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Corporate Paella Catering for Hastingleigh events
Looking for corporate paella catering in Hastingleigh? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- End-of-year celebrations
- Team days
- Client hospitality
Planning an event in Hastingleigh?
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas suit client events.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A proper vegetarian or vegan main, in its own pan.
Corporate paella catering in Hastingleigh, made fresh on the day
Bowl food, canapé tapas and desserts can be added, and we work with your venue on access and paperwork. On the menu are Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and bowl food, and we’re often booked for christmas and end-of-year parties and office lunches and away days.
An away day near Hastingleigh is a good fit for live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Events we cater in Hastingleigh
It includes everyone: guests who are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal all get a proper hot meal.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Christmas parties
- Conference lunches
- Launches and open days
- Client hospitality
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Wye station is about 3.2 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- When final numbers are due
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- When payment is due
Where we can cook in Hastingleigh
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- 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’ll tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Hastingleigh
- Bowl food
- Drinks service
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
Places near Hastingleigh
Also in Hastingleigh
Why choose live paella in Hastingleigh?
A plated meal needs a kitchen and a big team. Paella just needs a suitable spot. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What you get with us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
Take a look at Our prices page Or What paella catering costs.
What affects the price in Hastingleigh
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How many staff you need
- The length of service
There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Expected numbers
- Where the event is
Send us the date, your venue or TN25 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Catering for every guest
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Get facilities approval early
- Think about shade and seating
- Share the timings for food
- Give us diet totals and allergy details
We arrive on time and follow your site rules.
Bowl food for standing events.
Hastingleigh questions
Do you come out to small places like Hastingleigh?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Which station should guests use for Hastingleigh?
Wye station, about 3.2 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
How quickly can you serve a big group?
Yes. We plan pans and serving points so service is fast.
Can you cook in the rain?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will talk it through before the day.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
How much is live paella catering?
We quote for each event, so you only pay for what you need. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.
Business events near Hastingleigh
Hastingleigh is about 6 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. Anywhere in TN25, we can cook for your guests. Hastingleigh is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Hastingleigh to Canterbury (9 miles away).
Central London is about 52 miles from Hastingleigh, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 3 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Wherever your work event is in TN25, we can bring corporate paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your work event could be at a home on The Street, Becket's Close and Tamley Lane or the roads around them. Close by, we cover work events in Folly Town (1 mile west), Hassell Street (1 mile north), Brook (2 miles west), Brabourne (2 miles south) and Bircholt Forstal (2 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (6 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Dover (13 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles south-east), Whitstable (13 miles north) and Faversham (11 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (3.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hastingleigh include Hatch Park.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Bowl Inn (less than half a mile west)
The process
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day. After-work summer parties in Hastingleigh 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.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- We confirm a menu, a quote and any paperwork.
- Access and set-up are agreed with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
Before we arrive
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Read more
- 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