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Paella Catering in East Wickham
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across East Wickham and Greater London, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Birthday celebrations
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
Live paella catering in East Wickham
Planning for every diet
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Count adults and children separately
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we time it carefully. If plans change, tell us and we’ll adjust.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
How our paella catering works in East Wickham
Two or three pans side by side cover every guest: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Every pan is cooked on its own, so diets are easy to manage. Whether it is anniversaries and engagement parties and office lunches and staff parties, we will put together a menu of mixed paella, vegetable paella and vegan paella for your guests.
From a terraced garden to a hired hall, events in East Wickham come in all shapes. Let us know where we can stop to unload and about any steps. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Where
- East Wickham (DA16, SE18, SE2)
- Region
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Places near East Wickham
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Your questions about paella catering in East Wickham
Could we have live paella in Shoulder of Mutton Green?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
What about parking in East Wickham?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We’ll work around it.
How many different paellas?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we’ll suggest the mix.
Does paella work for big events?
Very much so. We plan the number of pans and serving points around your numbers.
Which paellas do you recommend?
That depends on who’s coming. A chicken or mixed paella is generally the most popular, with seafood and vegetable pans alongside.
What happens if it rains?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is usually popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
How soon do we need to book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Even if it is short notice, it’s worth asking.
What we need at the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
East Wickham is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
How it works
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. Around midsummer it stays light in East Wickham until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
How to prepare
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
Get a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Should I cook it myself?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book 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, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Live paella or other catering?
For something a little different, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain to your event in East Wickham. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why us?
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Live cooking, not reheated food
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
What affects the price in East Wickham
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- Timings and hours
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many staff you need
- The paellas you choose
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Expected numbers
- Diets and allergies you know about
Planning paella catering in East Wickham? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
For event organisers in East Wickham
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Dishes our guests love
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. Shellfish goes in towards the end so it stays tender.
Catering an event in East Wickham
East Wickham is about 1 mile north-west of Welling, in Greater London. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in East Wickham and nearby villages. East Wickham is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cook. Our events stretch from East Wickham to London (8 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like East Wickham Primary Academy, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Parks such as Shoulder of Mutton Green generally need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there.
We cook at events all over DA16, SE18 and SE2. Local streets include Keats Road, Darwin Road and Edison Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside East Wickham, we also cover Falconwood (1 mile south), Shooter's Hill (1 mile west), Blackfen (1 mile south), Plumstead (1 mile north-west) and Avery Hill (1 mile south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (8 miles west), City of Westminster (11 miles west), Marylebone (11 miles west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-west).
A little further out are Broadway Shopping Centre (2.3 miles south-east) and Greenwich Castle (4.3 miles west). Not far away are The Tarn and Summer Hill.
- Local schools include Welling School (0.8 miles east) and Shooters Hill Sixth Form College (1.5 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Tesco pub (under half a mile south-east)
- 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