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Live paella catering in Ashampstead Green, Oxfordshire
Planning paella catering in Ashampstead Green? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Big birthdays
Live paella catering in Ashampstead Green
Paella catering for your event in Ashampstead Green
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. When it’s ready, it’s served straight from the pan. We cook vegetable paella, chicken and chorizo paella and mixed paella, and typical bookings are for engagement and anniversary parties and wedding breakfasts and evening food.
In a rural place like Ashampstead Green, the setting does a lot of the work: a huge pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Let us know about access and ground conditions. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Where
- Ashampstead Green (RG8)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
What paella catering costs
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Timings and hours
- The number of people
- Travel, parking and access
There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
What we need to know
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- A picture of the space, if you can
- The date and rough timings
- The courses you’d like
- The address or venue name
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
The menu, dish by dish
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together.
Vegetable and vegan paella
Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a paella that stands on its own. For vegans, the stock is plant-based.
Ashampstead Green: your questions answered
Is Ashampstead Green close to London?
Roughly 47 miles from the centre of London.
Which station should guests use for Ashampstead Green?
Goring & Streatley station, about 3.1 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
What equipment do you bring?
We bring the pans, burners and ingredients. You just need a suitable spot and access.
Can you cater for children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan for them.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Which paellas do you recommend?
That depends on who’s coming. A chicken or mixed paella is generally the most popular, alongside seafood and vegetable or vegan pans.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Confirm allergies by email
- Plan seating for most guests: paella is easiest eaten sitting down
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Count adults and children separately
You shouldn’t have to worry about the food on the day. We arrive in good time, set up, cook and serve, and keep in touch with you or your venue about timings.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside.
Working with your venue
Organising a club, school or community event in Ashampstead Green? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Is live paella right for your event?
Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and food can sit out for a while. Paella is cooked in front of your guests and served hot. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Ashampstead Green hosts choose us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Drinks service on request
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
Catering an event in Ashampstead Green
Ashampstead Green is about 7 miles north-east of Thatcham, in Oxfordshire. We bring paella catering to homes, gardens and venues in Ashampstead Green. Ashampstead Green is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Ashampstead Green to Reading (10 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Basildon Park (2.9 miles east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one. For guests coming by train, Goring & Streatley station is about 3.1 miles away. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Ashampstead Green, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Paella catering in RG8 is planned around your venue and your guests. For events just outside Ashampstead Green, we cover Ashampstead (1 mile south), Stubbles (1 mile south-east), Burnt Hill (2 miles south), Upper Basildon (2 miles east) and New Town (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Didcot (9 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles north), Wantage (12 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (12 miles east), Grove (13 miles north-west) and Benson (10 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Yattendon Castle (1.8 miles south-west). Open spaces near Ashampstead Green include Hartslock.
Where we can cook in Ashampstead Green
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
What we offer
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
What happens on the day
Here’s how the day generally runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. Around midsummer it stays light in Ashampstead Green until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 4:00pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- First, tell us about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Let us know the timings for the day
Ask for a quote
Planning paella catering in Ashampstead Green? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
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Other catering in Ashampstead Green
- 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