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Corporate paella catering in Ampfield, Hampshire
Planning corporate paella catering in Ampfield? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Summer staff parties
- Open days and launches
- Team lunches
Corporate paella catering in Ampfield
Corporate paella catering in Ampfield, cooked live
Guests gather round to watch it cook, and service from the pan keeps queues short. Whether it is conference lunches and client and customer events, we will put together a menu of bowl food, Spanish desserts and paella lunches and more.
At country venues around Ampfield, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras.
Why choose corporate paella catering in Ampfield?
It includes everyone: every diet gets a hot main.
In Ampfield and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Summer staff parties
- End-of-year celebrations
- Client and customer events
- Team-building events
Ampfield is about 67 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
Before booking anyone
- Space, access and power needs
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- If the price includes VAT
- The deadline for final numbers
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
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A closer look at the menu
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A proper vegetarian or vegan main, in its own pan.
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Ask staff about diets in advance
- Get facilities approval early
- Think about shade and seating
- Let us know how long people have to eat
Service is timed to your schedule, lunchtime or evening.
Spanish desserts or churros for a sweet finish.
Step by step
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. After-work summer parties in Ampfield have daylight until about 9:25pm in late June and 7:10pm in late September; winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, timings and diets.
- We send a menu, a price and the paperwork for your venue.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- Afterwards, our area is cleared and left clean.
Before we arrive
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
How to get a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
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Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Before you choose a spot
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Facilities approval and any site rules
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Ampfield
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
- Drinks service
- Canapé tapas
Paella compared with other options
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which slows a big team down. Paella pans serve many people quickly. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Why book with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
See How we price Or The cost guide.
Questions from Ampfield
Do you come out to small places like Ampfield?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Ampfield close to London?
About 67 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
How quickly can you serve a big group?
We can. Paella is served straight from the pan, and we plan pans and serving points around your timings.
Do you do Christmas parties?
Yes, where the venue has a covered, ventilated space to cook. Book early for December.
Can the team help cook?
Many teams enjoy watching and learning how paella is made. Talk to us about what you have in mind.
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 Ampfield.
Corporate events around Ampfield
Ampfield is about 2 miles north-west of Chandler's Ford, in Hampshire. We cook at work events in gardens, halls and venues around Ampfield and nearby villages. We cater in 683 places across Hampshire. We cook right across the region, from Ampfield to Southampton (6 miles away).
By road, Ampfield is on or near the A3090, which makes it easy for us to reach with the van and equipment. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Chandlers Ford station is about 2.5 miles away.
We cover work events in every part of SO51 and the streets around it. Local streets include Morleys Green, Green Pond Lane and Lower Farm Lane; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. You’ll find Ampfield on the A3090, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. For work events just outside Ampfield, we cover Gosport (1 mile south-west), Knapp (1 mile north-east), Broadgate (1 mile east), Crampmoor (1 mile west) and Lower Slackstead (1 mile north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Winchester (6 miles north-east), Eastleigh (5 miles south-east), Fareham (15 miles south-east), Andover (14 miles north), Totton (7 miles south-west) and Hedge End (8 miles south-east).
A little further out are King Johns House (3.3 miles west) and Romsey Community Hospital (2.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Ampfield includes Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.
- Local schools include The Mountbatten School (2.4 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include White Horse Public House (less than half a mile south-west)
- 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