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Paella Catering in Charndon
Planning paella catering in Charndon? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Retirement and leaving parties
Live paella catering in Charndon
How our paella catering works in Charndon
A couple of different pans covers everyone: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Every pan is cooked on its own. We’re frequently asked to cater festivals, fairs and school events and staff parties and work lunches, serving mixed paella, vegan paella and black rice.
In a small place like Charndon, events are generally in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. We plan the timings around your day, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Area
- Charndon (OX27)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- How many staff you need
- Your choice of paellas
- Whether you need crockery
- Distance and access to the venue
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- The date and rough timings
- Diets and allergies you know about
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
For event organisers in Charndon
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Charndon? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Planning the cooking area
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
Questions from Charndon
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Michael?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you come out to small places like Charndon?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, Oxfordshire included. Find your area.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Can you supply plates?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Charndon: venues, travel and local tips
Charndon is about 6 miles east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. For paella catering in Charndon, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover 443 places in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Charndon to Oxford (about 14 miles away).
Historic houses near Charndon include Claydon House (3 miles east). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Here we cover the OX27 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Main Street, Spencer Gardens and Wootton Green; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For events just outside Charndon, we cover Calvert (1 mile east), Twyford (1 mile north), Poundon (2 miles north-west), Marsh Gibbon (2 miles south-west) and Hillesden (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (14 miles south-west), Bicester (6 miles west), Thame (12 miles south), Kidlington (13 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (13 miles south-west) and Bure Park (6 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Bicester Community Hospital (5.9 miles west). The countryside around Charndon includes Calvert Jubilee.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Put allergy details in writing
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
Paella is best eaten as soon as it’s ready, so we serve when guests are ready.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter while the paella cooks.
A closer look at the menu
Paella Valenciana
Valencians take their paella seriously. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron.
Mixed paella
Paella mixta combines meat and seafood in one pan.
Why choose paella catering in Charndon?
There’s no kitchen needed, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Community events and fairs
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Anniversary celebrations
- Garden get-togethers
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Michael, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Comparing caterers
- When payment is due
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Who provides the crockery
- How each diet is kept separate
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
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What happens on the day
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. In Charndon, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
- We arrive early, set up the cooking area and start the stock.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
How to prepare
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Get a quote
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Charndon? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
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