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Tapas & canapé catering in Mapesbury, Greater London
Love Paella cooks Spanish tapas and canapé catering, on its own or alongside a paella across Mapesbury and Greater London, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Engagement celebrations
- Drinks reception canapés
- Tapas and paella menus
Planning an event in Mapesbury?
Tapas catering for your event in Mapesbury
We can add sangria and bar staff, so drinks and nibbles come from one booking. We cook Serrano ham, patatas bravas and croquetas, and we are often booked for drinks reception canapés and work receptions.
Tapas work well for receptions and parties in Mapesbury, in a home, a venue or an office. Tell us about access and parking. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
- Location
- Mapesbury (HA9, HA0, NW10)
- Region
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Pair tapas with sangria, cava or sherry
- Decide whether tapas are a starter, canapés or the whole meal
- Collect dietary needs
- Canapés need staff to serve
Tapas go out to the tables.
Serving boards and crockery.
The menu, dish by dish
Tortilla española
Tortilla is vegetarian and naturally gluten-free.
Croquetas
Crisp outside, creamy inside.
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Questions from Mapesbury
What about parking in Mapesbury?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We’ll work around it.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Michael the Archangel?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is usually elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
How much is live paella catering?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Are there vegetarian tapas?
Plenty are vegetarian, like tortilla and padrón peppers. Each dish is labelled.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Are the tapas fresh?
Hot tapas are finished on site.
How much tapas do we need?
It depends on whether they’re a starter, canapés or the whole meal. We’ll suggest quantities for your event.
Can you provide dessert?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
What tapas catering costs
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
- Whether you need crockery
- How long we’re needed on site
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What to tell us
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The date and time of the event
- The courses you’d like
- What the venue already provides
Thinking about tapas catering for your event in Mapesbury? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, fill in our quote form.
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Live paella or other catering?
Sandwich buffets are forgettable. Tapas feel like a treat. Larger events normally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why book with us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Where we can cook in Mapesbury
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Permission from the venue
- Access to unload near the serving area
- Table space for sharing dishes at seated meals
As a London location, Mapesbury 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 will advise.
What we offer
- Olives & bread
- Patatas bravas
- Chorizo in red wine
- Albóndigas
- Serrano ham
- Gambas al ajillo
- Padrón peppers
- Tortilla española
- Croquetas
- Manchego & membrillo
What happens on the day
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, which we agree with you beforehand. A summer drinks reception in Mapesbury has daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer, perfect for canapés outdoors. In late September, sunset is about 7:05pm; winter receptions, dark by 3:55pm, are better indoors.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers and how you’d like the tapas served.
- We put together a tapas selection and 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 pack down when service ends.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
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Receptions and parties in Mapesbury
Mapesbury is about 1 mile south-east of Wembley, in Greater London. From the centre of Mapesbury to the outskirts, tapas catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cook in 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Mapesbury to London (about 9 miles away).
If you are looking at a historic venue around Mapesbury, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking. Historic houses near Mapesbury include Pitzhanger Manor (3 miles south) and Gunnersbury Park (3.7 miles south). For a drinks reception at a historic venue, canapé tapas can work where live cooking isn’t allowed.
Wherever your event is in HA9, HA0 and NW10, we can bring tapas catering to you. That could mean an event in a garden on London Road, Harrow Road and Cecil Avenue or the roads around them. Nearby, we also cater events in Tokyngton (1 mile south-east), Stonebridge Park (1 mile south-east), Wembley Park (1 mile north), Wembley (1 mile north-west) and Brent Park (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles south-east), City of Westminster (6 miles south-east), Marylebone (6 miles east), Kensington (5 miles south-east), St Pancras (7 miles east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
A little further out are Neasden Hospital (0.9 miles east) and Brent Museum and Archives (2.2 miles east). Not far away are Fox Wood and Middle Lake.
- Schools near Mapesbury include Ark Elvin Academy (less than half a mile west) and The Swaminarayan School (0.9 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Hilton London Wembley pub (within half a mile north)
- Other local spots include Middlesex (0.9 miles south-east)
Who books tapas catering in Mapesbury?
They cover lots of tastes and diets in one spread.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Mapesbury and Greater London:
- Tapas and paella menus
- Sharing tapas starters
- Launches and office parties
- Drinks parties and receptions
For guests coming by train, Mapesbury has its own station, Wembley Stadium station.
Comparing caterers
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- The wet-weather plan
- How long the team stays
- Allergen information for each dish
- 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