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Tapas Catering for Haggerston events
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Haggerston. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Receptions and drinks parties
- Evening grazing
- Engagement drinks
Tapas catering near Haggerston
Questions from Haggerston
Which station should guests use for Haggerston?
Hoxton station, in Haggerston itself.
Can you cook in Haggerston Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and it is cooked separately.
Can you bring crockery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you cover Haggerston?
Yes, we do. Haggerston is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including Greater London. See all areas.
Tapas catering in Haggerston, made fresh on the day
A good spread mixes hot and cold: cold cheese and ham with hot bravas, croquetas and garlic prawns. Typical bookings include drinks reception canapés and cocktail parties, with albóndigas, croquetas and gambas al ajillo.
Canapé tapas suit smaller London spaces in Haggerston. The paella is served straight from the pan, so it is hot and generous, and service is quick once it is ready.
- Where
- Haggerston (N1, E2, E8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Before you choose a spot
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Unloading access
- Space for a serving table or station
- A suitable spot to finish hot tapas
As a London location, Haggerston is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Serrano ham
- Olives & bread
- Tortilla española
- Manchego & membrillo
- Chorizo in red wine
- Padrón peppers
- Gambas al ajillo
- Croquetas
- Albóndigas
- Patatas bravas
For event organisers in Haggerston
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Catering for every guest
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Make sure dishes are labelled
- Ask guests about diets and allergies
- Add sangria or cava
- Plan more dishes if tapas are the meal
Each dish is labelled.
Crockery and serving dishes.
Events we cater in Haggerston
One spread covers many tastes and diets.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Haggerston, people book us for events such as:
- Engagement parties
- Tapas and paella menus
- Sharing boards for evening guests
- Birthday drinks
Parks such as Haggerston Park have their own rules for catering, so check before planning a party there.
What your quote should include
- The deadline for final numbers
- VAT, if it applies
- When payment is due
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
Haggerston: venues and local tips
Haggerston is about 1 mile east of Hoxton, in Greater London. Anywhere in N1, we will come to your venue or garden. We cater in 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
After a ceremony at a church such as Church of St Columba, canapé tapas with the drinks keep guests happy during photos. Guests travelling by rail: Hoxton station is in Haggerston itself.
Anywhere in N1, E2 and E8, we can bring tapas catering to you. From Hyde Road, Glebe Road and Ufton Road or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. You’ll find Haggerston on the A1208, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. If your venue is just outside Haggerston, we also cover Hoxton (1 mile west), Shoreditch (1 mile south), De Beauvoir Town (1 mile north), Kingsland (1 mile north) and Bethnal Green (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles south), City of Westminster (4 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles west), Kensington (6 miles south-west), Walthamstow (4 miles north-east) and Hampstead (5 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include St Leonard's Hospital (under half a mile south) and Museum of the Home (less than half a mile south). The countryside around Haggerston includes St. James's Park Lake and Barnsbury Wood.
- Nearby schools include The Bridge Academy (under half a mile north-east) and The Prince's School of Traditional Arts (0.6 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include Stag's Head pub (within half a mile north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.1 miles south) and Metropolitan Borough of Islington (1.2 miles north-west)
Step by step
Here’s how the day normally runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it’s served hot from the pan when you are ready to eat. Sunset in Haggerston is around 9:20pm in June, which suits an outdoor reception.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers and serving style.
- We put together a tapas selection and a quote.
- On the day, we set up and prepare the hot tapas there.
- Canapés go round with the drinks, or table tapas go out to share.
- We clear away our equipment when service is finished.
Preparing for the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
How to get a price
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
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What else we do in Haggerston
Why live cooking beats a buffet
For food that gets people mingling, tapas are hard to beat. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why book with us
- Drinks service on request
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
See How we price Or The cost guide.
What affects the price in Haggerston
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Your choice of paellas
- Guest numbers
- How many staff you need
- Travel, parking and access
The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The address or venue name
- A photo of the space, if you can
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Should I cook it myself?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
- 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