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Corporate Paella Catering in Dormans Park
Treat your guests to live paella at your work event in Dormans Park. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Away days and office lunches
- Open days and launches
- Summer parties for staff
Corporate paella catering in Dormans Park
Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Somewhere close to park and unload
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Dormans Park
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Paella lunches
- Bowl food
- Drinks service
Corporate paella catering in Dormans Park, cooked live
Live paella makes lunch an activity. Typical bookings include team-building events and client and customer events, serving vegan and vegetarian paella, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas.
At country venues around Dormans Park, live paella brings a hot meal to wherever the team is. Let us know about access and parking. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Area
- Dormans Park (RH19)
- County
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Paella compared with other options
A plated meal needs a kitchen and a big team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission. 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 book with us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Events in Dormans Park and across West Sussex
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Take a look at How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Places near Dormans Park
What else we do in Dormans Park
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock, so everyone eats well.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast, with every diet covered.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. 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.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Events we cater in Dormans Park
Nobody is left out: every diet gets a hot main.
In Dormans Park and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Team lunches
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Customer events
- Team-building days
Historic houses near Dormans Park include Saint Hill Manor (3.1 miles south) and Standen (3.2 miles south). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if it rains
- How long the team stays
- When final numbers are due
- The venue requirements
Questions from Dormans Park
Is Dormans Park close to London?
About 25 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you come out to small places like Dormans Park?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Will there be enough food?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
How many paellas should we have?
Normally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Do you cater for young children?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is usually popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
How much space do you need?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Do you cater at business parks?
Frequently, yes, if there is a suitable outdoor or well-ventilated space and the building allows it. We will confirm with facilities.
Is the paella cooked on site?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
How it works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests usually gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. In Dormans Park, a summer staff party stays light until about 9:20pm; winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- 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 pack down and leave the space tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Timings and hours
- The number of people
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and rough timings
- Expected numbers
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The address or venue name
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
Planning a team event in Dormans Park
Dormans Park is about 1 mile north of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Tell us where your work event in Dormans Park 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. We cook right across the region, from Dormans Park to Brighton (22 miles away).
Central London is about 25 miles from Dormans Park, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Dormans station, about 0.5 miles north. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the RH19 postcode area, so your work event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include East Hill, Furzefield Chase and Hill Crest, and we can cook for a work event on any of them. For work events just outside Dormans Park, we cover Felcourt (1 mile north-west), Dormansland (1 mile north-east), East Grinstead (1 mile south), Lingfield (2 miles north) and Felbridge (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (8 miles west), Horsham (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (11 miles south), Burgess Hill (14 miles south), Broadfield (9 miles south-west) and Bewbush (10 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Queen Victoria Hospital (1 mile south-east) and East Grinstead Museum (1.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Local schools include Baldwins Hill Primary School (1 mile south-west) and Imberhorne School (1.5 miles south-west)
- 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