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Corporate paella catering in Upton, Oxfordshire
Looking for corporate paella catering in Upton? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Customer events
- Summer parties for staff
- Office lunches and away days
Live corporate paella catering in Upton
For planners, venues and organisers
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
About our corporate paella catering in Upton
Food at work events can easily exclude people. Separate pans mean everyone eats the same kind of meal. For charity days and end-of-year celebrations, we can cook paella lunches, canapé tapas and bowl food and more.
An away day near Upton is a good fit for live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Where
- Upton (OX11)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
What happens on the day
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your work event. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. For a Christmas party in Upton, it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. A summer party has daylight until about 9:25pm.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers, timings and dietary needs.
- You get a menu, a quote and any documents the venue asks for.
- We agree access, parking and set-up times with you or the 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.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Name one person we can ask on the day
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
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Dishes our guests love
Paella lunches
A choice of paellas, quick to serve to a big team.
Canapé tapas
One-bite tapas served by staff.
What corporate paella catering costs
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- How long we are needed on site
- How many courses
- Waiting and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Roughly how many adults and children
- What the venue already provides
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Send us the date, your venue or OX11 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Where we can cook in Upton
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Level ground for the pans and burners
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Upton
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Bowl food
- Drinks service
Upton for staff parties and team days
Upton is about 2 miles south of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We cook at work events in gardens, halls and venues around Upton. We cater in 443 places across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 12 miles away.
For staff and clients coming by train, Didcot Parkway station is about 2.4 miles away. Upton is about 50 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. With the North Wessex Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the OX11 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include High Street, London Road and Pound Lane, and we can cook for a work event on any of them. If your venue is just outside Upton, we also cover West Hagbourne (1 mile north), Coscote (1 mile north), East Hagbourne (1 mile north-east), Blewbury (1 mile south-east) and Chilton (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles north), Wantage (7 miles west), Grove (7 miles west), Faringdon (15 miles west) and Benson (7 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Atlas Computer Laboratory (2.4 miles west) and Brightwell Castle (4.7 miles north-east). The countryside around Upton includes Churn Hill and Mowbray Fields.
- Schools near Upton include St Birinus School (1.8 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The George at Upton pub (within half a mile south-west)
Why choose live paella in Upton?
A barbecue cooks in batches and needs a lot of separate vegetarian food. Paella handles diets with separate pans. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why book with us
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Drinks service on request
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Fast service from the pan
See How we price Or The cost guide.
Questions from Upton
What’s the nearest station to Upton for guests?
The closest is Didcot Parkway station, roughly 2.4 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Upton?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
Can you invoice the company?
Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through it.
What about pudding?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Oxfordshire included. See all areas.
Do you cover Upton?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Upton and across Oxfordshire. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Occasions we cook for in Upton
Nobody is left out: every diet gets a hot main.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Company summer parties
- Charity days
- Training days and conferences
- Open days and launches
Nearby historic houses include Brightwell Manor (4.7 miles north-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers.
Questions to ask before booking
- How bad weather is handled
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Space, access and power needs
- Staff numbers and hours
Other catering in Upton
- 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