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Wedding Paella Catering in Little Heath
Looking for wedding paella catering in Little Heath? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Weddings with mixed diets
Planning an event in Little Heath?
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Waiting and bar staff
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The courses you’d like
- Roughly how many adults and children
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Little Heath
The smell of saffron and garlic drifting across a garden or barn gets guests excited about the meal. On the menu are evening paella, table tapas and a paella wedding breakfast, and we’re regularly asked to cater weddings in a marquee or garden and evening food for extra guests.
Weddings in a place like Little Heath often feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. Paella cooked on the lawn suits that perfectly. Tell us about access to the field or garden. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
- Location
- Little Heath (RG31, RG30)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Little Heath? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
FAQs for Little Heath
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Catherine of Siena?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you cook in Calcot Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Oxfordshire included. See all areas.
Will there be enough food?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Yes, include them in your numbers. Let us know when they need feeding.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
How long do you need on site?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance so the paella is ready when you want it.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Step by step
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your wedding. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. Golden-hour photos in Little Heath 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.
- First, we check your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Get a quote
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. To get started, use our quote form.
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Why choose live paella in Little Heath?
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why us?
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Catering across Oxfordshire, including Little Heath
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Take a look at Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Little Heath weddings: local tips
Little Heath is about 3 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your wedding in Little Heath will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. Little Heath is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cook.
Moor Copse Nature Reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Tilehurst station, about 1.4 miles north-east.
Wherever your wedding is in RG31 and RG30, we can bring wedding paella catering to you. Local streets include City Road, Kiln Lane and Back Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover weddings in Tilehurst (1 mile east), Sulham (1 mile north-west), Tilehurst Within (1 mile east), Calcot (1 mile south) and Norcot (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in Didcot (13 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (8 miles north-east), Benson (11 miles north), Wallingford (10 miles north), Great Western Park (14 miles north-west) and Watlington (13 miles north).
A little further out are Broad Street Mall (3.4 miles east) and Battle Hospital (2.5 miles east). Open spaces near Little Heath include Moor Copse Nature Reserve and Hosehill Lake.
- Nearby schools include Little Heath School (under half a mile south-west)
- Pubs nearby include Fox and Hounds pub (within half a mile south)
Who books wedding paella catering in Little Heath?
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it is flexible.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Garden and marquee weddings
Historic houses near Little Heath include Mapledurham House (2 miles north-east) and Basildon Park (4 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
What your quote should include
- When payment is due
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- The wet-weather plan
- The venue requirements
Diets, allergies and planning
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
Fresh pans can be cooked for evening guests, typically timed after the first dance.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue doesn’t.
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
Places near Little Heath
Other catering in Little Heath
- 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