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Wedding Paella Catering for Gants Hill events
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Gants Hill.
- Rustic barn weddings
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Evening wedding food
Wedding paella catering for Gants Hill events
Wedding paella catering in Gants Hill, cooked live
Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff can be added, to suit the style of your day. Typical bookings include vow renewals and civil ceremonies and relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts, serving evening paella, table tapas and Spanish desserts.
London weddings around Gants Hill 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. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Where
- Gants Hill (IG2, IG6, IG1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Planning a paella wedding in Gants Hill
Gants Hill is about 3 miles north-east of Forest Gate, in Greater London. From the centre of Gants Hill to the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Gants Hill is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 9 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: Ilford station is about 1.2 miles away. If you are hoping for photos in Valentines Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
This part of Greater London takes in IG2, IG6 and IG1, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Whether your wedding is on Bute Road, Perth Road and Shere Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. Being close to the A123, Gants Hill is simple for us to get to. Other places close to Gants Hill for wedding paella catering include Newbury Park (1 mile east), Barkingside (1 mile north-east), Redbridge (1 mile west), Cranbrook (1 mile south-west) and Ilford (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles south-west), City of Westminster (11 miles south-west), Marylebone (10 miles south-west), Kensington (13 miles south-west), St Pancras (9 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (7 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Waltham Holy Cross Urban District (2 miles north-east) and Redbridge Museum (1.3 miles south). Not far away are Hollow Pond and Hainault Lodge.
- Schools near Gants Hill include Valentines High School (under half a mile south-west)
Dietary needs and planning tips
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff.
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Step by step
Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. In Gants Hill, 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 is dark by about 3:50pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around 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.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Tell us where to park and unload
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
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Paella compared with other options
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with the right extras it feels just as special. The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why us?
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Take a look at Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
Places near Gants Hill
More for events in Gants Hill
Planners, venues and businesses
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Questions from Gants Hill
What’s the nearest station to Gants Hill for guests?
The closest is Ilford station, roughly 1.2 miles away.
Can you cook in Valentines Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including Greater London. Find your area.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
We can. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
Do you work with our venue?
Yes, and it saves you passing messages. Introduce us and we’ll sort the details.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will make a plan B with you.
Can we try the food first?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll talk you through it.
What affects the price in Gants Hill
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- The number of people
- How many courses
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Travel, parking and access
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Expected numbers
- The courses you’d like
- Where the event is
- Your date and when you want to eat
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
What we need at the venue
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours when you contact us. In general, we need:
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
Gants Hill is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Menu ideas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
The menu, dish by dish
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
- 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