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Paella catering in SE1P
Planning an event in SE1P? We cover Walworth and the rest of the district, with live paella cooked at your venue.
Planning an event in SE1P?
Areas within SE1P
Events we cater in SE1P
- Corporate paella catering
- Festival & event paella
- Paella party catering
- Tapas & canapé catering
- Live paella catering
- Wedding paella catering
- Every service
Send us your event details and postcode and we’ll reply with a menu and a price: fill in our quote form.
Nearby postcode districts
Across Greater London
Every town in Greater London
Areas we cover
How paella catering works in SE1P
Two or three pans side by side cover every guest: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Each is cooked separately. We cook paella Valenciana, vegan paella and black rice, and typical bookings are for engagement and anniversary parties and staff parties and work lunches.
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
What it costs in SE1P
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What you get with us
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Catering across Greater London, including SE1P
- Fast service from the pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Getting a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Local landmarks in Walworth
We cook for events around Nursery Row Park, Robert Browning Primary School and Lady Margaret Church. Also close by are Lord Nelson pub (within half a mile south), Lambeth Palace Library (1.3 miles north-west), St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School (under half a mile north) and University Academy of Engineering South Bank (within half a mile south-east). The closest station to Walworth is Elephant & Castle station, about 0.5 miles north-west. A little further out are Minories (1.6 miles north-east) and Gabriel's Wharf (1.5 miles north-west). For a walk before or after the party, there’s Bellenden Road Nature Garden and St. James's Park Lake.
Catering events across SE1P
Across SE1P, we cook in 1 towns and 0 villages and hamlets, so the setting can be anything from Walworth to a quiet hamlet: level ground, ventilation and agreed timings.
Walworth: Parks such as Nursery Row Park generally need the owner’s permission for cooking, so ask before you plan a party there. For guests coming by train, Elephant & Castle station is about 0.5 miles away. Around midsummer it stays light in Walworth until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening events are usually served in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
Planning the cooking area
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Confirm allergies by email
- Tell us what else is being served
- Ask for labels on each pan
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we serve when guests are ready.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
What paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many courses
- Timings and hours
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- Which courses you have in mind
- What the venue already provides
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of where we’d cook
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Paella compared with other options
Compared with a hog roast or barbecue, paella makes vegetarian, vegan and halal guests easier to cater for, thanks to separate pans. It is served quickly from the pan, so queues move.
Questions to ask before booking
- How bad weather is handled
- What the price includes, item by item
- How each diet is kept separate
- When payment is due
Your questions about paella catering in SE1P
How many different paellas?
Two or three covers most guests. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Can paella be the only main course?
It’s a full meal on its own. Many hosts add tapas first or dessert after.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What seafood can we have?
Seafood choices are agreed when we plan the menu.
What is live paella catering?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook in front of your guests, and serve at the time you want.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Generally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
- 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