West Berkshire · England
Live paella catering in Sheepdrove, West Berkshire
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Sheepdrove. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
Paella catering in Sheepdrove
Perfect for your event in Sheepdrove
Few dishes cope with mixed diets like paella, because each version is cooked in its own pan. Nobody gets a token ‘special meal’.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Community events and fairs
- Birthday celebrations
- Anniversary celebrations
- Office lunches and staff parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Michael and All Angels, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether travel is included
- What happens if it rains
- A clear list of what’s included
- When final numbers are due
How our paella catering works in Sheepdrove
There’s something generous about paella: giant pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It turns a meal into an occasion. For festivals, fairs and school events and summer garden parties, we can cook seafood paella, mixed paella and chicken and chorizo paella and more.
In a hamlet or village like Sheepdrove, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
- Area
- Sheepdrove (RG17)
- County
- West Berkshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Your questions about paella catering in Sheepdrove
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St Michael and All Angels: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is normally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
How far is Sheepdrove from London?
About 61 miles from central London.
Do you bring everything you need?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You just need a suitable spot and access.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Can you feed plenty of people?
Very much so. We plan the number of pans and serving points around your numbers.
What is live paella catering?
We bring everything needed to cook on site, cook in front of your guests, and serve at the time you want.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Are premium seafood options available?
We will talk through seafood options when we plan your menu, including premium options if you want them.
Why choose live paella in Sheepdrove?
Plated meals need a kitchen and a bigger team. Live paella needs only a level, ventilated spot and permission to cook, and gives guests something to watch. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Why Sheepdrove hosts choose us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Fast service from the pan
- Drinks service on request
Take a look at Our prices page Or What paella catering costs.
For event organisers in Sheepdrove
If you are organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Places near Sheepdrove
What else we do in Sheepdrove
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
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 will do the cooking.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
About the dishes
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, cooked until the rice is golden. It is usually the most photographed pan.
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The traditional pan has chicken, flat green beans and butter beans.
What paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- How many staff you need
- Whether you need crockery
- Parking and unloading
- How many guests are eating
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The date and time of the event
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Count adults and children separately
Paella is best eaten as soon as it is ready, so we serve when guests are ready.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
Step by step
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. In Sheepdrove, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening events are usually served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 4:00pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- 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.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Sheepdrove? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning live paella in Sheepdrove
Sheepdrove is about 6 miles south-west of Wantage, in West Berkshire. We bring paella catering to homes, gardens and venues in Sheepdrove and the surrounding area. We cater in all 155 towns and villages across West Berkshire. Our events stretch from Sheepdrove to Oxford (20 miles away).
Historic houses near Sheepdrove include Ashdown House (3.9 miles west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Sheepdrove, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
We cater events across RG17 and the streets around it. For events just outside Sheepdrove, we cover Lambourn (1 mile south-west), Upper Lambourn (2 miles west), Sparsholt (5 miles north), Westcot (5 miles north) and Kingston Lisle (5 miles north). Larger places within reach include Newbury (12 miles south-east), Thatcham (14 miles south-east), Speenhamland (11 miles south-east), Hungerford (7 miles south), Shaw (11 miles south-east) and Wash Common (12 miles south-east).
Not far away are Rams Hill and Seven Barrows.
- 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