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Paella Catering in Bushey Mead
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Bushey Mead.
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Naming days and family parties
Planning an event in Bushey Mead?
Dishes our guests love
Mixed paella
A mix of chicken and seafood.
Vegetable and vegan paella
Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a proper main dish. Vegan versions use plant-based stock.
Paella catering in Bushey Mead, cooked live
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. When it is ready, it is served straight from the pan. We cook mixed paella, black rice and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are regularly asked to cater office lunches and staff parties and birthday celebrations.
Gardens in London can be narrow, which is fine for live paella as long as there’s a level spot clear of fences and trees. For an event in Bushey Mead, tell us where we can park to unload. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
- Area
- Bushey Mead (SW20, SW19, SM4)
- County
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
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How we price paella catering
There’s nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The date and rough timings
- A photo of the space, if you can
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
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. Service from the pan keeps queues moving. Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What you get with us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Drinks service on request
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space when you get in touch. In general, we need:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
Bushey Mead 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 photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we offer
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
Bushey Mead questions
Can you cook in Cannon Hill Common?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Dundonald Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is typically elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
How does live paella catering work?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook in front of your guests, and serve when you are ready to eat.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas first, paella to follow.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Step by step
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Planning an evening event in Bushey Mead? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- You tell us the date, venue, guest numbers and any dietary needs.
- You get a suggested menu and an itemised quote.
- We arrive early, set up the cooking area and start the stock.
- The paella cooks in front of your guests, with tapas first if you’ve chosen them.
- We serve it hot from the pan and clear our area when service ends.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Tell us where to park and unload
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, your venue or SW20 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Why choose paella catering in Bushey Mead?
Live paella is food and a show in one. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food is hot and generous.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Bushey Mead book us for events such as:
- Garden get-togethers
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Milestone birthday parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Nearby historic houses include Southside House (0.7 miles north-west) and Nonsuch Mansion (3.5 miles south). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Questions to ask before you book
- The deadline for final numbers
- How each diet is kept separate
- Whether travel is included
- When payment is due
Dietary needs and planning tips
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Request clear labels at the serving table
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
A short rest after cooking helps, and that’s when we invite guests up.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
Planning live paella in Bushey Mead
Bushey Mead is about 1 mile south-west of Wimbledon, in Greater London. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in Bushey Mead and nearby villages. Bushey Mead is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cook. You can also see our page for London, about 8 miles away.
For guests coming by train, Bushey Mead has its own station, Raynes Park station. If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Dundonald Church, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
We cook at events all over the SW20, SW19 and SM4 postcode area. That could mean an event in a garden on Gore Road, Edna Road and Wyke Road or the roads around them. With the A298 close by, Bushey Mead is simple for us to get to with everything for your event. Close by, we cover events in Wimbledon Chase (1 mile east), Raynes Park (1 mile south-west), Cannon Hill (1 mile south-east), Copse Hill (1 mile north-west) and West Barnes (1 mile south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (8 miles north-east), City of Westminster (8 miles north), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north), St Pancras (9 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-east).
A little further out are Chessington Castle Hill (4.6 miles south-west) and Southside Wandsworth (3.4 miles north). The countryside around Bushey Mead includes Cherry Wood and Henman Hill.
- Schools near Bushey Mead include Harris Academy Wimbledon (under half a mile south-east) and Ursuline Preparatory School (0.5 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Edward Rayne pub (under half a mile west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe (1.7 miles west)
- 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