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Paella Catering in Burroughs Grove
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event makes the food a highlight of your event in Burroughs Grove.
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
Live paella catering in Burroughs Grove
Should I cook it myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
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.
Paella catering in Burroughs Grove, made fresh on the day
A couple of different pans covers everyone: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Every pan is cooked on its own. We’re often asked to cater garden get-togethers and wedding breakfasts and evening food, serving vegetable paella, seafood paella and black rice.
Somewhere like Burroughs Grove, a field or garden is frequently the perfect setting. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Area
- Burroughs Grove (SL7)
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Events we cater in Burroughs Grove
It needs no kitchen, so it is at home in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Milestone birthday parties
Nearby historic houses include Harleyford Manor (3.3 miles south-west) and West Wycombe Park House (3.7 miles north-west). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one.
What your quote should include
- How bad weather is handled
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Payment terms and deposit
What affects the price in Burroughs Grove
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Distance and access to the venue
- The length of service
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Anything your venue supplies
- A picture of the space, if you can
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
The process
The paella is cooked in huge, shallow pans over gas burners. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day. Around midsummer it stays light in Burroughs Grove until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and how many.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or SL7 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Why choose live paella in Burroughs Grove?
For something a little different, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain to your event in Burroughs Grove. There’s 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. Your quote spells it all out.
Why us?
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Events in Burroughs Grove and across Buckinghamshire
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Take a look at Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
Planning live paella in Burroughs Grove
Burroughs Grove is about 1 mile north of Marlow, in Buckinghamshire. Tell us where your event in Burroughs Grove will be, and we will plan the journey and set-up. We cook in 263 places in Buckinghamshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 14 miles away.
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Marlow station, about 1.5 miles south. For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Mary the Virgin, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. Burroughs Grove is within about 8 miles of the Chilterns National Landscape. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
We cook at events all over SL7. We can cater an event on streets such as Pump Lane North and Wycombe Road. We also cook at events in Marlow Bottom (1 mile west), Little Marlow (1 mile south-east), Marlow (1 mile south), Fern (2 miles east) and Coldmoorholme (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover High Wycombe (3 miles north), Chesham (10 miles north-east), Amersham (9 miles north-east), Beaconsfield (5 miles east), Chalfont St Peter (9 miles east) and Southcourt (15 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Marlow Community Hospital (1.4 miles south) and Eden (2.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Warren Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Great Marlow School (0.9 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include Three Horseshoes pub (within half a mile north-west)
Space, weather and the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Menu ideas
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
For event organisers in Burroughs Grove
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Burroughs Grove? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
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FAQs for Burroughs Grove
Do you cater in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you come out to small places like Burroughs Grove?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you take everything away?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Do you do starters?
Yes, and it is a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
How much is live paella catering?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
Can paella be the only main course?
It can be. Paella with bread and salad makes a full main course.
Diets, allergies and planning
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we start it at the right moment for your event. If timings shift, we adapt.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter while the paella cooks.
- 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