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Corporate paella catering in Dargate, Kent
Looking for corporate paella catering in Dargate? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Launches and open days
- Fundraisers
- Team-building days
Live corporate paella catering in Dargate
Corporate paella catering for your work event in Dargate
Work events need fast, inclusive food that keeps people talking. Live paella does all three. Popular choices include vegan and vegetarian paella, canapé tapas and paella lunches, and typical bookings are for team-building days and christmas and end-of-year parties.
Team away days in the countryside around Dargate suit live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
Dargate for staff parties and team days
Dargate is about 4 miles south-west of Whitstable, in Kent. For a work event in Dargate, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Dargate is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook.
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Selling station is about 3 miles away. The coast is within about 4 miles, so a seafood pan goes down well at summer events.
For corporate paella catering in ME13, we plan around your venue and timings. Whether your work event is on Butler's Hill and Plumpudding Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. For work events just outside Dargate, we cover Hernhill (1 mile south-west), Waterham (1 mile north), Highstreet (1 mile north-east), Slutshole (1 mile south-west) and Staplestreet (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles west), Whitstable (4 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles west) and Herne Bay (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (4.5 miles north-east) and Tankerton Castle (4.2 miles north-east). The countryside around Dargate includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include Red Lion pub (0.8 miles south-west)
What corporate paella catering costs
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- How many guests are eating
- Waiting and bar staff
- Distance and access to the venue
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Where the event is
- What the venue already provides
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Nearby places to Dargate
What else we do in Dargate
Dargate: your questions answered
Can you cook in Mount Ephraim Gardens?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Do you come out to small places like Dargate?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Is it really cooked live?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
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.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Kent included. See all areas.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We’ll agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
Planning the cooking area
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Bowl food
- Drinks service
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Paella lunches
DIY paella versus live catering
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. 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 be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Dargate? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
The process
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. December events in Dargate are in the dark from about 3:50pm, so plan lighting where we cook. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- We check the date and venue.
- You choose paellas, canapés and extras.
- We send any documents your venue needs.
- Your team watches the paella cook.
- It’s served quickly, then we pack down.
How to prepare
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Plan cover in case of rain
Ask for a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.
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Occasions we cook for in Dargate
It gets colleagues talking around the pans.
In Dargate and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Office lunches and away days
- Client hospitality
- Christmas parties
- Team days
Dargate is about 48 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
Questions to ask before you book
- Allergen information for each dish
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Payment terms and deposit
- The deadline for final numbers
Catering for every guest
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Share the timings for food
- Think about shade and seating
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
If timings change on the day, tell us and we will adapt.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff available.
Is live paella right for your work event?
A barbecue cooks in batches and needs plenty of separate vegetarian food. Paella covers diets with separate pans. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why Dargate hosts choose us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Sangria and bar staff available
See Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
- 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