About us

Who are we?

We are a Milton Keynes based husband and wife team who have been supplying paella & party catering services across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and beyond since 2009.

Our Story

Our story began whilst holidaying in France when our children were young visiting their wonderful markets and seeing these huge pans of bubbling paella cooking in the open air. Tony fell in love with the idea and some years later whilst going through a difficult time in his career he started his research. He looked at equipment, recipes, ingredients, and what other caters were doing. He found an equipment supplier in Hampshire which is where we bought our first gas burner and pan in 2009.

Our first booking came from a very dear friend of ours recommending us to one of his friends. We cooked traditional paella for thirty people in Linda’s back garden in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes. And so our journey began.

What our customers say!

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Thank you so much for yesterday. Everyone was extremely complementary of the food especially the desserts!!

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Lou
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It was really good to meet you yesterday and thank you for your valuable input.
Adam and I feel very confident now and very much look forward to the day.

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Chris
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Thank you to you both for the lovely food on Sunday and for being so accommodating.
Despite the weather the day was great and hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves.

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Sarah
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Thanks again for the beautiful food at our party – everything was delicious and everyone really liked it. Most importantly, we didn’t have to do anything!

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Mia & Stephen
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A big thank you from the Murphy’s for the fantastic paella on Saturday .. you two are fab and great to have around .. we all enjoyed chatting to you too X

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Thank you very much for yesterday- everyone loved the food – it was a great success.
Please could you ask Tony how to cook the Chilli Beef – in the oven or on the hob and what temperature please?
Thanks again- we’ll always recommend you and if we have any more big parties , then we’ll ask you again.

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David & Alex
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Thank you very much for yesterday- everyone loved the food – it was a great success.
Please could you ask Tony how to cook the Chilli Beef – in the oven or on the hob and what temperature please?
Thanks again- we’ll always recommend you and if we have any more big parties , then we’ll ask you again.

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Alison
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Jan and Tony were very friendly and helpful when I was deciding on the food I wanted for my 70th party. They came for a site visit in advance of my party so that on the day everything went smoothly when they set everything up.

They are very professional and the communication from the moment I booked them to when they cleared away was brilliant and I had no worries about anything not being right.
My guests all loved the paella choices and I would thoroughly recommend the Paella Pan for any function.

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Thank you so much for the amazing food you prepared for our wedding reception in September. The compliments we received both during and after the event were so pleasing to hear from your tapas canapes, freshly cooked paella, desserts and evening meat & cheese platters. It was good to meet you Jan beforehand and on the day you and Tony managed to tackle our challenging garden layout without a problem. We put our trust in you and your company and it paid off ten fold and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend The Paella Pan in the future. Best wishes to you both and our grateful thanks.

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Susan & Nick
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OMG just amazing our food tonight was totally stunning, quality, quantity and flavour loved it!

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Sharon

Where can we cook?

We have cooked in our customer’s gardens, homes, barns, sheds, venues and even a church. As part of our customer service, we always carry out a site visit which means on the day we arrive, setup, cook and serve your food making your special occasion as stress-free as we can so you feel like a guest at your own party or celebration.

Our menu

Our menu has grown over the years through holidaying in Spain and researching their wonderful food and listening to feedback from our customers. Paella will always be our signature dish but we now offer a more varied menu.

Any questions?

Why not head over to our FAQs page and hopefully you'll find the answer you're looking for.

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