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Festival & event paella in Nine Elms, Greater London
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events makes the food a highlight of your event in Nine Elms.
- Race days and sports events
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Agricultural and county shows
Festival paella catering in Nine Elms
About our festival paella catering in Nine Elms
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, standing up or sitting on the grass. We’re frequently asked to cater sports clubs and race days and village fêtes and summer fairs, with seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and vegan paella.
In Nine Elms, street events mean planning access and closures. Tell us the pitch details and timings. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Location
- Nine Elms (SW1V, SW8, SW11)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
For event organisers in Nine Elms
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
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Nine Elms questions
Which station should guests use for Nine Elms?
Nine Elms has its own station: Battersea Park station.
Can you cook in Pimlico Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Can you cook indoors?
Generally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Do you need power?
We’ll confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, at set times to suit your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
What documents can you send?
Share your trader requirements.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Occasions we cook for in Nine Elms
A paella stall draws people into the food area and serves them fast.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We frequently cook for:
- Food and music festivals
- Seasonal markets
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- County and country shows
Running a fête for a church like All Saints? A paella pan draws people in.
Before booking anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- Who provides the crockery
- Space, access and power needs
- VAT, if it applies
What affects the price in Nine Elms
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- The number of people
- Your choice of paellas
- Waiting and bar staff
- The length of service
Got a budget? Let us know, and we will put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The courses you’d like
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the space, if you can
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Provide seating near the food
- Give traders a single information pack
Crew meals are served at set times.
Vegan paella alongside the rest.
Step by step
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. At midsummer, events in Nine Elms stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Ask for a quote
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in Nine Elms, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- The event’s site rules and timings
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Access for unloading at set-up
Nine Elms 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 photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Menu ideas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Churros
Event catering near Nine Elms
Nine Elms is about 1 mile south of Victoria, in Greater London. For festival paella catering in Nine Elms, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Nine Elms is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook.
For visitors coming by rail, Battersea Park station is in Nine Elms itself. If your event is in Pimlico Gardens, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork.
Wherever your event is in SW1V, SW8 and SW11, we can bring festival paella catering to you. From Cupar Road, Ponton Road and Macduff Road or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. You’ll find Nine Elms on the A3212 and A3216, so it is easy for us to reach with the van and pans. For events just outside Nine Elms, we cover Pimlico (1 mile north-east), Victoria (1 mile north), South Lambeth (1 mile east), Chelsea (1 mile north-west) and Kennington (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Kensington (3 miles north-west), St Pancras (3 miles north), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east), Walthamstow (9 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (4 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Westminster St Margaret and St John (1.3 miles north) and Harrods (1.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Battersea Park Lake and Campden Hill.
- Schools near Nine Elms include Pimlico Academy (0.5 miles north-east) and Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC (0.5 miles north)
- Local pubs include The King William IV pub (less than half a mile north-east)
- Other local spots include Lambeth Palace Library (1.6 miles north-east)
- 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