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Tapas Catering for East Challow events
Looking for tapas catering in East Challow? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Drinks reception canapés
- Tapas with a paella main course
- Office parties and launches
Tapas catering for East Challow events
Tapas catering in East Challow, made fresh on the day
Plenty of tapas are vegetarian, such as tortilla, bravas and padrón peppers, and several can be made gluten-free. Typical bookings include drinks parties and receptions and welcome-drink canapés, with croquetas, tortilla española and patatas bravas.
Near East Challow, tapas and sangria suit a garden or field party. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated.
- Location
- East Challow (OX12)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Dietary needs and planning tips
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Label seafood clearly
- Collect dietary needs
- Ensure dishes are labelled
- Tell us what role tapas play
Each dish is labelled.
Sangria and bar staff.
Organising for someone else?
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
East Challow: your questions answered
Can you cook in Betjeman Millennium Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Do you cater in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
How long does the paella take?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
Do you serve drinks with tapas?
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
How much tapas do we need?
It depends on whether they’re a starter, canapés or the whole meal. We’ll suggest quantities for your event.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Will there be enough food?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
About the dishes
Patatas bravas
Fried potatoes with spicy sauce.
Gambas al ajillo
Popular with prawn fans.
Events we cater in East Challow
They cover lots of tastes and diets in one spread.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In East Challow, people book us for events such as:
- Cocktail parties
- Evening grazing
- Launches and office parties
- Anniversary parties
A picnic in Betjeman Millennium Park? Check the park’s rules first; a garden or hired venue is often easier for catering.
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Paella compared with other options
A sandwich buffet is easy but forgettable. Tapas feel special. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why choose Love Paella in East Challow
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- A clear, itemised quote
- Events in East Challow and across Oxfordshire
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Take a look at Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Places near East Challow
More for events in East Challow
How the day works
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. Evening receptions in East Challow stay light until about 9:00pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June, so canapés can go round outdoors on a summer evening.
- Send us the date, venue and numbers.
- We suggest a selection and a quote.
- We set up and finish hot tapas on site.
- We serve canapés or table tapas.
- We pack down when service ends.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will put together a menu and price.
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Receptions and parties in East Challow
East Challow is about 1 mile west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX12, we will come to your venue or garden. We cook in all 443 towns and villages across Oxfordshire. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 15 miles away.
If you are looking at a historic venue around East Challow, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking. Canapé tapas suit the drinks after a ceremony at a church like Church of St Nicholas. East Challow is within about 7 miles of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, a lovely setting for a drinks reception outdoors.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX12. Streets in the area include Main Street, Hazel Close and Hedge Hill Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. We also cook at events in Letcombe Regis (1 mile south), West Challow (1 mile west), Wantage (1 mile east), Childrey (1 mile west) and Charlton (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (15 miles north-east), Didcot (9 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (14 miles north-west) and Faringdon (7 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection (2.6 miles north-east). The countryside around East Challow includes Chain Hill and Letcombe Valley.
- Local schools include King Alfred's (1 mile east) and St Mary's School (1.1 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Greyhound Public House (0.9 miles south)
Before you choose a spot
We will be honest if a space will not work, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- A suitable spot to finish hot tapas
- Unloading access
- Room on tables for sharing dishes
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in East Challow
- Padrón peppers
- Patatas bravas
- Chorizo in red wine
- Manchego & membrillo
- Serrano ham
- Gambas al ajillo
- Croquetas
- Albóndigas
- Tortilla española
- Olives & bread
- 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