Windsor and Maidenhead · England
Festival Paella Catering in Ascot
Planning festival paella catering in Ascot? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- School and charity events
- Seasonal markets
- Sports clubs and race days
Festival paella catering in Ascot
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
About our festival paella catering in Ascot
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. For sports club events and charity and school events, we can cook giant-pan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and vegan paella for your guests.
Near Ascot, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Location
- Ascot (SL5)
- County
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Your questions about festival paella catering in Ascot
What’s the nearest station to Ascot for guests?
Ascot station, in Ascot itself.
How far is Ascot from London?
About 25 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
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 cook it at the event?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
Will there be enough food?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Do you need power?
We’ll confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
What affects the price in Ascot
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- The number of people
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- How long we are needed on site
- Whether you need crockery
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Details that help
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Anything your venue supplies
- Expected numbers
- The date and time of the event
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Step by step
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and we serve straight from the pan when you are ready to eat. For an evening event in Ascot, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Getting ready for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Related guides
Planners, venues and businesses
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.
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
What else we do in Ascot
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Check allergen info is on display
- Schedule crew meals
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Larger pans for peak times.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot paella keeps crew going. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why book with us
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Events in Ascot and across Windsor and Maidenhead
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
See How we price Or The cost guide.
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
It’s the giant pan people come to see.
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Running an event in Ascot
Ascot is about 4 miles east of Bracknell, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Events in Ascot are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cook in 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 12 miles away.
Events in parks such as Silwood Park need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of All Souls, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Festival paella catering in SL5 is planned around your venue and your guests. Local streets include London Road, High Street and St George's Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. We also cook at events in Sunninghill (1 mile south-east), Cheapside (1 mile north-east), North Ascot (1 mile north-west), Brookside (1 mile north-west) and Beggar's Bush (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Maidenhead (8 miles north), Windsor (5 miles north), Boyn Hill (8 miles north-west), Cookham (11 miles north), Furze Platt (9 miles north) and Dedworth (5 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include The Lexicon (3.6 miles west) and Heatherwood Hospital (0.8 miles west). Not far away are Virginia Water Lake and Gracious Pond.
- Nearby schools include Papplewick School (0.9 miles north-west) and Charters School (1.4 miles south-east)
Perfect for your event in Ascot
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Sports clubs and race days
- Music and food festivals
- Seasonal markets
- Charity and school events
School fairs, for a school like South Ascot Village Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Before booking anyone
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Allergen information for each dish
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- 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