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Paella Catering in Farnham Common
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Farnham Common. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
Book paella catering in Farnham Common
The menu, dish by dish
Mixed paella
Mixed paella brings meat and seafood together, and it’s frequently the first pan to empty.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. The shellfish is added late so it stays tender.
Paella catering in Farnham Common, made fresh on the day
A couple of different pans covers everyone: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. Every pan is cooked on its own, so diets are easy to manage. We cook vegan paella, paella Valenciana and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are often booked for garden get-togethers and family celebrations and christenings.
In a hamlet or village like Farnham Common, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you contact us. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Paella compared with other options
Vans serve one order at a time. A paella pan serves many portions quickly, so everyone can eat at the same time. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Why Farnham Common hosts choose us
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Fast service from the pan
- Real theatre, not just catering
Read How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Paella catering around Farnham Common
Farnham Common is about 3 miles north of Slough, in Slough. For paella catering in Farnham Common, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Farnham Common is one of 31 places in Slough where we cook. You can also see our page for Reading, about 17 miles away.
If you are celebrating after a service at a church like St John the Evangelist, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Farnham Common Junior School, can book us as a food stall.
We cater events across the SL2 postcode area. Local streets include Temple Way, Common Wood and Badgers Wood; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Farnham Common, we also cover Egypt (1 mile north-west), East Burnham (1 mile south-west), Hedgerley (1 mile north-east), Farnham Royal (1 mile south) and Littleworth Corner (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Slough (3 miles south), Cippenham (3 miles south), Chalvey (4 miles south), Langley (4 miles south-east), Upton (4 miles south) and Burnham (3 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Wexham Park Hospital (2.4 miles south-east). The countryside around Farnham Common includes Burnham Beeches and Taplow Lake.
- Nearby schools include Caldicott School (0.6 miles south-west) and Khalsa Secondary Academy (1.7 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Royal Oak pub (less than half a mile north-west)
Dietary needs and planning tips
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Make sure each pan is labelled
Let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving, which is when we normally call guests over.
We can add sangria and bar staff for your own drinks.
Why choose paella catering in Farnham Common?
It suits relaxed, sociable events, where guests can mingle while it cooks before sitting down to eat.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Farnham Common and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Naming days and family parties
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Garden get-togethers
- Community events and fairs
Thinking of a picnic-style party in Cocksherd Wood? Public parks generally 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
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether travel is included
- Staff numbers and hours
Farnham Common: your questions answered
Can you cook in Cocksherd Wood?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Is Farnham Common too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
How long does the paella take?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
Can you bring crockery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you do starters?
Yes, and it is a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
Can paella be the only main course?
It’s a full meal on its own. Many hosts add tapas first or dessert after.
The process
When the rice goes in, it is left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. In Farnham Common, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, 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.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
How to get a price
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
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How we price paella catering
The price comes down to a few factors:
- How many staff you need
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- The length of service
- Distance and access to the venue
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- What the venue already provides
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Expected numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
- 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