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Festival Paella Catering in Connaught Village
We cook paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Connaught Village and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Race days and sports events
- School and charity events
Planning an event in Connaught Village?
Occasions we cook for in Connaught Village
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Open days and community events
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Festivals
- School fairs and fundraisers
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is London Paddington station, about 0.5 miles west.
Questions to ask before booking
- The wet-weather plan
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- When payment is due
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Festival paella catering in Connaught Village, made fresh on the day
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. Typical bookings include sports clubs and race days and village fêtes, serving chicken and chorizo paella, giant-pan paella and seafood paella.
Street parties and school fairs in Connaught Village are a great fit for a paella stall, as long as the road closure or site permission is in place. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Where
- Connaught Village (W1U, W1H, W2)
- Region
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Planners, venues and businesses
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.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Live paella or other catering?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so queues move quickly. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Why choose Love Paella in Connaught Village
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Catering across Greater London, including Connaught Village
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Connaught Village events: pitches and permissions
Connaught Village is about 1 mile west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Across the W1U area, we can bring the pans to you. Connaught Village is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook.
Running a fête for a church like Church of St John the Evangelist? A paella pan draws people in. If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Here we cover the W1U, W1H and W2 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Craven Road, Harbet Road and Edgware Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Being close to the A40 and A402, Connaught Village is easy for us to reach for your event. We also cook at events in Hyde Park Estate (1 mile west), Tyburn (1 mile south-east), Paddington (1 mile north-west), City of Westminster (1 mile east) and Paddington Green (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles east), Shoreditch (4 miles east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles east), Whitechapel (4 miles east) and Hampstead (3 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Harrods (1 mile south) and Dunhill Museum & Archive (0.6 miles east). Not far away are The Long Water and Greville Place nature reserve.
- Nearby schools include International Community School (less than half a mile north-west) and North Westminster Community School (0.5 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find Duke Of Kendal pub (within half a mile west)
- Other local spots include Royal Society of Medicine Library (0.8 miles east) and Westminster St James (1.3 miles east)
What happens on the day
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it’s served hot from the pan at the agreed time. Summer events in Connaught Village have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Ask for a quote
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Connaught Village? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Your questions about festival paella catering in Connaught Village
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Connaught Village?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Is parking a problem for events in Connaught Village?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we will let you know if we’re available.
How long does the paella take?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
It’s one of the quickest hot foods to serve, ideal for peak times.
What do you need at the pitch?
Send pitch details and we’ll confirm.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will suggest a split based on your guests.
DIY paella versus live catering
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
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 be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
About the dishes
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Schedule crew meals
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Give traders a single information pack
- Provide seating near the food
We cook in full view of visitors, serving throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What we need at the venue
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:
- Flat, firm ground
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
Connaught Village is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Connaught Village
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
Nearby places to Connaught Village
Other catering in Connaught Village
- 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