Bracknell Forest · England
Paella Catering for Martins Heron events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Martins Heron and the surrounding area.
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Garden get-togethers
- Office lunches and staff parties
Planning an event in Martins Heron?
What affects the price in Martins Heron
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- How long we’re needed on site
- The number of people
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The address or venue name
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and time of the event
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Paella catering in Martins Heron, made fresh on the day
We cook every paella from scratch on the day, starting with a slow sofrito of onion, garlic, peppers and tomato, then the stock, saffron and rice. Typical bookings include festivals, fairs and school events and wedding breakfasts and evening food, with mixed paella, vegan paella and vegetable paella.
In a smaller place like Martins Heron, a garden party is often the simplest option: no venue hire, and nobody stuck cooking. Let us know about access to the house. We plan the timings around your day, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Location
- Martins Heron (RG12, SL5)
- Area hub
- Bracknell Forest
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Martins Heron: your questions answered
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Paul?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
How far is Martins Heron from London?
Roughly 28 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Can you feed plenty of people?
Very much so. We plan the number of pans and serving points around your numbers.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices.
How it works
The cooking is part of the entertainment. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. Evenings in Martins Heron 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.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
How to prepare
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Give us a contact for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Get a quote
Planning paella catering in Martins Heron? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, use our quote form.
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For event organisers in Martins Heron
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Tell us what else is being served
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area, quietly and quickly.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
Planning live paella in Martins Heron
Martins Heron is about 1 mile east of Bracknell, in Bracknell Forest. Anywhere in RG12, we’ll come to your venue or garden. Martins Heron is one of 41 places in Bracknell Forest where we cook. Our events stretch from Martins Heron to Reading (about 11 miles away).
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Paul, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Harmans Water Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Here we cover the RG12 and SL5 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Bog Lane, Radnor Road and London Road or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. If your venue is just outside Martins Heron, we also cover The Warren (1 mile south), Jennett's Park (1 mile west), Forest Park (1 mile south), Bullbrook (1 mile north-west) and Harmans Water (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Sandhurst (5 miles south-west), Binfield (3 miles north-west), Popeswood (3 miles west), College Town (5 miles south-west), Farley Wood (3 miles west) and Amen Corner (3 miles west).
A little further out are Heatherwood Hospital (1.5 miles east) and The Lexicon (1.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Martins Heron include Heath Lake and Wildmoor Heath.
- Local schools include LVS Ascot (0.9 miles east) and Ranelagh School (1.1 miles west)
Space, weather and the venue
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Menu ideas
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
Occasions we cook for in Martins Heron
Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It also gives guests something to watch and talk about.
These are some of the occasions we cater around Martins Heron:
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
For guests coming by train, Martins Heron station is in Martins Heron itself.
Comparing caterers
- How bad weather is handled
- How long the team stays
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- What the price includes, item by item
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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. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Why book with us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Fast service from the pan
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. The shellfish is added late so it stays tender.
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron.
- 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