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Wedding Paella Catering for Barbican Estate events
Planning wedding paella catering in Barbican Estate? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
Wedding paella catering for Barbican Estate events
Should I cook it myself?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
How our wedding paella catering works in Barbican Estate
The smell of saffron and garlic drifting across a garden or barn has everyone looking forward to dinner long before it is served. Typical bookings include informal wedding breakfasts and rustic barn weddings, with table tapas, canapé tapas and a paella wedding breakfast.
Couples in Barbican Estate often 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 guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
- Area
- Barbican Estate (EC1V, EC2A, EC1Y)
- County
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Barbican Estate? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
How we price wedding paella catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Guest numbers
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- How many staff you need
The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Roughly how many adults and children
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. For a summer wedding in Barbican Estate, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is normally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
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A closer look at the menu
Canapé tapas
Small bites carried round on boards while guests mingle, ideal for the drinks reception.
Table tapas
Sharing tapas breaks the ice before the paella arrives.
Paella compared with other options
Live paella is less formal than a plated meal, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
What you get with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- No hidden extras in your quote
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Barbican Estate
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Giles-without-Cripplegate?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Can you cook in Barbican Conservatory?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
How many different paellas?
Generally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
How much is live paella catering?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we’ll send a quote.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can. Canapé tapas, table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts, or any part of that.
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
Barbican Estate is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Barbican Estate
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
Places near Barbican Estate
Other catering in Barbican Estate
Barbican Estate weddings: local tips
Barbican Estate is about 1 mile north of London, in Greater London. Across the EC1V area, we can cook for your guests. Barbican Estate is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook.
For guests travelling by train, Barbican Estate has its own station, Moorgate station. If you are hoping for photos in Barbican Conservatory, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Wedding paella catering in EC1V, EC2A and EC1Y is planned around your venue and timings. Local streets include Oat Lane, Shoe Lane and Long Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. With the A1 and A40 close by, Barbican Estate is simple for us to get to with everything for your wedding. We also cook at weddings in Finsbury (1 mile north), City of London (1 mile south), St Luke's (1 mile north), Bishopsgate (1 mile east) and Aldgate (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (3 miles west), Kensington (5 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west) and Brompton (3 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Gabriel's Wharf (1 mile south-west) and County of London (under half a mile south). Not far away are Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
- Nearby schools include Charterhouse Square School (within half a mile north-west) and Central Foundation Boys' School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Jugged Hare pub (less than half a mile north-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Barts Health Archives (within half a mile south-west)
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
After service, we pack down our cooking area; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
- 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