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Festival Paella Catering in Royal Docks
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Royal Docks. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Race days and sports events
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- School and charity events
Planning an event in Royal Docks?
Festival paella catering in Royal Docks, cooked live
A paella stall covers several diets at once: meat, seafood and vegan pans side by side. That simplifies your food line-up. Typical bookings include school and charity events and food and music festivals, serving giant-pan paella, seafood paella and vegan paella.
Events in Royal Docks range from street parties and school fairs to markets and festivals. Public spaces normally need council permission, and we’ll provide what the organiser asks for. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Where
- Royal Docks (E16, E6)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
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.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Royal Docks questions
Do you trade at school fairs around Royal Docks?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What about parking in Royal Docks?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so service is quick.
What about pudding?
We do. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your list and we’ll respond.
Who clears up?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Do you do crew catering?
We can. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
Why choose live paella in Royal Docks?
For a stall that adds atmosphere, a paella pan delivers. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why book with us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Real theatre, not just catering
- We cover Royal Docks and the whole of Greater London
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Planning for every diet
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Send traders one clear trader pack
Allergen information is available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Vegan paella alongside the rest.
Also near Royal Docks
More for events in Royal Docks
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Travel, parking and access
- Timings and hours
- How many courses
- The number of people
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 to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- What the venue already provides
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Where the event is
- The date and rough timings
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
What we need at the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Firm, level ground
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
As a London location, Royal Docks is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Weighing up DIY against 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’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Why choose festival paella catering in Royal Docks?
Organisers book paella because it draws people into the food area.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Open days and community events
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Music and food festivals
- Agricultural and county shows
For visitors coming by rail, Custom House station is about 0.7 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
The process
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell normally draws people over. Summer events in Royal Docks have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- Burners and pans go up.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Ask for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Royal Docks events: pitches and permissions
Royal Docks is about 1 mile south-east of Canning Town, in Greater London. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in Royal Docks. Royal Docks is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. We cook right across the region, from Royal Docks to London (about 6 miles away).
If your event is in Beckton District Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork. School fairs, for a school like Calverton Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Wherever your event is in E16 and E6, we can bring festival paella catering to you. We can cater an event on streets such as Drew Road, Leyes Road and Camel Road or the roads around them. You’ll find Royal Docks on the A1020, so it is easy for us to reach with the van and pans. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Custom House (1 mile west), Silvertown (1 mile south-west), North Woolwich (1 mile south-east), West Silvertown (1 mile west) and Canning Town (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in London (6 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (11 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Greenwich Castle (2.8 miles south-west) and Gallions Reach Shopping Park (1.6 miles east). Open spaces near Royal Docks include Gilbert's Pit.
- Schools near Royal Docks include Royal Docks Academy (within half a mile north-west) and The Royal Docks Community School (within half a mile north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Connaught Tavern (less than half a mile north-west)
- Other local spots include East Ham (1.9 miles north)
- 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