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Wedding Paella Catering in Norcot
We cook paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Norcot and Reading, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Live wedding paella catering in Norcot
Planning the cooking area
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
About our wedding paella catering in Norcot
Saffron and garlic in the air gets guests excited about the meal long before it’s served. We cook a paella wedding breakfast, evening paella and Spanish desserts, and we’re often booked for weddings with mixed diets and weddings in a marquee or garden.
Weddings in a place like Norcot frequently feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. A huge pan on the lawn fits right in. Tell us about access to the field or garden. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Organising for someone else?
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
What wedding paella catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Timings and hours
- How many staff you need
- How many courses
- How many guests are eating
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The date and time of the event
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Norcot? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your wedding in Norcot
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: gather round the cooking.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Norcot and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Farm and barn venues
For outdoor photos, Moor Copse Nature Reserve is close by, and the countryside around Norcot suits an outdoor reception.
What your quote should include
- Whether travel is included
- Allergen information for each dish
- If the price includes VAT
- What happens if it rains
Nearby places to Norcot
What else we do in Norcot
Weddings in Norcot: venues, ceremonies and travel
Norcot is about 2 miles west of Reading, in Reading. We bring wedding paella catering to homes, gardens and venues in Norcot. Norcot is one of 34 places in Reading where we cook.
If you’re marrying at a church near Norcot, such as Tilehurst Methodist Church, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it is ready as guests arrive. For guests travelling by train, Tilehurst station is about 0.8 miles away.
For wedding paella catering in RG30 and RG31, we plan around your venue. Your wedding could be at a home on Ash Road, Tay Road and Tyle Road or the roads around them. Other places close to Norcot for wedding paella catering include Tilehurst Within (1 mile south-west), Tilehurst (1 mile west), Horncastle (1 mile south), Little Heath (1 mile west) and Fords Farm (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Caversham (3 miles north-east), Shinfield (5 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (8 miles south-east), Whitley Wood (4 miles south-east), Sonning Common (4 miles north-east) and Whitley (4 miles south-east). As one of the bigger places in Reading, Norcot has plenty of venues and gardens for weddings.
Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (1 mile east). Open spaces near Norcot include South Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Prospect School (1 mile south) and Battle School (1.3 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Butchers Arms (0.6 miles north-west)
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Tell us when speeches will be
If things run late, and we’ll adjust the cooking so the paella is served at its best.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Step by step
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you are free to enjoy your wedding. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. For a summer wedding in Norcot, 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. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- First, we check your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Leave space around the cooking area
Get a quote
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. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Common questions in Norcot
Is Norcot close to London?
About 40 miles from central London.
Could we have live paella in Round Copse?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
What if the weather’s bad?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Of course. Include suppliers in your numbers.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Can we have a tasting?
Ask us when you enquire and we’ll explain the options.
What’s in the pans
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, perfect during the photos.
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
- 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