Buckinghamshire · England
Tapas Catering for North Lee events
Spanish tapas and canapé catering, on its own or alongside a paella in North Lee: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Sharing boards for evening guests
- Drinks parties and receptions
- Engagement celebrations
Book tapas catering in North Lee
Tapas catering for your event in North Lee
Sangria and bar staff can be added, so drinks and nibbles come from one booking. Whether it is office parties and launches and canapés with welcome drinks, we can cook gambas al ajillo, Serrano ham and Manchego with membrillo for your guests.
Near North Lee, tapas suit gardens, barns and marquees. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Location
- North Lee (HP22)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Perfect for your event in North Lee
They suit standing receptions where a full meal doesn’t fit.
These are some of the occasions we cater in North Lee and Buckinghamshire:
- Evening sharing boards
- Tapas with a paella main course
- Tapas starters
- Receptions and drinks parties
After a ceremony at a church such as Church of St Mary, canapé tapas with the drinks keep guests happy during photos.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- The wet-weather plan
- Whether travel is included
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
The menu, dish by dish
Tortilla española
A thick potato and egg omelette served in wedges or squares.
Croquetas
Crisp outside, creamy inside, frequently with ham or mushroom.
Planners, venues and businesses
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
If you are 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 saves passing messages back and forth.
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The number of people
- Parking and unloading
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Timings and hours
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- What the venue already provides
- The address or venue name
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
North Lee: venues and local tips
North Lee is about 3 miles south of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. Across the HP22 area, we can cook for your guests. We cater in 263 places in Buckinghamshire. We cook right across the region, from North Lee to Milton Keynes (18 miles away).
If you’re looking at a historic venue around North Lee, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking. For guests coming by train, Stoke Mandeville station is about 1.1 miles away. The Chilterns National Landscape is within about 3 miles of North Lee, ideal for an outdoor reception.
Here we cover the HP22 postcode area. Close by, we cover events in Nash Lee (1 mile south-east), Terrick (1 mile south-east), Chalkshire (1 mile south-east), Stoke Mandeville (1 mile north-east) and Ellesborough (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Aylesbury (3 miles north), High Wycombe (10 miles south), Chesham (9 miles south-east), Marlow (14 miles south), Amersham (11 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (13 miles south-east).
A little further out are National Paralympic Heritage Centre (1.9 miles north) and Little Kimble Motte (1.7 miles south). Open spaces near North Lee include Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve and Beacon Hill.
- Schools near North Lee include The Mandeville School (1.9 miles north-west)
Towns and villages near North Lee
What else we do in North Lee
Step by step
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell usually draws people over. At midsummer, it is light in North Lee until about 9:25pm, perfect for canapés outdoors. In late September, sunset is about 7:05pm; winter receptions, dark by 3:55pm, are better indoors.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers and how you’d like the tapas served.
- You get a suggested selection and a price.
- We arrive, set up and finish hot dishes on site.
- We serve canapés with drinks or set table tapas down to share.
- Afterwards, our equipment is cleared away.
Preparing for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Get a quote
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Planning help
FAQs for North Lee
Do you cater in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you cover North Lee?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and North Lee is within our area. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Can we add drinks?
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
How much paella per person?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Plan more dishes if tapas are the meal
- Ask for labels on each dish
- Separate seafood dishes from the rest
- Tell us what role tapas play
Table tapas are set down to share.
Spanish desserts to finish.
What we need at the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Room for a tapas table
- Unloading access
- Room on tables for sharing dishes
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Olives & bread
- Albóndigas
- Padrón peppers
- Chorizo in red wine
- Manchego & membrillo
- Serrano ham
- Gambas al ajillo
- Patatas bravas
- Croquetas
- Tortilla española
- 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