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Paella Catering for Northway events
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Northway and Oxfordshire, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Summer garden parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Book paella catering in Northway
About our paella catering in Northway
You can keep it simple or build a full menu: just paella, or paella with tapas, desserts and drinks. We will suggest what suits your event. We’re frequently asked to cater summer garden parties and anniversary celebrations, serving mixed paella, black rice and seafood paella.
In a smaller place like Northway, a garden party is often the simplest option: no venue hire, and nobody stuck cooking. Tell us about access down the lane or drive. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Area
- Northway (OX3)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
About the dishes
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron.
Paella Valenciana
Valencians take their paella seriously. The traditional pan has chicken, flat green beans and butter beans, and it is a crowd-pleaser.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
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.
How we price paella catering
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
- How many guests are eating
- How many courses
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Details that help
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of the space, if you can
- The date and time of the event
- Where the event is
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Give us separate numbers for children
Paella is best eaten as soon as it’s ready, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Sangria and bar staff can be added to serve drinks you provide.
Before you choose a spot
We’ll be honest if a space won’t work. The main points are:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Why choose live paella in Northway?
A plated meal needs a kitchen, more staff and generally costs more per head. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission to cook, and gives guests something to watch. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What you get with us
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
Live paella in Northway: local details
Northway is about 1 mile north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your event in Northway will be, and we’ll plan access and set-up. Northway is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover.
For guests coming by train, Oxford station is about 2.4 miles away. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as New Marston Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
We cook at events all over the OX3 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your event is on Copse Lane, Marsh Lane and Upway Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Northway sits on or near the A40, so getting the burners and pans to your event is simple. For events just outside Northway, we cover Headington (1 mile south-east), Marston (1 mile north-west), New Marston (1 mile south-west), Headington Hill (1 mile south) and Headington Quarry (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (9 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (11 miles east) and Wantage (15 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Churchill Hospital (0.5 miles south) and Oxford Castle (2.2 miles south-west). Not far away are Headington Hill and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Northway include Rye St Antony School (0.8 miles south) and Cheney School (1.3 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find White Hart Inn (0.6 miles south-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include English Faculty Library (1.5 miles south-west)
What happens on the day
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell normally draws people over. In Northway, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Getting a price
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Northway? Send us the details and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Northway questions
What’s the nearest station to Northway for guests?
The closest is Oxford station, roughly 2.4 miles away.
How far is Northway from London?
About 52 miles from central London.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Can you cater for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Can you feed plenty of people?
Yes. Big pans feed a lot of people, and service from the pan is quick.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
How long do you need on site?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
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- 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