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Paella Catering in Bow Common
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Bow Common and across Greater London.
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Community events and fairs
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Paella catering for Bow Common events
Planning live paella in Bow Common
Bow Common is about 2 miles east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. For paella catering in Bow Common, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cater in 764 places across Greater London.
Parks such as Bartlett Park usually need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. Nearby historic houses include Sutton House (2.4 miles north-west) and Queen's House (2.7 miles south). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Anywhere in E14, E3 and E1, we can bring paella catering to you. Whether your event is on Market Way, Knapp Road and Thomas Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Close by, we cover events in Limehouse (1 mile west), Bromley (1 mile north-east), Mile End (1 mile north-west), Poplar (1 mile south) and Canary Wharf (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (5 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles west) and Walthamstow (5 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Museum of the Book (0.5 miles south-west) and Tower of London (2.4 miles west). The countryside around Bow Common includes Tower Hill and Hollow Pond.
- Nearby schools include Stebon Primary School (within half a mile south-west) and Langdon Park Secondary School (0.5 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find The Widow's Son pub (less than half a mile north-east)
- Local facilities include Holy Trinity (1.1 miles north-west)
Paella catering for your event in Bow Common
Paella has always been food for a crowd: cooked in the open in a big, shallow pan and shared straight from it. That is exactly what we bring to your event in Bow Common. On the menu are chicken and chorizo paella, black rice and vegetable paella, and we are often booked for birthday celebrations and retirement and leaving parties.
Gardens in London can be narrow, but a level spot away from fences and trees is generally all we need. In Bow Common, the bigger question is parking near the house or venue. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it is ready.
- Location
- Bow Common (E14, E3, E1)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Put allergy details in writing
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Tell us what else is being served
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area.
Sangria and bar staff can be added to serve drinks you provide.
Events we cater in Bow Common
It needs no kitchen, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
Here are some of the events we cook for around Bow Common:
- Naming days and family parties
- Company summer parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as St Paul's Way Trust School, can book us as a food stall.
Questions to ask before booking
- The deposit and payment dates
- Staff numbers and hours
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Questions from Bow Common
Which station should guests use for Bow Common?
The closest is Limehouse station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Is parking a problem for events in Bow Common?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Most events choose two or three: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. See the sample menu.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Is live paella good for a large crowd?
Yes. Big pans feed plenty of people, and service from the pan is quick.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What areas do you cover?
We cater across London and the South East, Greater London included. Find your area.
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DIY paella versus live catering
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
Dishes our guests love
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, not seafood. It’s a favourite with guests who do not eat fish.
Vegetable and vegan paella
Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a proper main dish. For vegans, the stock is plant-based.
Planning the cooking area
Every venue is different, so we’ll ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Somewhere close to park and unload
Bow Common is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Working with your venue
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
How the day works
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. In Bow Common, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- Your guests watch the paella cook, with any tapas served first.
- We serve it hot from the pan and clear our area when service ends.
How to prepare
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
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.
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What affects the price in Bow Common
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Whether you need crockery
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- The length of service
There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The venue or postcode
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Diets and allergies you know about
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can use our quote form.
- 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