Kent · England
Corporate paella catering in Bilting, Kent
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Bilting: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests.
- Summer parties for staff
- Team-building events
- Customer events
Corporate paella catering for Bilting events
About our corporate paella catering in Bilting
Colleagues gather to watch the pans, and once it is ready, a queue moves fast because it’s served straight from the pan. We cook paella lunches, bowl food and Spanish desserts, and we are regularly asked to cater client and customer events and open days and launches.
Team away days in the countryside around Bilting suit live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
DIY paella versus live catering
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Other catering in Bilting
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Sandwich platters are easy but forgettable. Live paella gives staff something to talk about. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Bilting hosts choose us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Take a look at Our pricing Or The cost guide.
How we price corporate paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Travel, parking and access
- Timings and hours
- How many courses
- Waiting and bar staff
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Expected numbers
- The address or venue name
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
Bilting: your questions answered
Can you cook in Godmersham Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Is Bilting close to London?
About 49 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.
How much space do you need?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
What documents can you provide?
Let us know what’s required, and we will send what you need.
Can staff get involved?
Many teams enjoy watching and learning how paella is made. Talk to us about what you have in mind.
Is it really cooked live?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
What happens on the day
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. For a Christmas party in Bilting, it is dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- First, we check date and venue.
- You choose paellas, canapés and extras.
- We provide the paperwork.
- The paella cooks as your team gathers.
- Fast service, then we clear away.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Getting a price
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your work event in Bilting, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Planning for every diet
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Share diet numbers and allergies in writing
- Let us know how long people have to eat
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
- Confirm live cooking with facilities
We arrive at the agreed time and follow your site rules.
Bowl food for standing events.
Working with your venue
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.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Work events in Bilting: access and travel
Bilting is about 6 miles north-east of Ashford, in Kent. Work events in Bilting are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Bilting is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 8 miles away.
For staff and clients coming by train, the nearest station is Wye station, about 1.7 miles south. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 2 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the TN25 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. Local streets include Canterbury Road and Bilting Lane; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater work events in Godmersham (1 mile north-east), Mountain Street (2 miles north), Molash (2 miles north-west), Chilham (3 miles north-east) and Shottenden (3 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (6 miles south-west), Canterbury (8 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (11 miles north) and Faversham (8 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.5 miles north) and William Harvey Hospital (4.8 miles south).
Where we can cook in Bilting
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Approval from your facilities team or building manager
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we offer
- Drinks service
- Desserts
- Bowl food
- Canapé tapas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Paella lunches
The menu, dish by dish
Bowl food
Bowls of paella, easy to eat standing and networking events.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A real main for vegetarians and vegans, in its own pan.
- 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