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Festival Paella Catering for Maida Vale events
Looking for festival paella catering in Maida Vale? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Race days and sports events
- School fairs and fundraisers
- VIP and hospitality areas
Book festival paella catering in Maida Vale
Perfect for your event in Maida Vale
It covers several diets with one trader.
In Maida Vale and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- School and charity events
- Race days and sports events
- Food and music festivals
School fairs, for a school like Essendine Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How late numbers can change
How our festival paella catering works in Maida Vale
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. For food and music festivals and charity and school events, we’ll put together a menu of churros, giant-pan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
London street parties and fairs in Maida Vale need careful planning around road closures and access. Tell us the pitch details and timings. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated.
- Location
- Maida Vale (W9, NW8, NW6)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Towns and villages near Maida Vale
What else we do in Maida Vale
Why live cooking beats a buffet
For crew catering, sandwiches are easy but uninspiring. A hot paella keeps crew going. 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.
Why choose Love Paella in Maida Vale
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Catering across Greater London, including Maida Vale
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Read Our prices page And The cost guide.
How the day works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. Evening events in Maida Vale have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Give us a contact for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
Ask for 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 are ready: use our quote form.
Planning help
Maida Vale events: pitches and permissions
Maida Vale is about 2 miles south of Hampstead, in Greater London. Wherever your event is in the W9 area, we can cook for your guests. Maida Vale is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover.
If your event is in Emslie Horniman's Pleasance, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Kilburn High Road station, about 0.7 miles north.
We cover events in every part of W9, NW8 and NW6 and the streets around it. Local streets include The Lane, Hall Road and Hill Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. With the A404 close by, Maida Vale is easy for us to reach. Close by, we cover events in Westbourne Green (1 mile south), Little Venice (1 mile south-east), Paddington Green (1 mile south-east), Westbourne (1 mile south) and St John's Wood (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in London (5 miles south-east), St Pancras (3 miles east), Shoreditch (5 miles east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (5 miles east) and Whitechapel (5 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Greek Orthodox Cathedral Treasury Museum (1 mile south) and Montfichet's Tower (3.9 miles east). Open spaces near Maida Vale include Greville Place nature reserve and The Long Water.
- Local schools include Paddington Academy (under half a mile south-west) and Maida Vale School (within half a mile west)
- Nearby, you will find The Warrington pub (within half a mile east)
- Local facilities include Ladbroke Estate (1.2 miles south-west) and Cecil Sharp House (1.9 miles north-east)
About the dishes
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
What affects the price in Maida Vale
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- How long we’re needed on site
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
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.
What we need to know
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The address or venue name
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Maida Vale questions
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Maida Vale?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
What’s the nearest station to Maida Vale for guests?
The closest is Kilburn High Road station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
What documents can you send?
Share your trader requirements.
Is the paella gluten-free?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Can we book you as a trader?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we will check availability.
How many different paellas?
Normally two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is generally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Book crew catering in advance
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
Allergen details are available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
Planners, venues and businesses
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
- 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