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Wedding Paella Catering in Soho
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Soho: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests.
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Big weddings with every diet
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Live wedding paella catering in Soho
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Soho
We can do the whole day or just one part: canapés, a tapas starter, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and dessert. Typical bookings include garden and marquee weddings and evening wedding food, serving Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and a paella wedding breakfast.
Couples in Soho frequently 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. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
- Location
- Soho (W1F, W1T, W1D)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Should I cook it myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
If things run late, and we’ll adapt the timing so it is still served fresh.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff.
Live paella or other catering?
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with the right extras it feels just as special. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why book with us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
About the dishes
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal, without spoiling appetites.
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana.
Soho weddings: local tips
Soho is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. From the centre of Soho to the outskirts, wedding paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
If you are marrying at a church near Soho, such as St Anne's Church, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive. Nearby historic houses include Benjamin Franklin House (0.5 miles south-east) and Burlington House (0.5 miles south-west). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue.
We cover weddings in every part of W1F, W1T and W1D. Local streets include Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Soho sits on or near the A4 and A301, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Other places close to Soho for wedding paella catering include West End (1 mile east), Chinatown (1 mile south), Seven Dials (1 mile east), St Giles (1 mile north-east) and St James's (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles east), Hampstead (3 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Montfichet's Tower (1.3 miles east) and Westminster St James (less than half a mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
- Schools near Soho include LITE Regal International School (0.6 miles west) and Harris Westminster Sixth Form (0.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include Bar Soho (less than half a mile north)
- Other local spots include London Library (0.5 miles south-west)
Planners, venues and businesses
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
What happens on the day
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and it’s served hot from the pan when you’re ready to eat. In Soho, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, which means evening paella is generally served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
How to get a price
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. To start, use our quote form.
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Soho questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Anne's Church?
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.
Can you cook in St Anne's Churchyard?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
More for events in Soho
Where we can cook in Soho
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
As a London location, Soho is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Menu ideas
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
What wedding paella catering costs
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- The number of people
- Timings and hours
- The paellas you choose
- How many staff you need
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The address or venue name
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Roughly how many adults and children
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Soho, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
- 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