West Berkshire · England
Paella Catering in Great Lea Common
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Great Lea Common.
- Milestone birthday parties
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Summer garden parties
Planning an event in Great Lea Common?
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
How our paella catering works in Great Lea Common
Paella has always been food for a crowd: cooked in the open in a big, shallow pan and shared straight from it. That is exactly what we bring to your event in Great Lea Common. Popular choices include seafood paella, vegetable paella and paella Valenciana, and we’re frequently booked for weddings and evening receptions and leaving dos and retirements.
For a rural spot like Great Lea Common, the countryside is part of the appeal: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Tell us about access and the ground. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
- Where
- Great Lea Common (RG7)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
How we price paella catering
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- Waiting and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
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 will suggest a menu.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- The address or venue name
- Expected numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The courses you’d like
Planning paella catering in Great Lea Common? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
Occasions we cook for in Great Lea Common
Live paella is food and a show in one. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food itself is hot and plentiful.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Summer garden parties
- Company summer parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Paul's Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Questions to ask before you book
- Travel and parking costs
- Space, access and power needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- What happens if it rains
Catering for every guest
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Ensure most guests can sit to eat
- Put allergy details in writing
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Tell us how many children are coming
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We arrive in good time, set up, cook and serve, and stay in touch with your venue about timings.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges make the meal go further and suit guests who aren’t big rice eaters.
Nearby places to Great Lea Common
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Great Lea Common: your questions answered
Is Great Lea Common close to London?
Roughly 39 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you cook in Pearman's Copse?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
Do you come to Great Lea Common?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Great Lea Common and across West Berkshire. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Can you cook indoors?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
What happens if it rains?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it is a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
How many paellas should we have?
Generally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Great Lea Common: venues, travel and local tips
Great Lea Common is about 3 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. Give us the address of your event in Great Lea Common, and we will plan the journey and set-up. We cover all 155 towns and villages across West Berkshire.
For guests coming by train, Reading Green Park station is about 1.5 miles away. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Oakbank, can book us as a food stall.
This part of West Berkshire takes in RG7, so your event can be anywhere in it. Close by, we cover events in Three Mile Cross (1 mile south-east), Whitley Wood (1 mile north-east), Ryeish Green (1 mile south-east), Green Park (1 mile north-west) and Shinfield (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (15 miles west), Thatcham (12 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles west), Speenhamland (15 miles west), Calcot (4 miles north-west) and Shaw (14 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (3 miles north) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Longwater.
- Local schools include Ryeish Green School (0.8 miles south-east) and Geoffrey Field Junior School (1.1 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Six Bells pub (0.9 miles east)
Working with your venue
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
How the day works
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. In Great Lea Common, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
- We put together a menu and a clear quote.
- We arrive early, set up the cooking area and start the stock.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with any tapas served first.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose live paella in Great Lea Common?
Compared with a hog roast or barbecue, live paella is easier for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests, because each paella has its own pan. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Great Lea Common
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Sangria and bar staff available
Take a look at Our prices page And The cost guide.
- 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