Buckinghamshire · England
Live paella catering in Adstock, Buckinghamshire
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Adstock: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
Paella catering for Adstock events
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Paella catering in Adstock, made fresh on the day
Paella is generous food: big pans, bright colours and a crispy base everyone wants a spoonful of. It turns a meal into an occasion. Whether it is anniversary celebrations and retirement and leaving parties, we’ll put together a menu of black rice, vegan paella and mixed paella.
In a rural place like Adstock, the setting does plenty of the work: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated.
- Where
- Adstock (MK18)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Space, weather and the venue
We’ll be honest if a space will not work, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
What affects the price in Adstock
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Whether you need crockery
- Parking and unloading
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Guest numbers
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Expected numbers
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Your date and when you want to eat
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Should I cook it myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Paella catering around Adstock
Adstock is about 3 miles south-east of Buckingham, in Buckinghamshire. Wherever your event is in the MK18 area, we can cook for your guests. We cook in all 263 towns and villages across Buckinghamshire. Our events stretch from Adstock to Milton Keynes (about 8 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Padbury Church of England School, can book us as a food stall. Historic houses near Adstock include Claydon House (3.2 miles south). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
We cook at events all over MK18 and the streets around it. That could mean an event in a garden on Main Street, East Street and Greenfields. For events just outside Adstock, we cover Padbury (1 mile west), Thornborough (2 miles north), East Claydon (3 miles south), Middle Claydon (3 miles south-west) and Steeple Claydon (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Aylesbury (11 miles south-east), Elmhurst (11 miles south-east), Southcourt (12 miles south-east), Haydon Hill (10 miles south), Turnfurlong (12 miles south-east) and Haddenham (13 miles south).
A little further out are Buckingham Community Hospital (3.5 miles north-west) and Buckingham Castle (3.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Buckingham Sand Pit.
- Local schools include Sir Thomas Fremantle School (2.3 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Folly Inn (less than half a mile west)
The process
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and it is served hot from the pan when you’re ready to eat. In Adstock, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- The paella cooks in front of your guests, with tapas first if you’ve chosen them.
- We serve it hot from the pan and clear our area when service ends.
Before we arrive
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
How to get a price
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we will make suggestions. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
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Your questions about paella catering in Adstock
Is Adstock too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Adstock close to London?
About 48 miles from central London.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it’s short notice, it’s worth asking.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, including Buckinghamshire. Find your area.
Do you cook inside?
Usually we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Which paellas suit our guests?
Two or three is usual: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. See the sample menu.
Paella compared with other options
Next to a hog roast or barbecue, paella makes vegetarian, vegan and halal guests easier to cater for, thanks to separate pans. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why us?
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Fast service from the pan
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Events in Adstock and across Buckinghamshire
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Send allergies to us in writing
Paella is best eaten as soon as it is ready, so we serve when guests are ready.
Sangria and bar staff can be added for your own drinks.
Towns and villages near Adstock
Also in Adstock
What’s in the pans
Paella Valenciana
Valencians take their paella seriously. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron, and it’s a crowd-pleaser.
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron.
- 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