Wokingham · England
Paella Catering in Cockpole Green
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Cockpole Green: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Planning an event in Cockpole Green?
Your questions about paella catering in Cockpole Green
Is Cockpole Green close to London?
About 33 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Paul's Mission Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is halal food available?
Yes, on request. 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.
Do you come to Cockpole Green?
We do. Cockpole Green is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
What equipment do you bring?
We bring all the cooking equipment. Let us know what your venue has, like tables or crockery.
What happens if it rains?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We plan for rain with you in advance.
How many different paellas?
Two or three covers most guests. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Paella catering for your event in Cockpole Green
Live paella works almost anywhere with a level, ventilated spot: gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and festival fields. Typical bookings include engagement and anniversary parties and company summer parties, with seafood paella, vegan paella and paella Valenciana.
In a rural place like Cockpole Green, the setting does a lot of the work: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Why choose live paella in Cockpole Green?
Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and the food sits out. Paella is cooked in front of your guests and served hot. 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.
Why book with us
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Events in Cockpole Green and across Wokingham
- No hidden extras in your quote
What we need at the venue
We will be honest if a space won’t work, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Level ground for the pans and burners
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
The secret is a well-made seafood stock. Shellfish goes in towards the end so it stays tender.
Mixed paella
A mix of chicken and seafood, and a popular all-rounder.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
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 for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Nearby places to Cockpole Green
What else we do in Cockpole Green
Who books paella catering in Cockpole Green?
It suits relaxed, sociable events, where guests can mingle while it cooks and then sit down to share.
Here are some of the events we cook for around Cockpole Green:
- Birthday celebrations
- Community events and fairs
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Thinking of a picnic-style party in Mill Meadows? Public parks typically need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first.
What to look for in a quote
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- VAT, if it applies
- How each diet is kept separate
- What happens if it rains
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Travel, parking and access
- Your choice of paellas
- The number of people
- How many staff you need
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What we need to know
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- What the venue already provides
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Where the event is
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Paella catering around Cockpole Green
Cockpole Green is about 5 miles south-west of Marlow, in Wokingham. Give us the address of your event in Cockpole Green, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. We cater in 35 places across Wokingham. You can also see our page for Reading, about 8 miles away.
For guests coming by train, Shiplake station is about 1.7 miles away. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Crazies Hill CofE Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Here we cover the RG10 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Local streets include Warren Row Road, Hatch Gate Lane and Ashley Hill Place; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For events just outside Cockpole Green, we cover Bowsey Hill (1 mile south-east), Warren Row (1 mile east), Remenham Hill (1 mile north-west), Wargrave (2 miles south) and Frogmill (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (8 miles south-west), Wokingham (8 miles south), Woodley (5 miles south), Earley (7 miles south-west), Crowthorne (11 miles south) and Lower Earley (7 miles south-west).
A little further out are St Mark's Hospital (4.5 miles east) and Frazer Nash Archives (2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Hurley Chalk Pit and Weycock Hill.
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Plan seating for most guests: paella is easiest eaten sitting down
- Confirm allergies by email
- Give us separate numbers for children
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area.
Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Step by step
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Evenings in Cockpole Green stay light until about 9:25pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
How to prepare
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Leave space around the cooking area
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Planning help
- 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