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Paella Catering for Cranham events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Cranham: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Retirement celebrations
Paella catering for Cranham events
Live paella or other catering?
A cold buffet is simple but has no theatre, and food can sit out for a while. Paella is cooked live and served hot. Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Cranham
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Take a look at Our prices page Or Our guide to catering costs.
Paella catering for your event in Cranham
We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook the paella in front of your guests. Once it’s ready, we serve it hot from the pan. Popular choices include seafood paella, mixed paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are frequently booked for anniversary celebrations and summer garden parties.
London gardens are frequently long and narrow, which is fine for live paella as long as there is a level spot clear of fences and trees. For an event in Cranham, tell us where we can park to unload. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Where
- Cranham (RM14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
A closer look at the menu
Mixed paella
Paella mixta combines meat and seafood in one pan, and it’s frequently the first pan to empty.
Black rice
Arroz negro is coloured and flavoured with squid ink, and is usually served with alioli. It makes a dramatic second seafood pan.
How it works
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell usually draws people over. Planning an evening event in Cranham? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Let us know the timings for the day
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Cranham: venues, travel and local tips
Cranham is about 2 miles east of Hornchurch, in Greater London. For paella catering in Cranham, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. We cater in all 764 towns and villages across Greater London. You can also see our page for London, about 16 miles away.
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Upminster station, about 0.7 miles west. Historic houses near Cranham include Hare Hall (3 miles north-west) and Rainham Hall (4.5 miles south-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 RM14 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Avon Road, Moor Lane and Front Lane or the roads around them. For events just outside Cranham, we cover Upminster (1 mile west), Puddle Dock (1 mile east), Upminster Bridge (1 mile west), North Ockendon (2 miles south-east) and Emerson Park (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Shoreditch (15 miles west), Walthamstow (13 miles west), Hoxton (15 miles west), Whitechapel (15 miles west), Orpington (14 miles south-west) and Plaistow (11 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Hornchurch Urban District (2.2 miles west) and St George's Hospital (2.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Cranham include Cranham Brickfields.
- Schools near Cranham include The James Oglethorpe Primary School (less than half a mile south)
- Pubs nearby include The Crumpled Horn pub (1 mile south-west)
Events we cater in Cranham
People book live paella because it is food and entertainment at once. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food itself is hot and plentiful.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Summer garden parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Hall Mead School, can book us as a food stall.
What your quote should include
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- When payment is due
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- How late numbers can change
Common questions in Cranham
Can you cook in St. Andrew's Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Is parking a problem for events in Cranham?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will plan unloading around it.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan for them.
Which areas do you serve?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Cranham.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Can you do sangria?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You provide a suitable spot and access.
How much paella per person?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
What paella catering costs
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Expected numbers
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Cranham? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Level ground for the pans and burners
As a London location, Cranham is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Cranham
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Put allergy details in writing
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Let us know about other food at the event
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we time it carefully. If timings shift, we adapt.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
For event organisers in Cranham
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
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- 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