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Paella Catering for Hackney Marshes events
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Hackney Marshes and Greater London, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Festivals, fairs and school events
Live paella catering in Hackney Marshes
Planners, venues and businesses
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
How our paella catering works in Hackney Marshes
One cooking area feeds a lot of people, very little goes to waste, and the food is served hot. That is why it works for so many events. Whether it’s milestone birthday parties and anniversary celebrations, we’ll put together a menu of vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and black rice and more.
From a terraced garden to a hired hall, events in Hackney Marshes come in all shapes. Let us know where we can stop to unload and about any steps. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Where
- Hackney Marshes (E5, E10, E9)
- County
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose live paella in Hackney Marshes?
Plated meals need a kitchen and a bigger team. Live paella needs only a level, ventilated spot and permission to cook, and gives guests something to watch. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why book with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Catering across Greater London, including Hackney Marshes
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Before you choose a spot
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
Hackney Marshes is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: 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.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
DIY paella versus live catering
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Live paella in Hackney Marshes: local details
Hackney Marshes is about 1 mile north-east of Homerton, in Greater London. Tell us where your event in Hackney Marshes will be, and we will plan access and set-up. Hackney Marshes is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cook.
Thinking of a picnic-style party in Leyton Jubilee Park? Public parks generally need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Lea Bridge station, about 0.7 miles north-west.
Here we cover the E5, E10 and E9 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Glyn Road, Gilpin Road and Redwald Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. Main roads around Hackney Marshes include the A106, so getting the burners and pans to your event is simple. Other places close to Hackney Marshes for paella catering include Leyton Grange (1 mile north-east), Lea Bridge (1 mile north-west), Homerton (1 mile south-west), Lower Clapton (1 mile south-west) and Temple Mills (1 mile south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (5 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (6 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (3 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Tower of London (3.9 miles south-west) and V&A East (1.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Hackney Marshes includes Old Ford Island and Tower Hill.
- Nearby schools include Lammas School and Sixth Form (0.6 miles north) and The Lammas School (0.7 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Adam & Eve pub (0.7 miles south-west)
- Other local spots include Leabridge (0.9 miles west)
Perfect for your event in Hackney Marshes
There is no kitchen needed, so it’s at home in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Hackney Marshes, people book us for occasions like:
- Summer garden parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Naming days and family parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Kingsmead Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- When payment is due
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Whether VAT is included
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Planning for every diet
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Count adults and children separately
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we time it carefully. If plans change, tell us and we’ll adjust.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside.
The menu, dish by dish
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together.
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron.
How the day works
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. In Hackney Marshes, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and how many.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or E5 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
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Questions from Hackney Marshes
Which station should guests use for Hackney Marshes?
The closest is Lea Bridge station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
What about parking in Hackney Marshes?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Who clears up?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
How much is live paella catering?
The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
What is live paella catering?
We bring everything needed to cook on site, cook in front of your guests, and serve at the time you want.
Will there be enough food?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
- 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