Hampshire · England
Corporate Paella Catering in Cowplain
Bring the theatre of live paella to your work event in Cowplain. We cook from scratch on site, then served hot from the pan.
- End-of-year celebrations
- Client and customer events
- Conference lunches
Live corporate paella catering in Cowplain
How our corporate paella catering works in Cowplain
Food at work events can easily exclude people. Separate pans mean everyone eats the same kind of meal. We are often asked to cater team-building events and christmas parties, serving paella lunches, bowl food and vegan and vegetarian paella.
For businesses around Cowplain, an outdoor team lunch or summer party is easy to arrange with live paella. Tell us about the site and access. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Events we cater in Cowplain
It is fast to serve to a crowd, ideal for a tight schedule.
Whatever you are celebrating in Cowplain, paella can be the star of the food. We often cook for:
- Team lunches
- Customer events
- Open days and launches
- Team-building events
Central London is about 58 miles from Cowplain, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
Before booking anyone
- Space, access and power needs
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Step by step
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and cook and serve without fuss. In Cowplain, a summer staff party stays light until about 9:20pm; 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 live and serve on schedule.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
How to prepare
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
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Dishes our guests love
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A proper vegetarian or vegan main, not an afterthought.
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
- Let us know how long people have to eat
We leave the space as we found it.
Canapé tapas for receptions and launches.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Guest numbers
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
What to tell us
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Where the event is
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and rough timings
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
Live paella or other catering?
A barbecue cooks in batches and needs a lot of separate vegetarian food. Paella handles diets with separate pans. 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 Cowplain hosts choose us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Catering across Hampshire, including Cowplain
- A quote that spells everything out
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Planning the cooking area
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Cowplain
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Drinks service
- Bowl food
Working with your venue
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Organising a club, school or community event in Cowplain? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
FAQs for Cowplain
Is Cowplain close to London?
Roughly 58 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Cowplain for guests?
Rowlands Castle station, about 3 miles east of the centre.
How does payment work for businesses?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain how booking and payment work.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so contact us early.
How do you work out quantities?
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.
How long does the paella take?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
What documents can you provide?
Tell us what your venue or facilities team needs, and we’ll send what you need.
Do you cater in Cowplain?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Cowplain. For a quote, use our quote form.
Work events in Cowplain: access and travel
Cowplain is about 1 mile south-west of Horndean, in Hampshire. Wherever your work event is in the PO8 area, we can bring the pans to you. Cowplain is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Cowplain to Southampton (16 miles away).
Historic houses near Cowplain include Warblington Castle (4.5 miles south-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Rowlands Castle station is about 3 miles away.
For corporate paella catering in PO8 and PO7, we plan around your venue and timings. That could mean a work event in a garden on Milton Road, King's Road and London Road or the roads around them. For work events just outside Cowplain, we cover Hart Plain (1 mile south-west), Waterlooville (1 mile south), Soake (1 mile west), Furzeley Corner (2 miles west) and Purbrook (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Gosport (9 miles south-west), Havant (3 miles south-east), Eastleigh (15 miles west), Fareham (8 miles south-west), Hedge End (12 miles west) and Petersfield (8 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Havant Museum (3.9 miles south-east) and Havant War Memorial Hospital (3.5 miles south-east). Not far away are Windmill Hill and Southmoor Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Cowplain include The Cowplain School (within half a mile south)
Towns and villages near Cowplain
Also in Cowplain
- 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