West Berkshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering in Great Lea Common
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Great Lea Common and the surrounding area.
- Evening wedding food
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Barn and farm weddings
Wedding paella catering in Great Lea Common
DIY paella versus live catering
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
How our wedding paella catering works in Great Lea Common
Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff can be added, to suit the style of your day. We’re often asked to cater farm and barn venues and receptions after an intimate ceremony, serving canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and evening paella.
Near Great Lea Common, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan.
- Where
- Great Lea Common (RG7)
- County
- West Berkshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
What wedding paella catering costs
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Whether you need crockery
- How many staff you need
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- The address or venue name
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Which courses you have in mind
Still deciding on the menu? That is fine: give us the basics about your wedding, and we’ll make suggestions. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Connect us with your coordinator
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Pick a serving style
We keep in touch with your venue coordinator or toastmaster on the day, so you can enjoy yourselves.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
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Questions from Great Lea Common
We’re having a ceremony at St Paul's Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is typically elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
How far is Great Lea Common from London?
About 39 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
When should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it’s soon.
Will you talk to our venue?
Yes, and it saves you passing messages. Introduce us and we’ll sort the details.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Just add them to your numbers. Let us know when they need feeding.
Can you cater for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
We can cater as much or as little of the day as you like, from canapés to evening food.
Do you offer tastings?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain the options.
Before you choose a spot
Every venue is different, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Level ground for the pans and burners
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Evening paella
Events we cater in Great Lea Common
It is a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where plated meals are harder.
These are some of the occasions we cater around Great Lea Common:
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Evening wedding food
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Longwater nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Great Lea Common suits an outdoor reception.
What your quote should include
- Space, access and power needs
- How bad weather is handled
- What the price includes, item by item
- Payment terms and deposit
Planners, venues and businesses
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Great Lea Common weddings: local tips
Great Lea Common is about 3 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. From the centre of Great Lea Common to the outskirts, wedding paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cook in 155 places across West Berkshire.
If you’re hoping for photos in Pearman's Copse, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. Couples marrying at local churches such as St Paul's Church frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
We cover weddings in every part of the RG7 postcode area and the streets around it. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Three Mile Cross (1 mile south-east), Whitley Wood (1 mile north-east), Ryeish Green (1 mile south-east), Green Park (1 mile north-west) and Shinfield (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (15 miles west), Thatcham (12 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles west), Speenhamland (15 miles west), Calcot (4 miles north-west) and Shaw (14 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (3 miles north) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.9 miles north). Open spaces near Great Lea Common include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Longwater.
- Nearby schools include Ryeish Green School (0.8 miles south-east) and Geoffrey Field Junior School (1.1 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Six Bells pub (0.9 miles east)
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Separate paella pans cover every diet. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why Great Lea Common hosts choose us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
Read Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
How the day works
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. For a summer wedding in Great Lea Common, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is normally 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.
- 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 and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Read more
- 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