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Tapas Catering in Berry's Green
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, Spanish tapas and canapé catering, on its own or alongside a paella makes the food a highlight of your event in Berry's Green.
- Cocktail parties
- Birthday and anniversary parties
- Office parties and launches
Tapas catering near Berry's Green
Tapas catering in Berry's Green, cooked live
We’ll recommend a tapas selection for your event, whether tapas are a starter or the whole meal. We are frequently asked to cater engagement celebrations and canapés with welcome drinks, with patatas bravas, albóndigas and tortilla española.
For a London drinks party in Berry's Green, canapé tapas are easy to serve in a small space. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Where
- Berry's Green (TN16)
- County
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
What affects the price in Berry's Green
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Travel, parking and access
- Whether you need crockery
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The venue or postcode
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Any dietary needs and allergies
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Include staff for canapés
- Let us know if tapas are a starter or the main event
- Ask for labels on each dish
- Pair tapas with sangria, cava or sherry
Hot dishes are finished on site.
Serving boards and crockery.
Nearby places to Berry's Green
What else we do in Berry's Green
Working with your venue
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Step by step
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. Evening receptions in Berry's Green stay light until about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June, so canapés can go round outdoors on a summer evening.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers and how you’d like the tapas served.
- We suggest a selection and confirm a quote.
- On the day, we set up and prepare the hot tapas there.
- We serve canapés with drinks or set table tapas down to share.
- We clear away our equipment when service is finished.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Leave space around the cooking area
Get a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, fill in our quote form.
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Drinks receptions around Berry's Green
Berry's Green is about 5 miles south of Orpington, in Greater London. Events in Berry's Green are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cover 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Berry's Green to London (15 miles away).
Guests travelling by rail: Chelsfield station is about 3.6 miles away. Canapé tapas suit the drinks after a ceremony at a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Berry's Green, ideal for an outdoor reception.
Wherever your event is in TN16, we can cook for your guests. From Berry's Green Road, St Margarets Avenue and St Johns Rise or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Other places close to Berry's Green for tapas catering include Single Street (1 mile north), Cudham (1 mile north-east), Luxted (1 mile north-west), Aperfield (1 mile south-west) and Horns Green (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in London (15 miles north-west), Whitechapel (15 miles north), Stockwell (13 miles north-west), Orpington (5 miles north), Wimbledon (14 miles north-west) and Plaistow (15 miles north).
A little further out are Princess Royal University Hospital (3.6 miles north). The countryside around Berry's Green includes Betsom's Hill and Downe Bank.
- Schools near Berry's Green include Charles Darwin School (0.8 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Old Jail Public House (within half a mile north-west)
Space, weather and the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Access to unload near the serving area
- The venue’s agreement to outside caterers
- Table space for sharing dishes at seated meals
As a London location, Berry's Green is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Berry's Green
- Padrón peppers
- Gambas al ajillo
- Serrano ham
- Chorizo in red wine
- Albóndigas
- Croquetas
- Olives & bread
- Manchego & membrillo
- Patatas bravas
- Tortilla española
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Who books tapas catering in Berry's Green?
Easy to eat with a glass in hand.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Launches and office parties
- Evening sharing boards
- Sharing tapas starters
- Cocktail parties
Historic houses near Berry's Green include Down House (1.3 miles north) and Titsey Place (3.2 miles south-west). For a drinks reception at a historic venue, canapé tapas can work where live cooking is not allowed.
Questions to ask before booking
- Allergen information for each dish
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- VAT, if it applies
Berry's Green: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Berry's Green for guests?
Chelsfield station, about 3.6 miles north-east of the centre.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Peter and St Paul: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Do you do starters?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
How many tapas per person?
Quantities depend on timing and courses. Tell us more and we will advise.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Paella compared with other options
Plated starters need a kitchen. Table tapas are shared and relaxed. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
What you get with us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- 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