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Corporate Paella Catering in Blackthorn
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events for events in Blackthorn.
- End-of-year celebrations
- Training days and conferences
- Company summer parties
Book corporate paella catering in Blackthorn
About the dishes
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas suit client events.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock, so everyone eats well.
Corporate paella catering in Blackthorn, cooked live
Live paella makes lunch an activity. Typical bookings include training days and conferences and end-of-year celebrations, serving canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and bowl food.
Team away days in the countryside around Blackthorn suit live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Area
- Blackthorn (OX25)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it is left alone. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. After-work summer parties in Blackthorn have daylight until about 9:25pm in late June and 7:10pm in late September; winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- We confirm a menu, a quote and any paperwork.
- We agree access and set-up with facilities.
- We cook live and serve on schedule.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Getting a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Before you choose a spot
If a space isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Facilities approval and any site rules
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Bowl food
- Drinks service
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
Questions from Blackthorn
What’s the nearest station to Blackthorn for guests?
Bicester Village station, about 2.6 miles north-west of the centre.
Is Blackthorn close to London?
Roughly 50 miles from the centre of London.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
How quickly can you serve a big group?
It’s ideal for that. Share the timings and we’ll plan for them.
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.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, in front of your guests.
Occasions we cook for in Blackthorn
It’s perfect for summer parties, paired with lawn games and music.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Company summer parties
- Away days and office lunches
- Conferences and training days
- Client hospitality
Historic houses near Blackthorn include Boarstall Tower (3.3 miles south). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
Comparing caterers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The venue requirements
- Who provides the crockery
- What happens if it rains
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- How many courses
- How many guests are eating
- Timings and hours
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The date and rough timings
- Where the event is
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your work event in Blackthorn, and we will put together a menu and price.
Planning for every diet
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Think about shade and seating
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Ask staff about diets in advance
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
Staff can circulate with canapés or bowls.
Bowl food for standing events.
Places near Blackthorn
Also in Blackthorn
Work events in Blackthorn: access and travel
Blackthorn is about 3 miles south-east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. For a work event in Blackthorn, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire. We cook right across the region, from Blackthorn to Oxford (10 miles away).
For staff and clients coming by train, Bicester Village station is about 2.6 miles away. Blackthorn is about 50 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
For corporate paella catering in OX25, we plan around your venue and your guests. That could mean a work event in a garden on Station Road, Lower Road and Thame Road. Close by, we cover work events in Piddington (2 miles south-east), Ludgershall (3 miles south-east), Grendon Underwood (4 miles east), Edgcott (4 miles north-east) and Brill (4 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (10 miles south-west), Bicester (3 miles north-west), Thame (10 miles south-east), Kidlington (9 miles south-west), Chinnor (14 miles south-east) and Headington Quarry (9 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Bicester Community Hospital (3.1 miles north-west) and Bicester Village (2.8 miles north-west). Open spaces near Blackthorn include Upper Ray Meadows and Graven Hill.
- 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