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Corporate Paella Catering in Gallowstree Common
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Gallowstree Common and the surrounding area.
- Fundraisers
- Office lunches and away days
- Conferences and training days
Live corporate paella catering in Gallowstree Common
Corporate paella catering for your work event in Gallowstree Common
Food at work events can easily exclude people. Separate pans for meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan paella mean everyone eats together. We cook canapé tapas, paella lunches and bowl food, and we’re regularly asked to cater christmas and end-of-year parties and conference lunches.
At country venues around Gallowstree Common, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Gallowstree Common questions
What’s the nearest station to Gallowstree Common for guests?
The closest is Tilehurst station, roughly 3.3 miles away.
Is Gallowstree Common close to London?
Roughly 39 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you provide dessert?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We will talk it through before the day.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan for them.
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Timings and hours
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Distance and access to the venue
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Roughly how many adults and children
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
Why choose corporate paella catering in Gallowstree Common?
It suits summer parties especially well, alongside games and music.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Launches and open days
- Conferences and training days
- Charity and fundraising events
- Christmas parties
Historic houses near Gallowstree Common include Mapledurham House (2.6 miles south-west) and Greys Court (2.8 miles north-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers.
What your quote should include
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Staff numbers and hours
- Whether VAT is included
- Space, access and power needs
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How the day works
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. For a Christmas party in Gallowstree Common, it’s 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.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- Access and set-up are agreed with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Plan cover in case of rain
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
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For planners, venues and organisers
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Space, weather and the venue
If a space isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Gallowstree Common
- Bowl food
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
A closer look at the menu
Paella lunches
Two or three paellas served from the pan, ideal for a lunch break.
Bowl food
Bowls of paella, easy to eat standing and networking events.
Why choose live paella in Gallowstree Common?
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which slows a big team down. Paella pans serve many people quickly. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Why choose Love Paella in Gallowstree Common
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Catering across Reading, including Gallowstree Common
- A clear, itemised quote
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Take a look at Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Gallowstree Common for staff parties and team days
Gallowstree Common is about 3 miles north-west of Caversham, in Reading. Work events in Gallowstree Common are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cater in 34 places across Reading, from the larger towns to small villages.
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Tilehurst station is about 3.3 miles away. Central London is about 39 miles from Gallowstree Common, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events.
Corporate paella catering in RG4 is planned around your venue and your guests. Whether your work event is on Reades Lane, Hearns Lane and Horsepond Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Gallowstree Common, we also cover Cane End (1 mile south-west), Hook End (2 miles north-west), Stoke Row (2 miles north), Checkendon (3 miles north-west) and Woodcote (3 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Caversham (3 miles south-east), Norcot (4 miles south), West Reading (4 miles south), Tilehurst Within (4 miles south), Shinfield (8 miles south) and Arborfield Garrison (10 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Battle Hospital (4.1 miles south). Open spaces near Gallowstree Common include Hartslock.
- Schools near Gallowstree Common include The Warwick School (0.6 miles south-east) and Kidmore End Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Reformation pub (less than half a mile west)
- 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