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Live paella catering in Broughton, Oxfordshire
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Broughton: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests.
- Retirement celebrations
- Garden get-togethers
- Staff parties and work lunches
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Paella catering in Broughton, cooked live
A couple of different pans covers everyone: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Every pan is cooked on its own. Popular choices include chicken and chorizo paella, vegetable paella and mixed paella, and typical bookings are for anniversaries and engagement parties and summer garden parties.
In a rural place like Broughton, 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. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Location
- Broughton (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Space, weather and the venue
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
Catering an event in Broughton
Broughton is about 2 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your event in Broughton will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. Broughton is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cook. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 21 miles away.
If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Mary the Virgin, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Bishop Carpenter Church of England Aided Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Paella catering in OX15 is planned around your venue and your guests. Whether your event is on Danvers Close, Danvers Road and Wykham Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. Close by, we cover events in North Newington (1 mile north), Neithrop (2 miles north-east), Ruscote (2 miles north-east), Bloxham (2 miles south) and Drayton (2 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Bicester (14 miles south-east), Bure Park (13 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (10 miles south-west), Grimsbury (3 miles north-east), Woodstock (14 miles south) and Bodicote (3 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Bloxham Village Museum (1.8 miles south) and Castle Quay Shopping Centre (2.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Crouch Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
- Schools near Broughton include Tudor Hall School (1.1 miles east) and The Warriner School (1.3 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Roebuck Public House (0.9 miles north)
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Make sure most guests can sit to eat
- Put allergy details in writing
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Count adults and children separately
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who aren’t big rice eaters.
Events we cater in Broughton
Live paella is made for outdoor events: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
Here are some of the events we cook for around Broughton:
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Big birthdays
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
Nearby historic houses include Broughton Castle (under half a mile south-west). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Comparing caterers
- What the price includes, item by item
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Whether travel is included
- What happens if it rains
More for events in Broughton
Broughton questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mary the Virgin?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
What’s the nearest station to Broughton for guests?
The closest is Banbury station, roughly 2.7 miles away.
Is paella enough as a main?
It can be. With bread and salad, paella is a complete main.
How much paella per person?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will help you decide the split.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Which paella is most popular?
Two or three is usual: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. Our menu lists the options.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Dishes our guests love
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella is not an afterthought: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron.
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The traditional pan has chicken, flat green beans and butter beans.
The process
The cooking is part of the entertainment. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. Around midsummer it stays light in Broughton until about 9:30pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- On the day, we set up and cook in front of your guests.
- We serve from the pan, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
How to get a price
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in Broughton, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
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Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Broughton? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Whether you need crockery
- The length of service
- The number of people
- Distance and access to the venue
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Expected numbers
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The address or venue name
- A picture of the space, if you can
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
Is live paella right for your event?
Barbecues cook in batches, so food comes off in waves. Paella is cooked as one big dish and served together. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why us?
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Drinks service on request
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Events in Broughton and across Oxfordshire
Read How we price And What paella catering costs.
- 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