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Corporate paella catering in Poundon, Oxfordshire
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events for events in Poundon and across Oxfordshire.
- Office lunches and away days
- Conferences and training days
- End-of-year celebrations
Corporate paella catering near Poundon
What affects the price in Poundon
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The number of people
- Travel, parking and access
- The length of service
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Which courses you have in mind
Planning corporate paella catering in Poundon? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.
About our corporate paella catering in Poundon
A paella station turns lunch into part of the event. We cook vegan and vegetarian paella, bowl food and Spanish desserts, and typical bookings are for open days and launches and client hospitality.
For rural venues near Poundon, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
- Area
- Poundon (OX27)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
FAQs for Poundon
Do you come out to small places like Poundon?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Which station should guests use for Poundon?
Bicester North station, about 4.1 miles west of the centre.
Do you cover Poundon?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Poundon. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
How quickly can you serve a big group?
It’s ideal for that. Tell us how long the break is and we will plan service around it.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, if you need them. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.
What documents can you provide?
Ask facilities for their list and pass it on.
When do you arrive?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. After-work summer parties in Poundon 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.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, 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.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve at the agreed time.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
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Planning for every diet
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Think about shade and seating
- Ask staff about diets in advance
- Share the timings for food
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
We leave the space as we found it.
Crockery and staff can be added.
For planners, venues and organisers
Organising a club, school or community event in Poundon? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Poundon
- Bowl food
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
- Drinks service
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
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.
What’s in the pans
Paella lunches
Two or three paellas served from the pan, quick to serve to a big team.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Separate pans with plant-based stock.
Poundon for staff parties and team days
Poundon is about 4 miles east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. For corporate paella catering in Poundon, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cater in 443 places in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 14 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Claydon House (4.5 miles east). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Bicester North station is about 4.1 miles away.
Corporate paella catering in OX27 is planned around your venue and timings. Neighbouring places where we cater work events include Twyford (1 mile north-east), Marsh Gibbon (2 miles south), Charndon (2 miles south-east), Calvert (3 miles east) and Preston Bissett (3 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Oxford (14 miles south-west), Bicester (4 miles west), Thame (13 miles south), Kidlington (12 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (13 miles south-west) and Bure Park (4 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Bicester Community Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Graven Hill and Calvert Jubilee.
- Pubs nearby include The Sow and Pigs pub (under half a mile north-east)
Events we cater in Poundon
It is perfect for summer parties, paired with lawn games and music.
In Poundon and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Launches and open days
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Team-building days
- Team lunches
Poundon is about 51 miles from central London, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events.
What to look for in a quote
- When payment is due
- What happens if it rains
- Travel and parking costs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- 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