Wokingham · England
Paella Catering for Whistley Green events
Planning paella catering in Whistley Green? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Milestone birthday parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
Planning an event in Whistley Green?
Paella catering for your event in Whistley Green
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. Once it is ready, we serve it hot from the pan. We are often asked to cater milestone birthday parties and community events and fairs, serving vegan paella, vegetable paella and paella Valenciana.
In a hamlet or village like Whistley Green, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
Any staff you book serve and clear, so you can enjoy your guests.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
Step by step
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 Whistley Green until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Give us a contact for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Get a quote
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote.
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Whistley Green questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at Hurst Gospel Hall?
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 generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is Whistley Green close to London?
About 33 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Should we have more than one paella?
Generally two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
Does paella work for big events?
Yes. Big pans feed a lot of people, and service from the pan is quick.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
What happens with live paella?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook in front of your guests, and serve when you are ready to eat.
Also in Whistley Green
Dishes our guests love
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, rather than seafood. It’s often the most popular pan at an event.
Mixed paella
Mixed paella brings meat and seafood together, and it is often the first pan to empty.
Catering an event in Whistley Green
Whistley Green is about 2 miles east of Woodley, in Wokingham. For paella catering in Whistley Green, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Whistley Green is one of 35 towns and villages in Wokingham we cover.
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Twyford station, about 1 mile north. For a christening or wedding at a church such as Hurst Gospel Hall, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
We cover events in every part of RG10. From Lodge Road, Broadwater Lane and Nursery Gardens or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. If your venue is just outside Whistley Green, we also cover Hurst (1 mile south-east), Twyford (1 mile north), Ruscombe (1 mile north), Charvil (1 mile north-west) and Woodley (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (5 miles west), Wokingham (4 miles south), Earley (4 miles south-west), Crowthorne (7 miles south-east), Lower Earley (3 miles south-west) and Newtown (4 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (2.9 miles south-west) and Wokingham Hospital (3.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Lavells Lake and Sonning Hill.
- Nearby schools include Waingels College (1.3 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Elephant and Castle pub (within half a mile north-west)
Where we can cook in Whistley Green
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Level ground for the pans and burners
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Whistley Green
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Is live paella right for your event?
A plated meal needs a kitchen, more staff and normally costs more per head. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission to cook, and gives guests something to watch. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
Why Whistley Green hosts choose us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Fast service from the pan
- Drinks service on request
Take a look at Our prices page And The cost guide.
Occasions we cook for in Whistley Green
There’s no kitchen needed, so it’s at home in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like St Nicholas Church of England Primary, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- How long the team stays
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The deposit and payment dates
- Space, access and power needs
Working with your venue
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
- 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