Wokingham · England
Paella Party Catering for Hare Hatch events
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for birthday parties, garden parties and private events in Hare Hatch and the surrounding area.
- Garden get-togethers
- Birthday parties
- Street parties and neighbourhood get-togethers
Live paella party catering in Hare Hatch
Paella party catering in Hare Hatch, cooked live
Mixed groups are easy: meat, seafood and vegetable or vegan pans side by side. A plain chicken paella keeps children happy. For family get-togethers and street parties and neighbourhood get-togethers, we’ll put together a menu of churros, vegetable paella and seafood paella.
Near Hare Hatch, parties are often in gardens or fields. Let us know about access, and we’ll handle the rest. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
Hare Hatch questions
Can you cook in Loddon Nature Reserve?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
How far is Hare Hatch from London?
Roughly 32 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
How much is live paella catering?
The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we’ll send a quote.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three covers most guests. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Nearby places to Hare Hatch
Also in Hare Hatch
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Collect dietary needs with your invites
- Plan seats for most guests
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Warn the neighbours
When service is finished, we pack down quietly, so the party carries on.
Tapas to start keep guests happy.
Paella compared with other options
If you want special but not formal, live paella fits perfectly. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
What you get with us
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- We cover Hare Hatch and the whole of Wokingham
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Hare Hatch
- Tapas
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
How we price paella party catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- Travel, parking and access
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many staff you need
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and time of the event
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
About the dishes
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is often the showpiece.
Vegetable paella
Vegetable paella in its own right, with peppers, beans and artichokes.
Hosting a paella party in Hare Hatch
Hare Hatch is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. We cook at parties in homes, gardens and venues in Hare Hatch. We cover 35 places across Wokingham, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Hare Hatch to Reading (about 7 miles away).
After a christening at a church like Church of St James, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends. Thinking of a party in Loddon Nature Reserve? Cooking in a public park usually needs permission from the council or landowner, so check first.
For paella party catering in RG10, we plan around your venue and timings. Local streets include Bath Road, Tag Lane and Milley Lane; a party at home on any of them works well with live paella. Other places close to Hare Hatch for paella party catering include The Holt (1 mile north-east), Kiln Green (1 mile north-east), Ruscombe (1 mile south-west), Twyford (1 mile south-west) and Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include St Mark's Hospital (4.7 miles north-east) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Hare Hatch includes Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.
- Schools near Hare Hatch include Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (1.3 miles west) and The Piggott School (1.3 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Queen Victoria pub (under half a mile north-east)
Should I cook it myself?
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’ll do the cooking.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
The process
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. At midsummer, it is light in Hare Hatch until about 9:25pm, so a garden party can run well into the evening. By late September sunset is around 7:05pm, so plan festoon lights for later parties.
- You tell us the date, address, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a quote.
- On the day we arrive, set up our cooking area and start cooking.
- The paella cooks while your guests chat, with any tapas served first.
- It is served from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
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For event organisers in Hare Hatch
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
- 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