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Tapas Catering in Letcombe Bassett
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Letcombe Bassett. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Cocktail parties
- Tapas and paella menus
- Sharing boards for evening guests
Tapas catering near Letcombe Bassett
Tapas catering in Letcombe Bassett, made fresh on the day
For standing receptions, canapés work best; table tapas suit seated meals. Many events have both. We cook tortilla española, croquetas and padrón peppers, and we’re regularly asked to cater drinks parties and receptions and work receptions.
Near Letcombe Bassett, tapas and sangria suit a garden or field party. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
- Location
- Letcombe Bassett (OX12)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Is live paella right for your event?
Tapas can be a starter, a reception or the whole meal, which makes them easy to plan around. Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Letcombe Bassett
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Sangria and bar staff available
See How we price Or The cost guide.
Dishes our guests love
Manchego & membrillo
A simple, classic pairing.
Patatas bravas
Always popular.
How it works
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. At midsummer, it is light in Letcombe Bassett until about 9:25pm, perfect for canapés outdoors. By late September it’s dark around 7:10pm, and in December by about 4:00pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers and serving style.
- We put together a tapas selection and a quote.
- We arrive, set up and finish hot dishes on site.
- We serve canapés with drinks or set table tapas down to share.
- We pack down when service ends.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
How to get a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
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FAQs for Letcombe Bassett
Is Letcombe Bassett too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St Michael: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Do you cover Letcombe Bassett?
We do. Letcombe Bassett is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Can you cater for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
What affects the price in Letcombe Bassett
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Whether you need crockery
- Timings and hours
- Waiting and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- The date and rough timings
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Where the event is
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
Planning a tapas spread in Letcombe Bassett
Letcombe Bassett is about 3 miles south-west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. For tapas catering in Letcombe Bassett, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Letcombe Bassett. We cover all 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 16 miles away.
Letcombe Bassett is within about 5 miles of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, a lovely setting for a drinks reception outdoors.
Here we cover the OX12 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Gramp's Hill, Forsters Lane and Bassett Road or the roads around them. For events just outside Letcombe Bassett, we cover Letcombe Regis (1 mile north-east), Childrey (2 miles north-west), East Challow (2 miles north), West Challow (2 miles north) and Wantage (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Didcot (10 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles north-east), Carterton (15 miles north), Grove (3 miles north-east), Faringdon (8 miles north-west) and Wallingford (14 miles east).
Green spaces nearby include Chain Hill and Letcombe Valley.
Planning the cooking area
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- A suitable spot to finish hot tapas
- Parking near the venue
- Room for a tapas table
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Letcombe Bassett
- Croquetas
- Padrón peppers
- Olives & bread
- Serrano ham
- Patatas bravas
- Albóndigas
- Tortilla española
- Gambas al ajillo
- Chorizo in red wine
- Manchego & membrillo
Perfect for your event in Letcombe Bassett
They work for any size of event.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Letcombe Bassett, people book us for occasions like:
- Tapas starters
- Evening sharing boards
- Engagement parties
- Launches and office parties
Canapé tapas suit the drinks after a ceremony at a church like Church of St Michael.
What to look for in a quote
- Allergen information for each dish
- The deposit and payment dates
- VAT, if it applies
- The wet-weather plan
- 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