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Live paella catering in Highgate, Greater London
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Highgate and Greater London, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Engagement and anniversary parties
Planning an event in Highgate?
Catering for every guest
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Mention any other courses or food
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we serve when guests are ready.
Tapas or canapés make a good start as the rice cooks.
Paella catering for your event in Highgate
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. We cook mixed paella, vegetable paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and typical bookings are for office lunches and staff parties and garden parties and summer barbecues.
Around Highgate, most London events we’re asked about are in gardens, courtyards and hired venues. Parking and loading are the main things to plan, so tell us about permits, bays or a driveway when you ask for a quote. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
- Area
- Highgate (N6, N19, NW5)
- County
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Highgate questions
Is parking a problem for events in Highgate?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will work around it.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Highgate United Reformed Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
How much does paella catering cost in Highgate?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we’ll reply with a price.
What equipment do you bring?
We bring the pans, burners and ingredients. You just need a suitable spot and access.
How soon do we need to book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it is soon.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Highgate: venues, travel and local tips
Highgate is about 2 miles north-east of Hampstead, in Greater London. We cook at events in gardens, halls and venues around Highgate and the surrounding area. We cover 764 places in Greater London.
Parks such as Whittington Park normally need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Upper Holloway station, about 0.9 miles south-east.
Here we cover the N6, N19 and NW5 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Local streets include Wood Lane, Grange Road and Talbot Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater events in Upper Holloway (1 mile south-east), Dartmouth Park (1 mile south), Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south), Crouch End (1 mile north-east) and Tufnell Park (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (4 miles south), Marylebone (4 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include The Mall Wood Green (2.2 miles north-east) and Kenwood House (1 mile west). Green spaces nearby include Darland's Lake and Parkland Walk.
- Local schools include St Aloysius RC College (less than half a mile south-east) and Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine (0.5 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find The Angel Inn (under half a mile south-west)
- Other local spots include Hornsey (1.2 miles north-east)
Nearby places to Highgate
More for events in Highgate
What paella catering costs
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Parking and unloading
- The length of service
- Guest numbers
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The date and time of the event
- The venue or postcode
- Which courses you have in mind
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
Dishes our guests love
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, not seafood. It is often the most popular pan at an event.
Vegetable and vegan paella
A slow sofrito, seasonal vegetables and a good vegetable stock make a paella that stands on its own. For vegans, the stock is plant-based.
Planners, venues and businesses
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
How it works
The cooking is part of the entertainment. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. Around midsummer it stays light in Highgate until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening events are normally served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- 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.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Let us know the timings for the day
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
What we need at the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
Highgate is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Live paella or other catering?
Vans serve one order at a time. A big pan serves many guests fast, which suits weddings and parties where everyone eats together. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why Highgate hosts choose us
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Drinks service on request
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Read Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
- 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