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Tapas Catering for Tooting events
Looking for tapas catering in Tooting? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Launches and office parties
- Canapés with welcome drinks
- Engagement drinks
Planning an event in Tooting?
How our tapas catering works in Tooting
Tapas are made for sharing and talking over. Canapés go round while guests mingle, or table tapas go out to share. Typical bookings include tapas with a paella main course and evening grazing, with padrón peppers, gambas al ajillo and croquetas.
In Tooting, tapas suit drinks receptions, evening parties and work events, indoors or out. Let us know about parking and loading. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Location
- Tooting (SW17, SW19, CR4)
- County
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The length of service
- Waiting and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Where the event is
- The date and rough timings
- Diets and allergies you know about
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
Nearby places to Tooting
Other catering in Tooting
The process
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Evening receptions in Tooting 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.
- We check your date.
- You pick the style.
- We set up on arrival.
- We serve the spread.
- We clear away at the end.
How to prepare
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Ask for a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
The menu, dish by dish
Gambas al ajillo
A favourite with seafood lovers.
Patatas bravas
Always popular.
Working with your venue
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Tooting questions
We are having a ceremony at St Augustine: 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. Tell us where the reception will be.
What about parking in Tooting?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. Children frequently love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
How much tapas do we need?
That depends on their role in the meal. Tell us about the event and we will suggest quantities.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Do you have vegetarian tapas?
Many tapas are naturally vegetarian, like tortilla and padrón peppers. Each dish is labelled.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Why choose tapas catering in Tooting?
They’re the classic starter before paella.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Tooting, people book us for occasions like:
- Welcome-drink canapés
- Drinks parties and receptions
- Evening sharing boards
- Tapas starters
If you are looking at a historic venue around Tooting, check its catering rules early, as many limit cooking.
Before booking anyone
- When payment is due
- What the price includes, item by item
- Staff numbers and hours
- If the price includes VAT
Where we can cook in Tooting
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- The venue’s agreement to outside caterers
- Table space for sharing dishes at seated meals
- An area to prepare hot tapas
Tooting is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we offer
- Gambas al ajillo
- Tortilla española
- Olives & bread
- Padrón peppers
- Serrano ham
- Chorizo in red wine
- Patatas bravas
- Manchego & membrillo
- Croquetas
- Albóndigas
Live paella or other catering?
Crisps and nibbles fill a gap. Tapas make a proper course. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why us?
- A clear, itemised quote
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Tooting: venues and local tips
Tooting is about 3 miles south-west of Stockwell, in Greater London. For an event in Tooting, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Tooting is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Tooting to London (6 miles away).
Parks such as Wandle Park have their own rules for catering, so check before planning a party there. Canapé tapas suit the drinks after a ceremony at a church like St Augustine.
Tapas catering in SW17, SW19 and CR4 is planned around your venue and your guests. Streets in the area include Vant Road, Byton Road and Avarn Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. If your venue is just outside Tooting, we also cover Tooting Bec (1 mile north-west), Colliers Wood (1 mile south), Furzedown (1 mile east), Streatham Park (1 mile east) and Summerstown (1 mile north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (5 miles north), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include St Leonard's (1.5 miles east) and Southside Wandsworth (2.2 miles north-west). Open spaces near Tooting include Battersea Park Lake and Myrna Close.
- Schools near Tooting include Ensham School (less than half a mile south-east) and Graveney School (0.7 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include King's Head pub (within half a mile north)
- 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