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Wedding Paella Catering in New Eltham
Planning wedding paella catering in New Eltham? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Big weddings with every diet
Wedding paella catering for New Eltham events
About our wedding paella catering in New Eltham
We can cater your whole wedding day or one part of it: canapés, a tapas starter, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and dessert. We cook table tapas, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts, and we are regularly asked to cater informal wedding breakfasts and destination-style celebrations at home.
Couples in New Eltham 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. The paella is served straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
- Area
- New Eltham (SE9, DA15, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Should I cook it myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Tell us when speeches will be
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Getting married in New Eltham?
New Eltham is about 1 mile south-east of Eltham, in Greater London. We cater weddings at homes, gardens and venues in New Eltham. New Eltham is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 8 miles away.
Historic houses near New Eltham include Eltham Palace (1.1 miles north-west) and Danson House (2.4 miles north-east). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue. Couples marrying at local churches such as All Saints Church often hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
We cook at weddings all over the SE9, DA15 and BR7 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include Green Lane, Gerda Road and Novar Road; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. For weddings just outside New Eltham, we cover Eltham (1 mile north-west), Longlands (1 mile south-east), Coldharbour (1 mile south-west), Avery Hill (1 mile north) and Blackfen (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (11 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-west).
A little further out are Metropolitan Police Museum (1.4 miles east) and Eltham Community Hospital (1.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Summer Hill and The Tarn.
- Local schools include St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School (0.8 miles north-west)
What wedding paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Your choice of paellas
- Parking and unloading
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many guests are eating
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The courses you’d like
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of where we’d cook
- What the venue already provides
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Space, weather and the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
New Eltham is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
Perfect for your wedding in New Eltham
Paella feels relaxed and generous, which is why couples choose it, and guests talk about it afterwards.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in New Eltham and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
For outdoor photos, The Tarn is close by, and the countryside around New Eltham suits an outdoor reception.
Questions to ask before booking
- How long the team stays
- The deposit and payment dates
- The deadline for final numbers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Is live paella right for your wedding?
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
What you get with us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- A clear, itemised quote
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Take a look at How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Common questions in New Eltham
What about parking in New Eltham?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We will work around it.
What’s the nearest station to New Eltham for guests?
New Eltham has its own station: New Eltham station.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we will cook a separate pan.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you come to New Eltham?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in New Eltham and across Greater London. Send us your date to check availability.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Just add them to your numbers. Let us know when they need feeding.
What do you need at the venue?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a photo.
A closer look at the menu
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables.
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What happens on the day
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. For a summer wedding in New Eltham, 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 normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for 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.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Let us know the timings for the day
Ask for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- 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