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Wedding paella catering in Hook, Greater London
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Hook and Greater London, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
- Barn and farm weddings
Wedding paella catering in Hook
Wedding paella catering in Hook, cooked live
We can do the whole day or just one part: canapés, a tapas starter, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and dessert. Popular choices include canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and evening paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater rustic barn weddings and garden and marquee weddings.
Couples in Hook often marry locally and hold the reception at a venue or garden nearby. Paella suits either, given a ventilated cooking spot. In London, parking and loading need planning early. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan.
- Location
- Hook (KT9, KT6, KT10)
- County
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Occasions we cook for in Hook
Mixed diets are easy, which matters at weddings with lots of guests.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Rustic barn weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Evening food for extra guests
Planning photos in Stokes Field? It is worth checking the park’s rules first.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if it rains
- What the price includes, item by item
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- The deadline for final numbers
For planners, venues and organisers
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
DIY paella versus live catering
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Live paella or other catering?
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and suits a relaxed style. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why book with us
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
What we need at the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
As a London location, Hook is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we offer
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
Towns and villages near Hook
More for events in Hook
Weddings in Hook: venues, ceremonies and travel
Hook is about 2 miles north-west of Ewell, in Greater London. Weddings in Hook are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cover all 764 towns and villages across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Hook to London (about 13 miles away).
For outdoor photos, Bonesgate Open Space is close by. If you’re marrying at a church near Hook, such as St Paul's, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it is ready as guests arrive. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 8 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
Here we cover the KT9, KT6 and KT10 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Whether your wedding is on Elm Road, Moor Lane and Glen Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. Hook sits on or near the A243, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Close by, we cover weddings in Ditton Hill (1 mile north), Barwell (1 mile south-west), Long Ditton (1 mile north), Hinchley Wood (1 mile north-west) and Claygate (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in London (13 miles north-east), City of Westminster (12 miles north-east), Marylebone (12 miles north-east), Kensington (10 miles north-east), St Pancras (14 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (15 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Chessington Castle Hill (1 mile south-east) and Municipal Borough of Surbiton (0.6 miles north-east). The countryside around Hook includes Kingston Hill Road area and The Lake.
- Schools near Hook include Southborough High School (0.6 miles north) and Shrewsbury House School (0.9 miles north)
Planning for every diet
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Pick a serving style
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Count day and evening guests separately
On the day, we liaise with your coordinator or toastmaster, so you can enjoy yourselves.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff if your venue doesn’t.
What wedding paella catering costs
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Whether you need crockery
- The paellas you choose
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- The number of people
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- The date and time of the event
- Anything your venue supplies
- Expected numbers
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Still deciding on the menu? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
FAQs for Hook
Is parking a problem for events in Hook?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We will plan unloading around it.
Could we have live paella in Stokes Field?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Is paella smart enough for a wedding?
With the right presentation, it feels special: canapés, tapas, crockery and table service.
How it works
When the rice goes in, it is left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell typically draws people over. For a summer wedding in Hook, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is typically served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- 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 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Give us a contact for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Ask for a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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