West Berkshire · England
Paella Catering in Ufton Nervet
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Ufton Nervet.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Naming days and family parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
Planning an event in Ufton Nervet?
Your questions about paella catering in Ufton Nervet
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Peter: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
How far is Ufton Nervet from London?
Roughly 43 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What happens with live paella?
We set up a cooking area at your venue, cook the paella from scratch in large pans while your guests watch, and serve it straight from the pan.
Is halal food available?
Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What equipment do you bring?
All cooking kit comes with us. Let us know what your venue has, like tables or crockery.
Is paella enough as a main?
It is a full meal on its own. Tapas and desserts can be added if you like.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Paella catering for your event in Ufton Nervet
Two or three pans side by side cover every guest: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Each is cooked separately, so diets are easy to manage. We are frequently asked to cater retirement celebrations and office lunches and staff parties, serving mixed paella, black rice and vegan paella.
Somewhere like Ufton Nervet, a field or garden is frequently the perfect setting. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Where
- Ufton Nervet (RG7)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
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Step by step
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. Around midsummer it stays light in Ufton Nervet until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Ask for a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Ufton Nervet, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
How we price paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- How many guests are eating
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How long we are needed on site
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What we need to know
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The address or venue name
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The courses you’d like
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.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella is not an afterthought: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, cooked until the rice is golden. It’s the pan people photograph.
For planners, venues and organisers
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, 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.
Live paella in Ufton Nervet: local details
Ufton Nervet is about 4 miles north-east of Tadley, in West Berkshire. Give us the address of your event in Ufton Nervet, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. Ufton Nervet is one of 155 places in West Berkshire we cover. You can also see our page for Reading, about 6 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School, can book us as a food stall. Parks such as Padworth Common Local Nature Reserve normally need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there.
We cover events in every part of the RG7 postcode area. Your event could be at a home on Green Lane, Camp Road and Island Farm Road. Nearby, we also cater events in Sulhamstead Abbots (1 mile north-east), Ufton Green (1 mile north-west), Sulhamstead Bannister Upper End (1 mile north), Sulhamstead (1 mile north) and Burghfield Hill (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in Newbury (10 miles west), Thatcham (7 miles west), Speenhamland (10 miles west), Spencers Wood (5 miles east), Calcot (3 miles north-east) and Shaw (10 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Thames Valley Police Museum (1.3 miles north) and Beaumys Castle (4.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hosehill Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include The Willink School (0.8 miles east) and The Willink School (0.8 miles east)
Live paella or other catering?
Barbecues cook in batches, so food comes off in waves. Paella is ready all at once, so everyone eats together. Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
What you get with us
- A quote that spells everything out
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Take a look at How we price And The cost guide.
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Count adults and children separately
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
If you’ve booked staff, they’ll serve, clear and help keep things moving, so you can enjoy your guests.
Tapas or canapés make a good start while the paella cooks.
Events we cater in Ufton Nervet
Live paella is made for outdoor events: it’s cooked in the open, served hot and eaten together.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Milestone birthday parties
- Engagement and anniversary parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Peter, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
What your quote should include
- Travel and parking costs
- How late numbers can change
- Allergen information for each dish
- What happens if it rains
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
- 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