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Wedding Paella Catering for New Town events
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 New Town.
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Barn and farm weddings
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Wedding paella catering in New Town
Planning for every diet
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Put us in touch with your venue
If things run late, and we’ll adjust the cooking so it is still served fresh.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Wedding paella catering in New Town, made fresh on the day
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. Typical bookings include rustic barn weddings and weddings with lots of dietary needs, with Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and table tapas.
Rural weddings around New Town have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, not reheated.
- Location
- New Town (RG8)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Step by step
When we arrive, 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 New Town, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, which means evening paella is typically served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Ask for a quote
Planning wedding paella catering in New Town? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Travel, parking and access
- The length of service
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- The paellas you choose
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The address or venue name
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can send us your details through our quote form.
New Town questions
We are having a ceremony at St Stephen'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.
Can you cook at venues in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Do you do starters?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
What about supplier meals?
Yes, include them in your numbers. Let us know when they need feeding.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you provide dessert?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Can you cater for children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Dishes our guests love
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Should I cook it myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. 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. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Working with your venue
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Occasions we cook for in New Town
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables, which suits a relaxed wedding.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
- Evening wedding food
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
For guests travelling by train, Pangbourne station is about 1.6 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- How long the team stays
- Whether VAT is included
- When payment is due
- Space, access and power needs
Getting married in New Town?
New Town is about 7 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. Whether your wedding is in the middle of New Town or on the outskirts, wedding paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cover 443 places in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from New Town to Reading (7 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Basildon Park (1.4 miles north) and Mapledurham House (3.9 miles east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. Hartslock nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. With the North Wessex Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
Wherever your wedding is in RG8, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Wakemans and Pangbourne Road, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. If your venue is just outside New Town, we also cover Upper Basildon (1 mile north-west), Stubbles (2 miles west), Burnt Hill (3 miles west), Ashampstead (3 miles west) and Ashampstead Green (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Didcot (10 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Wantage (15 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (10 miles east), Benson (10 miles north) and Tilehurst (4 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Yattendon Castle (3.5 miles west) and Battle Hospital (5.7 miles east). Open spaces near New Town include Hosehill Lake and Hartslock.
- Nearby schools include St Andrew's School (1 mile south)
- Pubs nearby include The Beehive pub (0.5 miles west)
Live paella or other catering?
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and suits a relaxed style. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why us?
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- A clear, itemised quote
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- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
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