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Paella Catering for Little Tew events
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Little Tew. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Summer garden parties
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Christenings and family gatherings
Paella catering near Little Tew
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Put allergy details in writing
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Tell us how many children are coming
Any staff you book serve and clear, so you can enjoy your guests.
We can add sangria and bar staff to serve drinks you provide.
Paella catering for your event in Little Tew
Two or three pans side by side cover every guest: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. Every pan is cooked on its own. For engagement and anniversary parties and festivals, fairs and school events, we can cook seafood paella, paella Valenciana and chicken and chorizo paella for your guests.
In a hamlet or village like Little Tew, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you contact us. The paella is served straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it’s ready.
- Location
- Little Tew (OX7)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
How we price paella catering
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Travel, parking and access
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many courses
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of where we’d cook
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we will suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose paella catering in Little Tew?
Paella is one of the few dishes that handles mixed diets easily, because each version is cooked in its own pan. Nobody gets a token ‘special meal’.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Little Tew book us for occasions like:
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Milestone birthday parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St John the Evangelist, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
What your quote should include
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- What the price includes, item by item
- The deposit and payment dates
What’s in the pans
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury.
Paella Valenciana
Valencians take their paella seriously. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron.
For planners, venues and organisers
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Catering an event in Little Tew
Little Tew is about 9 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Wherever your event is in the OX7 area, we can bring the pans to you. Little Tew is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. We cook right across the region, from Little Tew to Oxford (about 17 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Great Tew County Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX7, so your event can be anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Water Lane and Enstone Road or the roads around them. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Great Tew (1 mile north-east), Swerford (2 miles north), Church Enstone (2 miles south), Enstone (3 miles south) and Wigginton (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Banbury (9 miles north-east), Bicester (13 miles east), Witney (12 miles south), Carterton (14 miles south-west), Kidlington (11 miles south-east) and Bure Park (13 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Old Forge Museum (Great Tew) (0.9 miles north-east). Open spaces near Little Tew include Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
- Pubs nearby include The Falkland Arms Public House (0.9 miles north-east)
Also near Little Tew
Other catering in Little Tew
Why live cooking beats a buffet
For something a little different, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why choose Love Paella in Little Tew
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Fast service from the pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Read How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Common questions in Little Tew
We are having a ceremony at Church of St John the Evangelist: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is typically elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
How far is Little Tew from London?
Roughly 66 miles from the centre of London.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
How much paella per person?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Are premium seafood options available?
We will talk through seafood options when we plan your menu.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
How does live paella catering work?
We bring everything needed to cook on site, cook in front of your guests, and serve when you’re ready to eat.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Space, weather and the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
The process
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it’s served at its best. Planning an evening event in Little Tew? Sunset is around 9:00pm in late May, 9:30pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and any dietary needs.
- We put together a menu and a clear quote.
- We arrive early, set up the cooking area and start the stock.
- The paella cooks in front of your guests, with tapas first if you’ve chosen them.
- We serve it hot from the pan and clear our area when service ends.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Planning help
- 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