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Paella Catering in Streatley
Planning paella catering in Streatley? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Community events and fairs
Planning an event in Streatley?
What affects the price in Streatley
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- How many courses
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Guest numbers
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What to tell us
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Anything your venue supplies
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The venue or postcode
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
About our paella catering in Streatley
Paella has always been food for a crowd: cooked in the open in a big, shallow pan and shared straight from it. That is exactly what we bring to your event in Streatley. Typical bookings include engagement and anniversary parties and company summer parties, serving vegan paella, mixed paella and paella Valenciana.
For a rural spot like Streatley, 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. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Area
- Streatley (RG8)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Working with your venue
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Catering an event in Streatley
Streatley is about 7 miles south-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of Streatley to the outskirts, paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cover 443 places in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Streatley to Reading (9 miles away).
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. Nearby historic houses include Basildon Park (2.1 miles south-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one. Streatley is within about 4 miles of the North Wessex Downs 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.
For paella catering in RG8, we plan around your venue. Whether your event is on High Street, Streatley Hill and The Bull Meadow or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. Nearby, we also cater events in Goring (1 mile east), Lower Basildon (2 miles south-east), South Stoke (2 miles north), Moulsford (2 miles north) and Elvendon (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Didcot (7 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles north-west), Wantage (13 miles west), Henley-on-Thames (11 miles east), Grove (13 miles north-west) and Benson (7 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Yattendon Castle (4.5 miles south-west). Not far away are Withymead Nature Reserve and Churn Hill.
- Local pubs include The Bull Hotel (less than half a mile south-east)
Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
A short rest after cooking helps, and that’s when we invite guests up.
Sangria and bar staff can be added for your own drinks.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Food trucks and street-food vans serve one portion at a time. A paella pan serves many portions quickly, so everyone can eat at the same time. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why choose Love Paella in Streatley
- We cover Streatley and the whole of Oxfordshire
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
DIY paella versus live catering
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
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.
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Common questions in Streatley
Is Streatley too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
How far is Streatley from London?
About 45 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you cook inside?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Does paella work for big events?
It’s ideal. Large pans and fast service from the pan make it well suited to crowds.
How much does paella catering cost in Streatley?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Why choose paella catering in Streatley?
People book live paella because it is food and entertainment at once. The pans become a focal point, and the food is hot and generous.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Garden get-togethers
- Milestone birthday parties
- Retirement celebrations
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School, can book us as a food stall.
What your quote should include
- How bad weather is handled
- Whether travel is included
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The venue requirements
The process
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. Planning an evening event in Streatley? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm 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.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- We serve from the pan, then clear our cooking area away.
How to prepare
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Getting a price
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
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About the dishes
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury.
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron, cooked in its own pan.
- 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