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Corporate Paella Catering for Addiscombe events
Planning corporate paella catering in Addiscombe? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Summer parties for staff
- Christmas parties
- Charity days
Planning an event in Addiscombe?
Corporate paella catering in Addiscombe, made fresh on the day
Bowl food, canapé tapas and desserts can be added, and we will work with your venue on access, timings and paperwork. Popular choices include bowl food, paella lunches and vegan and vegetarian paella, and we are often booked for company summer parties and customer events.
London work events in Addiscombe frequently run to a tight lunch break, so we plan pans and serving points to feed people fast. Tell us about building access and loading. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Area
- Addiscombe (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Space, weather and the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Level ground for the pans and burners
Addiscombe is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: 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
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
- Drinks service
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
Live paella or other catering?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella pans serve many people quickly. There is 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.
Why Addiscombe hosts choose us
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Events in Addiscombe and across Greater London
Take a look at How we price Or Our guide to catering costs.
Perfect for your work event in Addiscombe
It brings teams together.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Addiscombe, people book us for occasions like:
- Team lunches
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Open days and launches
- Client hospitality
Nearby historic houses include Addington Palace (2 miles south-east) and Kingswood House (3.5 miles north). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Staff numbers and hours
- Payment terms and deposit
- The deadline for final numbers
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
- Plan shade and seating for outdoor events
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Make sure there are plenty of soft drinks
We leave the space as we found it.
Spanish desserts or churros for a sweet finish.
What affects the price in Addiscombe
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- How many courses
- The paellas you choose
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many guests are eating
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- The date and time of the event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of where we’d cook
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
The process
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. In Addiscombe, a summer staff party stays light until about 9:20pm; for winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- We agree access and set-up with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
How to prepare
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Get a quote
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
A closer look at the menu
Bowl food
Paella in bowls for standing receptions.
Paella lunches
Paella is a quick, hot lunch for a crowd.
Questions from Addiscombe
What about parking in Addiscombe?
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 Ashburton Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Do you cater at business parks?
Often, if the site has a suitable space and allows cooking. We’ll confirm with facilities.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so get in touch early.
What happens if it rains?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Work events in Addiscombe: access and travel
Addiscombe is about 2 miles north-east of Croydon, in Greater London. We cater work events at homes, gardens and venues in Addiscombe. We cater in 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 8 miles away.
By road, Addiscombe is on or near the A232, which makes it easy for us to reach with the van and equipment. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Norwood Junction station is about 1.2 miles away.
Wherever your work event is in CR0, SE25 and CR9, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a work event in a garden on Grant Road, Capri Road and Coe Avenue or the roads around them. You will find Addiscombe on the A232, so it is easy for us to reach with the van and pans. For work events just outside Addiscombe, we cover Shirley Oaks (1 mile east), Ashburton (1 mile north), Woodside (1 mile north), Shirley (1 mile east) and Monks Orchard (1 mile east). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (8 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north), Marylebone (10 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include County Borough of Croydon (1.5 miles south-west) and National Psychosis Unit (1.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.
- Nearby schools include The Woodside Academy (under half a mile north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Cricketers pub (less than 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