Oxfordshire · England
Tapas & canapé catering in Aston, Oxfordshire
Looking for tapas catering in Aston? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Birthday drinks
- Table tapas as a starter
- Evening grazing
Live tapas catering in Aston
Tapas catering for your event in Aston
A good spread mixes hot and cold: cold cheese and ham with hot bravas, croquetas and garlic prawns. We’re frequently asked to cater birthday and anniversary parties and tapas with a paella main course, with Manchego with membrillo, gambas al ajillo and albóndigas.
For a country party near Aston, tapas and sangria set the mood. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Location
- Aston (OX18)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
For event organisers in Aston
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
A closer look at the menu
Manchego & membrillo
Manchego with sweet quince.
Croquetas
Always among the first to go.
Places near Aston
Also in Aston
Drinks receptions around Aston
Aston is about 4 miles south of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX18, we can bring the pans to you. Aston is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. Our events stretch from Aston to Oxford (about 12 miles away).
Canapé tapas suit the drinks after a ceremony at a church like Church of St James. If you’re looking at a historic venue around Aston, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking.
Anywhere in OX18, we can bring tapas catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater an event on streets such as Cote Road, Saxel Close and Woodbridge Close or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside Aston, we also cover Bampton (2 miles west), Weald (2 miles west), Curbridge (3 miles north), Black Bourton (4 miles west) and Clanfield (4 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (12 miles east), Didcot (14 miles south-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles east), Witney (4 miles north), Carterton (5 miles north-west) and Wantage (10 miles south).
A little further out are Longworth Hospital (5.7 miles south-west) and Bampton Castle (2.1 miles west).
What tapas catering costs
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Guest numbers
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What to tell us
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Expected numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Pair tapas with sangria, cava or sherry
- Canapés need staff to serve
- Widen the selection for a tapas-only menu
- Ask for labels on each dish
Staff keep the canapés coming.
Follow tapas with a live paella.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Questions from Aston
Is Aston close to London?
Roughly 62 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Aston?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is typically popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Which areas do you serve?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, 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.
Is halal food available?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and we will cook a separate pan.
Live paella or other catering?
A sandwich buffet is easy but forgettable. Tapas feel special. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why us?
- A clear, itemised quote
- Catering across Oxfordshire, including Aston
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Read Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
The process
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. Sunset in Aston is around 9:30pm in June, which suits an outdoor reception.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers and how you’d like the tapas served.
- We suggest a selection and confirm a quote.
- On the day we arrive, set up and finish the hot tapas on site.
- We serve canapés with drinks or set table tapas down to share.
- We clear away our equipment when service is finished.
Before we arrive
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose tapas catering in Aston?
One spread covers many tastes and diets.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Aston, people book us for events such as:
- Birthday drinks
- Tapas before paella
- Work receptions
- Table tapas as a starter
Nearby historic houses include Longworth House (3.4 miles south-east). For a drinks reception at a historic venue, canapé tapas can work where live cooking is not allowed.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Payment terms and deposit
- Travel and parking costs
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- 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