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Festival Paella Catering in Roundshaw
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Roundshaw and the surrounding area.
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- School and charity events
- Food and music festivals
Live festival paella catering in Roundshaw
Festival paella catering in Roundshaw, made fresh on the day
A paella stall covers several diets at once: separate meat, seafood and vegan pans. That makes life easier for organisers. Whether it’s village fêtes and summer fairs and seasonal markets, we’ll put together a menu of seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and churros for your guests.
In Roundshaw, street events mean planning access and closures. Tell us the pitch details and timings. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Location
- Roundshaw (SM6, CR8, CR0)
- Region
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- How many guests are eating
- The length of service
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
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
To check availability and price, we need:
- Anything your venue supplies
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and time of the event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
The process
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. For an evening event in Roundshaw, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Getting ready for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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Running an event in Roundshaw
Roundshaw is about 2 miles south-west of Croydon, in Greater London. Whether your event is in the middle of Roundshaw or on the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. Roundshaw is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. Our events stretch from Roundshaw to London (10 miles away).
If your event is in Waddon Ponds, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork. Running a fête for a church like St. Paul's? A paella pan draws people in.
Festival paella catering in SM6, CR8 and CR0 is planned around your venue and your guests. Streets in the area include Link Lane, Milton Road and Redwing Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. If your venue is just outside Roundshaw, we also cover Russell Hill (1 mile east), Bandonhill (1 mile north), Peaks Hill (1 mile south), Waddon (1 mile north-east) and Wallington (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in London (10 miles north), City of Westminster (11 miles north), Marylebone (11 miles north), Kensington (11 miles north), St Pancras (12 miles north) and Shoreditch (12 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include St George's Walk (2 miles north-east) and Purley War Memorial Hospital (1.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Roundshaw Downs and Duppas Hill.
- Schools near Roundshaw include Wilson's School (under half a mile north-east) and The John Fisher School (0.6 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Whispering Moon pub (0.9 miles north-west)
- Other local spots include County Borough of Croydon (1.9 miles north-east)
Is live paella right for your event?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so queues move quickly. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why us?
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Catering across Greater London, including Roundshaw
Read Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
Organising for someone else?
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
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.
Occasions we cook for in Roundshaw
Crew love a hot meal.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Roundshaw book us for occasions like:
- Sports club events
- Charity and school events
- Agricultural and county shows
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
For visitors coming by rail, Wallington station is about 0.9 miles away.
What your quote should include
- How bad weather is handled
- Who provides the crockery
- A clear list of what’s included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
Roundshaw: your questions answered
Is parking a problem for events in Roundshaw?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will plan unloading around it.
Can you cook in Waddon Ponds?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Roundshaw.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
How much does festival paella catering cost in Roundshaw?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we will reply with a price.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan for them.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Dishes our guests love
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Schedule crew meals
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Plan seating near the food area
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
We set up at the agreed time, following your trader pack.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. 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 will do the cooking.
- 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