Oxfordshire · England
Corporate paella catering in Cholsey, Oxfordshire
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Cholsey: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Customer events
- Office lunches and away days
- Summer staff parties
Corporate paella catering for Cholsey events
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Whether you need crockery
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
- Travel, parking and access
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The courses you’d like
- The venue or postcode
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
Corporate paella catering in Cholsey, cooked live
Work events need fast, inclusive food that keeps people talking. Live paella ticks every box. For charity days and team days, we’ll put together a menu of vegan and vegetarian paella, paella lunches and canapé tapas.
Teams near Cholsey frequently go for an outdoor lunch or summer party. Tell us about the site and access. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Location
- Cholsey (OX10)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
More for events in Cholsey
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Facilities approval and any site rules
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
- Bowl food
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
For planners, venues and organisers
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
How it works
We get there well before serving, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. After-work summer parties in Cholsey have daylight until about 9:25pm in late June and 7:10pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- We agree access and set-up with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or OX10 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
A closer look at the menu
Canapé tapas
One-bite tapas served by staff during receptions.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A real main for vegetarians and vegans, not an afterthought.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want catering that becomes part of the event, live paella stands out. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Why choose Love Paella in Cholsey
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Take a look at Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Cholsey for staff parties and team days
Cholsey is about 5 miles south-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your work event in Cholsey will be, and we will plan the journey and set-up. We cook in all 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 11 miles away.
Historic houses near Cholsey include Brightwell Manor (2.9 miles north). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Cholsey has its own station, Cholsey station. With the North Wessex Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Corporate paella catering in OX10 is planned around your venue and timings. Local streets include Station Road, Church Road and Lapwing Lane; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For work events just outside Cholsey, we cover Winterbrook (1 mile north-east), North Stoke (1 mile east), Moulsford (1 mile south), South Stoke (2 miles south) and Mongewell (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (13 miles north), Didcot (5 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles north-east), Wantage (12 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (11 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Wallingford Castle (2.4 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Cholsey Marsh and Wittenham Clumps.
- Nearby schools include Cranford House School (1.4 miles south) and Wallingford School (2.5 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find Morning Star pub (under half a mile south-east)
Diets, allergies and planning
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
- Plan shade and seating for outdoor events
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Ask staff about diets in advance
We leave the space as we found it.
Sangria and bar staff for drinks you provide.
Common questions in Cholsey
Do you cater in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Which station should guests use for Cholsey?
Cholsey has its own station: Cholsey station.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
How long does the paella take?
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.
Do you offer halal options?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Cholsey.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
- 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