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Paella Catering in Bowsey Hill
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Bowsey Hill.
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Engagement and anniversary parties
Paella catering in Bowsey Hill
How we price paella catering
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Guest numbers
- Parking and unloading
- The length of service
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Anything your venue supplies
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and time of the event
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Paella catering in Bowsey Hill, cooked live
Watching it cook is part of the experience. Guests gather round as the sofrito sizzles and the saffron colours the rice, and the aroma does the rest. On the menu are vegetable paella, paella Valenciana and mixed paella, and we are regularly asked to cater staff parties and work lunches and community events and fairs.
In a rural place like Bowsey Hill, the setting does plenty of the work: a huge pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Tell us about access and the ground. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated.
Paella compared with other options
A cold buffet is simple but has no theatre, and the food sits out. Paella is cooked in front of your guests and served hot. 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.
Why Bowsey Hill hosts choose us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Events in Bowsey Hill and across Wokingham
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Ensure each pan is labelled
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Confirm allergies by email
Any staff you book serve and clear, so you can relax.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
For event organisers in Bowsey Hill
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Planning the cooking area
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
Catering an event in Bowsey Hill
Bowsey Hill is about 3 miles south-east of Henley-on-Thames, in Wokingham. Whether your event is in the middle of Bowsey Hill or on the outskirts, paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Bowsey Hill is one of 35 places in Wokingham where we cook. You can also see our page for Reading, about 7 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Crazies Hill CofE Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For guests coming by train, Wargrave station is about 1.8 miles away.
Wherever your event is in RG10, we can bring paella catering to you. Close by, we cover events in Warren Row (1 mile north-east), Knowl Hill (1 mile east), Wargrave (1 mile south-west), Cockpole Green (1 mile north-west) and Cold Harbour (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (7 miles south), Woodley (5 miles south-west), Earley (7 miles south-west), Crowthorne (10 miles south) and Lower Earley (7 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include St Mark's Hospital (4.2 miles east) and Frazer Nash Archives (2.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Hurley Chalk Pit and Weycock Hill.
- Schools near Bowsey Hill include Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (2 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Queen Victoria pub (0.9 miles south)
What’s in the pans
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella isn’t an afterthought: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron.
Mixed paella
A mix of chicken and seafood.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, 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.
The process
Here’s how the day typically runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it is served hot from the pan at the agreed time. In Bowsey Hill, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.
How to prepare
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
How to get a price
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
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FAQs for Bowsey Hill
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Paul's Mission Church?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is Bowsey Hill close to London?
Roughly 32 miles from the centre of London.
What is live paella catering?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook in front of your guests, and serve when you are ready to eat.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will make a plan B with you.
Can you feed plenty of people?
Very much so. We plan the number of pans and serving points around your numbers.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
- 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