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Wedding Paella Catering for Fortune Green events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Fortune Green: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Evening food for extra guests
Wedding paella catering for Fortune Green events
How our wedding paella catering works in Fortune Green
We can cater your whole wedding day or one part of it: canapé tapas with the drinks, table tapas, paella for the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts. We cook Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and evening paella, and typical bookings are for weddings with lots of dietary needs and relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts.
London weddings around Fortune Green frequently 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. 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
- Fortune Green (NW3, NW6, NW2)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Common questions in Fortune Green
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Luke: 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 generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is parking a problem for events in Fortune Green?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Can we have a tasting?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll explain how it works.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is generally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
Yes. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
Do you come to Fortune Green?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Fortune Green and across Greater London. Send us your date to check availability.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
The process
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it’s still served fresh. In Fortune Green, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is normally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Plan cover in case of rain
Get a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Fortune Green, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
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Where we can cook in Fortune Green
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
As a London location, Fortune Green 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.
Menu ideas
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
Fortune Green weddings: local tips
Fortune Green is about 1 mile west of Hampstead, in Greater London. For wedding paella catering in Fortune Green, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Fortune Green is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Fortune Green to London (about 6 miles away).
Westbere Copse nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Fortune Green suits an outdoor reception. Historic houses near Fortune Green include Fenton House (0.7 miles east) and Heath House (0.8 miles north-east). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
This part of Greater London takes in NW3, NW6 and NW2. Streets in the area include Mill Lane, Ajax Road and Sarre Road, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. Nearby, we also cater weddings in West Hampstead (1 mile east), Childs Hill (1 mile north), Hampstead (1 mile east), Greenhill (1 mile east) and Vale of Health (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in London (6 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south-east), Marylebone (3 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south), St Pancras (4 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (5 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Isokon Gallery (1.4 miles east) and Frognal and Fitzjohns (under half a mile east). The countryside around Fortune Green includes The Long Water and Westbere Copse.
- Local schools include Hampstead School (0.5 miles west) and St Vedasts School For Boys (0.5 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Holly Bush pub (0.7 miles east)
Events we cater in Fortune Green
Sharing food gets tables chatting, which suits a relaxed wedding.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Evening wedding food
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
If you are marrying at a church near Fortune Green, such as Church of St Luke, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Before you book anyone
- The deposit and payment dates
- Allergen information for each dish
- What the price includes, item by item
- VAT, if it applies
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you’re weighing up paella against a traditional menu, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- We cover Fortune Green and the whole of Greater London
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Dishes our guests love
Evening paella
Evening paella is hot, filling and fun.
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Working with your venue
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
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’ll follow them.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Timings and hours
- Waiting and bar staff
- Travel, parking and access
- The paellas you choose
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The venue or postcode
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
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.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
- 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