Kent · England
Corporate paella catering in Hawley, Kent
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events makes the food a highlight of your work event in Hawley.
- Training days and conferences
- Customer events
- Team-building events
Planning an event in Hawley?
How the day works
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. For a Christmas party in Hawley, it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. A summer party has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers, timings and diets.
- You get a menu, a quote and any documents the venue asks for.
- We agree access, parking and set-up times with you or the venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- Afterwards, our area is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
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. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Corporate paella catering for your work event in Hawley
We cater summer parties, office lunches, team days, open days and client events. Typical bookings include training days and conferences and team-building days, serving canapé tapas, paella lunches and vegan and vegetarian paella.
At country venues around Hawley, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Let us know about access and parking. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Towns and villages near Hawley
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Planners, venues and businesses
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
- Share diet numbers and allergies in writing
If timings change on the day, tell us and we will adapt.
Canapés for drinks receptions.
Where we can cook in Hawley
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Approval from your facilities team or building manager
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Hawley
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Bowl food
- Canapé tapas
- Drinks service
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
About the dishes
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast.
Bowl food
Bowls are perfect for mingling.
Your questions about corporate paella catering in Hawley
What’s the nearest station to Hawley for guests?
Farningham Road station, about 1.5 miles south of the centre.
Is Hawley too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
What do you need at the venue?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Do you offer halal options?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and it’s cooked separately.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want catering that becomes part of the event, live paella stands out. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why choose Love Paella in Hawley
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Events in Hawley and across Kent
Occasions we cook for in Hawley
It’s memorable, in a way a sandwich platter never is.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Team days
- Team lunches
- Open days and launches
Hawley is about 15 miles from central London, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events.
What to look for in a quote
- How late numbers can change
- The deposit and payment dates
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Whether travel is included
Planning a team event in Hawley
Hawley is about 1 mile south of Dartford, in Kent. Work events in Hawley are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Hawley is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cook right across the region, from Hawley to London (about 15 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Hall Place and Gardens (3.3 miles north-west) and Lullingstone Castle (4.6 miles south). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they usually set strict rules for caterers. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Farningham Road station, about 1.5 miles south. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside.
We cover work events in every part of DA2 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Ash Road, May Road and Shirehall Road, and we can cook for a work event on any of them. For work events just outside Hawley, we cover Clement Street (1 mile south-west), Sutton at Hone (1 mile south-east), Darenth (1 mile east), Dartford (1 mile north) and St Margarets (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (10 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles east), Northfleet (5 miles east), Swanley (3 miles south-west), Kings Hill (13 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (3 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Bluewater (2.4 miles north-east) and Darenth Park Hospital (1.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Wansunt Pit and Sawyers Lake.
- Schools near Hawley include Leigh Academy (1.2 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Four Lymes pub (under half a mile north)
- 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