Kent · England
Corporate Paella Catering in Folkestone
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Folkestone: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests.
- Charity and fundraising events
- Conference lunches
- Away days and office lunches
Book corporate paella catering in Folkestone
Folkestone: your questions answered
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is Folkestone close to London?
Roughly 62 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What happens if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We will make a plan B with you.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
What documents can you provide?
Let us know what’s required, and we will provide it.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
Corporate paella catering in Folkestone, made fresh on the day
Guests gather round to watch it cook, and service from the pan keeps queues short. Whether it’s summer staff parties and charity days, we can cook bowl food, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas for your guests.
In Folkestone, team events tend to be at the office or a local venue. Live paella feeds the team quickly and suits every diet. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
What else we do in Folkestone
The process
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. After-work summer parties in Folkestone 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.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers and timings.
- We confirm a menu, a quote and any paperwork.
- We agree access and set-up with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Tell us where to park and unload
How to get a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Folkestone
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
Who books corporate paella catering in Folkestone?
It suits summer parties especially well, alongside games and music.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Team-building days
- Launches and open days
- Summer parties for staff
- Client hospitality
For staff and clients coming by train, Folkestone has its own station, Folkestone Central station.
What to look for in a quote
- The wet-weather plan
- What the price includes, item by item
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
What corporate paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Timings and hours
- Parking and unloading
- How many staff you need
- Whether you need crockery
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The address or venue name
- Expected numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your work event, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, use our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Folkestone? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
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’ll do the cooking.
Paella compared with other options
Barbecues cook in batches and struggle with diets. Paella covers diets with separate pans. Larger events normally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why choose Love Paella in Folkestone
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
See How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Let us know how long people have to eat
- Give us diet totals and allergy details
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
The space is left clean and tidy.
Bar staff and sangria on request.
Business events near Folkestone
Folkestone is in Kent. For a work event in Folkestone, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Folkestone. Folkestone is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Historic houses near Folkestone include Acrise Place (3.9 miles north). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. Folkestone is about 62 miles from central London, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange. The coast is within about a mile, so a seafood pan goes down well at summer events.
Here we cover the CT20, CT19 and CT21 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. Local streets include Christ Church Road, Middelburg Square and Station Road; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Main roads around Folkestone include the A259 and A260, so getting the burners and pans to your work event is simple. Other places close to Folkestone for corporate paella catering include Cheriton (1 mile west), Sandgate (1 mile south-west), Hawkinge (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles north-west) and Seabrook (2 miles west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (14 miles north), Dover (7 miles north-east), Deal (13 miles north-east), Hythe (4 miles west) and Tower Hamlets (7 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Folkestone has lots of places to hold a work event.
Well-known places in the area include Folkestone Museum (0.7 miles south-east) and Folkestone Castle (1 mile north). Not far away are Sugar Loaf Hill.
- Nearby schools include The Harvey Grammar School (within half a mile west) and The Folkestone Academy (0.5 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Park Inn Hotel (within half a mile south-east)
- 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