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Festival Paella Catering for Highmoor events
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Highmoor. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- County and country shows
- Festivals
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Live festival paella catering in Highmoor
The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Festival paella catering for your event in Highmoor
Big batches mean lunchtime rushes are easy. Each portion takes seconds to serve. We cook churros, chicken and chorizo paella and seafood paella, and typical bookings are for agricultural and county shows and race days and sports events.
At a fête or field event near Highmoor, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Where
- Highmoor (RG9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Common questions in Highmoor
Do you trade at school fairs around Highmoor?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you come out to small places like Highmoor?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What paperwork do you provide?
Tell us what the event needs and we’ll send it with our application.
What do you need at the pitch?
Let us know what the pitch has and we will confirm our needs.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, at set times to suit your schedule. Tell us numbers and timings.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Do you have vegan options at events?
Yes, always. There’s a vegan pan next to the others.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the details, and we’ll confirm availability and requirements.
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Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
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.
Why choose live paella in Highmoor?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet isn’t much to look at. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Why Highmoor hosts choose us
- Drinks service on request
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Read Our pricing And The cost guide.
The process
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. Evening events in Highmoor have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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Planning the cooking area
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- A pitch away from tents and structures
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Highmoor
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Running an event in Highmoor
Highmoor is about 4 miles north-west of Henley-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your event in Highmoor will be, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cater in all 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire. We cook right across the region, from Highmoor to Reading (7 miles away).
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Paul? A paella pan draws people in. For visitors coming by rail, Henley-On-Thames station is about 4.5 miles away. Within about 6 miles is the Chilterns National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Here we cover the RG9 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include The Glebe and Holly Close, and we can cook for an event on any of them. For events just outside Highmoor, we cover Highmoor Cross (1 mile south-east), Shepherd's Green (1 mile south-east), Catslip (1 mile north-east), Nettlebed (2 miles north) and Kingwood Common (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Didcot (11 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Thame (13 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (4 miles south-east), Benson (6 miles north-west) and Chinnor (11 miles north).
The countryside around Highmoor includes Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Local pubs include The Dog and Duck pub (0.5 miles north-east)
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Provide seating near the food
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Schedule crew meals
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
Events we cater in Highmoor
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
In Highmoor and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Village fêtes
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Sports clubs and race days
- Music and food festivals
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Stoke Row Church of England School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- How bad weather is handled
- What the price includes, item by item
- When payment is due
- What the caterer needs from your venue
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Organising a club, school or community event in Highmoor? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
- 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