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Paella catering in W2

Live paella catering across W2, covering City of Westminster, Paddington Green and Paddington. For weddings, parties and corporate events, with every diet catered for.

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Our paella catering in W2

Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. Once it is ready, we serve it hot from the pan. Popular choices include mixed paella, chicken and chorizo paella and vegan paella, and typical bookings are for wedding breakfasts and evening food and engagement and anniversary parties.

When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it.

Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
We serve, then leave our area tidy.

What you’ll pay

Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.

Why choose Love Paella

Live cooking, not reheated food
A quote that spells everything out
Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Catering across Greater London, including W2

Getting a price

The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll put together a menu and price.

Local landmarks in City of Westminster

You will find us cooking near The St Marylebone CofE School, Devonshire Arms and LITE Regal International School, among other places. You’ll also find St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (under half a mile north), St Mark's (within half a mile south), Hyde Park (0.6 miles south-west) and Royal Society of Medicine Library (less than half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in City of Westminster itself: Bond Street station, handy for guests travelling by train. Other landmarks nearby include Fortius Clinic (less than half a mile north) and Westminster St James (0.8 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Serpentine and Primrose Hill.

Live paella across W2: what to know

There are 10 towns and 0 villages and hamlets in W2, so the setting can be anything from City of Westminster, Paddington Green and Paddington to a quiet hamlet: level ground, ventilation and agreed timings.

City of Westminster: School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, can book us as a food stall. Nearby historic houses include Handel Hendrix House (less than half a mile east) and Burlington House (0.7 miles south-east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. Evenings in City of Westminster stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; once it’s dark, we need light to cook and serve by.

Paella compared with other options

A plated meal needs a kitchen, more staff and generally costs more per head. Live paella needs only a level, ventilated spot and permission to cook, and it is entertaining too.

What your quote should include

The wet-weather plan
Whether VAT is included
What the price includes, item by item
Space, access and power needs

Should I cook it myself?

If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.

Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.

Planners, venues and businesses

Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.

Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.

Planning the cooking area

We’ll be honest if a space won’t work, and help find another spot. The main points are:

Level ground for the pans and burners
The venue’s permission for live cooking
Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover

What affects the price in W2

There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:

How many courses
Plates, cutlery and glassware
Waiting and bar staff
Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood

Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.

What we need to know

To speed things up, tell us:

Which courses you have in mind
The venue or postcode
The date and rough timings
A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field

We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, use our quote form.

Questions from W2

Is paella a full meal?

Paella is a meal in itself. Many hosts add tapas first or dessert after.

How long do you need on site?

We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.

Can you cook in the rain?

We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.

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. Send us a picture if you’re not sure.

Can we choose the seafood?

We’ll talk through seafood options when we plan your menu, including premium options if you want them.

Do you do vegan paella?

Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.

How much paella per person?

Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.

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

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