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Corporate Paella Catering in Whitchurch-on-Thames

Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events for events in Whitchurch-on-Thames.

  • Conference lunches
  • Company summer parties
  • Team-building events

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Corporate paella catering for Whitchurch-on-Thames events

Dietary needs and planning tips

We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:

  • Ensure there are plenty of soft drinks
  • Give us diet totals and allergy details
  • Tell us how long the food break is
  • Find out what paperwork the venue needs

The space is left clean and tidy.

Canapé tapas for receptions and launches.

Corporate paella catering in Whitchurch-on-Thames, cooked live

We plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so a large team can be fed in a lunch break. On the menu are Spanish desserts, bowl food and canapé tapas, and we are regularly asked to cater launches and open days and christmas parties.

An away day near Whitchurch-on-Thames is a good fit for live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.

A board of bite-sized canapés ready to serve
Area
Whitchurch-on-Thames (RG8)
Region
Oxfordshire
Special diets
Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
Extras
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
Quote
Contact us for a quote
Last updated
23 October 2026

Planning the cooking area

If a space isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:

  • A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
  • Somewhere close to park and unload
  • A safe distance from anything that could catch

If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before you book.

Popular choices

  • Desserts
  • Vegan & vegetarian pans
  • Paella lunches
  • Bowl food
  • Drinks service
  • Canapé tapas

View our sample menu

Step by step

A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and it’s served hot from the pan at the agreed time. For a Christmas party in Whitchurch-on-Thames, it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. Summer events have daylight until around 9:25pm.

  1. Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
  2. You get a menu, a price and documents.
  3. Access and set-up are agreed with facilities.
  4. We cook live and serve on schedule.
  5. We clear our area and leave it clean.

How to prepare

  • Choose a level spot for the cooking area
  • Get the venue’s permission for cooking
  • Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches

Ask for a quote

Planning corporate paella catering in Whitchurch-on-Thames? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.

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Questions from Whitchurch-on-Thames

Do you cater in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?

Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.

Do you come out to small places like Whitchurch-on-Thames?

Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.

Do you cater for vegetarian guests?

Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.

Can you cook at our office?

Frequently, if the site has a suitable space and allows cooking. We will check with your facilities team.

How much is live paella catering?

The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.

Can the paella be cooked in a hall?

Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.

Where do you cater?

We cater across London and the South East, Oxfordshire included. See all areas.

Is it really cooked live?

Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.

The menu, dish by dish

Bowl food

Bowls of paella, easy to eat standing.

Canapé tapas

Canapé tapas suit client events.

Why choose live paella in Whitchurch-on-Thames?

Barbecues cook in batches and struggle with diets. Paella handles diets with separate pans. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.

What you get with us

  • A clear, itemised quote
  • Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
  • Served hot, straight from the pan
  • Sangria and bar staff available

Take a look at Our prices page And What paella catering costs.

Working with your venue

Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.

Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.

What affects the price in Whitchurch-on-Thames

We will give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:

  • Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
  • Travel, parking and access
  • How many guests are eating
  • Starters, canapés and desserts

Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.

What we need to know

When you contact us, it helps to tell us:

  • A picture of where we’d cook
  • Anything your venue supplies
  • Any dietary needs and allergies
  • Where the event is

Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: give us the basics about your work event, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.

Perfect for your work event in Whitchurch-on-Thames

It’s fast to serve to a crowd, which matters when time is tight.

Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Whitchurch-on-Thames, people book us for occasions like:

  • Fundraisers
  • Company summer parties
  • End-of-year celebrations
  • Team days

Historic houses near Whitchurch-on-Thames include Basildon Park (1.7 miles west) and Mapledurham House (2.1 miles east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for caterers.

Comparing caterers

  • Who provides the crockery
  • What happens if it rains
  • What the price includes, item by item
  • Staff numbers and hours

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Corporate events around Whitchurch-on-Thames

Whitchurch-on-Thames is about 5 miles west of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Give us the address of your work event in Whitchurch-on-Thames, and we will plan access and set-up. We cook in 443 places across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages.

For staff and clients coming by train, Pangbourne station is about 0.5 miles away. Central London is about 43 miles from Whitchurch-on-Thames, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside.

This part of Oxfordshire takes in RG8, so your work event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include High Street, Swanston Field and Hardwick Road, and we can cook for a work event on any of them. Close by, we cover work events in Pangbourne (1 mile south), Tidmarsh (1 mile south), Sulham (2 miles south), Purley on Thames (2 miles south-east) and Mapledurham (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Didcot (11 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (8 miles east), Benson (9 miles north), Tilehurst (3 miles south-east) and Wallingford (8 miles north).

Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (4.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hartslock and Hosehill Lake.

  • Schools near Whitchurch-on-Thames include Denefield School (1.8 miles south-east)
  • Pubs nearby include The Greyhound pub (less than half a mile south-west)
Map of Whitchurch-on-Thames © OpenStreetMap contributors
  • 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

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