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Paella catering in Buckinghamshire

Wherever you are in Buckinghamshire, we cook paella in front of your guests.

Events we cater in Buckinghamshire

Choose a service to see every town we cover for it in Buckinghamshire, or pick your town from the list below.

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About paella catering in Buckinghamshire

The cooking is half the fun. Guests gather round as the sofrito sizzles and the saffron colours the rice, and the smell does the rest. Typical bookings include wedding breakfasts and evening food and garden parties and summer barbecues, serving seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and mixed paella.

The cooking is part of the entertainment. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook while your guests chat.

You share your date, numbers and venue.
We plan a menu that covers every diet.
We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.

Pricing in Buckinghamshire

There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.

Why choose Love Paella

Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Events across Buckinghamshire
Sangria and bar staff available
Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available

Ask for a quote

A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.

Near you in Aylesbury

We cook for events around Buckinghamshire UTC, Stocklake Park Community School and The Derby Arms Public House and the streets around them. You’ll also find Bearbrook Combined School (0.5 miles west) and Church of St Mary (less than half a mile north). There’s a railway station in Aylesbury itself: Aylesbury station, handy for guests travelling by train. Well-known places in the area include Roald Dahl Children's Gallery (within half a mile east) and Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital (within half a mile north). The countryside around Aylesbury includes Coombe Hill.

Live paella across Buckinghamshire: what to know

Buckinghamshire covers everything from Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Chesham to 210 small villages and hamlets, and live paella works in all of them. Town events mean planning parking; village events mean planning access. The Chilterns National Landscape is within easy reach of places across Buckinghamshire, where some venues have extra rules about vehicles and cooking.

Aylesbury: If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Buckinghamshire UTC, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For guests coming by train, Aylesbury station is in Aylesbury itself. In Aylesbury, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening events are usually served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.

What affects the price in Buckinghamshire

We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:

Starters, canapés and desserts
Your choice of paellas
The number of people
Timings and hours

Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.

What we need to know

The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Please include:

Your date and when you want to eat
The courses you’d like
Diets and allergies you know about
Whether the venue has crockery or staff

Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, use our quote form.

Should I cook it myself?

Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.

A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.

Occasions we cook for in Buckinghamshire

Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets, so it suits all kinds of occasions. It gives people something to gather round, too.

Whatever you’re celebrating in Buckinghamshire, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:

Retirement celebrations
Community events and fairs
Anniversaries and engagement parties
Weddings, from canapés to evening food

Dishes our guests love

Black rice

Squid ink rice is bold and savoury.

Mixed paella

A mix of chicken and seafood, and a popular all-rounder.

For event organisers in Buckinghamshire

If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.

If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.

Common questions in Buckinghamshire

Which paella is most popular?

Most events choose two or three: a mixed or chicken paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. Our menu lists the options.

Do you provide plates and cutlery?

We can. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.

How long do you need on site?

We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.

Is halal food available?

Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.

Do you cater for young children?

Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.

Do you cook inside?

Generally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.