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Live paella catering in East Garston, West Berkshire
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in East Garston.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Birthday celebrations
- Summer garden parties
Paella catering in East Garston
A closer look at the menu
Vegetable and vegan paella
Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a proper main dish. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.
Black rice
Black rice gets its colour from squid ink, and is typically served with alioli. It is a striking addition to a seafood menu.
Paella catering in East Garston, cooked live
Almost any venue with a level, ventilated spot will do: gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and festival fields in and around East Garston. On the menu are seafood paella, black rice and vegan paella, and typical bookings are for family celebrations and christenings and milestone birthday parties.
For a rural spot like East Garston, the countryside is part of the appeal: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Location
- East Garston (RG17)
- County
- West Berkshire
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Catering for every guest
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Mention any other courses or food
- Count adults and children separately
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Ensure each pan is labelled
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
Live paella or other catering?
A plated meal needs a kitchen, more staff and normally costs more per head. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission to cook, and it’s entertaining too. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why book with us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- A quote that spells everything out
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Catering across West Berkshire, including East Garston
Take a look at Our pricing And The cost guide.
Where we can cook in East Garston
We’ll be honest if a space won’t work. The main points are:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Somewhere close to park and unload
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in East Garston
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
Should I cook it myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
How it works
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell generally draws people over. Around midsummer it stays light in East Garston until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with any tapas served first.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
How to prepare
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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East Garston: your questions answered
Can you cook at venues in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Is East Garston close to London?
Roughly 59 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
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.
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 make a separate gluten-free pan.
Can paella be the only main course?
It’s a full meal on its own. Many hosts add tapas first or dessert after.
How long do you need on site?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance so the paella is ready when you want it.
What seafood can we have?
Tell us your preferences and we’ll suggest seafood options to suit your menu and budget. Premium shellfish can be added.
Do you bring everything you need?
We bring all the cooking equipment. Let us know what your venue has, like tables or crockery.
Towns and villages near East Garston
Other catering in East Garston
Events we cater in East Garston
It needs no kitchen, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
In East Garston and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Retirement celebrations
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Anniversary celebrations
- Office lunches and staff parties
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of All Saints, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
What to look for in a quote
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- When final numbers are due
- How each diet is kept separate
Paella catering around East Garston
East Garston is about 7 miles south of Wantage, in West Berkshire. For paella catering in East Garston, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around East Garston. We cover all 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire. Our events stretch from East Garston to Oxford (21 miles away).
East Garston is within about 3 miles of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
We cook at events all over the RG17 postcode area. Local streets include Station Road, Back Street and Humphrey's Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For events just outside East Garston, we cover Eastbury (1 mile west), East Garston Woodlands (1 mile south-west), Great Shefford (2 miles south-east), East Shefford (2 miles south-east) and Shefford Woodlands (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Newbury (9 miles south-east), Thatcham (11 miles south-east), Speenhamland (9 miles south-east), Hungerford (6 miles south), Lambourn (3 miles north-west) and Shaw (9 miles south-east).
Green spaces nearby include Watts Bank.
For event organisers in East Garston
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
- 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