Brighton and Hove · England
Wedding paella catering in Seven Dials, Brighton and Hove
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 in Seven Dials.
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Evening wedding food
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
Wedding paella catering for Seven Dials events
A closer look at the menu
Desserts
A sweet finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Canapé tapas
Small bites carried round on boards while guests mingle, ideal for the drinks reception.
About our wedding paella catering in Seven Dials
Sharing from big pans suits relaxed weddings, especially with long tables and outdoor venues. It feels generous and celebratory. We cook table tapas, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts, and typical bookings are for spanish-themed and destination-style weddings and blessings and vow renewals.
A farm or garden wedding near Seven Dials suits live paella. We will need a level spot and a way to reach it. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Location
- Seven Dials (BN1, BN3, BN50)
- County
- Brighton and Hove
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
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What else we do in Seven Dials
What wedding paella catering costs
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- The number of people
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How long we’re needed on site
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Which courses you have in mind
- Your date and when you want to eat
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Seven Dials? Send us the details and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, fill in our quote form.
How the day works
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. For a summer wedding in Seven Dials, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means evening paella is normally served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is 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 in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll make suggestions. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
DIY paella versus live catering
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.
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.
Live paella or other catering?
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which can mean long queues at a wedding. Paella pans serve many guests quickly. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why Seven Dials hosts choose us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Events in Seven Dials and across Brighton and Hove
Read How we price Or Our guide to catering costs.
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
We keep in touch with your venue coordinator or toastmaster on the day, so you can enjoy yourselves.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Seven Dials: your questions answered
Can you cook near the sea around Seven Dials?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Do you cater in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria, yes. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including Brighton and Hove. Find your area.
Getting married in Seven Dials?
Seven Dials is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Tell us where your wedding in Seven Dials will be, and we’ll plan access and set-up. Seven Dials is one of 30 towns and villages in Brighton and Hove we cover.
If you are hoping for photos in St. Ann's Well Gardens, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. Whitehawk Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Seven Dials suits an outdoor reception. With the South Downs National Park within about 7 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules. With the coast within about a mile, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We will plan shelter from sea breezes.
Anywhere in BN1, BN3 and BN50, we can bring wedding paella catering to you. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Dyke Road, Powis Road and York Avenue or the roads around them. You’ll find Seven Dials on the A2010, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. Nearby, we also cater weddings in West Hill (1 mile south-east), Prestonville (1 mile north), Brunswick (1 mile south-west), Brighton (1 mile east) and Hanover (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Saltdean (5 miles east), East Saltdean (6 miles east), Roedean (3 miles south-east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (3 miles east). Being one of Brighton and Hove’s larger places, Seven Dials has lots of places to hold a wedding.
A little further out are Montefiore Hospital (less than half a mile west) and Brighton Transport Museum (0.6 miles north). Not far away are Newmarket Hill and Whitehawk Hill.
- Local schools include Stanford Junior School (under half a mile north) and The Drive Prep School (0.9 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Cow pub (less than half a mile south)
Occasions we cook for in Seven Dials
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: watch the pans.
In Seven Dials and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Rustic barn weddings
Couples marrying at local churches such as St Luke's Church Prestonville frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
Comparing caterers
- The deadline for final numbers
- VAT, if it applies
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How each diet is kept separate
- 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