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Corporate Paella Catering for Eynsford events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events for events in Eynsford and across Kent.
- Training days and conferences
- Away days and office lunches
- Product launches and open days
Live corporate paella catering in Eynsford
DIY paella versus live catering
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Corporate paella catering in Eynsford, made fresh on the day
At client events, presentation counts: staff-served canapés and paella bowls look professional. Typical bookings include client and customer events and product launches and open days, serving canapé tapas, bowl food and paella lunches.
Team away days in the countryside around Eynsford suit live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. We plan the timings around your day, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Dishes our guests love
Paella lunches
Paella is a quick, hot lunch for a crowd, with every diet covered.
Canapé tapas
Bite-sized tapas carried round by staff during receptions.
Nearby places to Eynsford
Also in Eynsford
Questions from Eynsford
Is Eynsford too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you cater in Eynsford?
Yes, we do. Eynsford is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
What paperwork do you have?
Let us know what’s required, and we will provide it.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
What if the weather’s bad?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll make a plan B with you.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
How much space do you need?
Less than you might think: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a picture.
Is live paella right for your work event?
A plated meal needs a kitchen and a big team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why book with us
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- A quote that spells everything out
- Events in Eynsford and across Kent
- Real theatre, not just catering
Take a look at Our prices page Or Our guide to catering costs.
What corporate paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The paellas you choose
- Waiting and bar staff
- Timings and hours
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- What the venue already provides
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The date and time of the event
- A picture of where we’d cook
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Business events near Eynsford
Eynsford is about 5 miles east of Orpington, in Kent. We bring corporate paella catering to homes, gardens and venues in Eynsford. Eynsford is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for London, about 16 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Lullingstone Castle (1 mile south-west). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Eynsford station, about 0.5 miles south-west. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside.
Here we cover the DA4 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. From Station Road, High Street and Edwards Court or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. We also cook at work events in Farningham (1 mile north-east), Maplescombe (1 mile south-east), Horton Kirby (2 miles north-east), East Hill (2 miles south-east) and Speed Gate (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north), Sevenoaks (6 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles north-east), Tonbridge (12 miles south) and Northfleet (7 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Eynsford Castle (less than half a mile north) and Darenth Park Hospital (5.1 miles north-east). Not far away are The Warren.
- Local pubs include The Malt Shovel pub (less than half a mile west)
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
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.
Events we cater in Eynsford
It feeds a lot of people quickly, which matters when time is tight.
These are some of the occasions we cater around Eynsford:
- Product launches and open days
- Summer parties for staff
- Team days
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
Central London is about 16 miles from Eynsford, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
What to look for in a quote
- How bad weather is handled
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
How the day works
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. For a Christmas party in Eynsford, it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. A summer party has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers, timings and diets.
- We confirm a menu and a quote, with any paperwork your venue needs.
- We agree access, parking and set-up times with you or the venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
How to prepare
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Ask for a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
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Catering for every guest
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
- Share diet numbers and allergies in writing
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Share the timings for food
Staff can serve canapés or bowl food during a reception.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff available.
- 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