West Berkshire · England
Festival Paella Catering for Greenham events
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Greenham. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Community events and open days
- Sports club events
Festival paella catering near Greenham
Organising for someone else?
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
How our festival paella catering works in Greenham
The pans are part of the attraction. People stop, watch and come back to eat. Popular choices include vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and churros, and we are regularly asked to cater feeding crew and volunteers and county and country shows.
Near Greenham, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hot-food stall is a big help. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Where
- Greenham (RG19, RG14)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
We keep our pitch tidy and safe.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
Greenham: your questions answered
Do you trade at school fairs around Greenham?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What’s the nearest station to Greenham for guests?
The closest is Newbury Racecourse station, roughly 0.9 miles away.
Do you need water?
Let us know what the pitch has and we will confirm our needs.
What happens if it rains?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, at set times to suit your schedule. Tell us numbers and timings.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
How the day works
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. For an evening event in Greenham, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Guest numbers
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- The paellas you choose
- The length of service
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Anything your venue supplies
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Other catering in Greenham
Paella compared with other options
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. A huge pan cooking in view sells itself. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Greenham
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Events in Greenham and across West Berkshire
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Real theatre, not just catering
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan, popular with families.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Greenham events: pitches and permissions
Greenham is about 1 mile south-east of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Give us the address of your event in Greenham, and we will plan access and set-up. Greenham is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Greenham to Reading (15 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Newbury Racecourse station, about 0.9 miles north.
This part of West Berkshire takes in RG19 and RG14. Local streets include Water Lane, Greenham Road and Draytons View; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover events in Sandleford (1 mile south-west), Newbury (1 mile north-west), Newtown Common (2 miles south-west), Wash Common (2 miles south-west) and Burghclere Common (2 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Burghfield Common (11 miles east), Hungerford (9 miles west), Spencers Wood (15 miles east), Calcot (12 miles east), Lambourn (13 miles north-west) and Burghfield Hill (11 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include West Berkshire Community Hospital (1.5 miles north-east) and Donnington Castle (2.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Audrey's Meadow.
- Schools near Greenham include St Bartholomew's School (1.2 miles west) and St Bartholomew's School (1.2 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Old London Apprentice pub (1 mile north)
Why choose festival paella catering in Greenham?
It feeds crew and volunteers well.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Sports clubs and race days
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Open days and community events
- Seasonal markets
School fairs, for a school like The Willows Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Comparing caterers
- Travel and parking costs
- Whether VAT is included
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- 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