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Tapas & canapé catering in Hyde End, Buckinghamshire
Love Paella cooks Spanish tapas and canapé catering, on its own or alongside a paella in Hyde End and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Anniversary parties
- Drinks parties and receptions
- Table tapas as a starter
Book tapas catering in Hyde End
Tapas catering for your event in Hyde End
Hot tapas are finished on site, so they’re served at their best. Popular choices include albóndigas, padrón peppers and Serrano ham, and we are often booked for cocktail parties and tapas starters.
In a rural spot like Hyde End, tapas can be served in a garden, barn or marquee. We plan the timings around your day, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Location
- Hyde End (HP16)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
A closer look at the menu
Manchego & membrillo
Manchego with sweet quince.
Patatas bravas
Crisp potatoes with a spicy tomato sauce.
Planning the cooking area
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Venue approval for outside catering
- Room on tables for sharing dishes
- Space for a serving table or station
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Hyde End
- Serrano ham
- Manchego & membrillo
- Patatas bravas
- Albóndigas
- Gambas al ajillo
- Tortilla española
- Chorizo in red wine
- Croquetas
- Olives & bread
- Padrón peppers
Your questions about tapas catering in Hyde End
What’s the nearest station to Hyde End for guests?
The closest is Great Missenden station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Hyde End?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will suggest a split based on your guests.
Can we have tapas without paella?
Yes. Tapas can be booked without paella.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Do you do desserts?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
Should I cook it myself?
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.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- The length of service
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The date and time of the event
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- What the venue already provides
Send us the date, your venue or HP16 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Hyde End: venues and local tips
Hyde End is about 2 miles west of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire. For tapas catering in Hyde End, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover 263 places across Buckinghamshire. You can also see our page for Reading, about 22 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Cholesbury Manor House (3.7 miles north). For a drinks reception at a historic venue, canapé tapas can work where live cooking is not allowed. If you are looking at a historic venue around Hyde End, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking. The Chilterns National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Hyde End, a lovely setting for a drinks reception outdoors.
We cook at events all over HP16 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Chesham Road and Hyde Heath Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. If your venue is just outside Hyde End, we also cover Hundridge (1 mile east), South Heath (1 mile north-west), Ballinger Common (1 mile north-west), Chartridge (2 miles north-east) and Lee Common (2 miles north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Aylesbury (10 miles north-west), High Wycombe (6 miles south-west), Marlow (10 miles south-west), Amersham (3 miles south-east), Beaconsfield (6 miles south) and Chalfont St Peter (8 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Chiltern Hospital (1.4 miles south-west) and Great Missenden (1 mile south-west). The countryside around Hyde End includes Sands Bank and Pavis Wood.
- Local schools include The Misbourne School (1.6 miles west)
- Local pubs include Annie Baileys pub (0.7 miles west)
Places near Hyde End
Other catering in Hyde End
Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Tell us what role tapas play
- Ask for labels on each dish
- Collect dietary needs
- Include staff for canapés
Each dish is labelled.
Staff to serve canapés.
The process
Here’s how the day usually runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. At midsummer, it is light in Hyde End until about 9:25pm, perfect for canapés outdoors. By late September it’s dark around 7:05pm, and in December by about 3:55pm.
- We check your date.
- You pick the style.
- We arrive and set up our station.
- We serve the spread.
- We clear away at the end.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Hyde End, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
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Working with your venue
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Who books tapas catering in Hyde End?
They’re ideal when a full meal does not fit.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Hyde End, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Engagement parties
- Office parties and launches
- Tapas and paella menus
- Table tapas as a starter
For guests coming by train, Great Missenden station is about 1.8 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- When final numbers are due
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether travel is included
- 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