Wokingham · England
Live paella catering in Gardeners Green, Wokingham
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Gardeners Green.
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Big birthdays
Planning an event in Gardeners Green?
Events we cater in Gardeners Green
Paella is one of the few dishes that handles mixed diets easily, because each version is cooked in its own pan. Everyone gets the same kind of meal.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
If you are celebrating after a service at a church like St Sebastian's Church, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
What your quote should include
- Whether travel is included
- How long the team stays
- How bad weather is handled
- Allergen information for each dish
How our paella catering works in Gardeners Green
A single cooking set-up can feed a crowd, very little goes to waste, and the food arrives hot. It is why live paella suits so many kinds of event. On the menu are chicken and chorizo paella, seafood paella and mixed paella, and typical bookings are for retirement celebrations and weddings and evening receptions.
In a small place like Gardeners Green, events are typically in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras.
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The process
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell normally draws people over. Evenings in Gardeners 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.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or RG40 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Planning help
FAQs for Gardeners Green
Which station should guests use for Gardeners Green?
Wokingham station, about 1.8 miles north-west of the centre.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Sebastian's Church?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we’ll suggest the mix.
Do you cater for young children?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is usually popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Is paella enough as a main?
Yes. With bread and salad, paella is a complete main.
How long do you need on site?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, cooked until the rice is golden. It’s the pan people photograph.
Mixed paella
Mixed paella brings meat and seafood together, and it is frequently the first pan to empty.
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Gardeners Green
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
Paella catering around Gardeners Green
Gardeners Green is about 2 miles north-west of Crowthorne, in Wokingham. For paella catering in Gardeners Green, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Gardeners Green. Gardeners Green is one of 35 places in Wokingham we cover. Our events stretch from Gardeners Green to Reading (about 8 miles away).
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Wokingham station, about 1.8 miles north-west. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Paella catering in RG40 is planned around your venue and timings. Streets in the area include Honey Hill and Heathlands Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. For events just outside Gardeners Green, we cover Holme Green (1 mile north-east), Little Sandhurst (3 miles south), Barkham (3 miles west), California (3 miles south-west) and Finchampstead (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Reading (8 miles north-west), Woodley (5 miles north-west), Earley (6 miles north-west), Lower Earley (5 miles north-west), Winnersh (4 miles north-west) and Newtown (7 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find The Lexicon (3.3 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (1 mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Holt Copse & Joel Park and Heath Lake.
- Schools near Gardeners Green include Wixenford School (0.7 miles north-west) and St Crispin's School (1.3 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Crooked Billet pub (under half a mile east)
Organising for someone else?
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
What paella catering costs
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Travel, parking and access
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- 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. We quote for each event individually.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Expected numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Where the event is
- The courses you’d like
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Catering for every guest
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Have seats for most of your guests
Paella is best eaten as soon as it is ready, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal, or serve your own cake.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
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