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Paella Catering for Manor House events
Planning paella catering in Manor House? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Anniversary celebrations
- Birthday celebrations
Book paella catering in Manor House
Planners, venues and businesses
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Paella catering for your event in Manor House
We cook every paella from scratch on the day, beginning with a sofrito of onion, garlic, peppers and tomato, then the stock, saffron and rice. We are frequently asked to cater naming days and family parties and anniversary celebrations, serving black rice, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
London gardens are often long and narrow, but a level spot away from fences and trees is generally all we need. In Manor House, the bigger question is parking near the house or venue. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Area
- Manor House (N4, N16, N15)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
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How the day works
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. Evenings in Manor House 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.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
Planning help
What affects the price in Manor House
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many guests are eating
- Parking and unloading
- How many staff you need
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The date and rough timings
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Where the event is
Planning paella catering in Manor House? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Planning live paella in Manor House
Manor House is about 1 mile north of Highbury, in Greater London. Tell us where your event in Manor House will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cover 764 places across Greater London.
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Olave, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. Parks such as Chestnuts Park usually need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there.
Anywhere in N4, N16 and N15, we can bring paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Vale Road, Eade Road and Swan Lane or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. You will find Manor House on the A503, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. For events just outside Manor House, we cover Harringay (1 mile north), St Ann's (1 mile north-east), Stoke Newington (1 mile south-east), Stamford Hill (1 mile east) and West Green (1 mile north). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (5 miles south), City of Westminster (5 miles south-west), Marylebone (4 miles south-west), Kensington (7 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south) and Shoreditch (3 miles south).
A little further out are City of London Maternity Hospital (1 mile west) and Arsenal Football Club Museum (1.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Manor House includes Woodberry Wetlands and Highgate Hill.
- Schools near Manor House include Woodberry Down School (within half a mile east) and Arts and Media School Islington (0.9 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Beaconsfield pub (less than half a mile north)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Hornsey (1.1 miles north-west)
Perfect for your event in Manor House
Paella is quick to serve and suits mixed diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It gives people something to gather round, too.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Retirement and leaving parties
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Woodberry Down Community Primary School, can book us as a food stall.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Allergen information for each dish
- When final numbers are due
- Who provides the crockery
Before you choose a spot
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
As a London location, Manor House is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Menu ideas
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
Paella compared with other options
A plated meal needs a kitchen, more staff and usually costs more per head. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission to cook, and it is entertaining too. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What you get with us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- A quote that spells everything out
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
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Manor House: your questions answered
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St Olave: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you cook in Chestnuts Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
Do you cook inside?
Typically we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
How many different paellas?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Two or three is usual: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. Our menu lists the options.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Manor House.
What’s in the pans
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella isn’t an afterthought: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron.
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It is the pan people photograph.
- 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