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Wedding Paella Catering for Ratley events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Ratley: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Big weddings with every diet
- Food for evening guests
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Planning an event in Ratley?
About our wedding paella catering in Ratley
We can do the whole day or just one part: canapé tapas with the drinks, table tapas, paella for the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts. We’re often asked to cater food for evening guests and rustic barn weddings, with a paella wedding breakfast, Spanish desserts and evening paella.
Rural weddings around Ratley have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
- Location
- Ratley (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
FAQs for Ratley
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Peter Ad Vincula?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
Is Ratley too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Do you offer tastings?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we will talk you through it.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
Is halal food available?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Events we cater in Ratley
Paella feels relaxed and generous, which is why couples choose it, and guests talk about it afterwards.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Ratley, people book us for occasions like:
- Rustic barn weddings
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Evening food for extra guests
Edge Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Ratley suits an outdoor reception.
What to look for in a quote
- How long the team stays
- How late numbers can change
- Payment terms and deposit
- What happens if it rains
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Ratley
Ratley is about 6 miles north-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. For wedding paella catering in Ratley, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Ratley. Ratley is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 27 miles away.
If you’re marrying at a church near Ratley, such as Church of St Peter Ad Vincula, 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 is ready as guests arrive. Nearby historic houses include Upton House (1.3 miles south-west) and Farnborough Hall (3.1 miles east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Here we cover the OX15 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Local streets include High Street, Townhill and Chapel Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover weddings in Edgehill (1 mile west), Sun Rising (2 miles south-west) and Hornton (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Banbury (6 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (13 miles south), Neithrop (6 miles south-east), Grimsbury (7 miles south-east), Ruscote (6 miles south-east) and Bloxham (8 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include W. O. Bentley Memorial Foundation (3.3 miles south-east) and King John's Castle (3.9 miles north-west). Not far away are Edge Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Rose And Crown Public House (within half a mile south-east)
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Nearby places to Ratley
What else we do in Ratley
Where we can cook in Ratley
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- The length of service
- How many staff you need
- Distance and access to the venue
- Whether you need crockery
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The venue or postcode
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Share your running order, including speeches
We keep in touch with your venue coordinator or toastmaster on the day, so you don’t have to.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why us?
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Events in Ratley and across Oxfordshire
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
Step by step
On the day, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. At midsummer, sunset in Ratley is about 9:30pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 9:00pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
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