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Festival Paella Catering in High Barnet
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in High Barnet. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Race days and sports events
- Village fêtes
- VIP and hospitality areas
Planning an event in High Barnet?
How our festival paella catering works in High Barnet
Organisers can book us as a stall or as caterers for staff, crew, volunteers or VIP areas. We are frequently asked to cater village fêtes and country shows, with chicken and chorizo paella, churros and vegan paella.
London street parties and fairs in High Barnet need careful planning around road closures and access. Tell us the pitch details and timings. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated.
- Location
- High Barnet (EN5)
- County
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Diets, allergies and planning
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Give traders a single information pack
- Book crew catering in advance
We keep our pitch tidy and safe.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Working with your venue
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Common questions in High Barnet
Can you cook in King George's Fields (Monken Hadley)?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
What’s the nearest station to High Barnet for guests?
Hadley Wood station, about 1.6 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
What do you need at the pitch?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send your requirements and we will include them with our application.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Do you cover High Barnet?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in High Barnet and across Greater London. Send us your date to check availability.
Is it really cooked live?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Perfect for your event in High Barnet
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
Whatever you’re celebrating in High Barnet, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Charity and school events
- Race days and sports events
- VIP and hospitality areas
- County and country shows
Events in parks such as King George's Fields (Monken Hadley) need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How late numbers can change
- Travel and parking costs
- Payment terms and deposit
Space, weather and the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Flat, firm ground
- Trader information and site rules
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
As a London location, High Barnet is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in High Barnet
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
What affects the price in High Barnet
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- How many staff you need
- Timings and hours
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many guests are eating
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- What the venue already provides
- Where the event is
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Your date and when you want to eat
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Paella compared with other options
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, keeping queues short. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Why choose Love Paella in High Barnet
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Events in High Barnet and across Greater London
Read How we price And What paella catering costs.
Running an event in High Barnet
High Barnet is about 1 mile north-west of Barnet, in Greater London. Tell us where your event in High Barnet will be, and we will plan the journey and set-up. High Barnet is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cook. Our nearest city page is London, about 12 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Hadley Wood station is about 1.6 miles away. Running a fête for a church like Christ Church? A paella pan draws people in.
This part of Greater London takes in EN5. Streets in the area include Byng Road, Park Road and Kings Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Being close to the A1081, High Barnet is simple for us to get to for your event. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Hadley (1 mile east), Arkley (1 mile south-west), Kitts End (1 mile north), Totteridge (1 mile south) and Rowley Green (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (12 miles south-east), City of Westminster (10 miles south), Marylebone (10 miles south), Kensington (11 miles south), St Pancras (10 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Hertfordshire Scout Museum (2.3 miles north-west) and Barnet Urban District (0.5 miles south-east). Not far away are Barnet Countryside Centre and Darland's Lake.
- Nearby schools include Queen Elizabeth's School (within half a mile west) and Susi Earnshaw Theatre School (within half a mile south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The White Lion pub (under half a mile north-east)
How the day works
We work to your timings. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it is still served fresh. Summer events in High Barnet have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We set up on time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Let us know the timings for the day
How to get a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
What’s in the pans
Giant paella pans
The huge pan is the star.
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Nearby places to High Barnet
Also in High Barnet
- 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