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Paella catering in HP18

We cater across all of the HP18 postcode district, including Long Crendon, Waddesdon and Oakley. The paella is cooked fresh in front of your guests.

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Our paella catering in HP18

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. We’re frequently asked to cater birthday celebrations and weddings and evening receptions, with vegan paella, mixed paella and paella Valenciana.

Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down.

Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.

Cost

If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.

Why book with us

Events in HP18 and across Buckinghamshire
A quote that spells everything out
Everything cooked fresh at your event
Every diet catered for, pan by pan

How to get a price

Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: send us your details through our quote form.

Around Long Crendon

Around Long Crendon, we cater at gardens, homes and venues near The Eight Bells Public House, Long Crendon School and Church of St Mary. For guests coming by rail, the closest station is Haddenham & Thame Parkway station, roughly 2.3 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Dinton Castle (4.7 miles east) and Thame Community Hospital (2.4 miles south-east). Not far away are Snakemoor.

Paella catering in HP18: local guide

HP18 covers everything from Aylesbury, Haydon Hill and Long Crendon to 23 small villages and hamlets, and live paella works in all of them. Town events mean planning parking; village events mean planning access.

Long Crendon: If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Mary, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Long Crendon School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Around midsummer it stays light in Long Crendon until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.

Occasions we cook for in HP18

Live paella is made for outdoor events: cooked outside, served hot and shared.

Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In HP18, people book us for events such as:

Anniversaries and engagement parties
Birthday celebrations
Garden parties and summer barbecues
Staff parties and work lunches

What we need at the venue

We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:

Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
Level ground for the pans and burners
Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable

Is live paella right for you?

Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and the food sits out. Paella is cooked in front of your guests and served hot.

Comparing caterers

Whether travel is included
Space, access and power needs
The wet-weather plan
What the price includes, item by item

Organising for someone else?

If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.

Organising a club, school or community event in HP18? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.

What paella catering costs

Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:

Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
How many courses
Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Timings and hours

Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.

Details that help

When you contact us, it helps to tell us:

Expected numbers
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
A picture of where we’d cook
The date and rough timings

It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.

HP18 questions

How does live paella catering work?

We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.

Do you have a kids’ option?

Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.

Which areas do you serve?

We cater across London and the South East, Buckinghamshire included. See all areas.

How many paellas should we have?

Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.

How much does paella catering cost in HP18?

We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.

What do you need at the venue?

Less than you might think: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a picture if you’re not sure.

Will there be enough food?

Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.

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

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