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Wedding Paella Catering in Longford
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food turns food into part of your wedding in Longford.
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Farm and barn venues
- Garden and marquee weddings
Planning an event in Longford?
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Put us in touch with your venue
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we’ll adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff if your venue doesn’t.
About our wedding paella catering in Longford
Saffron and garlic in the air gets guests excited about the meal. On the menu are table tapas, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts, and we’re frequently booked for weddings with mixed diets and evening food for extra guests.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Longford, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Longford: your questions answered
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Mary: can you cater afterwards?
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. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you come out to small places like Longford?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What if photos overrun?
Tell us and we will adjust. We stay in touch with your coordinator and time the rice so it is served at its best.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- How many staff you need
- Distance and access to the venue
- The paellas you choose
- Timings and hours
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Expected numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Which courses you have in mind
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
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.
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:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
On the menu in Longford
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
Organising for someone else?
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Live paella is less formal than a plated meal, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why book with us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- A quote that spells everything out
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Getting married in Longford?
Longford is about 2 miles south-west of West Drayton, in Slough. For wedding paella catering in Longford, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Longford is one of 31 towns and villages in Slough where we cook. Our events stretch from Longford to Guildford (16 miles away).
For outdoor photos, Staines Reservoirs is close by, and the countryside around Longford suits an outdoor reception. If you’re marrying at a church near Longford, such as Church of St Mary, 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.
This part of Slough takes in SL3, UB7 and TW6, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Wallis Road, Widgeon Road and Stanwell Moor Road or the roads around them. Longford is on the A3044, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. Close by, we cover weddings in Harmondsworth (1 mile north-east), Stanwell (2 miles south-east), Heathrow (2 miles east), Sipson (2 miles north-east) and West Bedfont (2 miles south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Slough (6 miles north-west), Cippenham (7 miles north-west), Chalvey (5 miles west), Britwell (7 miles north-west), Langley (3 miles north-west) and Upton (5 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Windsor Castle (4.8 miles west) and Harlington (2.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Crane Meadows and Staines Reservoirs.
- Local pubs include The Kings Arms (under half a mile north-east)
Perfect for your wedding in Longford
Paella can work for the wedding breakfast, the evening, or both, so it fits any plan.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Longford book us for events such as:
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Rustic barn weddings
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with mixed diets
Historic houses near Longford include Frogmore House (4.3 miles west) and Windsor Castle (4.8 miles west). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
What your quote should include
- Travel and parking costs
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How bad weather is handled
- The deadline for final numbers
Towns and villages near Longford
Other catering in Longford
The process
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. For a summer wedding in Longford, the sun sets at about 9:20pm 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 is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Getting a price
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.
Planning help
- 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