Buckinghamshire · England
Tapas Catering for Stokenchurch events
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Stokenchurch. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Anniversary parties
- Sharing boards for evening guests
- Launches and office parties
Planning an event in Stokenchurch?
Tapas catering in Stokenchurch, cooked live
We will recommend a tapas selection for your event, whether tapas are a starter or the whole meal. Popular choices include Manchego with membrillo, Serrano ham and patatas bravas, and we’re frequently booked for canapés with welcome drinks and engagement drinks.
In Stokenchurch, tapas work at home or in a local hall. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Area
- Stokenchurch (HP14)
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose tapas catering in Stokenchurch?
They’re easy to eat with a drink in hand.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Tapas before paella
- Work receptions
- Sharing tapas starters
- Evening sharing boards
For guests coming by train, Saunderton station is about 3.4 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Who provides the crockery
- Travel and parking costs
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- When payment is due
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:
- Add sangria or cava
- Decide whether tapas are a starter, canapés or the whole meal
- Label vegetarian and allergen-free dishes
- Canapés need staff to serve
We clear our equipment when service ends.
Staff to serve canapés.
How the day works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first while the paella cooks. A summer drinks reception in Stokenchurch has daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer, perfect for canapés outdoors. By late September it’s dark around 7:05pm, and in December by about 3:55pm.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and how you want the tapas served.
- We put together a tapas selection and a quote.
- We arrive, set up and finish hot dishes on site.
- Canapés go round with the drinks, or table tapas go out to share.
- We pack down when service ends.
Before we arrive
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Get a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. In general, we need:
- Unloading access
- Room for a tapas table
- The venue’s agreement to outside caterers
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Serrano ham
- Albóndigas
- Tortilla española
- Manchego & membrillo
- Croquetas
- Olives & bread
- Chorizo in red wine
- Padrón peppers
- Patatas bravas
- Gambas al ajillo
Dishes our guests love
Patatas bravas
Crisp potatoes with a spicy tomato sauce.
Tortilla española
Potato omelette cut into bites.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Tapas for events in Stokenchurch
Stokenchurch is about 7 miles west of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire. Events in Stokenchurch are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Stokenchurch is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Reading, about 15 miles away.
Canapé tapas suit the drinks after a ceremony at a church like Stokenchurch Methodist Church. Nearby historic houses include West Wycombe Park House (4.2 miles east) and Stonor Park (4.4 miles south). For a drinks reception at a historic venue, canapé tapas can work where live cooking isn’t allowed. Stokenchurch is within about a mile of the Chilterns National Landscape, a lovely setting for a drinks reception outdoors.
This part of Buckinghamshire takes in HP14. Whether your event is on Collyer Road, Slade Road and Parrs Road or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. If your venue is just outside Stokenchurch, we also cover Waterend (1 mile east), Bennett End (1 mile north-east), Sprig's Alley (1 mile north), Beacon's Bottom (2 miles east) and Horsleys Green (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Aylesbury (12 miles north), High Wycombe (7 miles east), Chesham (13 miles east), Marlow (8 miles south-east), Amersham (13 miles east) and Beaconsfield (11 miles east).
Not far away are Bald Hill and Yoesden.
- Local pubs include Four Horseshoes pub (less than half a mile north-west)
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Questions from Stokenchurch
Can you cater a reception after a service at Stokenchurch Methodist Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is typically elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you cook at venues in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
How much tapas do we need?
It depends on whether they’re a starter, canapés or the whole meal. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest quantities.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you serve drinks with tapas?
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Do we need staff for canapés?
Staff make canapés work, and we can provide them.
Are your tapas vegetarian-friendly?
Many tapas are naturally vegetarian, like tortilla and padrón peppers. Each dish is labelled.
Prices and what affects them
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Travel, parking and access
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The number of people
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The venue or postcode
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Stokenchurch, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
- 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