West Berkshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Highclere events
Bring the theatre of live paella to your wedding in Highclere. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Barn and farm weddings
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Wedding paella catering near Highclere
Questions from Highclere
Which station should guests use for Highclere?
Newbury station, about 4.3 miles north-east of the centre.
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St Michael Archangel: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Just add them to your numbers. Let us know when they need feeding.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
How much paella per person?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
How our wedding paella catering works in Highclere
We can cater your whole wedding day or one part of it: canapé tapas with the drinks, table tapas, paella for the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts. Popular choices include evening paella, table tapas and a paella wedding breakfast, and we’re regularly asked to cater marquee and garden weddings and food for evening guests.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Highclere, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
- Location
- Highclere (RG20)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Pick a serving style
- Tell us when speeches will be
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Live paella or other catering?
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Separate paella pans cover every diet. Larger events normally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What you get with us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Drinks service on request
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Towns and villages near Highclere
Also in Highclere
Why choose wedding paella catering in Highclere?
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where a plated meal can be hard to pull off.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Farm and barn venues
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Historic houses near Highclere include Highclere Castle (1.4 miles south-east) and Stargroves (1.6 miles west). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
Before you book anyone
- How long the team stays
- When payment is due
- Who provides the crockery
- Travel and parking costs
Space, weather and the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
How it works
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. Golden-hour photos in Highclere 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.
- Tell us your 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 pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Getting a price
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
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What wedding paella catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- How long we are needed on site
- Waiting and bar staff
- Travel, parking and access
- Your choice of paellas
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Expected numbers
- The date and rough timings
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Getting married in Highclere?
Highclere is about 4 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We bring wedding paella catering to homes, gardens and venues in Highclere and the surrounding area. We cover all 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire. Our events stretch from Highclere to Reading (19 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Newbury station, about 4.3 miles north-east. If you are marrying at a church near Highclere, such as Church of St Michael Archangel, 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 it is ready as guests arrive.
For wedding paella catering in RG20, we plan around your venue. From Tubb's Lane, Arkwright Close and Coombe Corner or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Penwood (1 mile north-east), Woolton Hill (1 mile north), Hollington (1 mile south-west), Enborne Row (2 miles north) and Wash Water (2 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Newbury (4 miles north-east), Thatcham (6 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (14 miles east), Speenhamland (5 miles north-east), Hungerford (8 miles north-west) and Lambourn (13 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Newbury Castle (3.9 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5.5 miles north-east). Not far away are Audrey's Meadow and Sidown Hill.
- Schools near Highclere include The Clere School (2.3 miles east)
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
- 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