Hampshire · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Arford events
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events makes the food a highlight of your work event in Arford.
- Christmas parties
- Customer events
- Team days
Live corporate paella catering in Arford
About our corporate paella catering in Arford
Corporate events need food that feeds a crowd quickly, suits every diet and does not stop people talking. Live paella does all three. We are frequently asked to cater open days and launches and christmas and end-of-year parties, with bowl food, paella lunches and Spanish desserts.
For rural venues near Arford, live paella brings a hot meal to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. We serve straight from the pan, so it is hot and generous, and a queue moves quickly.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Give us diet totals and allergy details
- Share the timings for food
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Have water and soft drinks available
We keep the cooking area tidy and contained.
Canapés for drinks receptions.
Towns and villages near Arford
Other catering in Arford
Work events in Arford: access and travel
Arford is about 6 miles south of Farnham, in Hampshire. Wherever your work event is in the GU35 area, we can bring the pans to you. Arford is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our events stretch from Arford to Guildford (about 14 miles away).
Central London is about 41 miles from Arford, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 4 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the GU35 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. Whether your work event is on Beech Hill Road, Arford Common and Headley Hill Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Arford, we also cover Headley (1 mile south-west), Headley Down (1 mile east), Lindford (1 mile west), Standford (1 mile south-west) and Wishanger Common (2 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Farnborough (12 miles north), Fleet (11 miles north), Aldershot (9 miles north), Alton (7 miles west), Petersfield (10 miles south-west) and Yateley (15 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Chase Community Hospital (2.3 miles south-west). The countryside around Arford includes Deadwater Valley and Gibbet Hill.
- Nearby schools include Mill Chase Academy (1.6 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Holly Bush Inn (0.5 miles south-west)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Working with your venue
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Where we can cook in Arford
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Facilities approval and any site rules
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Paella lunches
- Drinks service
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Bowl food
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
Paella lunches
Two or three paellas served from the pan, ideal for a lunch break.
Is live paella right for your work event?
Sandwiches are easy but forgettable. Live paella is an event in itself. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Drinks service on request
FAQs for Arford
Do you come out to small places like Arford?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Arford close to London?
Roughly 41 miles from the centre of London.
Can we pay by invoice?
Ask us when you enquire and we’ll explain how booking and payment work.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you do Christmas parties?
We can, with a suitable covered cooking area. Hot paella in winter is popular.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, it’s the classic pairing. Tapas first, paella to follow.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
What paperwork do you have?
Send us the venue’s requirements.
The process
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you are free to enjoy your work event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. After-work summer parties in Arford have daylight until about 9:20pm in late June and 7:05pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, we need lighting.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- Access and set-up are agreed with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
How to prepare
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Name one person we can ask on the day
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Planning help
Who books corporate paella catering in Arford?
It gets colleagues talking around the pans.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Arford, people book us for events such as:
- Fundraisers
- Launches and open days
- Christmas parties
- Client and customer events
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Liphook station is about 3.6 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- How long the team stays
- What the price includes, item by item
- Who provides the crockery
- Space, access and power needs
- 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