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Corporate Paella Catering in Cray's Pond
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events makes the food a highlight of your work event in Cray's Pond.
- Team-building days
- Training days and conferences
- Christmas parties
Book corporate paella catering in Cray's Pond
What happens on the day
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. For a Christmas party in Cray's Pond, it is dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. A summer party has daylight until about 9:25pm.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- We confirm a menu, a quote and any paperwork.
- Access and set-up are agreed with facilities.
- We cook live and serve on schedule.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Corporate paella catering for your work event in Cray's Pond
We cater summer parties, office lunches, team days, open days and client events. Whether it’s charity and fundraising events and client and customer events, we will put together a menu of canapé tapas, vegan and vegetarian paella and Spanish desserts and more.
For rural venues near Cray's Pond, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
- Area
- Cray's Pond (RG8)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Separate pans with plant-based stock.
Bowl food
Bowls of paella, easy to eat standing.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which slows a big team down. Paella is served fast from the pan. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What you get with us
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Drinks service on request
Read Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
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How we price corporate paella catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Distance and access to the venue
- The length of service
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Whether you need crockery
There is 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. We itemise everything in your quote.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The courses you’d like
- Anything your venue supplies
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Think about shade and seating
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Tell us how long the food break is
The space is left clean and tidy.
Bar staff and sangria on request.
Perfect for your work event in Cray's Pond
It brings teams together around the pans.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Charity days
- Conference lunches
- Team-building events
- Summer staff parties
For staff and clients coming by train, Goring & Streatley station is about 2.1 miles away.
What your quote should include
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether travel is included
- The deposit and payment dates
- Allergen information for each dish
Planning a team event in Cray's Pond
Cray's Pond is about 6 miles north-west of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your work event in Cray's Pond will be, and we’ll plan access and set-up before the day. We cover 443 places in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Cray's Pond to Reading (7 miles away).
Historic houses near Cray's Pond include Basildon Park (2.2 miles south-west) and Mapledurham House (3.3 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. Cray's Pond is about 43 miles from central London, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events. With the North Wessex Downs National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Corporate paella catering in RG8 is planned around your venue and your guests. From Crays Pond Close, Garton End and Goring Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. You will find Cray's Pond on the B4526, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. For work events just outside Cray's Pond, we cover Woodcote (1 mile north-east), Whitchurch Hill (1 mile south), Hook End (2 miles east), Checkendon (3 miles north-east) and Cane End (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (9 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles north-west), Wantage (15 miles west), Henley-on-Thames (8 miles east), Benson (7 miles north) and Chinnor (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Battle Hospital (5.7 miles south-east). Open spaces near Cray's Pond include Hartslock.
- Local schools include Woodcote Primary School (1.1 miles north-east) and Langtree School (1.1 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The White Lion pub (less than half a mile east)
DIY paella versus live catering
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Common questions in Cray's Pond
What’s the nearest station to Cray's Pond for guests?
The closest is Goring & Streatley station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Do you cater in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
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.
Can you invoice the company?
We’ll explain booking and payment when you enquire.
What do you need at the venue?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Planners, venues and businesses
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
- 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