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Wedding Paella Catering in Caversham Heights
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Caversham Heights.
- Barn and farm weddings
- Evening wedding food
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
Wedding paella catering for Caversham Heights events
How our wedding paella catering works in Caversham Heights
Paella as evening food is popular: hot, filling and served quickly from the pan, so evening guests are fed and the dancing carries on. We’re often asked to cater blessings and vow renewals and evening food for extra guests, with Spanish desserts, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas.
In Caversham Heights, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. A huge pan on the lawn fits right in. Tell us about access to the field or garden. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Count day and evening guests separately
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff, whichever suits your day.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
DIY paella versus live catering
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and do not stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Live paella or other catering?
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and feels more relaxed. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Why Caversham Heights hosts choose us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Drinks service on request
- We cover Caversham Heights and the whole of Reading
- A clear, itemised quote
Getting married in Caversham Heights?
Caversham Heights is about 1 mile west of Caversham, in Reading. We cater weddings at homes, gardens and venues in Caversham Heights and nearby villages. We cater in all 34 towns and villages across Reading.
Historic houses near Caversham Heights include Mapledurham House (2.1 miles west) and Greys Court (5 miles north). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. Planning photos in Round Copse? It is worth checking the park’s rules first.
Wherever your wedding is in RG4, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From River Road, Chazey Road and Albert Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. Other places close to Caversham Heights for wedding paella catering include Caversham (1 mile east), Tokers Green (1 mile north), Emmer Green (1 mile north-east), Lower Caversham (1 mile south-east) and Chalkhouse Green (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (8 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south-west), Whitley Wood (4 miles south), Sonning Common (3 miles north) and Fords Farm (3 miles south-west). Caversham Heights is one of the larger places we cover in Reading, with lots of choice for weddings.
A little further out are Battle Hospital (1.3 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (1.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.
- Local schools include Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (0.7 miles north-east) and Hemdean House School (0.7 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Last Crumb pub (0.9 miles south-east)
What happens on the day
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, and we agree where that is before the day. In Caversham Heights, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:10pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is usually served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- We check availability for your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve, then pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Your choice of paellas
- How many guests are eating
- Parking and unloading
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Getting an accurate quote
These details help us quote quickly:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The date and time of the event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your wedding in Caversham Heights
Mixed diets are easy, which matters at weddings with lots of guests.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Rustic barn weddings
- Food for evening guests
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Reading station, about 1.4 miles south-east.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- Space, access and power needs
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- If the price includes VAT
Organising for someone else?
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Questions from Caversham Heights
Can you cater a reception after a service at St. Andrew's Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Could we have live paella in Round Copse?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Just add them to your numbers. Tell us when they’ll eat.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
Yes. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in a separate pan.
Planning the cooking area
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Level ground for the pans and burners
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- 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