Oxfordshire · England
Wedding paella catering in Ashampstead, Oxfordshire
Treat your guests to live paella at your wedding in Ashampstead. We cook from scratch on site, then served hot from the pan.
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Evening wedding food
Live wedding paella catering in Ashampstead
Questions from Ashampstead
Can you cook at venues in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Which station should guests use for Ashampstead?
The closest is Goring & Streatley station, roughly 3.2 miles away.
Can you cook indoors?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Of course. Include suppliers in your numbers and we’ll plan for them.
Can you bring crockery?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
Do you offer tastings?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we will talk you through it.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, in front of your guests.
Wedding paella catering in Ashampstead, cooked live
Evening paella is a favourite: hot, filling and served quickly from the pan, so evening guests are fed and the dancing carries on. Whether it is weddings with lots of dietary needs and marquee and garden weddings, we can cook a paella wedding breakfast, canapé tapas and table tapas.
Rural weddings around Ashampstead have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
- Where
- Ashampstead (RG8)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Planning the cooking area
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours when you get in touch. In general, we need:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
What’s in the pans
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana, or your cake as dessert.
Table tapas
Bowls and boards set down in the middle of each table, from bravas to croquetas and Manchego.
Planners, venues and businesses
Organising a club, school or community event in Ashampstead? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Places near Ashampstead
Other catering in Ashampstead
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- How many guests are eating
- How many staff you need
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Timings and hours
The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Details that help
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of the space, if you can
- The date and rough timings
- Any dietary needs and allergies
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Ashampstead, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Who books wedding paella catering in Ashampstead?
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: gather round the cooking.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Ashampstead, people book us for occasions like:
- Farm and barn venues
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Big weddings with every diet
Hartslock nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Ashampstead suits an outdoor reception.
Comparing caterers
- Space, access and power needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether VAT is included
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
Ashampstead weddings: local tips
Ashampstead is about 7 miles north-east of Thatcham, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of Ashampstead to the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Ashampstead is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Ashampstead to Reading (10 miles away).
Historic houses near Ashampstead include Basildon Park (2.9 miles east). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. If you are marrying at a church near Ashampstead, such as Church of St Clement, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Ashampstead, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
Wedding paella catering in RG8 is planned around your venue and timings. Your wedding could be at a home on Chapel Lane, Noakes Hill and Church Lane. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Ashampstead Green (1 mile north), Stubbles (1 mile south-east), Burnt Hill (2 miles south), Upper Basildon (2 miles east) and New Town (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (9 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles north), Wantage (12 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (12 miles east), Grove (13 miles north-west) and Benson (10 miles north).
A little further out are Yattendon Castle (1.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Hartslock.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. 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.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
What happens on the day
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests usually gather round to watch while it cooks. Golden-hour photos in Ashampstead at midsummer come around 9:25pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Getting ready for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or RG8 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Planning help
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Send us the running order and speech times
After service, we pack down our cooking area; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
- 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