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Live paella catering in Stoke Hammond, Milton Keynes
Planning paella catering in Stoke Hammond? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Engagement and anniversary parties
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How our paella catering works in Stoke Hammond
Two or three pans side by side cover every guest: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. Each is cooked separately. Typical bookings include birthday celebrations and staff parties and work lunches, with vegetable paella, chicken and chorizo paella and seafood paella.
Somewhere as small as Stoke Hammond, a garden or field is often the venue. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we’ll plan for them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. We serve straight from the pan, so it is hot and generous, and service is quick once it is ready.
- Where
- Stoke Hammond (MK17)
- Region
- Milton Keynes
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Your questions about paella catering in Stoke Hammond
Which station should guests use for Stoke Hammond?
Bletchley station, about 2.8 miles north of the centre.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Luke: 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.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Do you offer halal options?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Occasions we cook for in Stoke Hammond
Paella is quick to serve and suits mixed diets, so it suits all kinds of occasions. It gives people something to gather round, too.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Community events and fairs
- Christenings and family gatherings
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Sir Herbert Leon Academy, can book us as a food stall.
Before booking anyone
- The deadline for final numbers
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- What the price includes, item by item
- The wet-weather plan
For planners, venues and organisers
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Organising a club, school or community event in Stoke Hammond? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Live paella or other catering?
With a barbecue, food comes in waves. Paella is ready all at once, so everyone eats together. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Why us?
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Catering across Milton Keynes, including Stoke Hammond
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Step by step
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell generally draws people over. In Stoke Hammond, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and how many.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Before we arrive
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Tell us when you want to eat
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: give us the basics about your event, and we will make suggestions. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
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DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Paella catering around Stoke Hammond
Stoke Hammond is about 3 miles south of Bletchley, in Milton Keynes. Give us the address of your event in Stoke Hammond, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. Stoke Hammond is one of 73 towns and villages in Milton Keynes where we cook. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, about 6 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Bletchley Park (3.1 miles north) and Ascott House (4.2 miles south). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one. For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Luke, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
We cover events in every part of the MK17 postcode area. Local streets include Olde Belle Close, Harrup Close and Manor Close; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For events just outside Stoke Hammond, we cover Newton Leys (2 miles north-west), Water Eaton (2 miles north), Newton Longville (3 miles north-west) and Bletchley and Fenny Stratford (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Milton Keynes (6 miles north), Bletchley (3 miles north), Newport Pagnell (9 miles north), Furzton (4 miles north-west), Whitehouse (7 miles north-west) and Middleton (6 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find The Holley/Cornelius Collection (3 miles north) and Bletchley Community Hospital (3.1 miles north-west). The countryside around Stoke Hammond includes Blue Lagoon and Blue Lagoon Park.
- Nearby, you will find The Dolphin pub (less than half a mile south-east)
Catering for every guest
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Ask for labels on each pan
You shouldn’t have to worry about the food on the day. We set up, cook and serve, and keep in touch with you or your venue about timings.
Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or serve your own cake.
What paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
- The number of people
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What to tell us
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- The address or venue name
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
Planning paella catering in Stoke Hammond? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Space, weather and the venue
Every venue is different, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- 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