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Paella Catering for Bloxham events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Bloxham: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Milestone birthday parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
Planning an event in Bloxham?
Planning for every diet
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Have seats for most of your guests
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area, quietly and quickly.
Sangria and bar staff can be added to serve drinks you provide.
Paella catering in Bloxham, made fresh on the day
A single cooking set-up can feed a crowd, there’s very little waste, and the food arrives hot. It is why live paella suits so many kinds of event. Typical bookings include office lunches and staff parties and garden get-togethers, with seafood paella, mixed paella and vegan paella.
For a place the size of Bloxham, your own garden is frequently the best venue: no venue hire, and nobody stuck cooking. Let us know about access to the house. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Where
- Bloxham (OX15)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Paella catering around Bloxham
Bloxham is about 3 miles south of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. For paella catering in Bloxham, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Bloxham is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cook. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 19 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Bloxham Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Historic houses near Bloxham include Broughton Castle (1.7 miles north-west). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Paella catering in OX15 is planned around your venue and your guests. From High Street, Merrivale's Lane and Unicorn Street or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Milton (1 mile east), Broughton (2 miles north), North Newington (3 miles north) and Bodicote (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Banbury (3 miles north), Bicester (12 miles south-east), Kidlington (14 miles south), Bure Park (12 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (9 miles south-west) and Neithrop (3 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Bloxham Village Museum (less than half a mile south-west) and Horton General Hospital (2.9 miles north-east). Not far away are Crouch Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
- Local schools include The Warriner School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find Hawk & Partridge pub (within half a mile south-west)
A closer look at the menu
Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana is the original: chicken, beans and saffron, rather than seafood. It’s often the most popular pan at an event.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, cooked until the rice is golden. It is usually the most photographed pan.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
DIY paella versus live catering
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Who books paella catering in Bloxham?
Paella is quick to serve and suits mixed diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It also gives guests something to watch and talk about.
In Bloxham and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Summer garden parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Space, access and power needs
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
FAQs for Bloxham
What’s the nearest station to Bloxham for guests?
Banbury station, about 3.5 miles north-east of the centre.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is usually elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
How does live paella catering work?
We set up a cooking area at your venue, cook the paella from scratch in large pans while your guests watch, and serve it straight from the pan.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
What equipment do you bring?
We bring all the cooking equipment. Tell us what the venue provides, such as tables or crockery.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What you get with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- No hidden extras in your quote
Read Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Planning the cooking area
We will be honest if a space will not work, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Menu ideas
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. Planning an evening event in Bloxham? Sunset is around 9:00pm in late May, 9:30pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Get a quote
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
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- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
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- Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff