West Berkshire · England
Tapas Catering for Halfway events
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: Spanish tapas and canapé catering, on its own or alongside a paella for events in Halfway and across West Berkshire.
- Evening sharing boards
- Birthday and anniversary parties
- Engagement drinks
Tapas catering for Halfway events
Tapas catering for your event in Halfway
Tapas and paella go hand in hand, as a starter while the rice cooks, but they’re great on their own. On the menu are padrón peppers, albóndigas and patatas bravas, and typical bookings are for engagement drinks and sharing tapas starters.
Near Halfway, tapas suit gardens, barns and marquees. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan.
- Where
- Halfway (RG20)
- County
- West Berkshire
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Before you choose a spot
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Unloading access
- The venue’s agreement to outside caterers
- Space on each table
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Patatas bravas
- Albóndigas
- Serrano ham
- Chorizo in red wine
- Tortilla española
- Olives & bread
- Gambas al ajillo
- Croquetas
- Padrón peppers
- Manchego & membrillo
Live paella or other catering?
If you want food that encourages guests to mingle, tapas are hard to beat. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What you get with us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Real theatre, not just catering
- A quote that spells everything out
- Sangria and bar staff available
See Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
What’s in the pans
Croquetas
Crisp outside, creamy inside, often with ham or mushroom.
Manchego & membrillo
Manchego with sweet quince.
For event organisers in Halfway
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Events we cater in Halfway
Big or small, tapas work.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Sharing boards for evening guests
- Drinks parties and receptions
- Engagement parties
- Anniversary parties
After a ceremony at a church such as Church of St Mary, canapé tapas with the drinks keep guests happy during photos.
Before you book anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- If the price includes VAT
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- When payment is due
Receptions and parties in Halfway
Halfway is about 4 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Across the RG20 area, we can bring the pans to you. We cook in 155 places across West Berkshire. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 19 miles away.
If you are looking at a historic venue around Halfway, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking. Parks such as Hamstead Marshall Park have their own rules for catering, so check before planning a party there.
Anywhere in RG20, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Main roads around Halfway include the A4, so getting the burners and pans to your event is simple. Other places close to Halfway for tapas catering include Clapton (2 miles north-west), Wickham (2 miles north), Easton (2 miles north), Upper Denford (3 miles west) and Lower Denford (4 miles west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Newbury (4 miles east), Thatcham (7 miles east), Burghfield Common (15 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles east), Hungerford (5 miles west) and Lambourn (8 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (3.9 miles east) and Hamstead Marshall 3 (1.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Sole Common Pond.
- Local pubs include The Halfway pub (under half a mile west)
Questions from Halfway
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you come out to small places like Halfway?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Do you cover Halfway?
Yes, we do. Halfway is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
How much tapas do we need?
That depends on their role in the meal. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest quantities.
Are the tapas served hot?
Yes, hot dishes are finished at the venue.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a picture.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Places near Halfway
What else we do in Halfway
The process
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. At midsummer, it is light in Halfway until about 9:25pm, ideal for tapas in the garden. By late September it’s dark around 7:10pm, and in December by about 4:00pm.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers and how you’d like the tapas served.
- We suggest a selection and confirm a quote.
- We arrive, set up and finish hot dishes on site.
- Canapés go round with the drinks, or table tapas go out to share.
- Afterwards, our equipment is cleared away.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: give us the basics about your event, and we will make suggestions. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
Related guides
Catering for every guest
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Collect dietary needs
- Decide whether tapas are a starter, canapés or the whole meal
- Separate seafood dishes from the rest
- Ask for labels on each dish
Each dish is labelled.
Staff to serve canapés.
How we price tapas catering
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Distance and access to the venue
- The number of people
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many courses
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Details that help
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- The address or venue name
- Which courses you have in mind
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
- 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