Oxfordshire · England
Live paella catering in Hatford, Oxfordshire
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Hatford. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Community events and fairs
Book paella catering in Hatford
Working with your venue
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
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 can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
About our paella catering in Hatford
You can keep it simple or build a full menu: just paella, or paella with tapas, desserts and drinks. We will recommend what fits your event. Whether it is staff parties and work lunches and fairs, fêtes and festivals, we’ll put together a menu of paella Valenciana, black rice and chicken and chorizo paella for your guests.
In a small place like Hatford, events are usually in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Where
- Hatford (SN7)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
What paella catering costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- Whether you need crockery
- The number of people
- How long we’re needed on site
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- What the venue already provides
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, use our quote form.
Common questions in Hatford
Is Hatford close to London?
About 62 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
We’re having a ceremony at Holy Trinity Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Do you do desserts?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.
Which paella is most popular?
That depends on who’s coming. Chicken and mixed paellas tend to go first, with seafood and vegetable pans alongside.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Perfect for your event in Hatford
Live paella is food and a show in one. The pans become a focal point, and the food is hot and generous.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Anniversary celebrations
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Big birthdays
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Holy Trinity Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
What your quote should include
- When final numbers are due
- Whether travel is included
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- What the price includes, item by item
DIY paella versus live catering
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Is live paella right for your event?
Next to 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. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Hatford
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Ensure most guests can sit to eat
- Ask for labels on each pan
- Put allergy details in writing
- Count adults and children separately
A short rest after cooking helps, and that is when we invite guests up.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
Step by step
The cooking is part of the entertainment. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. Planning an evening event in Hatford? Sunset is around 9:00pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
Planning help
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.
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It’s typically the most photographed pan.
Planning live paella in Hatford
Hatford is about 6 miles north-west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of Hatford to the outskirts, paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cook in all 443 towns and villages across Oxfordshire. We cook right across the region, from Hatford to Oxford (about 14 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Stanford in the Vale Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Historic houses near Hatford include Longworth House (3.9 miles north-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one.
Paella catering in SN7 is planned around your venue and your guests. Other places close to Hatford for paella catering include Stanford in the Vale (1 mile south), Bow (1 mile south-east), Shellingford (2 miles south-west), Buckland (2 miles north) and Baulking (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (14 miles north-east), Didcot (12 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles east), Witney (9 miles north), Carterton (9 miles north-west) and Wantage (6 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Faringdon Castle (2.6 miles west) and Longworth Hospital (3.1 miles west). The countryside around Hatford includes Badbury Hill.
Towns and villages near Hatford
What else we do in Hatford
- 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