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Wedding paella catering in Dalston, Greater London
Planning wedding paella catering in Dalston? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Big weddings with every diet
Live wedding paella catering in Dalston
How our wedding paella catering works in Dalston
Sharing from big pans suits relaxed weddings, long tables and garden or barn venues. It feels generous and celebratory. For spanish-themed and destination-style weddings and civil partnerships and vow renewals, we will put together a menu of Spanish desserts, evening paella and table tapas for your guests.
London weddings around Dalston often mean a ceremony at a church or register office, then a reception at a hired venue or a family garden. Paella suits either, given a ventilated cooking spot. Plan parking and loading early. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
- Location
- Dalston (E8, N1, N16)
- County
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
What affects the price in Dalston
These are the factors that matter most:
- Waiting and bar staff
- The length of service
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The date and rough timings
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Dalston? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Diets, allergies and planning
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff, whichever suits your day.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
How the day works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests usually gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. In Dalston, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:05pm, which means evening paella is usually served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Leave space around the cooking area
Get a quote
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Dalston, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
As a London location, Dalston is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and suits a relaxed style. The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What you get with us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- A quote that spells everything out
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Take a look at How we price Or The cost guide.
Common questions in Dalston
Which station should guests use for Dalston?
Dalston has its own station: Dalston Junction station.
We are having a ceremony at Holy Trinity Church: can you cater afterwards?
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.
What about pudding?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Do you cater in Dalston?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Dalston and the rest of Greater London. For a quote, use our quote form.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Weddings in Dalston: venues, ceremonies and travel
Dalston is about 1 mile north-east of Hoxton, in Greater London. Tell us where your wedding in Dalston will be, and we will plan the journey and set-up. We cater in 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Couples marrying at local churches such as Holy Trinity Church frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive. For outdoor photos, Gillespie Park is close by.
Here we cover the E8, N1 and N16 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Local streets include Glebe Road, Forest Road and Boleyn Road; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. You will find Dalston on the A107 and A1207, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. If your venue is just outside Dalston, we also cover Kingsland (1 mile west), De Beauvoir Town (1 mile west), Hackney Central (1 mile east), London Fields (1 mile south-east) and Shacklewell (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles south), City of Westminster (4 miles south-west), Marylebone (4 miles south-west), Kensington (6 miles south-west), Walthamstow (4 miles north-east) and Hampstead (5 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include German Hospital (within half a mile north-east) and Montfichet's Tower (2.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Dalston includes Gillespie Park and Ludgate Hill.
- Schools near Dalston include The Petchey Academy (0.5 miles north) and Kingsland Secondary School (0.5 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Duke Of Richmond Public House (less than half a mile south)
- Other local spots include Hackney (0.7 miles east) and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.9 miles south)
Nearby places to Dalston
What else we do in Dalston
Events we cater in Dalston
It is a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where plated meals are harder.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Rustic barn weddings
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Sharing-style wedding meals
For guests travelling by train, Dalston Junction station is in Dalston itself.
What your quote should include
- How long the team stays
- Space, access and power needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- 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