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Live paella catering in Bishopsgate, Surrey
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event makes the food a highlight of your event in Bishopsgate.
- Retirement celebrations
- Anniversary celebrations
- Weddings and evening receptions
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How our paella catering works in Bishopsgate
Paella has always been food for a crowd: cooked in the open in a big, shallow pan and shared straight from it. That’s exactly what we bring to your event in Bishopsgate. Popular choices include vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and vegetable paella, and typical bookings are for engagement and anniversary parties and office lunches and staff parties.
In a small place like Bishopsgate, events are typically in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
What we need at the venue
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Bishopsgate? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it’s served at its best. Planning an evening event in Bishopsgate? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
- On the day, we set up the burners and pans and get the stock going.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
How to get a price
Planning paella catering in Bishopsgate? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Catering an event in Bishopsgate
Bishopsgate is about 2 miles north-west of Egham, in Surrey. Wherever your event is in the TW20 area, we can bring the pans to you. We cover all 395 towns and villages in Surrey. Our events stretch from Bishopsgate to Guildford (13 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Frogmore House (2.5 miles north) and Windsor Castle (3.2 miles north). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. For guests coming by train, Egham station is about 1.8 miles away.
For paella catering in TW20, we plan around your venue. Whether your event is on Bishopsgate Road, Ridgemead Road and Wick Lane or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. Nearby, we also cater events in Englefield Green (1 mile south-east), Egham Wick (1 mile south), Old Windsor (1 mile north), Wraysbury (2 miles north-east) and Egham (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (13 miles south), Woking (9 miles south), Camberley (10 miles south-west), Epsom (15 miles south-east), Ewell (15 miles south-east) and Walton-on-Thames (9 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Berkshire Yeomanry Museum (2.4 miles north-west) and Windsor Castle (3.2 miles north). Open spaces near Bishopsgate include St Ann's Hill and Virginia Water Lake.
- Schools near Bishopsgate include Englefield Green Infant School and Nurseries (0.8 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Barley Mow Public House (0.6 miles south-east)
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About the dishes
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, not seafood. It’s frequently the most popular pan at an event.
Black rice
Squid ink rice is bold and savoury.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
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.
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Mention any other courses or food
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we time it carefully. If timings shift, we adapt.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
Why choose paella catering in Bishopsgate?
Few dishes cope with mixed diets like paella, thanks to separate pans for each version. Nobody gets a token ‘special meal’.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like St John's Beaumont School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether travel is included
- What the price includes, item by item
- How bad weather is handled
- Whether VAT is included
Why live cooking beats a buffet
For something a little different, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain to your event in Bishopsgate. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why Bishopsgate hosts choose us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Real theatre, not just catering
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Questions from Bishopsgate
How far is Bishopsgate from London?
Roughly 22 miles from the centre of London.
Could we have live paella in Windsor Great Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Are premium seafood options available?
We will talk through seafood options when we plan your menu, including premium options if you want them.
Do we need to provide equipment?
We bring all the cooking equipment. Let us know what your venue has, like tables or crockery.
Where do you cater?
We cater across London and the South East, Surrey included. See all areas.
How many different paellas?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
- 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