Buckinghamshire · England
Paella Catering for Dadford events
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Dadford.
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
Paella catering near Dadford
About the dishes
Mixed paella
A mix of chicken and seafood, and a popular all-rounder.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. Shellfish goes in towards the end so it stays tender.
How our paella catering works in Dadford
Paella is generous food: giant pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It makes the food an event in itself. For fairs, fêtes and festivals and weddings and evening receptions, we will put together a menu of seafood paella, vegetable paella and chicken and chorizo paella for your guests.
Somewhere like Dadford, a field or garden is often the perfect setting. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
- Where
- Dadford (MK18)
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Diets, allergies and planning
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area, quietly and quickly.
Tapas or canapés make a good start while the paella cooks.
Is live paella right for your event?
Compared with a hog roast or barbecue, paella makes vegetarian, vegan and halal guests easier to cater for, thanks to separate pans. It’s served quickly from the pan, so queues move. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What you get with us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Take a look at Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Planners, venues and businesses
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Organising a club, school or community event in Dadford? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
Prices and what affects them
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- How many courses
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
- The number of people
Larger events generally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What to tell us
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Expected numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
Also near Dadford
What else we do in Dadford
Dadford: your questions answered
How far is Dadford from London?
About 55 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you cook in Stowe Park and Garden?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Should we have more than one paella?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
What is live paella catering?
We bring everything needed to cook on site, cook while everyone watches, and serve at the time you want.
Who clears up?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
What happens if it rains?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
How it works
Here’s how the day typically runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan when you’re ready to eat. Evenings in Dadford stay light until about 9:30pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- 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’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Ask for a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can send us your details through our quote form.
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Catering an event in Dadford
Dadford is about 4 miles north-west of Buckingham, in Buckinghamshire. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in Dadford and nearby villages. We cook in all 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire. Our events stretch from Dadford to Milton Keynes (about 11 miles away).
Thinking of a picnic-style party in Stowe Park and Garden? Public parks generally need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Parish Church of St Mary, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
Wherever your event is in MK18, we can bring paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From High Street and North Hill or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. Other places close to Dadford for paella catering include Shalstone (2 miles south-west), Chackmore (2 miles south-east), Water Stratford (3 miles south-west) and Radclive (3 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Buckingham (4 miles south-east), Winslow (9 miles south-east), Steeple Claydon (7 miles south), Tingewick (4 miles south), Whitchurch (14 miles south-east) and Quainton (12 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include The Menagerie (0.8 miles south-east) and Buckingham Castle (3.4 miles south-east). Not far away are Buckingham Sand Pit.
- 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