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Paella Catering for Childrey events
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Childrey and Oxfordshire, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Milestone birthday parties
- Retirement and leaving parties
Paella catering for Childrey events
How our paella catering works in Childrey
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. Typical bookings include naming days and family parties and leaving dos and retirements, serving seafood paella, vegetable paella and mixed paella.
In a small place like Childrey, events are typically in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
- Area
- Childrey (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Guest numbers
- Travel, parking and access
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- How long we’re needed on site
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The date and time of the event
Planning paella catering in Childrey? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, fill in our quote form.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
What we need at the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Towns and villages near Childrey
Other catering in Childrey
About the dishes
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. Shellfish goes in towards the end so it stays tender.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A slow sofrito, seasonal vegetables and a good vegetable stock make a paella that stands on its own. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.
Catering for every guest
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Tell us what else is being served
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Plan seating for most guests: paella is easiest eaten sitting down
A short rest after cooking helps, and that is when we invite guests up.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter while the paella cooks.
Occasions we cook for in Childrey
It suits relaxed, sociable events, with guests mingling as it cooks and then sit down to share.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Childrey and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Big birthdays
- Garden get-togethers
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Community events and fairs
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
What to look for in a quote
- VAT, if it applies
- Travel and parking costs
- The deposit and payment dates
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
Planning live paella in Childrey
Childrey is about 2 miles west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. For paella catering in Childrey, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cater in 443 places in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 16 miles away.
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. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Childrey, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Wherever your event is in OX12, we can cook for your guests. Streets in the area include High Street, Hollow Way and Stowhill, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Close by, we cover events in West Challow (1 mile north-east), East Challow (1 mile east), Letcombe Regis (1 mile south-east), Letcombe Bassett (2 miles south-east) and Wantage (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Didcot (10 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (14 miles north), Grove (3 miles north-east) and Faringdon (7 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection (3.8 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Letcombe Valley and Chain Hill.
- Schools near Childrey include King Alfred's (2.2 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Hatchet Public House (within half a mile south)
For event organisers in Childrey
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
How the day works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you are free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. Evenings in Childrey stay light until about 9:25pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Get a quote
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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Childrey questions
Do you cater in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
How far is Childrey from London?
About 60 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. Children frequently love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
How many paellas should we have?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we’ll cook a separate pan.
Can paella be the only main course?
Yes. With bread and salad, paella is a complete main, and tapas or dessert can be added.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Where do you cater?
We cater across London and the South East, including Oxfordshire. Find your area.
- 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