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Wedding Paella Catering for Hanwell events
Planning wedding paella catering in Hanwell? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Evening food for extra guests
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Live wedding paella catering in Hanwell
Organising for someone else?
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Hanwell
Saffron and garlic in the air has everyone looking forward to dinner long before it’s served. We are often asked to cater marquee and garden weddings and food for evening guests, serving canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and Spanish desserts.
Couples in Hanwell often marry locally and hold the reception at a venue or garden nearby. Paella suits either, given a ventilated cooking spot. Plan parking and loading early. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Where
- Hanwell (W7, W13, UB2)
- County
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
About the dishes
Desserts
To finish: Spanish desserts or your own cake.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Paella covers them with separate pans. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.
Why us?
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Real theatre, not just catering
Hanwell: your questions answered
Is parking a problem for events in Hanwell?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will work around it.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mellitus?
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 typically elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
How much space do you need?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Even if it is short notice, it is worth asking.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Yes. Include suppliers in your numbers.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, Greater London included. Find your area.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
How many different paellas?
Generally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Towns and villages near Hanwell
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What affects the price in Hanwell
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many guests are eating
- Timings and hours
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The courses you’d like
- The date and time of the event
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, use our quote form.
Space, weather and the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
As a London location, Hanwell is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Menu ideas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Paella wedding breakfast
DIY paella versus live catering
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Hanwell
Hanwell is about 1 mile west of Ealing, in Greater London. Anywhere in W7, we can bring the pans to you. Hanwell is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Hanwell to London (about 10 miles away).
Planning photos in Drayton Green? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. For guests travelling by train, Hanwell has its own station, Hanwell station.
Here we cover the W7, W13 and UB2 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Park Road, Green Lane and Felix Road, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. Being close to the A4001, Hanwell is simple for us to get to. Nearby, we also cater weddings in West Ealing (1 mile west), Ealing (1 mile east), Dormers Wells (1 mile north-west), South Ealing (1 mile south-east) and Pitshanger (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles east), City of Westminster (8 miles east), Marylebone (8 miles east), Kensington (6 miles east), St Pancras (10 miles east) and Shoreditch (11 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Treaty Centre (3 miles south) and Ealing Hospital (less than half a mile west). Not far away are Middle Lake and Castlebar Hill.
- Nearby schools include Drayton Manor High School (0.5 miles north) and Cuckoo Schools (0.8 miles north)
- Local pubs include Kings Arms (under half a mile south-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Municipal Borough of Ealing (1.3 miles east)
Step by step
We work to your timings. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. Golden-hour photos in Hanwell at midsummer come around 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:55pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- 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 pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Give us a contact for the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
How to get a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
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Occasions we cook for in Hanwell
Sharing food gets tables chatting.
In Hanwell and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Rustic barn weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
If you’re marrying at a church near Hanwell, such as Church of St Mellitus, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
What to look for in a quote
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- When final numbers are due
- How bad weather is handled
- 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