Windsor and Maidenhead · England
Live paella catering in Holloway, Windsor and Maidenhead
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Holloway: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Garden get-togethers
- Naming days and family parties
- Milestone birthday parties
Planning an event in Holloway?
About our paella catering in Holloway
Paella was made for feeding a crowd: cooked in the open in a big, shallow pan and shared straight from it. That’s exactly what we bring to your event in Holloway. For office lunches and staff parties and christenings and family gatherings, we will put together a menu of seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and black rice and more.
In a small place like Holloway, events are usually in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
- Where
- Holloway (SL6)
- County
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Where we can cook in Holloway
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Timings and hours
- Your choice of paellas
- The number of people
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What to tell us
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- The date and time of the event
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Roughly how many adults and children
Send us the date, your venue or SL6 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
What happens on the day
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day. Around midsummer it stays light in Holloway until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and how many.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
Get a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
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Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Confirm allergies by email
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Have seats for most of your guests
Paella is best eaten as soon as it’s ready, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges make the meal go further.
Planning live paella in Holloway
Holloway is about 2 miles west of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in Holloway and the surrounding area. Holloway is one of 57 places in Windsor and Maidenhead where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Holloway to Reading (about 10 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School, can book us as a food stall. For a christening or wedding at a church such as Saint John the Evangelist, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
This part of Windsor and Maidenhead takes in SL6, so your event can be anywhere in it. We can cater an event on streets such as Burchetts Green Lane and Bath Road. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Littlewick Green (1 mile south-west), Burchett's Green (1 mile north-west), Woolley Green (1 mile south-east), Stubbings (1 mile north-east) and Pinkneys Green (1 mile north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Windsor (7 miles south-east), North Ascot (8 miles south-east), Cookham (4 miles north-east), Dedworth (7 miles south-east), Broomhall (11 miles south-east) and South Ascot (10 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find St Mark's Hospital (1.8 miles east) and Marlow Museum (3.5 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Taplow Lake and Weycock Hill.
- Local schools include Newlands Girls' School (1.2 miles east) and Manor Green School (1.3 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Shire Horse pub (within half a mile east)
Holloway questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at Saint John the Evangelist?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is usually elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is Holloway too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
What seafood can we have?
We’ll talk through seafood options when we plan your menu.
Do you bring everything you need?
We bring the pans, burners and ingredients. You provide a suitable spot and access.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Do you come to Holloway?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and Holloway is within our area and the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Dishes our guests love
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella isn’t an afterthought: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron.
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, not seafood. It is a favourite with guests who do not eat fish.
Who books paella catering in Holloway?
Paella is quick to serve and suits mixed diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It also gives guests something to watch and talk about.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Big birthdays
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Christenings and family gatherings
Nearby historic houses include Harleyford Manor (2.7 miles north-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
What to look for in a quote
- How long the team stays
- How bad weather is handled
- Payment terms and deposit
- How each diet is kept separate
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Organising a club, school or community event in Holloway? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
- 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