London.
Which station should guests use for Calcot?
The closest is Theale station, roughly 1.2 miles away.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
What do you need at the venue?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a picture.
What does corporate paella catering cost?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers and we’ll reply with a price.
What documents can you provide?
Ask facilities for their list and pass it on.
Can the team help cook?
Teams frequently enjoy watching and asking questions. Tell us what you’d like.
Do you do Christmas parties?
We can, with a suitable covered cooking area. A steaming pan on a cold evening goes down well.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock.
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
For event organisers in Calcot
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. In Calcot, a summer staff party stays light until about 9:25pm; for winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- We agree access and set-up with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
Before we arrive
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Events we cater in Calcot
It feeds a lot of people quickly, which matters when time is tight.
In Calcot and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Launches and open days
- Client hospitality
- End-of-year celebrations
- Charity and fundraising events
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Theale station is about 1.2 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Whether VAT is included
- What happens if it rains
Business events near Calcot
Calcot is about 3 miles west of Reading, in West Berkshire. For a work event in Calcot, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cover 155 places in West Berkshire.
Nearby historic houses include Mapledurham House (3.1 miles north). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers. Calcot is about 41 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
Corporate paella catering in RG31 is planned around your venue and your guests. Streets in the area include Curtis Road, Barclay Road and Royal Avenue, and we can cook for a work event on any of them. Other places close to Calcot for corporate paella catering include Beansheaf Farm (1 mile south-east), Fords Farm (1 mile east), Horncastle (1 mile east), Little Heath (1 mile north) and Theale (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (12 miles west), Thatcham (9 miles west), Burghfield Common (3 miles south), Speenhamland (12 miles west), Spencers Wood (5 miles south-east) and Shaw (12 miles west). Calcot is one of the larger places we cover in West Berkshire, with lots of choice for work events.
Nearby you will also find Broad Street Mall (3.3 miles east) and Battle Hospital (2.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Calcot include Moor Copse Nature Reserve and Hosehill Lake.
- Schools near Calcot include Little Heath School (1 mile north-west)
- Local pubs include Murdochs pub (within half a mile east)
Planning for every diet
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Ask what the venue requires from caterers
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
We leave the space as we found it.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff available.
What affects the price in Calcot
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The length of service
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Where the event is
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Thinking about corporate paella catering for your work event in Calcot? Send us the details and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
- 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