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Festival Paella Catering for Charing Cross events
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Charing Cross and Greater London, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Food and music festivals
- Country shows
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
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Festival paella catering for your event in Charing Cross
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, so your team eats well on a long day. Popular choices include giant-pan paella, churros and seafood paella, and we are regularly asked to cater food and music festivals and farmers’ and Christmas markets.
Street parties and school fairs in Charing Cross are a great fit for a paella stall, once permissions are sorted. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
- Where
- Charing Cross (W1F, W1D, W1S)
- County
- Greater London
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Working with your venue
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Send traders one clear trader pack
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space before we confirm. In general, we need:
- A pitch away from tents and structures
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
Charing Cross is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
Questions from Charing Cross
Is parking a problem for events in Charing Cross?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will work around it.
Which station should guests use for Charing Cross?
London Charing Cross station, in Charing Cross itself.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is generally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- Travel, parking and access
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and time of the event
- Expected numbers
- The venue or postcode
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Events we cater in Charing Cross
It copes with peak times, because it’s served from big pans.
Here are some of the events we cook for in Charing Cross and Greater London:
- Sports club events
- Village fêtes
- Open days
- School fairs and fundraisers
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Soho Parish CofE Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- What the price includes, item by item
- Who provides the crockery
- When payment is due
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Step by step
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. For an evening event in Charing Cross, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- Burners and pans go up.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
How to get a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Nearby places to Charing Cross
Also in Charing Cross
Fairs, fêtes and events in Charing Cross
Charing Cross is about 1 mile south-east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Events in Charing Cross are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Charing Cross is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover.
Events in parks such as Victoria Embankment Gardens need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for. For visitors coming by rail, London Charing Cross station is in Charing Cross itself.
Festival paella catering in W1F, W1D and W1S is planned around your venue. Local streets include Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Being close to the A4 and A301, Charing Cross is simple for us to get to with everything for your event. For events just outside Charing Cross, we cover St James's (1 mile west), Adelphi (1 mile north-east), Chinatown (1 mile north-west), West End (1 mile north) and Covent Garden (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west) and Ruislip (13 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Montfichet's Tower (1.2 miles east) and Royal United Services Institute (under half a mile south). Not far away are Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
- Local schools include Harris Westminster Sixth Form (0.6 miles south) and Westminster Abbey Choir School (0.6 miles south)
- Local pubs include Silver Cross Tavern (under half a mile south-east)
- Other local spots include London Library (under half a mile west) and Liberty of the Savoy (less than half a mile north-east)
- 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