Kent · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Gravel Castle events
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events for events in Gravel Castle and across Kent.
- Product launches and open days
- Training days and conferences
- Team-building days
Corporate paella catering near Gravel Castle
Prices and what affects them
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- The number of people
- The paellas you choose
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Travel, parking and access
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Expected numbers
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Which courses you have in mind
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
Corporate paella catering for your work event in Gravel Castle
We plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so a large team can be fed in a lunch break. For launches and open days and away days and office lunches, we can cook canapé tapas, bowl food and vegan and vegetarian paella and more.
An away day near Gravel Castle is a good fit for live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan.
Towns and villages near Gravel Castle
What else we do in Gravel Castle
Working with your venue
Organising a club, school or community event in Gravel Castle? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Live paella or other catering?
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which slows a big team down. Paella is served fast from the pan. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why Gravel Castle hosts choose us
- We cover Gravel Castle and the whole of Kent
- Fast service from the pan
- A quote that spells everything out
- Live cooking, not reheated food
Gravel Castle questions
Can you cook in Jumping Downs?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Do you come out to small places like Gravel Castle?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can staff get involved?
Teams frequently enjoy watching and asking questions. Tell us what you’d like.
Can you do sangria?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Can we pay by invoice?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain how booking and payment work.
Do you cook at offices in central London?
Many offices have a courtyard, terrace or car park that works, if the building allows it.
Diets, allergies and planning
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
We adapt if timings change.
Sangria and bar staff for drinks you provide.
Planning the cooking area
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Facilities approval and any site rules
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we offer
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Bowl food
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
Events we cater in Gravel Castle
Nobody is left out: guests who are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal all get a proper hot meal.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Gravel Castle, people book us for events such as:
- Client and customer events
- Summer parties for staff
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Away days and office lunches
Central London is about 58 miles from Gravel Castle, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
What to look for in a quote
- Travel and parking costs
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- The wet-weather plan
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and do not stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
How it works
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. December events in Gravel Castle are in the dark from about 3:50pm, so plan lighting where we cook. 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Let us know the timings for the day
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
Planning help
Work events in Gravel Castle: access and travel
Gravel Castle is about 6 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. Whether your work event is in the middle of Gravel Castle or on the outskirts, corporate paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. Gravel Castle is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Snowdown station, about 2.2 miles east. Nearby historic houses include Goodnestone Park (3.8 miles north-east) and Acrise Place (4.8 miles south). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. Local streets include Gravel Castle Road and Church Lane; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover work events in Barham (1 mile north-west), Derringstone (1 mile west), Heart's Delight (1 mile west), Out Elmstead (1 mile north-west) and Womenswold (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (6 miles north-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (8 miles south) and Ramsgate (14 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.5 miles north-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