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Paella Catering for Great Milton events
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Great Milton.
- Community events and fairs
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Retirement and leaving parties
Planning an event in Great Milton?
Dishes our guests love
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together.
Black rice
Black rice gets its colour from squid ink, traditionally with alioli. It’s a striking addition to a seafood menu.
How our paella catering works in Great Milton
Paella was made for feeding a crowd: cooked in the open in a big, shallow pan and shared straight from it. That is what we bring to events in Great Milton. Typical bookings include festivals, fairs and school events and garden parties and summer barbecues, serving mixed paella, paella Valenciana and black rice.
In a rural place like Great Milton, the setting does a lot of the work: a giant pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Where
- Great Milton (OX44)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Planners, venues and businesses
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
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.
Diets, allergies and planning
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Count adults and children separately
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We arrive in good time, set up, cook and serve, and stay in touch with your venue about timings.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
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Step by step
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. In Great Milton, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening events are normally served in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Preparing for the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
How to get a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will put together a menu and price.
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Planning live paella in Great Milton
Great Milton is about 5 miles west of Thame, in Oxfordshire. We cater events at homes, gardens and venues in Great Milton and the surrounding area. Great Milton is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 7 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Garsington Manor (3.1 miles west) and Adwell House (4.5 miles south-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Mary, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. Great Milton 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.
Here we cover the OX44 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Your event could be at a home on Church Road, Fullers Field and Green Hitchings. Other places close to Great Milton for paella catering include Great Haseley (1 mile south-east), Milton Common (1 mile east), Tiddington (2 miles north-east), Albury (2 miles north-east) and Draycott (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (7 miles west), Didcot (10 miles south-west), Bicester (13 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles west), Thame (5 miles east) and Henley-on-Thames (15 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum (2.1 miles north) and Slade Hospital (5.1 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Shotover and Wells Farm.
- Pubs nearby include The Bell Inn (less than half a mile south-west)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
FAQs for Great Milton
Do you cater in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
How far is Great Milton from London?
About 45 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cover Great Milton?
We do. Great Milton is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
What is live paella catering?
We set up a cooking area at your venue, cook the paella from scratch in large pans while your guests watch, and serve it straight from the pan.
Do you take everything away?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Why choose paella catering in Great Milton?
There’s no kitchen needed, so it’s at home in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Garden get-togethers
- Milestone birthday parties
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Retirement and leaving parties
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Great Milton Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Before you book anyone
- VAT, if it applies
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- How each diet is kept separate
Paella compared with other options
Compared with a hog roast or barbecue, live paella is easier for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests, thanks to separate pans. It’s served quickly from the pan, so queues move. Larger events generally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why Great Milton hosts choose us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Planning the cooking area
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- 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