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Wedding Paella Catering in St Giles
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 St Giles.
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Wedding paella catering near St Giles
Why choose wedding paella catering in St Giles?
Couples choose paella because it feels relaxed and generous, and because guests remember it.
In St Giles and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Blessings and vow renewals
For outdoor photos, St. James's Park Lake is close by.
Questions to ask before booking
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The wet-weather plan
- The venue requirements
- The deposit and payment dates
Wedding paella catering in St Giles, cooked live
Evening paella is a favourite: hot, filling and served quickly from the pan, so evening guests are fed and the dancing carries on. We cook a paella wedding breakfast, Spanish desserts and table tapas, and we are regularly asked to cater weddings in a marquee or garden and food for evening guests.
For a wedding in St Giles, think about how guests travel between ceremony and reception. The paella can be cooking while everyone makes their way over, ready to serve on arrival. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Location
- St Giles (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- County
- Greater London
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
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Working with your venue
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal.
Table tapas
Bowls and boards set down in the middle of each table, from bravas to croquetas and Manchego.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we will adapt the timing so it is still served fresh.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Your questions about wedding paella catering in St Giles
Is parking a problem for events in St Giles?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Could we have live paella in St Anne's Churchyard?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including St Giles.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and it’s cooked separately.
Do you offer tastings?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we’ll explain how it works.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it is a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Can paella feel formal?
With the right presentation, it feels special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Live paella is less formal than a plated meal, but with the right extras it feels just as special. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
What you get with us
- Drinks service on request
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Catering across Greater London, including St Giles
Read How we price And What paella catering costs.
What we need at the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
As a London location, St Giles is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Evening paella
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
How it works
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. Golden-hour photos in St Giles at midsummer come around 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- 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 in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
How to prepare
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or W1F postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Related guides
What wedding paella catering costs
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- How many guests are eating
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Timings and hours
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Where the event is
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Getting married in St Giles?
St Giles is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. For wedding paella catering in St Giles, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cater in all 764 towns and villages in Greater London.
Historic houses near St Giles include Benjamin Franklin House (0.5 miles south) and Burlington House (0.7 miles south-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. If you are hoping for photos in St Anne's Churchyard, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Anywhere in W1F, W1D and W1T, we can bring wedding paella catering to you. Streets in the area include Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. Main roads around St Giles include the A301 and A400, which makes travel to your wedding easy. For weddings just outside St Giles, we cover Seven Dials (1 mile south), West End (1 mile south-west), Soho (1 mile south-west), Covent Garden (1 mile south-east) and Chinatown (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
A little further out are Museum of Comedy (within half a mile north-east) and Metropolitan Borough of Holborn (under half a mile north-east). Not far away are Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
- Local schools include Mercers' School (0.8 miles east) and London Nautical School (1 mile south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Crown pub (under half a mile south)
- Other local spots include LSE Shaw Library (within half a mile east)
- 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