Oxfordshire · England
Corporate paella catering in Donnington, Oxfordshire
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events turns food into part of your work event in Donnington.
- Summer staff parties
- Team lunches
- Conferences and training days
Planning an event in Donnington?
Why choose corporate paella catering in Donnington?
No kitchen required, so it works at offices, car parks, courtyards and outdoor venues.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Donnington and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Team-building events
- Client hospitality
- Training days and conferences
- Team lunches
Nearby historic houses include Holywell Manor, Oxford (1.4 miles north-west) and Garsington Manor (3.6 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- How long the team stays
- The venue requirements
- How bad weather is handled
Corporate paella catering for your work event in Donnington
A cooking station gets people mixing, which is exactly what a team event is for. Whether it’s product launches and open days and office lunches and away days, we can cook Spanish desserts, paella lunches and canapé tapas and more.
For businesses around Donnington, an outdoor team lunch or summer party is easy to arrange with live paella. Tell us about the site and access. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
- Where
- Donnington (OX4, OX1)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose live paella in Donnington?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella pans serve many people quickly. Larger events generally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Donnington
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Fast service from the pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Read How we price And What paella catering costs.
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What else we do in Donnington
Dishes our guests love
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A real main for vegetarians and vegans, not an afterthought.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast, with every diet covered.
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Share the timings for food
- Have water and soft drinks available
- Ask what the venue requires from caterers
- Give us diet totals and allergy details
We arrive on time and follow your site rules.
Canapés for drinks receptions.
Working with your venue
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Step by step
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. After-work summer parties in Donnington 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.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers, timings and diets.
- We send a menu, a price and the paperwork for your venue.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning a team event in Donnington
Donnington is about 1 mile south of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We cater work events at homes, gardens and venues in Donnington and nearby villages. We cook in all 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages.
Donnington is about 52 miles from central London, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Oxford station is about 1.9 miles away.
Here we cover the OX4 and OX1 postcode area. From Meadow Lane, Arnold Road and Iffley Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. Main roads around Donnington include the A4158, so getting the burners and pans to your work event is simple. For work events just outside Donnington, we cover Iffley (1 mile south-east), New Hinksey (1 mile west), Cowley (1 mile south-east), Oxford (1 mile north) and Redbridge (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Didcot (9 miles south), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles south-west), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (11 miles east) and Wantage (13 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Warneford Hospital (1 mile north-east) and British Tattoo History Museum (0.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Headington Hill.
- Schools near Donnington include Greyfriars Catholic School (under half a mile east) and Emmanuel Christian School (1.3 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find Magdalen Arms (less than half a mile north-west)
- Local facilities include Alexander Library of Ornithology (1.1 miles north-west)
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Timings and hours
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Common questions in Donnington
Could we have live paella in South Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Is Donnington close to London?
Roughly 52 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you cover Donnington?
We do. We cook at events in Donnington and across Oxfordshire. Send us your date to check availability.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
How much does corporate paella catering cost in Donnington?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we’ll reply with a price.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. Send us a photo if you are not sure.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
- 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