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Live paella catering in Pitchcott, Buckinghamshire
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Pitchcott: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Community events and fairs
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Leaving dos and retirements
Book paella catering in Pitchcott
How we price paella catering
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many guests are eating
- How many courses
- How long we’re needed on site
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Pitchcott? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Paella catering in Pitchcott, made fresh on the day
A couple of different pans covers everyone: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Each is cooked separately, so diets are easy to manage. Typical bookings include naming days and family parties and wedding breakfasts and evening food, with paella Valenciana, mixed paella and vegan paella.
For a rural spot like Pitchcott, the countryside is part of the appeal: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. The paella is served straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it is ready.
- Where
- Pitchcott (HP22)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose live paella in Pitchcott?
Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and food can sit out for a while. Paella is cooked live and served hot. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why choose Love Paella in Pitchcott
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Fast service from the pan
- Events in Pitchcott and across Buckinghamshire
Read How we price And The cost guide.
Diets, allergies and planning
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Plan seating for most guests: paella is easiest eaten sitting down
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Count adults and children separately
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We arrive in good time, set up, cook and serve, and keep in touch with you or your venue about timings.
Tapas or canapés make a good start as the rice cooks.
Pitchcott: venues, travel and local tips
Pitchcott is about 4 miles north of Haydon Hill, in Buckinghamshire. Wherever your event is in the HP22 area, we can cook for your guests. Pitchcott is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, about 12 miles away.
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St. Giles, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. For guests coming by train, Aylesbury Vale Parkway station is about 3.3 miles away.
Here we cover the HP22 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Other places close to Pitchcott for paella catering include Oving (1 mile north-east), North Marston (1 mile north), Whitchurch (2 miles east), Hardwick (2 miles south-east) and Weedon (3 miles south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Aylesbury (5 miles south-east), Buckingham (10 miles north-west), Elmhurst (5 miles south-east), Southcourt (6 miles south-east), Princes Risborough (11 miles south) and Haydon Hill (4 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital (4.6 miles south-east) and Bolbec Castle (1.4 miles east).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Black Boy pub (0.6 miles north-east)
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Pitchcott
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
Questions from Pitchcott
Which station should guests use for Pitchcott?
Aylesbury Vale Parkway station, about 3.3 miles south of the centre.
Is Pitchcott close to London?
Roughly 42 miles from the centre of London.
Which paella is most popular?
That depends on who’s coming. A chicken or mixed paella is normally the most popular, with seafood and vegetable pans alongside.
Is live paella good for a large crowd?
Very much so. We size pans and serving points to your guest list.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
Are premium seafood options available?
Seafood choices are agreed when we plan the menu.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. Planning an evening event in Pitchcott? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
- The paella cooks in front of your guests, with tapas first if you’ve chosen them.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Give us a contact for the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or HP22 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Dishes our guests love
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. The shellfish is added late so it stays tender.
Mixed paella
A mix of chicken and seafood.
Also near Pitchcott
Other catering in Pitchcott
Working with your venue
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
- 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