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Festival & event paella in Coombe, Greater London
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Coombe: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Food and music festivals
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Sports clubs and race days
Planning an event in Coombe?
Festival paella catering for your event in Coombe
The pans are part of the attraction. People stop, watch and come back to eat. We cook vegan paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater feeding crew and volunteers and sports clubs and race days.
Street parties and school fairs in Coombe are a great fit for a paella stall, as long as the road closure or site permission is in place. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras, with no surprises on the day.
- Area
- Coombe (KT2, KT3, SW20)
- Region
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Community events around Coombe
Coombe is about 1 mile north of New Malden, in Greater London. Tell us where your event in Coombe will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. Coombe is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 9 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Norbiton station, about 1 mile south-west. School fairs, for a school like Coombe Hill Junior School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Wherever your event is in KT2, KT3 and SW20, we can bring festival paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include West Road, Crown Road and Traps Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. We also cook at events in Motspur Park (1 mile south-east), Coombe Hill (1 mile north), Kingston Vale (1 mile north-east), Norbiton (1 mile south-west) and New Malden (1 mile south). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (9 miles north-east), City of Westminster (8 miles north-east), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north-east), St Pancras (10 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe (1.3 miles south) and Kingston Hospital (0.8 miles west). Open spaces near Coombe include Kew Gardens Lake and Kingston Hill Road area.
- Local schools include Coombe Girls' School (0.6 miles south) and Canbury School (0.6 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Royal Oak Public House (0.8 miles south)
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Some traders struggle with vegan and gluten-free options. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the others. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Occasions we cook for in Coombe
One trader, many diets.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Coombe, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Open days and community events
- Seasonal markets
- Agricultural and county shows
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
Events in parks such as Cottenham Park need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for.
Before booking anyone
- Whether travel is included
- Who provides the crockery
- Allergen information for each dish
- When final numbers are due
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
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’ll do the cooking.
What’s in the pans
Giant paella pans
The huge pan is the star.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
What festival paella catering costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- The paellas you choose
- Timings and hours
- Guest numbers
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- The date and time of the event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- What the venue already provides
Send us the date, your venue or KT2 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
The process
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. For an evening event in Coombe, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We set up on time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Also in Coombe
What we need at the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Trader information and site rules
- Vehicle access before and after the event
- Firm, level ground
Coombe is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Coombe
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Coombe? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Coombe questions
Could we have live paella in Cottenham Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
What about parking in Coombe?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will work around it.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
What does festival paella catering cost?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Service from the pan is fast, which suits busy periods.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
- 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