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Corporate paella catering in Chilworth, Southampton
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events for events in Chilworth.
- Team-building days
- Christmas parties
- Client and customer events
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Corporate paella catering for your work event in Chilworth
Live paella makes lunch an activity, not just a break from it. Typical bookings include charity and fundraising events and team lunches, with Spanish desserts, bowl food and canapé tapas.
For rural venues near Chilworth, live paella brings a hot meal to wherever the team is. Let us know about access and parking. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
- Area
- Chilworth (SO16)
- Region
- Southampton
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
What affects the price in Chilworth
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The length of service
- How many guests are eating
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The courses you’d like
- Expected numbers
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
Live paella or other catering?
For catering that’s part of the event, live paella stands out. The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why book with us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Events in Chilworth and across Southampton
Read How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Organising for someone else?
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Common questions in Chilworth
Is Chilworth close to London?
About 68 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Could we have live paella in Lakeside Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you serve drinks?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Can you do a team-building activity?
Ask us about it when you enquire, and we will see what works.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Do you cook at offices in central London?
Courtyards and terraces often work, subject to the building’s rules.
Do you cook inside?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Nearby places to Chilworth
What else we do in Chilworth
Planning the cooking area
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you. The main points are:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Canapé tapas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
- Drinks service
- Bowl food
Should I cook it myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Perfect for your work event in Chilworth
It is memorable, in a way a sandwich platter never is.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Launches and open days
- Client and customer events
- Team-building days
- Christmas parties
Nearby historic houses include South Stoneham House (2 miles south-east) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (4 miles south). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
What your quote should include
- Travel and parking costs
- How late numbers can change
- The wet-weather plan
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
Catering for every guest
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Send us totals for each diet and any serious allergies
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Make sure there are plenty of soft drinks
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
If timings change on the day, tell us and we will adapt.
Canapés for drinks receptions.
Step by step
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. After-work summer parties in Chilworth 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.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers, timings and dietary needs.
- We confirm a menu and a quote, with any paperwork your venue needs.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- The paella cooks in front of your team and is served at the agreed time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
Related guides
Work events in Chilworth: access and travel
Chilworth is about 2 miles south-west of Chandler's Ford, in Southampton. We cook at work events in homes, gardens and venues in Chilworth and nearby villages. Chilworth is one of 40 towns and villages in Southampton we cover.
For staff and clients coming by train, the nearest station is Swaythling station, about 1.9 miles south-east. Chilworth is about 68 miles from central London, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events. The coast is within about 5 miles, so a seafood pan goes down well at summer events.
We cover work events in every part of SO16. Local streets include Heatherlands Road, Roman Road and Pinelands Road; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Neighbouring places where we cater work events include Chilworth Old Village (1 mile north-west), Bassett (1 mile south), Lordswood (1 mile south-west), Highfield (2 miles south) and North Baddesley (2 miles north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Southampton (3 miles south), Shirley (3 miles south), Regents Park (3 miles south-west), Townhill Park (3 miles south-east), Midanbury (3 miles south-east) and Thornhill (4 miles south-east).
A little further out are Eastleigh Museum (2.5 miles east) and Marlands Shopping Centre (3.6 miles south). Not far away are Flexford Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (1.4 miles south-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