Greater London · England
Wedding paella catering in New Southgate, Greater London
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in New Southgate.
- Evening food for extra guests
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
Wedding paella catering near New Southgate
How the day works
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. When service is finished, we pack down. Golden-hour photos in New Southgate at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We plan a menu with you, course by course, and confirm 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
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can fill in our quote form.
Planning help
How our wedding paella catering works in New Southgate
Paella suits relaxed, sociable weddings, especially with long tables and outdoor venues. It feels generous and celebratory. We cook canapé tapas, evening paella and a paella wedding breakfast, and we’re regularly asked to cater big weddings with every diet and civil partnerships and vow renewals.
In New Southgate, getting guests from ceremony to reception is part of the plan. The paella can be cooking while everyone makes their way over, so it is ready when they arrive. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
- Location
- New Southgate (N11, N10, N14)
- County
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Live paella or other catering?
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- A clear, itemised quote
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
See Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
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Occasions we cook for in New Southgate
Mixed diets are easy, which matters with a big guest list.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
For guests travelling by train, New Southgate station is in New Southgate itself.
Comparing caterers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The wet-weather plan
- The deadline for final numbers
- Travel and parking costs
Wedding venues and ceremonies near New Southgate
New Southgate is about 2 miles north-east of Finchley, in Greater London. We cook at weddings in gardens, halls and venues around New Southgate and the surrounding area. New Southgate is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 8 miles away.
Barfield Allotments Nature Park nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. Nearby historic houses include Heath Hall (2.9 miles south-west) and Athlone House (3 miles south). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue.
Anywhere in N11, N10 and N14, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From High Road, Orion Road and Atlas Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. New Southgate sits on or near the A1003 and A1110, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Friern Barnet (1 mile west), Arnos Grove (1 mile east), Bounds Green (1 mile south-east), Brunswick Park (1 mile north) and Southgate (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in London (8 miles south), City of Westminster (7 miles south), Marylebone (7 miles south), Kensington (8 miles south), St Pancras (6 miles south) and Shoreditch (7 miles south-east).
A little further out are Municipal Borough of Southgate (1.3 miles east) and Broomfield House Museum (1.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Barfield Allotments Nature Park and Highgate Hill.
- Local schools include Ming-Ai (0.5 miles south-east) and Friern Barnet School (0.6 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Ranelagh pub (0.7 miles south-east)
- Other local spots include Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (1.8 miles west)
About the dishes
Table tapas
Bowls and boards set down in the middle of each table, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
For planners, venues and organisers
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Questions from New Southgate
Is parking a problem for events in New Southgate?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will plan unloading around it.
We’re having a ceremony at St Paul's Church: can you cater afterwards?
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. Send us the reception address.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so contact us early.
Can you liaise with the venue coordinator?
Yes, and it saves you passing messages. Introduce us and we will sort the details.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Just add them to your numbers. Tell us when they’ll eat.
Do you offer tastings?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll explain how it works.
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
We generally set up where guests can watch, and it makes a great photo.
Canapés during the photos keep hunger at bay.
Planning the cooking area
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
As a London location, New Southgate 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 photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Menu ideas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- 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