Oxfordshire · England
Paella Catering for Westcot events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Westcot: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Naming days and family parties
- Community events and fairs
Live paella catering in Westcot
Paella catering in Westcot, cooked live
One cooking area feeds a lot of people, there’s very little waste, and the food is served hot. It’s why live paella suits so many kinds of event. Typical bookings include christenings and family gatherings and big birthdays, with vegetable paella, seafood paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
In a hamlet or village like Westcot, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you contact us. We serve straight from the pan, so it’s hot and generous, and a queue moves quickly.
- Where
- Westcot (OX12)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
The menu, dish by dish
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury, and is popular with adventurous guests.
Vegetable and vegan paella
The vegetable pan is a dish in its own right: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron.
Your questions about paella catering in Westcot
Is Westcot close to London?
Roughly 61 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of the Holy Rood?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
Which paella is most popular?
It depends on your guests. Chicken and mixed paellas tend to go first, alongside seafood and vegetable or vegan pans.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
How long does the paella take?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Is paella enough as a main?
It can be. Paella with bread and salad makes a full main course.
Events we cater in Westcot
It needs no kitchen, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Anniversary celebrations
- Birthday celebrations
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Naming days and family parties
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Questions to ask before booking
- The wet-weather plan
- Whether travel is included
- The venue requirements
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Paella compared with other options
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre to your event in Westcot. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why us?
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Sangria and bar staff available
Read Our prices page And The cost guide.
Step by step
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first while the paella cooks. Evenings in Westcot stay light until about 9:25pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
- 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 it hot from the pan and clear our area when service ends.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
How to get a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can fill in our quote form.
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Catering for every guest
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Tell us what else is being served
A short rest after cooking helps, and that’s when we invite guests up.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
Places near Westcot
Also in Westcot
Westcot: venues, travel and local tips
Westcot is about 4 miles west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. For paella catering in Westcot, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. We cover 443 places in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Westcot to Oxford (about 16 miles away).
If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of the Holy Rood, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. Westcot is within about 6 miles of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Wherever your event is in OX12, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Close by, we cover events in Sparsholt (1 mile east), Kingston Lisle (1 mile west), Woolstone (3 miles west), Upper Lambourn (5 miles south) and Sheepdrove (5 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Didcot (11 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (13 miles north), Wantage (4 miles east) and Grove (4 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Faringdon Day Hospital (5.8 miles north-west) and Uffington Museum (2.5 miles west). Open spaces near Westcot include Rams Hill and Letcombe Valley.
Space, weather and the venue
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Guest numbers
- How long we are needed on site
- Travel, parking and access
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- What the venue already provides
- Which courses you have in mind
- Where the event is
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
- 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