Windsor and Maidenhead · England
Festival & event paella in Dorney Reach, Windsor and Maidenhead
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Dorney Reach.
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Food and music festivals
- School and charity events
Festival paella catering for Dorney Reach events
Festival paella catering in Dorney Reach, made fresh on the day
The pans are part of the attraction. People stop, watch and come back to eat. On the menu are churros, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella, and typical bookings are for VIP and hospitality areas and christmas and farmers’ markets.
A fête near Dorney Reach might be on a field with no mains power; tell us what’s available and we will plan around it. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Location
- Dorney Reach (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Dorney Reach
What’s the nearest station to Dorney Reach for guests?
Taplow station, about 1.1 miles north of the centre.
Is Dorney Reach close to London?
Roughly 25 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cover Dorney Reach?
We do. We cook at events in Dorney Reach and across Windsor and Maidenhead. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Should we have more than one paella?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
What about pudding?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The number of people
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- How long we’re needed on site
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Details that help
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- The venue or postcode
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and rough timings
Planning festival paella catering in Dorney Reach? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, fill in our quote form.
Is live paella right for your event?
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot paella keeps crew going. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why choose Love Paella in Dorney Reach
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Take a look at Our prices page Or What paella catering costs.
Nearby places to Dorney Reach
What else we do in Dorney Reach
Catering for every guest
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Put all trader information in one pack
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Perfect for your event in Dorney Reach
It covers several diets with one trader.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Sports club events
- Village fêtes
- Country shows
- School fairs and fundraisers
Running a fête for a church like Church of St James? A paella pan draws people in.
Questions to ask before you book
- VAT, if it applies
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Allergen information for each dish
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
How it works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. Summer events in Dorney Reach have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm what we’ll serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Ask for a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Event catering near Dorney Reach
Dorney Reach is about 2 miles south-east of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Events in Dorney Reach are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cover 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Dorney Reach to Reading (13 miles away).
If your event is in Braywick Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork. School fairs, for a school like Dorney School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
We cook at events all over SL6 and the streets around it. Local streets include Meadow Way, Harcourt Close and Oak Stubbs Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For events just outside Dorney Reach, we cover Lake End (1 mile east), Bray (1 mile west), Dorney (1 mile east), Huntercombe (1 mile north-east) and Taplow (2 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Windsor (3 miles south-east), Boyn Hill (3 miles west), North Ascot (6 miles south), Cookham (4 miles north-west), Furze Platt (3 miles north-west) and Broomhall (8 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.5 miles north-west) and Windsor Castle (3.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near Dorney Reach include Bray Pit and Taplow Lake.
- Schools near Dorney Reach include The E-Act Burnham Park Academy (1.7 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Pineapple Public House (0.7 miles east)
What we need at the venue
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Access for unloading at set-up
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Spacing from tents and other structures
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- 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