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Paella Catering in Ewelme
We cook live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Ewelme and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Community events and fairs
- Retirement celebrations
- Big birthdays
Paella catering in Ewelme
What paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- How many guests are eating
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How long we’re needed on site
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- What the venue already provides
- The venue or postcode
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Paella catering for your event in Ewelme
You can keep it simple or build a full menu: paella on its own, or with canapés, table tapas, desserts and sangria. We will suggest what suits your event. We’re often asked to cater engagement and anniversary parties and festivals, fairs and school events, serving vegan paella, black rice and paella Valenciana.
For a rural spot like Ewelme, the countryside is part of the appeal: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Tell us about access and the ground. You’ll know exactly what’s included before you book: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
- Where
- Ewelme (OX10)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Places near Ewelme
Also in Ewelme
A closer look at the menu
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Mixed paella
Mixed paella brings meat and seafood together, and it’s frequently the first pan to empty.
Live paella in Ewelme: local details
Ewelme is about 8 miles east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Give us the address of your event in Ewelme, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. Ewelme is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover. Our events stretch from Ewelme to Oxford (about 11 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Brightwell Manor (4.2 miles west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Mary, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. The Chilterns National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Ewelme, 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.
We cater events across OX10 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include High Street, Parson's Lane and Burrows Hill, and we can cook for an event on any of them. For events just outside Ewelme, we cover Roke (2 miles north-west), Britwell Salome (2 miles north-east), Brightwell Baldwin (2 miles north), Watlington (3 miles north-east) and Chalgrove (3 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Oxford (11 miles north-west), Didcot (8 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles north-west), Thame (10 miles north-east), Wantage (15 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (9 miles south-east).
A little further out are Wallingford Castle (2.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Ewelme include Ewelme Watercress Beds and Wittenham Clumps.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Greyhound At Ewelme Public House (less than half a mile south-west)
How the day works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. Around midsummer it stays light in Ewelme until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- We serve from the pan, then pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Make sure most guests can sit to eat
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Give us separate numbers for children
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we serve when guests are ready.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
Perfect for your event in Ewelme
It suits relaxed, sociable events, where guests can mingle while it cooks and then sit down to share.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Summer garden parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Ewelme CofE Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Before you book anyone
- Allergen information for each dish
- What the price includes, item by item
- What happens if it rains
- Travel and parking costs
What we need at the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
Questions from Ewelme
Is Ewelme close to London?
About 43 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Ewelme too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Can we choose the seafood?
We will talk through seafood options when we plan your menu.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will talk it through before the day.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. Our guide to portions explains more.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
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.
Why choose live paella in Ewelme?
Plated meals need a kitchen and a bigger team. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission to cook, and gives guests something to watch. Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why choose Love Paella in Ewelme
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Drinks service on request
- 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