West Berkshire · England
Wedding paella catering in Hungerford, West Berkshire
Planning wedding paella catering in Hungerford? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Rustic barn weddings
Wedding paella catering near Hungerford
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- The number of people
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
- Distance and access to the venue
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- The address or venue name
- What the venue already provides
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Expected numbers
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
About our wedding paella catering in Hungerford
A wedding paella is food and entertainment at once. Guests wander over to watch while the photos are taken, and the meal arrives hot and generous. Typical bookings include informal wedding breakfasts and garden and marquee weddings, serving a paella wedding breakfast, evening paella and canapé tapas.
In Hungerford, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. Paella cooked on the lawn suits that perfectly. Let us know about access for the van. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Where
- Hungerford (RG17)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Step by step
The cooking is part of the entertainment. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. In Hungerford, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:10pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is normally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 4:00pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by 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
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Give us a contact for the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
How to get a price
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your wedding, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
The pans are often set up where guests can see them, and it makes a great photo.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff if your venue doesn’t.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Paella covers them with separate pans. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why Hungerford hosts choose us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- A clear, itemised quote
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Events we cater in Hungerford
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables, which suits a relaxed wedding.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Hungerford, people book us for occasions like:
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Evening wedding food
- Barn and farm weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Lawrence frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
- Allergen information for each dish
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
For planners, venues and organisers
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Hungerford: your questions answered
How far is Hungerford from London?
About 62 miles from central London.
What’s the nearest station to Hungerford for guests?
Hungerford has its own station: Hungerford station.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
How much is live paella catering?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we’ll send a quote.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
What if photos overrun?
It happens. We time the rice to the actual running order, so it is served at its best.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will suggest a split based on your guests.
Can you bring crockery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Places near Hungerford
What else we do in Hungerford
The menu, dish by dish
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal, without spoiling appetites.
Getting married in Hungerford?
Hungerford is about 8 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. For wedding paella catering in Hungerford, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Hungerford is one of 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire we cover. You can also see our page for Reading, about 23 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, Hungerford has its own station, Hungerford station. For outdoor photos, Kintbury Newt Ponds is close by, and the countryside around Hungerford suits an outdoor reception. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Hungerford, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
This part of West Berkshire takes in RG17, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Whether your wedding is on High Street, Lancaster Square and Station Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Hungerford is on the A4 and A338, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. If your venue is just outside Hungerford, we also cover Eddington (1 mile north-east), Upper Eddington (1 mile north), Leverton (1 mile north), Chilton Foliat (2 miles north-west) and Woodlands St Mary (4 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Newbury (8 miles east), Thatcham (11 miles east), Speenhamland (8 miles east), Lambourn (7 miles north), Shaw (9 miles east) and Kingsclere (13 miles south-east). Hungerford is among the bigger towns we cover in West Berkshire, with plenty of venues for weddings.
Open spaces near Hungerford include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
- Local schools include John O'Gaunt School (0.6 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Borough Arms (within half a mile east)
- 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