Buckinghamshire · England
Live paella catering in Wendover, Buckinghamshire
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Wendover: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests.
- Milestone birthday parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Retirement and leaving parties
Paella catering for Wendover events
For planners, venues and organisers
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
About our paella catering in Wendover
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. When it’s ready, it’s served straight from the pan. For wedding breakfasts and evening food and fairs, fêtes and festivals, we can cook seafood paella, mixed paella and vegan paella for your guests.
Around Wendover, events are often in gardens, local halls or nearby venues. If access is tight, we’ll plan around it. You will know exactly what’s included before you book: the menu, the staff and any extras, with no surprises on the day.
- Where
- Wendover (HP22)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Your questions about paella catering in Wendover
Is Wendover close to London?
Roughly 33 miles from the centre of London.
We’re having a ceremony at Parish Church of St Mary: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you take everything away?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Can you cook in the rain?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll make a plan B with you.
Are premium seafood options available?
Tell us your preferences and we will suggest seafood options to suit your menu and budget. Premium options are available.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Events we cater in Wendover
It suits relaxed, sociable events, with guests mingling as it cooks before sitting down to eat.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Wendover and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Summer garden parties
- Big birthdays
- Retirement and leaving parties
Historic houses near Wendover include Cholesbury Manor House (3.9 miles east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
Comparing caterers
- Staff numbers and hours
- Whether travel is included
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- VAT, if it applies
What we need at the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Somewhere close to park and unload
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Wendover
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
Towns and villages near Wendover
More for events in Wendover
The menu, dish by dish
Black rice
Black rice gets its colour from squid ink, traditionally with alioli. It’s a striking addition to a seafood menu.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. Shellfish goes in towards the end so it stays tender.
The process
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day. In Wendover, 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 is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- Timings, access and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Wendover, and we will put together a menu and price.
Planning help
Planning live paella in Wendover
Wendover is about 5 miles south-east of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. For paella catering in Wendover, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Wendover is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, about 19 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like The John Hampden School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For guests coming by train, Wendover station is in Wendover itself. Wendover is within about a mile 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.
Wherever your event is in HP22, we can cook for your guests. Local streets include High Street, The Paddocks and Victory Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Wendover sits on or near the A413 and B4009, which makes travel to your event easy. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Halton (1 mile north), Nash Lee (2 miles west), Chalkshire (2 miles west), Terrick (2 miles west) and Weston Turville (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Aylesbury (5 miles north-west), High Wycombe (9 miles south), Chesham (7 miles south-east), Marlow (13 miles south), Amersham (9 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (12 miles south).
A little further out are Trenchard Museum (1.2 miles north-east) and Stoke Mandeville Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Open spaces near Wendover include Haddington Hill and Dancersend Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include John Colet School (under half a mile east) and Wendover House School (0.7 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Pack Horse Public House (under half a mile south-east)
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Tell us what else is being served
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Count adults and children separately
- Request clear labels at the serving table
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We set up, cook and serve, and keep in touch with you or your venue about timings.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
Paella compared with other options
Compared with a hog roast or barbecue, live paella is easier for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests, thanks to separate pans. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why us?
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Take a look at Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Should I cook it myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
- 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