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Festival Paella Catering for Seven Kings events
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Seven Kings: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests.
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Charity and school events
- Music and food festivals
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Festival paella catering in Seven Kings, made fresh on the day
We arrive with our equipment and follow the site rules, from arrival times to waste. We are frequently asked to cater sports clubs and race days and community events and open days, serving seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and churros.
In Seven Kings, street events mean planning access and closures. Tell us the pitch details and timings. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Where
- Seven Kings (IG3, IG2, IG1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
A closer look at the menu
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Questions from Seven Kings
Could we have live paella in South Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Seven Kings?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
What paperwork do you provide?
Tell us what the event needs and we will send it with our application.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
Do you need power?
Let us know what the pitch has and we will confirm our needs.
How much paella per person?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
How we price festival paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- Parking and unloading
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Whether you need crockery
- Timings and hours
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- The courses you’d like
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A picture of where we’d cook
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Is live paella right for your event?
Some traders struggle with vegan and gluten-free options. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why choose Love Paella in Seven Kings
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
Take a look at Our prices page Or What paella catering costs.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Seven Kings
Seven Kings is about 2 miles north of Barking, in Greater London. We cater events at homes, gardens and venues in Seven Kings. We cater in 764 places across Greater London. You can also see our page for London, about 10 miles away.
Events in parks such as South Park need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for. For visitors coming by rail, Seven Kings has its own station, Seven Kings station.
Wherever your event is in IG3, IG2 and IG1, we can bring festival paella catering to you. Whether your event is on New Road, Lynn Road and High Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Being close to the A118, Seven Kings is simple for us to get to with everything for your event. If your venue is just outside Seven Kings, we also cover Newbury Park (1 mile north-west), Ilford (1 mile south-west), Gants Hill (1 mile north-west), Barkingside (1 mile north-west) and Cranbrook (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles south-west), City of Westminster (11 miles west), Marylebone (11 miles west), Kensington (14 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles west) and Shoreditch (8 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Waltham Holy Cross Urban District (2.2 miles north) and Goodmayes Hospital (0.8 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Hainault Lodge and Hollow Pond.
- Local schools include Palmer Catholic Academy (less than half a mile south-west)
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
We set up at the agreed time.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
Where we can cook in Seven Kings
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Trader information and site rules
- Firm, level ground
- Room for our cooking and serving area
As a London location, Seven Kings 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’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
How it works
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. When service is finished, we pack down. Summer events in Seven Kings have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, 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 in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
Getting a price
Planning festival paella catering in Seven Kings? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
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For planners, venues and organisers
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
- 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