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Live paella catering in Fair Oak, West Berkshire
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Fair Oak and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Community events and fairs
- Milestone birthday parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Planning an event in Fair Oak?
Planning the cooking area
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Somewhere close to park and unload
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
What we offer
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
Paella catering in Fair Oak, made fresh on the day
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. Once it’s ready, we serve it hot from the pan. Typical bookings include birthday celebrations and retirement celebrations, serving vegetable paella, black rice and paella Valenciana.
In a hamlet or village like Fair Oak, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you contact us. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Area
- Fair Oak (RG19)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Events we cater in Fair Oak
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.
Whatever you are celebrating in Fair Oak, live paella can be the centrepiece. We frequently cook for:
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Milestone birthday parties
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Festivals, fairs and school events
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Ashford Hill Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Questions to ask before you book
- How late numbers can change
- How long the team stays
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Travel and parking costs
Live paella or other catering?
Plated meals need a kitchen and a bigger team. Live paella needs only a level, ventilated spot and permission to cook, and gives guests something to watch. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Fair Oak: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Fair Oak for guests?
Thatcham station, about 3.6 miles north-west of the centre.
Is Fair Oak close to London?
Roughly 49 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We will talk it through before the day.
Which paellas suit our guests?
That depends on who’s coming. Chicken and mixed paellas tend to go first, with seafood and vegetable pans alongside.
How many paellas should we have?
Typically two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
What is live paella catering?
We set up a cooking area at your venue, cook the paella from scratch in large pans while your guests watch, and serve it straight from the pan.
Do you cook inside?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
What affects the price in Fair Oak
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- Whether you need crockery
- The paellas you choose
- Guest numbers
- The length of service
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- The date and rough timings
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The address or venue name
- A picture of where we’d cook
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Dishes our guests love
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron.
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, rather than seafood. It’s often the most popular pan at an event.
Towns and villages near Fair Oak
What else we do in Fair Oak
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Make sure most guests can sit to eat
- Put allergy details in writing
- Tell us what else is being served
Let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving, which is when we typically call guests over.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges make the meal go further and suit guests who aren’t big rice eaters.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. In Fair Oak, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 4:00pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
How to get a price
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Fair Oak, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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Live paella in Fair Oak: local details
Fair Oak is about 3 miles west of Tadley, in West Berkshire. Whether your event is in the middle of Fair Oak or on the outskirts, paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cook in all 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Reading, about 12 miles away.
For guests coming by train, Thatcham station is about 3.6 miles away. If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Paul, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
Anywhere in RG19, we can bring paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Other places close to Fair Oak for paella catering include Ashford Hill (1 mile north), Plastow Green (1 mile west), Wolverton (1 mile south), Goose Hill (1 mile north-west) and Hyde End (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Newbury (6 miles north-west), Thatcham (4 miles north-west), Burghfield Common (7 miles north-east), Speenhamland (7 miles north-west), Hungerford (14 miles west) and Spencers Wood (11 miles east).
A little further out are Old Chapel Textile Centre (3.6 miles north-west) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Fair Oak include Thatcham Reed Beds.
- Local schools include The Hurst School (1.7 miles north-east)
- 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