Southampton · England
Corporate Paella Catering in Highfield
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Highfield: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Conferences and training days
- Client hospitality
- Christmas parties
Planning an event in Highfield?
Planners, venues and businesses
Organising a club, school or community event in Highfield? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Corporate paella catering in Highfield, made fresh on the day
Canapés, bowl food and desserts can be added, and we work with your venue on access and paperwork. On the menu are vegan and vegetarian paella, paella lunches and bowl food, and we’re frequently booked for team days and away days and office lunches.
Teams near Highfield frequently go for an outdoor lunch or summer party. Tell us about the site and access. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Location
- Highfield (SO17, SO16, SO14)
- Region
- Southampton
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Is live paella right for your work event?
Sandwiches are easy but forgettable. Live paella is an event in itself. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why choose Love Paella in Highfield
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- A quote that spells everything out
Take a look at Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Towns and villages near Highfield
What else we do in Highfield
DIY paella versus live catering
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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
What corporate paella catering costs
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Whether you need crockery
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Travel, parking and access
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- A photo of the space, if you can
- The courses you’d like
- What the venue already provides
- Where the event is
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your work event in Highfield, and we will put together a menu and price.
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Share diet numbers and allergies in writing
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
Staff can serve canapés or bowl food during a reception, so guests can network while they eat.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff available.
Occasions we cook for in Highfield
People remember it.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Team days
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Summer staff parties
- Office lunches and away days
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: St Denys station is about 0.8 miles away.
What your quote should include
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How each diet is kept separate
- The deadline for final numbers
- Travel and parking costs
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast.
FAQs for Highfield
Could we have live paella in Southampton Common?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Which station should guests use for Highfield?
The closest is St Denys station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Do you do Christmas parties?
Yes, if there is a covered, ventilated spot. Book early for December.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so get in touch early.
Can you bring crockery?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Do you cater in Highfield?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Highfield and across Southampton. Send us your date to check availability.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
How the day works
Here’s how the day usually runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. December events in Highfield are in the dark from about 4:00pm, so plan lighting where we cook. Summer events have daylight until around 9:25pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers, timings and diets.
- We confirm a menu and a quote, with any paperwork your venue needs.
- We agree access, parking and set-up times with you or the venue.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve at the agreed time.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Ask for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
Related guides
Work events in Highfield: access and travel
Highfield is about 1 mile north of Southampton, in Southampton. Anywhere in SO17, we can bring the pans to you. We cover 40 places in Southampton.
With the A3035 nearby, access for our van and equipment is straightforward. Nearby historic houses include South Stoneham House (1.1 miles north-east) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (2.1 miles south). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. The coast is within about 3 miles, so a seafood pan goes down well at summer events.
Anywhere in SO17, SO16 and SO14, we can cook for your guests. We can cater a work event on streets such as Winn Road, Nile Road and The Avenue or the roads around them. Main roads around Highfield include the A3035, so getting the burners and pans to your work event is simple. We also cook at work events in Bassett (1 mile north-west), Shirley (2 miles west), Lordswood (2 miles north-west), Freemantle (2 miles south-west) and Coxford (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Harefield (3 miles east), Sholing (3 miles south-east), Woolston (3 miles south), Eling (4 miles west) and Rownhams (3 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Royal South Hants Hospital (1.2 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (1.7 miles south). Open spaces near Highfield include Netley Common.
- Schools near Highfield include Richard Taunton Sixth Form College (0.8 miles west) and Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (1.4 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Cowherds Inn (0.5 miles south-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