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Live paella catering in Farthing Street, Greater London
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 Farthing Street.
- Naming days and family parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Garden get-togethers
Paella catering for Farthing Street events
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Paella catering in Farthing Street, cooked live
Paella is generous food: giant pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It makes the food an event in itself. Typical bookings include big birthdays and weddings and evening receptions, with mixed paella, chicken and chorizo paella and vegan paella.
In Farthing Street, events range from terrace gardens to hired halls. Tell us how close we can park and about any steps. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Location
- Farthing Street (BR6)
- County
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
What happens on the day
Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. Evenings in Farthing Street stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
How to prepare
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or BR6 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Before you choose a spot
We will be honest if a space will not work. The main points are:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
Farthing Street 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 photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Dishes our guests love
Seafood paella
Seafood paella starts with a good fish and shellfish stock. The shellfish is added late so it stays tender.
Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana is the original: chicken, beans and saffron, not seafood. It is frequently the most popular pan at an event.
Places near Farthing Street
Other catering in Farthing Street
Catering an event in Farthing Street
Farthing Street is about 4 miles south-west of Orpington, in Greater London. Tell us where your event in Farthing Street will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cater in all 764 towns and villages in Greater London. We cook right across the region, from Farthing Street to London (12 miles away).
Historic houses near Farthing Street include Down House (1 mile south) and Addington Palace (4 miles west). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one. If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like St Mary's Church, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Farthing Street, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
We cater events across the BR6 postcode area. Your event could be at a home on Farthing Street, New Road Hill and Orange Court Lane or the roads around them. Nearby, we also cater events in Downe (1 mile south-east), Leaves Green (1 mile south-west), Hazelwood (1 mile south-east), Keston (1 mile north-west) and Farnborough (1 mile north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (12 miles north-west), City of Westminster (15 miles north-west), Marylebone (15 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (14 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (14 miles north-west).
A little further out are Princess Royal University Hospital (1.4 miles north) and Crofton Roman Villa (2.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Farthing Street include Betsom's Hill and West Kent Golf Course nature reserve.
- Schools near Farthing Street include Darrick Wood School (1.6 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Queens Head pub (0.6 miles south)
Farthing Street questions
Could we have live paella in South Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Which station should guests use for Farthing Street?
The closest is Orpington station, roughly 2.6 miles away.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Two or three is usual: a mixed or chicken paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. Our menu lists the options.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we will cook a separate pan.
Where do you cater?
We cater across London and the South East, including Greater London. Find your area.
What affects the price in Farthing Street
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Distance and access to the venue
- Your choice of paellas
- The number of people
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- The date and rough timings
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
Why choose paella catering in Farthing Street?
Paella is one of the few dishes that handles mixed diets easily, because each version is cooked in its own pan. Everyone gets the same kind of meal.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Farthing Street and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Garden get-togethers
- Community events and fairs
For guests coming by train, Orpington station is about 2.6 miles away.
What your quote should include
- The deposit and payment dates
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Allergen information for each dish
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Confirm allergies by email
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue does not provide them.
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. We take care of all of it.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
- 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