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Wedding Paella Catering for Emmer Green events
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Emmer Green.
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Evening wedding food
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Live wedding paella catering in Emmer Green
Dietary needs and planning tips
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Share your running order, including speeches
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Emmer Green
Paella as evening food is popular: it’s hot, filling and quick to serve, so the party keeps going. On the menu are canapé tapas, table tapas and evening paella, and we are regularly asked to cater spanish-themed and destination-style weddings and barn and farm weddings.
Weddings in a place like Emmer Green often feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. A huge pan on the lawn fits right in. Let us know about access for the van. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
What happens on the day
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. For a summer wedding in Emmer Green, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
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Getting married in Emmer Green?
Emmer Green is about 1 mile north-east of Caversham, in Reading. Weddings in Emmer Green are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover all 34 towns and villages in Reading.
Put the station on your invitation: Reading station is about 1.7 miles away. Nearby historic houses include Mapledurham House (3.2 miles west) and Greys Court (4.3 miles north). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
Wherever your wedding is in RG4, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your wedding is on Kiln Road, Grove Road and Barnes Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. Close by, we cover weddings in Caversham (1 mile south-west), Caversham Park Village (1 mile east), Littlestead Green (1 mile north-east), Dunsden Green (1 mile north-east) and Chalkhouse Green (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Norcot (3 miles south-west), Tilehurst Within (4 miles south-west), Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south), Horncastle (4 miles south-west) and Whitley Wood (5 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Broad Street Mall (2 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.2 miles south). Not far away are Sonning Hill and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (0.6 miles west) and Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (0.7 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The White Horse pub (under half a mile west)
Places near Emmer Green
Other catering in Emmer Green
Occasions we cook for in Emmer Green
Mixed diets are easy, which matters at weddings with lots of guests.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
If you’re marrying at a church near Emmer Green, such as St Barnabas Church Hall, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
Comparing caterers
- When final numbers are due
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Allergen information for each dish
- Who provides the crockery
How we price wedding paella catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Whether you need crockery
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Timings and hours
- How many courses
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The date and rough timings
- Anything your venue supplies
- Which courses you have in mind
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Menu ideas
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Paella wedding breakfast
Working with your venue
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Why choose live paella in Emmer Green?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella pans serve many guests quickly. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why us?
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- A quote that spells everything out
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Emmer Green: your questions answered
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Barnabas Church Hall?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is usually elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
Which station should guests use for Emmer Green?
Reading station, about 1.7 miles south of the centre.
How far ahead should we book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so get in touch early.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Can you cook indoors?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
How long does the paella take?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance so the paella is ready when you want it.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
Served well, it feels generous and special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
- 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