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Festival & event paella in Southgate, Greater London
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Southgate. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Music and food festivals
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Country shows
Live festival paella catering in Southgate
About our festival paella catering in Southgate
Organisers can book us as a stall or as caterers for staff, crew, volunteers or VIP areas. Typical bookings include food and music festivals and agricultural and county shows, serving giant-pan paella, seafood paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
London street parties and fairs in Southgate need careful planning around road closures and access. Send us the pitch and timings. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Area
- Southgate (N14, N11, N21, N13)
- Region
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice.
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
What we need at the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Flat, firm ground
As a London location, Southgate 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 will advise.
Menu ideas
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
FAQs for Southgate
Can you cook in Grovelands Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
What about parking in Southgate?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We’ll work around it.
What do you need at the pitch?
Tell us what’s available at the pitch and we will confirm what we need.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Send us the details, and we will confirm availability and requirements.
Do you do desserts?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
What space do you need to cook?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Southgate? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Plan seating near the food area
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
If crew or volunteer meals are booked, they’re served at the agreed times.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- Timings and hours
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
What to tell us
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and rough timings
Send us the date, your venue or N14 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
What happens on the day
Your timings come first. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we hold the paella at the right stage so it is still served fresh. At midsummer, events in Southgate stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Ask for a quote
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in Southgate, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
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DIY paella versus live catering
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Event catering near Southgate
Southgate is about 3 miles south-east of Barnet, in Greater London. Give us the address of your event in Southgate, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. Southgate is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook. You can also see our page for London, about 9 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Ashmole Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Running a fête for a church like Christ Church Southgate Parish Church? A paella pan draws people in.
Wherever your event is in N14, N11, N21 and N13, we can bring festival paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Station Road and Blagden's Close or the roads around them. Main roads around Southgate include the A111 and A1004, which makes travel to your event easy. If your venue is just outside Southgate, we also cover Osidge (1 mile north-west), Brunswick Park (1 mile west), Arnos Grove (1 mile south), New Southgate (1 mile south) and Oakwood (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in London (9 miles south), City of Westminster (8 miles south), Marylebone (8 miles south), Kensington (9 miles south), St Pancras (7 miles south) and Shoreditch (7 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Municipal Borough of Southgate (1.3 miles south-east) and Grand Arcade (2.1 miles south-west). Not far away are Highgate Hill and Barfield Allotments Nature Park.
- Local schools include Ashmole Academy (within half a mile north) and Salcombe School (0.8 miles north)
- Local pubs include The New Crown pub (under half a mile north)
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Burger stalls are common. Paella adds something different. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why us?
- Events in Southgate and across Greater London
- Drinks service on request
- A clear, itemised quote
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
Towns and villages near Southgate
Other catering in Southgate
- 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