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Paella Party Catering for Aston Rowant events
Treat your guests to live paella at your party in Aston Rowant. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Big family gatherings
Live paella party catering in Aston Rowant
For planners, venues and organisers
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
About our paella party catering in Aston Rowant
A paella party works in most gardens, as long as there’s a flat spot clear of fences and branches. Not sure? Send a photo. Whether it’s celebrations of life and big birthdays, we can cook chicken and chorizo paella, mixed paella and tapas for your guests.
Country parties near Aston Rowant suit live paella: cooked outside, served from the pan. Have a gazebo ready in case of rain. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
- Where
- Aston Rowant (OX49)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Put out bins for general waste and recycling
- Keep a clear zone around the cooking area
- Plan seats for most guests
- Let the neighbours know
Booked staff help serve and clear.
Churros and chocolate go down well with all ages.
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels, for the fish lovers.
Churros
All ages love churros.
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. A summer party in Aston Rowant stays light until about 9:25pm at midsummer, so a garden party can run well into the evening. In late September it is dark by about 7:05pm; add lights for the evening.
- Tell us when and where, and how many.
- You get a menu and a quote.
- We set up before guests arrive.
- The paella cooks while your guests chat.
- We serve from the pan and pack down.
How to prepare
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Give us a contact for the day
Get a quote
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Hosting a paella party in Aston Rowant
Aston Rowant is about 4 miles south of Thame, in Oxfordshire. Parties in Aston Rowant are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Aston Rowant is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Aston Rowant to Oxford (13 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Adwell House (2 miles west). If you are hiring a historic venue for a big birthday, check its rules on outside caterers first. Aston Rowant is within about 3 miles of the Chilterns National Landscape, so many gardens around here have a great outlook.
For paella party catering in OX49, we plan around your venue and timings. Your party could be at a home on London Road, Aston Park and Aston Rowant Road. For parties just outside Aston Rowant, we cover Kingston Blount (1 mile north-east), Crowell (1 mile north-east), Lewknor (1 mile south-west), Postcombe (1 mile west) and South Weston (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (13 miles west), Didcot (14 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles west), Thame (4 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (11 miles south) and Benson (8 miles south-west).
A little further out are Thame Community Hospital (4.3 miles north). Not far away are Aston Rowant NNR and Bald Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Lambert Arms (0.5 miles south-west)
Live paella or other catering?
A takeaway order is easy but forgettable. Live paella gives guests a show. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What you get with us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Occasions we cook for in Aston Rowant
It works for all ages and diets, from toddlers to grandparents.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Big birthdays
- Street parties and neighbourhood get-togethers
- Retirement celebrations
Christenings and naming days often start at a local church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, with a paella lunch at home or in a hall afterwards.
Before you book anyone
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Who provides the crockery
- Whether VAT is included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
Also near Aston Rowant
What else we do in Aston Rowant
Before you choose a spot
If a space isn’t suitable, we will tell you, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Aston Rowant
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Churros
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
Common questions in Aston Rowant
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Peter and St Paul?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is Aston Rowant close to London?
Roughly 39 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Which areas do you serve?
We cover London and the South East, including Oxfordshire. See all areas.
What about pudding?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, in front of your guests.
How early should we book?
Early is best, but ask even if it is soon. Send your date and we’ll check.
Do you cook inside?
Normally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
How much does paella party catering cost in Aston Rowant?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
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.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
- 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