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Wedding Paella Catering for Aperfield events
Treat your guests to live paella at your wedding in Aperfield. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Rustic barn weddings
Wedding paella catering for Aperfield events
Step by step
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. Golden-hour photos in Aperfield at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
How to get a price
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Aperfield? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
About our wedding paella catering in Aperfield
We can add sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff, to suit the style of your day. Typical bookings include garden and marquee weddings and relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts, with Spanish desserts, table tapas and evening paella.
Couples in Aperfield frequently marry locally and hold the reception at a venue or garden nearby. Paella suits either, given a ventilated cooking spot. In London, parking and loading need planning early. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
- Location
- Aperfield (TN16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Aperfield: your questions answered
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
We are having a ceremony at St Mark's Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is usually elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Can you cater the whole day?
We can cater as much or as little of the day as you like, from canapés to evening food.
Do you cover Aperfield?
We do. We cook at events in Aperfield and across Greater London. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
What about supplier meals?
Yes. Add your suppliers to the final numbers.
Working with your venue
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
The menu, dish by dish
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables.
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
Aperfield is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we offer
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
Paella compared with other options
If you’re weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. There’s 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.
What you get with us
- We cover Aperfield and the whole of Greater London
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- A clear, itemised quote
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Places near Aperfield
What else we do in Aperfield
Why choose wedding paella catering in Aperfield?
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it is flexible.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Big weddings with every diet
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Nearby historic houses include Down House (1.7 miles north) and Titsey Place (2.4 miles south-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Comparing caterers
- When final numbers are due
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Whether VAT is included
- The wet-weather plan
How we price wedding paella catering
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many courses
- How long we are needed on site
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and time of the event
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll make suggestions. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
Weddings in Aperfield: venues, ceremonies and travel
Aperfield is about 4 miles east of Warlingham, in Greater London. Anywhere in TN16, we will come to your venue or garden. Aperfield is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cook. Our nearest city page is London, about 15 miles away.
Betsom's Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Aperfield suits an outdoor reception. Put the station on your invitation: Oxted station is about 4 miles away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Aperfield, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
This part of Greater London takes in TN16. Local streets include Main Road, Haig Road and Lotus Road; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Other places close to Aperfield for wedding paella catering include Biggin Hill (1 mile north-west), Berry's Green (1 mile north-east), Single Street (1 mile north-east), Luxted (1 mile north) and Cudham (1 mile north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (15 miles north-west), Whitechapel (15 miles north), Stockwell (13 miles north-west), Orpington (6 miles north-east), Wimbledon (14 miles north-west) and Plaistow (15 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Warlingham Park Hospital (3.4 miles west). Open spaces near Aperfield include West Kent Golf Course nature reserve and Betsom's Hill.
- Local schools include Charles Darwin School (0.6 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Old Jail Public House (0.8 miles north-east)
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we will adjust the cooking so it’s still served fresh.
Canapés during the photos keep hunger at bay.
- 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