Kent · England
Corporate paella catering in Hampton, Kent
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Hampton: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests.
- Team-building days
- Christmas parties
- Open days and launches
Corporate paella catering near Hampton
What affects the price in Hampton
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
- How long we are needed on site
- The paellas you choose
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- The date and rough timings
- Which courses you have in mind
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many adults and children
Send us the date, your venue or CT6 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
About our corporate paella catering in Hampton
We plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so a large team can be fed in a lunch break. For summer parties for staff and conference lunches, we’ll put together a menu of Spanish desserts, paella lunches and vegan and vegetarian paella and more.
For businesses around Hampton, an outdoor team lunch or summer party is easy to arrange with live paella. Let us know about the site. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan.
Diets, allergies and planning
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Send us totals for each diet and any serious allergies
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
- Get facilities approval early
- Ask what the venue requires from caterers
Service is timed to your schedule, whether that is a lunch break or an evening party.
Paella in bowls for standing receptions.
Hampton for staff parties and team days
Hampton is about 2 miles west of Herne Bay, in Kent. Work events in Hampton are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Hampton is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cook right across the region, from Hampton to Canterbury (about 6 miles away).
For staff and clients coming by train, the nearest station is Herne Bay station, about 1 mile south-east. Within about 2 miles of the sea, seafood paella is popular for team events.
Wherever your work event is in CT6, we can bring corporate paella catering to you. We can cater a work event on streets such as Riley Avenue, Essex Avenue and Alvis Avenue or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside Hampton, we also cover Swalecliffe (2 miles south-west), West End (2 miles south), Chestfield (2 miles south-west), Tankerton (2 miles west) and Radfall (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (6 miles south), Margate (12 miles east), Ramsgate (14 miles east), Broadstairs (14 miles east), Faversham (10 miles south-west) and Minster (13 miles west).
A little further out are Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (2.2 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (2.8 miles west). The countryside around Hampton includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Local schools include Herne Bay High School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include Hampton Inn (under half a mile north-east)
Hampton: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Hampton for guests?
Herne Bay station, about 1 mile south-east of the centre.
Is Hampton close to London?
About 52 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, if you need them. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
How many paellas should we have?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Do you cover Hampton?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Hampton and the rest of Kent. For a quote, use our quote form.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Is it really cooked live?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Can you do a team-building activity?
Many teams enjoy watching and learning how paella is made. Tell us what you’d like.
A closer look at the menu
Bowl food
Paella in bowls for standing receptions and networking events.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast, with every diet covered.
Events we cater in Hampton
It feeds a lot of people quickly, which matters when time is tight.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Summer staff parties
- Christmas parties
- Product launches and open days
- Charity days
Hampton is about 52 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
Questions to ask before you book
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Payment terms and deposit
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Bowl food
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
- Drinks service
Step by step
We get there well before serving, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. After-work summer parties in Hampton 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, timings and diets.
- We send a menu, a price and the paperwork for your venue.
- Access, parking and set-up are agreed with you or facilities.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards, our area is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
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Why live cooking beats a buffet
A barbecue cooks in batches and needs a lot of separate vegetarian food. Paella handles diets with separate pans. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why Hampton hosts choose us
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- A clear, itemised quote
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
Nearby places to Hampton
What else we do in Hampton
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
- 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