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Festival Paella Catering for Lower Caversham events
Looking for festival paella catering in Lower Caversham? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Food and music festivals
- Open days
- Feeding crew and volunteers
Festival paella catering for Lower Caversham events
Community events around Lower Caversham
Lower Caversham is about 1 mile south of Caversham, in Reading. For festival paella catering in Lower Caversham, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Lower Caversham is one of 34 places in Reading where we cook.
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Running a fête for a church like St John the Baptist? A paella pan draws people in.
We cater events across the RG4 and RG1 postcode area. That could mean an event in a garden on Star Road, Send Road and Mill Road. Other places close to Lower Caversham for festival paella catering include Newtown (1 mile south-east), Caversham (1 mile north), Emmer Green (1 mile north), Caversham Park Village (1 mile north) and Reading (1 mile south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Norcot (3 miles west), Tilehurst Within (3 miles west), Shinfield (4 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (6 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south-west) and Whitley Wood (3 miles south).
A little further out are Royal Berkshire Hospital (1 mile south) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (0.9 miles south). Open spaces near Lower Caversham include Sonning Hill and South Lake.
- Schools near Lower Caversham include Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (0.7 miles north-west) and Kendrick School (0.9 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Red Cow Public House (within half a mile north-east)
- Local facilities include University of Reading library (1.8 miles south)
Festival paella catering in Lower Caversham, cooked live
We bring the pans and burners and work to your site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. On the menu are vegan paella, seafood paella and giant-pan paella, and we are regularly asked to cater summer fairs and fêtes and country shows.
Events near Lower Caversham are frequently volunteer-run, so a trader who brings everything and needs little help is a bonus. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
How it works
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you are free to enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. Summer events in Lower Caversham have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
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Working with your venue
Hosting a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Who books festival paella catering in Lower Caversham?
A paella stall draws people into the food area.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Lower Caversham, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Seasonal markets
- Festivals
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Open days
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Reading station, about 0.7 miles south-west.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How each diet is kept separate
- The deadline for final numbers
- VAT, if it applies
Space, weather and the venue
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- The event’s site rules and timings
- A pitch away from tents and structures
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Churros
FAQs for Lower Caversham
Do you trade at school fairs around Lower Caversham?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Can you cook in Eldon Square?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Tell us numbers and timings.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Lower Caversham.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
How many different paellas?
Normally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
How we price festival paella catering
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Whether you need crockery
- The number of people
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- The date and time of the event
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Which courses you have in mind
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we will make suggestions. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
Diets, allergies and planning
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Provide seating near the food
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Schedule crew meals
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
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Why choose live paella in Lower Caversham?
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot meal keeps crew happy. Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why Lower Caversham hosts choose us
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Events in Lower Caversham and across Reading
Read Our pricing Or The cost guide.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
- 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