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Paella Catering in Cippenham
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Cippenham. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Community events and fairs
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Big birthdays
Paella catering in Cippenham
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Paella catering in Cippenham, made fresh on the day
Paella has always been food for a crowd: cooked outdoors in a wide, shallow pan and shared. That is exactly what we bring to your event in Cippenham. Popular choices include chicken and chorizo paella, mixed paella and black rice, and we are regularly asked to cater family celebrations and christenings and anniversaries and engagement parties.
There may be a hall or club near Cippenham if your garden is small; any can work for paella, with permission and somewhere outside to cook. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan.
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Should I cook it myself?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Ensure each pan is labelled
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we start it at the right moment for your event. If timings shift, we adapt.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
Occasions we cook for in Cippenham
Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It gives people something to gather round, too.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Cippenham and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like St. Andrew's Shared Church, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
Comparing caterers
- The venue requirements
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
- How late numbers can change
Planning live paella in Cippenham
Cippenham is about 1 mile west of Slough, in Slough. Events in Cippenham are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Cippenham is one of 31 places in Slough we cover. Our events stretch from Cippenham to Reading (15 miles away).
Parks such as Haymill Valley typically need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Cippenham Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Anywhere in SL1 and SL2, we can bring paella catering to you. From Bath Road, Earls Lane and Eagle Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Cippenham, we also cover Huntercombe (1 mile north-west), Lake End (1 mile west), Dorney (1 mile south-west), Slough (1 mile east) and Burnham (1 mile north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Langley (4 miles east), Datchet (3 miles south-east), Stoke Poges (3 miles north-east), Ditton (4 miles south-east), Farnham Common (3 miles north) and Wexham Court (3 miles east). Cippenham is one of the larger places we cover in Slough, with plenty of venues for events.
Well-known places in the area include The History On Wheels Museum (1.1 miles south-east) and Windsor Castle (2.7 miles south-east). The countryside around Cippenham includes Bray Pit and Taplow Lake.
- Local schools include The Westgate School (0.5 miles east) and Westgate School (0.5 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find Swan Place pub (less than half a mile south)
- Local facilities include Municipal Borough of Slough (2 miles east)
FAQs for Cippenham
What’s the nearest station to Cippenham for guests?
Burnham station, about 0.6 miles north-west of the centre.
We are having a ceremony at St. Andrew's Shared Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Which paella is most popular?
It depends on your guests. Chicken and mixed paellas tend to go first, alongside seafood and vegetable or vegan pans.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it is short notice, it is worth asking.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Is paella a full meal?
It can be. With bread and salad, paella is a complete main.
Why choose live paella in Cippenham?
A plated meal needs a kitchen, more staff and usually costs more per head. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission to cook, and gives guests something to watch. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why choose Love Paella in Cippenham
- A clear, itemised quote
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Catering across Slough, including Cippenham
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Take a look at Our pricing And The cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
The process
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we hold the paella at the right stage so it is still served fresh. In Cippenham, 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.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- We put together a menu and a clear quote.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- We serve it hot from the pan and clear our area when service ends.
How to prepare
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
The menu, dish by dish
Black rice
Arroz negro is coloured and flavoured with squid ink, and is generally served with alioli. It is a striking addition to a seafood menu.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. The shellfish is added late so it stays tender.
- 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