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Corporate Paella Catering in Fir Toll
Looking for corporate paella catering in Fir Toll? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Office lunches and away days
- Christmas parties
- Team-building days
Corporate paella catering in Fir Toll
Corporate paella catering in Fir Toll, cooked live
We cater summer parties, office lunches, team days, open days and client events. For fundraisers and open days and launches, we can cook paella lunches, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts for your guests.
For rural venues near Fir Toll, 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 the whole menu comes from one caterer.
Fir Toll: your questions answered
How far is Fir Toll from London?
Roughly 43 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Fir Toll for guests?
The closest is Pluckley station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Do you work in winter?
Yes, where the venue has a covered, ventilated space to cook. December dates go fast.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Can you supply plates?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
How many different paellas?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you do starters?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
What else we do in Fir Toll
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
What affects the price in Fir Toll
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Parking and unloading
- The number of people
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The courses you’d like
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Where the event is
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Fir Toll
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Paella lunches
- Canapé tapas
- Bowl food
- Desserts
- Drinks service
Working with your venue
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Organising a club, school or community event in Fir Toll? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
Corporate events around Fir Toll
Fir Toll is about 5 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Give us the address of your work event in Fir Toll, and we’ll plan access and set-up. Fir Toll is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 16 miles away.
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Pluckley station, about 0.8 miles south. Nearby historic houses include Godinton House (3.6 miles east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers.
We cater work events across TN27. For work events just outside Fir Toll, we cover Pluckley Thorne (1 mile north-west), Pluckley (1 mile north), Chambers' Green (1 mile south), Little Chart (2 miles north-east) and Mundy Bois (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (12 miles north-west), Ashford (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Davington (12 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Romden Castle (2.3 miles south-west).
- Local pubs include The Black Horse Inn (0.5 miles north)
Occasions we cook for in Fir Toll
Nobody is left out: every diet gets a hot main.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Company summer parties
- Away days and office lunches
- Client and customer events
- Team-building days
Fir Toll is about 43 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How late numbers can change
- How bad weather is handled
- Whether travel is included
How the day works
The paella is cooked in huge, shallow pans over gas burners. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day. For a Christmas party in Fir Toll, it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. A summer party has daylight until about 9:15pm.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- We agree access and set-up with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
About the dishes
Paella lunches
Two or three paellas served from the pan, ideal for a lunch break.
Canapé tapas
One-bite tapas served by staff.
Planning for every diet
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Provide shade and seats outdoors
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
- Share diet numbers and allergies in writing
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
We serve at the agreed time, lunchtime or evening.
Bar staff and sangria on request.
- 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