Buckinghamshire · England
Paella Catering for Nash Lee events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Nash Lee: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Community events and fairs
Paella catering in Nash Lee
Your questions about paella catering in Nash Lee
Which station should guests use for Nash Lee?
The closest is Stoke Mandeville station, roughly 1.4 miles away.
Is Nash Lee close to London?
Roughly 35 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Is live paella good for a large crowd?
Very much so. We plan the number of pans and serving points around your numbers.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Do you cater in Nash Lee?
We do. Nash Lee is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Paella catering in Nash Lee, made fresh on the day
Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. When it’s ready, it’s served straight from the pan. Typical bookings include weddings, from canapés to evening food and fairs, fêtes and festivals, serving paella Valenciana, chicken and chorizo paella and vegetable paella.
In a rural place like Nash Lee, 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. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated.
- Where
- Nash Lee (HP17)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
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Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre to your event in Nash Lee. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Why book with us
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Drinks service on request
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
The menu, dish by dish
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, rather than seafood. It is a favourite with guests who don’t eat fish.
Black rice
Black rice looks dramatic and tastes of the sea, and is popular with adventurous guests.
What happens on the day
The cooking is part of the entertainment. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook while your guests chat. Planning an evening event in Nash Lee? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with any tapas served first.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Getting a price
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
Related guides
Should I cook it myself?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
How we price paella catering
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Guest numbers
- Parking and unloading
- How long we’re needed on site
- Your choice of paellas
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- The date and rough timings
- The venue or postcode
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Nash Lee, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Working with your venue
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Planning live paella in Nash Lee
Nash Lee is about 4 miles south-east of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. For an event in Nash Lee, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Nash Lee. Nash Lee is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Nash Lee to Oxford (19 miles away).
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Stoke Mandeville station, about 1.4 miles north. If you are organising a summer fair for a school like John Colet School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Nash Lee is within about 2 miles of the Chilterns National Landscape, 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.
Anywhere in HP17, we can cook for your guests. For events just outside Nash Lee, we cover Terrick (1 mile south), Chalkshire (1 mile south), North Lee (1 mile north-west), Butler's Cross (1 mile south) and Ellesborough (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Aylesbury (4 miles north-west), High Wycombe (10 miles south), Chesham (8 miles south-east), Marlow (13 miles south), Amersham (10 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (12 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Little Kimble Motte (1.5 miles south-west) and National Paralympic Heritage Centre (2.5 miles north). Not far away are Coombe Hill and Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve.
- Local pubs include The Russell Arms (0.8 miles south)
Occasions we cook for in Nash Lee
Paella is quick to serve and suits mixed diets, so it suits all kinds of occasions. It also gives guests something to watch and talk about.
In Nash Lee and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
Before you book anyone
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How bad weather is handled
- How each diet is kept separate
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- 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