Oxfordshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Draycott events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Draycott and across Oxfordshire.
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Evening wedding food
Live wedding paella catering in Draycott
Wedding paella catering in Draycott, cooked live
We can cater your whole wedding day or one part of it: canapé tapas with the drinks, table tapas, paella for the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts. Popular choices include evening paella, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts, and we’re frequently booked for evening wedding food and informal wedding breakfasts.
Rural weddings around Draycott have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Area
- Draycott (OX9)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
How we price wedding paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- How many courses
- Travel, parking and access
- The number of people
- Waiting and bar staff
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Where the event is
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Send us the date, your venue or OX9 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Pick a serving style
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Count day and evening guests separately
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue does not.
Draycott: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Draycott?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Draycott close to London?
About 45 miles from central London.
Is it really cooked live?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.
Where do you cater?
We cater across London and the South East, Oxfordshire included. See all areas.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
How the day works
The paella is cooked in huge, shallow pans over gas burners. We need a level, ventilated spot, and we agree where that is before the day. Golden-hour photos in Draycott at midsummer come around 9:25pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Getting ready for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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A closer look at the menu
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Draycott
Draycott is about 4 miles west of Thame, in Oxfordshire. For wedding paella catering in Draycott, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cater in all 443 towns and villages across Oxfordshire. Our events stretch from Draycott to Oxford (7 miles away).
Historic houses near Draycott include Garsington Manor (4.8 miles south-west) and Adwell House (4.9 miles south-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. If you are marrying at a church near Draycott, such as Church of St Helen, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Wedding paella catering in OX9 is planned around your venue. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Tiddington (1 mile south), Albury (1 mile south-east), Little Ickford (1 mile north-east), Ickford (1 mile north) and Shabbington (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (7 miles west), Didcot (12 miles south-west), Bicester (11 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-west), Thame (4 miles east) and Kidlington (11 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Thame Community Hospital (4 miles east) and Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum (1.2 miles west). The countryside around Draycott includes Wells Farm.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Fox Inn (0.5 miles south)
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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Also near Draycott
Other catering in Draycott
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Draycott? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
A hog roast is popular at weddings, but harder for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests. Paella covers them with separate pans. Larger events usually cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why us?
- Drinks service on request
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- A clear, itemised quote
- We cover Draycott and the whole of Oxfordshire
Take a look at Our prices page Or Our guide to catering costs.
Events we cater in Draycott
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Big weddings with every diet
- Barn and farm weddings
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Wells Farm nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Draycott suits an outdoor reception.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether travel is included
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- VAT, if it applies
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- 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