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Live paella catering in Hayes, Greater London
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event turns food into part of your event in Hayes.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Birthday celebrations
- Retirement celebrations
Planning an event in Hayes?
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Paella catering in Hayes, cooked live
Paella has always been food for a crowd: cooked in the open in a big, shallow pan and shared straight from it. That is what we bring to events in Hayes. We cook paella Valenciana, seafood paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are regularly asked to cater leaving dos and retirements and staff parties and work lunches.
In Hayes, events range from terrace gardens to hired halls. Let us know where we can stop to unload, and whether there are steps or narrow passages. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
- Where
- Hayes (BR4, BR2)
- Region
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Places near Hayes
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How we price paella catering
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- How many staff you need
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many guests are eating
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The courses you’d like
- The venue or postcode
- Anything your venue supplies
Planning paella catering in Hayes? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, use our quote form.
Step by step
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. Around midsummer it stays light in Hayes until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and how many.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in Hayes, and we will put together a menu and price.
Planning help
Live paella in Hayes: local details
Hayes is about 2 miles south of Bromley, in Greater London. For paella catering in Hayes, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover 764 places across Greater London. We cook right across the region, from Hayes to London (about 10 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Hawes Down Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Nearby historic houses include Bromley Palace (2 miles north) and Addington Palace (2.3 miles south-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
We cook at events all over BR4 and BR2 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Hawes Lane, Crest Road and Keswick Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Neighbouring places where we cater events include West Wickham (1 mile west), Coney Hall (1 mile west), Bromley Common (1 mile north-east), Nash (1 mile south) and Eden Park (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in London (10 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (12 miles north-west), St Pancras (12 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (11 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Bethlem Museum of the Mind (1.1 miles east) and The Mall (1.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Summer Hill and Hutchinson's Bank.
- Schools near Hayes include Hayes School (0.6 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find New Inn (under half a mile east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Municipal Borough of Bromley (1.8 miles north)
What we need at the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but a few things matter:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
Hayes is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Menu ideas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
Who books paella catering in Hayes?
Live paella is food and a show in one. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food is hot and generous.
In Hayes and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Big birthdays
- Naming days and family parties
- Garden get-togethers
- Leaving dos and retirements
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like St Mary the Virgin, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Travel and parking costs
- The venue requirements
- How each diet is kept separate
About the dishes
Vegetable and vegan paella
Seasonal vegetables on a rich sofrito base make a paella that stands on its own. For vegans, the stock is plant-based.
Mixed paella
Paella mixta combines meat and seafood in one pan, and it is often the first pan to empty.
Diets, allergies and planning
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
A short rest after cooking helps, and that is when we invite guests up.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter while the paella cooks.
Organising for someone else?
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Questions from Hayes
What about parking in Hayes?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Which station should guests use for Hayes?
Hayes has its own station: Hayes (Kent) station.
Is it really cooked live?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
What seafood can we have?
Seafood choices are agreed when we plan the menu, including premium options if you want them.
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.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Can you supply plates?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
- 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