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Wedding Paella Catering for East Finchley events
Planning wedding paella catering in East Finchley? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Rustic barn weddings
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
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Wedding paella catering in East Finchley, cooked live
Timing is everything with paella: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We time it around your speeches and photos. We’re frequently asked to cater evening food for extra guests and rustic barn weddings, with Spanish desserts, a paella wedding breakfast and evening paella.
Couples in East Finchley often marry locally and hold the reception at a venue or garden nearby. Live paella works well at both, as long as there’s a ventilated spot to cook. Plan parking and loading early. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Area
- East Finchley (N2, N3, NW11)
- County
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Tell us when speeches will be
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, timed for after the first dance.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue doesn’t.
The menu, dish by dish
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, quick to serve and filling.
Desserts
To finish: Spanish desserts or your own cake.
Perfect for your wedding in East Finchley
It handles mixed diets without fuss, which matters with a big guest list.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Food for evening guests
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Rustic barn weddings
If you’re marrying at a church near East Finchley, such as Church of the Holy Trinity, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Before booking anyone
- Staff numbers and hours
- If the price includes VAT
- The wet-weather plan
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
Should I cook it myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
What we need at the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but a few things matter:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
As a London location, East Finchley 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’ll advise.
On the menu in East Finchley
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
Why choose live paella in East Finchley?
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and feels more relaxed. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why East Finchley hosts choose us
- Catering across Greater London, including East Finchley
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Sangria and bar staff available
See How we price And What paella catering costs.
How the day works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day. In East Finchley, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is usually served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Name one person we can ask on the day
Ask for a quote
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
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Weddings in East Finchley: venues, ceremonies and travel
East Finchley is about 5 miles north of Marylebone, in Greater London. We cook at weddings in homes, gardens and venues in East Finchley and the surrounding area. East Finchley is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cook. Our events stretch from East Finchley to London (about 7 miles away).
If you’re hoping for photos in Lyttelton Playing Fields, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. For outdoor photos, Long Lane Pasture is close by, and the countryside around East Finchley suits an outdoor reception.
Wherever your wedding is in N2, N3 and NW11, we can bring wedding paella catering to you. Whether your wedding is on Oak Lane, Maya Road and High Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. East Finchley is on the A1, so it is easy for us to reach with the van and pans. Other places close to East Finchley for wedding paella catering include Hampstead Garden Suburb (1 mile south-west), Fortis Green (1 mile east), Temple Fortune (1 mile south-west), Muswell Hill (1 mile east) and Golders Green (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include London (7 miles south-east), City of Westminster (5 miles south), Marylebone (5 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (5 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles south-east).
A little further out are Municipal Borough of Finchley (0.7 miles north) and Finchley Memorial Hospital (1.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Highgate Hill and Long Lane Pasture.
- Schools near East Finchley include Bishop Douglass School Finchley (under half a mile north-west) and Tollington School (1.1 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Bald Faced Stag pub (0.5 miles east)
- Other local spots include Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (1.8 miles north)
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How we price wedding paella catering
The price comes down to a few factors:
- How many staff you need
- Guest numbers
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Parking and unloading
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Please include:
- What the venue already provides
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The address or venue name
- Your date and when you want to eat
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Questions from East Finchley
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of the Holy Trinity?
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 generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Which station should guests use for East Finchley?
New Southgate station, about 2.2 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria, yes. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
We can. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
Can you provide dessert?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Do you cook inside?
Usually we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
What space do you need to cook?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
- 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