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Festival & event paella in Harmondsworth, Greater London
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Harmondsworth.
- Open days and community events
- Food and music festivals
- Country shows
Book festival paella catering in Harmondsworth
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
How our festival paella catering works in Harmondsworth
One paella stall covers many diets: meat, seafood and vegan pans side by side. That simplifies your food line-up. We cook seafood paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and we’re frequently booked for agricultural and county shows and community events and open days.
In Harmondsworth, a paella pan suits street parties and school fairs, once permissions are sorted. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
- Where
- Harmondsworth (UB7, TW6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Common questions in Harmondsworth
Is parking a problem for events in Harmondsworth?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will work around it.
Which station should guests use for Harmondsworth?
Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail station, about 1 mile south of the centre.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Will there be long queues?
Big batches and service from the pan keep things moving.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we will let you know if we’re available.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we’ll suggest the mix.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Event catering near Harmondsworth
Harmondsworth is about 1 mile south-west of West Drayton, in Greater London. Anywhere in UB7, we will come to your venue or garden. Harmondsworth is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 17 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Harmondsworth Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Wherever your event is in UB7 and TW6, we can bring festival paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean an event in a garden on Moor Lane, Hatch Lane and High Street or the roads around them. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Longford (1 mile south-west), Sipson (1 mile north-east), Heathrow (2 miles south-east), Harlington (2 miles east) and Stanwell (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (14 miles east), Marylebone (14 miles east), Kensington (12 miles east), Hampstead (14 miles east), Ruislip (7 miles north-east) and Brompton (14 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include British Airways Heritage Collection (3.5 miles north) and Harlington (1.4 miles east). The countryside around Harmondsworth includes Crane Meadows and Staines Reservoirs.
- Nearby schools include Harlington Community School (2 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Five Bells Inn (within half a mile north)
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Giant paella pans
It’s the giant pan people come to see.
Planning for every diet
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Book crew catering in advance
- Check allergen info is on display
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Check how many portions traders can serve
We cook in full view of visitors, serving throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Is live paella right for your event?
If you want a trader that adds atmosphere, paella is a strong choice. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why book with us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Live cooking, not reheated food
Read How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Planning the cooking area
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Firm, level ground
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
Harmondsworth 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 picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
The process
The paella is cooked in giant, shallow pans over gas burners. We need a level, ventilated spot, which we agree with you beforehand. Evening events in Harmondsworth have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we’ll serve and where.
- Burners and pans go up.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Tell us when you want to eat
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
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Working with your venue
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
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Events we cater in Harmondsworth
Crew love a hot meal on a long day.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Sports club events
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Summer fairs and fêtes
For visitors coming by rail, Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail station is about 1 mile away.
Comparing caterers
- Allergen information for each dish
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Travel and parking costs
- If the price includes VAT
- 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