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Live paella catering in Lambourn, West Berkshire
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Lambourn and the surrounding area.
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Summer garden parties
- Company summer parties
Paella catering for Lambourn events
Paella catering for your event in Lambourn
One cooking area feeds plenty of people, very little goes to waste, and the food is served hot. That is why it works for so many events. Popular choices include mixed paella, paella Valenciana and black rice, and typical bookings are for retirement celebrations and festivals, fairs and school events.
A place like Lambourn often has a hall, a club or a pub garden nearby; live paella can work at any of them, given permission and outdoor space. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Location
- Lambourn (RG17)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Organising for someone else?
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Lambourn: your questions answered
Do you cater in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Is Lambourn close to London?
Roughly 62 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Most events choose two or three: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. See the sample menu.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
What about pudding?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain does not stop us, as long as there’s a ventilated cover. We will make a plan B with you.
What seafood can we have?
We will suggest seafood to suit your menu and budget. Premium shellfish can be added.
Nearby places to Lambourn
What else we do in Lambourn
What happens on the day
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell typically draws people over. In Lambourn, 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 is dark by about 4:00pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- First, tell us about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- Timings, access and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Name one person we can ask on the day
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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What paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Timings and hours
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Guest numbers
- How many courses
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Your date and when you want to eat
- A picture of the space, if you can
- Which courses you have in mind
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can send us your details through our quote form.
A closer look at the menu
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, finished with lemon wedges. It’s the pan people photograph.
Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana is the original: chicken, beans and saffron, not seafood. It’s frequently the most popular pan at an event.
Diets, allergies and planning
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Ensure each pan is labelled
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges make the meal go further and suit guests who aren’t big rice eaters.
Planning live paella in Lambourn
Lambourn is about 7 miles south-west of Wantage, in West Berkshire. For an event in Lambourn, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Lambourn is one of 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire we cover. Our events stretch from Lambourn to Oxford (about 21 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Lambourn CofE Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Nearby historic houses include Ashdown House (3.5 miles north-west). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about a mile of Lambourn. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
We cater events across RG17. From High Street, Station Road and Chapel Lane or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Sheepdrove (1 mile north-east), Upper Lambourn (1 mile north-west), Westcot (6 miles north), Sparsholt (6 miles north) and Kingston Lisle (6 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (12 miles south-east), Thatcham (14 miles south-east), Speenhamland (11 miles south-east), Hungerford (7 miles south), Shaw (12 miles south-east) and Wash Common (12 miles south-east). Lambourn is among the bigger towns we cover in West Berkshire, with lots of choice for events.
Not far away are Watts Bank and Rams Hill.
- Nearby, you will find The George pub (under half a mile west)
Perfect for your event in Lambourn
Live paella is food and a show in one. The pans become a focal point, and the food is hot and generous.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Company summer parties
- Milestone birthday parties
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Michael and All Angels, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
Questions to ask before you book
- How long the team stays
- How bad weather is handled
- When final numbers are due
- What the price includes, item by item
Live paella or other catering?
Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and the food sits out. Paella is cooked live and served hot. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why Lambourn hosts choose us
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Read How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Planning the cooking area
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we offer
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- 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