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Corporate paella catering in Charlton, West Sussex
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Charlton: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests.
- Conference lunches
- Christmas parties
- Charity and fundraising events
Corporate paella catering near Charlton
About our corporate paella catering in Charlton
Summer parties, lunches, team days and client events are all on our list. On the menu are paella lunches, bowl food and canapé tapas, and typical bookings are for charity days and customer events.
Team away days in the countryside around Charlton suit live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
- Location
- Charlton (PO18)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose live paella in Charlton?
A plated meal needs a kitchen and a big team. Paella just needs a suitable spot. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What you get with us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- We cover Charlton and the whole of West Sussex
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
See Our pricing And The cost guide.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Working with your venue
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
How the day works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. In Charlton, a summer staff party stays light until about 9:20pm; 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 agree access, parking and set-up times with you or the venue.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards, our area is cleared and left clean.
How to prepare
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
Thinking about corporate paella catering for your work event in Charlton? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, fill in our quote form.
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Planning a team event in Charlton
Charlton is about 5 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. Anywhere in PO18, we can cook for your guests. We cater in all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Charlton to Guildford (about 24 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include West Dean House (1.7 miles west) and Goodwood House (2.7 miles south). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. With the South Downs National Park within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cater work events across the PO18 postcode area and the streets around it. Your work event could be at a home on Charlton Road and Knight's Hill. Close by, we cover work events in Singleton (1 mile west), East Dean (1 mile east), West Dean (2 miles west), Cocking (3 miles north) and Heyshott (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Bognor Regis (9 miles south), Chichester (5 miles south), Selsey (12 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles south-east), Emsworth (10 miles south-west) and Rustington (12 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Chichester Centre (4.6 miles south) and Weald and Downland Gridshell (0.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Levin Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Fox Goes Free pub (less than half a mile north-east)
Charlton questions
Is Charlton 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.
How far is Charlton from London?
Roughly 49 miles from the centre of London.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Normally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Can you do a team-building activity?
Teams frequently enjoy watching and asking questions. Talk to us about what you have in mind.
Can you cook at our office?
Many offices have a courtyard, terrace or car park that works, subject to the building’s rules.
Towns and villages near Charlton
Other catering in Charlton
Where we can cook in Charlton
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Charlton
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Bowl food
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
- Have water and soft drinks available
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
The cooking area stays tidy, and clear it away afterwards.
Bar staff and sangria on request.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast.
Who books corporate paella catering in Charlton?
It feeds a lot of people quickly, which matters when time is tight.
Here are some of the events we cook for around Charlton:
- Product launches and open days
- Fundraisers
- Customer events
- End-of-year celebrations
Charlton is about 49 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
What to look for in a quote
- How each diet is kept separate
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Whether VAT is included
- Who provides the crockery
- 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