West Sussex · England
Corporate Paella Catering in Boxgrove
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events for events in Boxgrove and across West Sussex.
- Charity days
- Conference lunches
- Open days and launches
Live corporate paella catering in Boxgrove
Corporate paella catering in Boxgrove, cooked live
Live paella makes lunch an activity. For client and customer events and company summer parties, we can cook bowl food, vegan and vegetarian paella and Spanish desserts.
Team away days in the countryside around Boxgrove suit live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Location
- Boxgrove (PO18)
- County
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Is live paella right for your work event?
A plated meal needs a kitchen and a big team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission. Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why Boxgrove hosts choose us
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Catering across West Sussex, including Boxgrove
- No hidden extras in your quote
Read How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
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Other catering in Boxgrove
Boxgrove: your questions answered
Is Boxgrove too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Boxgrove for guests?
Chichester station, about 3.5 miles south-west of the centre.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
How much paella per person?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is typically popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Catering for every guest
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Send us totals for each diet and any serious allergies
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
- Provide shade and seats outdoors
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
We arrive on time and follow your site rules, including sign-in and parking.
Bar staff and sangria on request.
Occasions we cook for in Boxgrove
It’s memorable.
Here are some of the events we cook for in Boxgrove and West Sussex:
- Training days and conferences
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Charity days
- Office lunches and away days
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Chichester station, about 3.5 miles south-west.
What to look for in a quote
- Space, access and power needs
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- How late numbers can change
Prices and what affects them
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Whether you need crockery
- How many staff you need
- Timings and hours
- Parking and unloading
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Details that help
The more we know about your work event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Anything your venue supplies
- Your date and when you want to eat
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Where we can cook in Boxgrove
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Menu ideas
- Drinks service
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Paella lunches
- Bowl food
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
Step by step
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. After-work summer parties in Boxgrove 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.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, timings and diets.
- We confirm a menu and a quote, with any paperwork your venue needs.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Let us know the timings for the day
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: give us the basics about your work event, and we will make suggestions. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A real main for vegetarians and vegans, in its own pan.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast.
Work events in Boxgrove: access and travel
Boxgrove is about 3 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Tell us where your work event in Boxgrove will be, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cook in all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Boxgrove to Brighton (25 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Goodwood House (1.5 miles north-west) and West Dean House (4.3 miles north-west). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. Central London is about 52 miles from Boxgrove, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. Within about 6 miles of the sea, seafood paella is popular for team events.
This part of West Sussex takes in PO18, so your work event can be anywhere in it. Whether your work event is on The Street, Priory Close and Kirkby Close or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. For work events just outside Boxgrove, we cover Halnaker (1 mile north), Tangmere (1 mile south), Strettington (1 mile west), Waterbeach (1 mile north-west) and Westerton (1 mile west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Worthing (14 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles south), Chichester (3 miles south-west), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (9 miles east) and Emsworth (10 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Chichester Centre (2.7 miles west) and Tote Copse Castle (1.9 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Levin Down.
- Local schools include Ormiston Six Villages Academy (2.5 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Winterton Arms Public House (0.9 miles 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