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Corporate paella catering in East End, Kent
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in East End and the surrounding area.
- Away days and office lunches
- Launches and open days
- Customer events
Planning an event in East End?
About the dishes
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Separate pans with plant-based stock, so everyone eats well.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast.
Corporate paella catering in East End, cooked live
Pans and serving points are planned around your schedule, so a large team can be fed in a lunch break. On the menu are vegan and vegetarian paella, Spanish desserts and bowl food, and we are regularly asked to cater team-building days and summer parties for staff.
For rural venues near East End, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Let us know about access and parking. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
Should I cook it myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
What corporate paella catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Travel, parking and access
- How many staff you need
- The length of service
- Guest numbers
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Getting an accurate quote
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The address or venue name
- The date and time of the event
- Anything your venue supplies
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
What we need at the venue
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. In general, we need:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Desserts
- Bowl food
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
How the day works
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. After-work summer parties in East End have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting.
- 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.
- Fast service, then we clear away.
How to prepare
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
Thinking about corporate paella catering for your work event in East End? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Nearby places to East End
Also in East End
Work events in East End: access and travel
East End is about 11 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Across the TN17 area, we can bring the pans to you. We cook in all 922 towns and villages in Kent. We cook right across the region, from East End to Canterbury (about 24 miles away).
East End is about 42 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 4 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside.
Wherever your work event is in TN17, we can cook for your guests. Whether your work event is on Wood Lane, Mockbeggar Lane and Jackson Way or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. Other places close to East End for corporate paella catering include Fosten Green (1 mile north), Clapper Hill (1 mile north-east), Parkgate (1 mile east), West Cross (2 miles south) and Strood (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Foley Park (14 miles north), Paddock Wood (12 miles north-west), Tenterden (3 miles east) and Bearsted (13 miles north).
A little further out are Sissinghurst Castle (2.5 miles north-west) and Benenden Hospital (under half a mile south).
Occasions we cook for in East End
No kitchen required, so courtyards and outdoor spaces work.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:
- Open days and launches
- Conferences and training days
- End-of-year celebrations
- Client and customer events
Historic houses near East End include Smallhythe Place (5 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
Comparing caterers
- The venue requirements
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How late numbers can change
Common questions in East End
Do you cater in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Is East End too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you cook at offices in central London?
Courtyards and terraces frequently work, if the building allows it.
Do you come to East End?
We do. East End is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
How much space do you need?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Normally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
How long does the paella take?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Send us totals for each diet and any serious allergies
- Think about shade and seating
- Have water and soft drinks available
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
Service is timed to your schedule, whether that is a lunch break or an evening party.
Churros or Spanish desserts to finish.
Working with your venue
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
- 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