Wokingham · England
Corporate paella catering in The Holt, Wokingham
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in The Holt: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Product launches and open days
- Team-building events
- Team lunches
Live corporate paella catering in The Holt
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- The length of service
- Guest numbers
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What to tell us
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Expected numbers
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Planning corporate paella catering in The Holt? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Corporate paella catering in The Holt, made fresh on the day
Food at work events can easily exclude people. Separate pans mean everyone eats the same kind of meal. Popular choices include paella lunches, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts, and we are frequently booked for conferences and training days and customer events.
An away day near The Holt is a good fit for live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Where we can cook in The Holt
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Approval from your facilities team or building manager
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Desserts
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
- Canapé tapas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Bowl food
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
- Think about shade and seating
- Give us diet totals and allergy details
The cooking area stays tidy.
Canapé tapas for receptions and launches.
Your questions about corporate paella catering in The Holt
Is The Holt too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Which station should guests use for The Holt?
Wargrave station, about 1.7 miles west of the centre.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you cater in The Holt?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including The Holt and the rest of Wokingham. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is generally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
What space do you need to cook?
Less than you might think: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a photo.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
How it works
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell usually draws people over. For a Christmas party in The Holt, 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.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, timings and diets.
- We send a menu, a price and the paperwork for your venue.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Related guides
The Holt for staff parties and team days
The Holt is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. For corporate paella catering in The Holt, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cook in all 35 towns and villages across Wokingham, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 7 miles away.
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Wargrave station is about 1.7 miles away. Historic houses near The Holt include Harleyford Manor (3.9 miles north) and Greenlands (4.8 miles north-west). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
We cover work events in every part of the RG10 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your work event is on Blakes Lane and Bath Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. We also cook at work events in Kiln Green (1 mile east), Hare Hatch (1 mile south-west), Ruscombe (2 miles south-west), Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles south-east) and Twyford (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (3.2 miles north-west) and St Mark's Hospital (4.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near The Holt include Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.
- Nearby schools include Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (1.6 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Queen Victoria pub (less than half a mile south-east)
Is live paella right for your work event?
A barbecue cooks in batches and needs plenty of separate vegetarian food. Paella covers diets with separate pans. Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.
Why The Holt hosts choose us
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Dishes our guests love
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
Bowl food
Bowls of paella, easy to eat standing.
Places near The Holt
Also in The Holt
For event organisers in The Holt
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
- 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