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Paella Catering for Beddington events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Beddington: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests.
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
Paella catering for Beddington events
Working with your venue
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
About our paella catering in Beddington
Almost any venue with a level, ventilated spot will do: a garden, marquee, barn, courtyard or field. Typical bookings include engagement and anniversary parties and garden get-togethers, serving chicken and chorizo paella, black rice and vegetable paella.
From a terraced garden to a hired hall, events in Beddington come in all shapes. Tell us how close we can park and about any steps. You’ll know exactly what’s included before you book: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
- Location
- Beddington (CR0, SM6, CR9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Nearby places to Beddington
What else we do in Beddington
DIY paella versus live catering
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
Let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving, which is when we normally call guests over.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
Planning the cooking area
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
As a London location, Beddington 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 before you book.
Menu ideas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
A closer look at the menu
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury, and is popular with adventurous guests.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A slow sofrito, seasonal vegetables and a good vegetable stock make a proper main dish. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.
Questions from Beddington
Can you cook in Waddon Ponds?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Is parking a problem for events in Beddington?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will work around it.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Do you cover Beddington?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Beddington is within our area and the rest of Greater London. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
What happens with live paella?
We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Beddington: venues, travel and local tips
Beddington is about 2 miles west of Croydon, in Greater London. Give us the address of your event in Beddington, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. Beddington is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook. Our nearest city page is London, about 9 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Beddington Park Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Historic houses near Beddington include Addington Palace (4 miles east) and Nonsuch Mansion (4.3 miles west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
We cover events in every part of the CR0, SM6 and CR9 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Guy Road, Mill Lane and Church Lane or the roads around them. Other places close to Beddington for paella catering include Bandonhill (1 mile south), Wallington (1 mile south-west), Waddon (1 mile south-east), Old Town (1 mile east) and Roundshaw (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north), Marylebone (10 miles north), Kensington (9 miles north), St Pancras (11 miles north) and Shoreditch (11 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Centrale Croydon (1.3 miles east) and Croydon University Hospital (1.6 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Wilderness Island and Duppas Hill.
- Nearby schools include Wallington County Grammar School (0.7 miles west) and The Archbishop Lanfranc School (1.4 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Plough pub (less than half a mile south)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include County Borough of Croydon (1.4 miles east)
The process
Here’s how the day generally runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it is served hot from the pan when you’re ready to eat. Evenings in Beddington stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Get a quote
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in Beddington, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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Is live paella right for your event?
Compared with a hog roast or barbecue, paella makes vegetarian, vegan and halal guests easier to cater for, because each paella has its own pan. It is served quickly from the pan, so queues move. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why us?
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Catering across Greater London, including Beddington
Read Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Events we cater in Beddington
People book live paella because it’s food and entertainment at once. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food itself is hot and plentiful.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Big birthdays
For guests coming by train, Waddon station is about 0.7 miles away.
Comparing caterers
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- A clear list of what’s included
- Staff numbers and hours
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- 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