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Paella Party Catering in Perry Vale
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for birthday parties, garden parties and private events in Perry Vale and the surrounding area.
- Family reunions
- Retirement celebrations
- Celebrations of life
Planning an event in Perry Vale?
How our paella party catering works in Perry Vale
Mixed groups are easy: meat, seafood and vegetable or vegan pans side by side. Children typically love a simple chicken paella. For wakes and memorial gatherings and anniversary celebrations, we’ll put together a menu of churros, tapas and seafood paella and more.
Throwing a party in Perry Vale? Live paella means no cooking for you, and works in gardens, on patios and at hired venues. Mention any parking permits. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Location
- Perry Vale (SE23, SE26, SE6)
- County
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Dishes our guests love
Tapas
Patatas bravas, tortilla, croquetas and olives while the paella cooks.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich stock, for the fish lovers.
Perry Vale: your questions answered
Can you cook in Mayow Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
What about parking in Perry Vale?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
How much paella per person?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there’s a ventilated cover. We’ll talk it through before the day.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a photo.
Step by step
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. For a late-May party in Perry Vale, sunset is around 8:50pm; at midsummer it is about 9:20pm. If the party runs past dark, we’ll need light where we cook and serve.
- Tell us when and where, and how many.
- You get a menu and a quote.
- We set up before guests arrive.
- The paella cooks while your guests chat.
- We serve from the pan and pack down.
How to prepare
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Tell us when you want to eat
Getting a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
Planning help
Where we can cook in Perry Vale
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- A picture of the garden helps us check the space
As a London location, Perry Vale 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 before you book.
Popular choices
- Mixed paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Churros
- Vegetable paella
What affects the price in Perry Vale
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- The number of people
- Travel, parking and access
- How many staff you need
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your party, the better we can plan. Please include:
- A photo of the space, if you can
- The date and time of the event
- Which courses you have in mind
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your party in Perry Vale, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Perry Vale parties: what to know
Perry Vale is about 3 miles south of New Cross, in Greater London. Give us the address of your party in Perry Vale, and we’ll plan access and set-up before the day. Perry Vale is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover.
Thinking of a party in Mayow Park? Cooking in a public park typically needs permission from the council or landowner, so check first. After a christening at a church like Christ Church, a paella lunch is an easy way to feed family and friends.
We cater parties across SE23, SE26 and SE6. Streets in the area include Como Road, Mayow Road and South Road, and we can cook for a party on any of them. If your venue is just outside Perry Vale, we also cover Bell Green (1 mile south-east), Sydenham (1 mile south-west), Bellingham (1 mile east), Southend (1 mile east) and Forest Hill (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles north-west), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles north-west), St Pancras (7 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Nunhead (2.3 miles north) and Horniman Museum and Gardens (0.9 miles north-west). The countryside around Perry Vale includes Dacres Wood and Knight's Hill.
- Schools near Perry Vale include Forest Hill School (under half a mile south-west) and Allenby Tutorial Trust (0.6 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find Capitol Cinema pub (0.6 miles north-west)
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Occasions we cook for in Perry Vale
It suits mixed ages and mixed diets, from children to grandparents.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Garden get-togethers
- Big birthdays
- Christenings and naming days
- Street parties and neighbourhood get-togethers
If your garden is too small, local venues and clubs near Perry Vale can be an alternative, as long as there’s outdoor space to cook.
What your quote should include
- The deadline for final numbers
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Payment terms and deposit
- If the price includes VAT
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Have cover ready for a shower
- Give separate numbers for children
- Ensure most people can sit to eat
- Put out bins for general waste and recycling
At food time, we serve straight from the pan.
We can bring plates, cutlery and staff.
Places near Perry Vale
Also in Perry Vale
- 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