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Corporate Paella Catering in Highstead
Planning corporate paella catering in Highstead? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Launches and open days
- Christmas parties
- Team days
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About our corporate paella catering in Highstead
Bowl food, canapé tapas and desserts can be added, and we work with your venue on access and paperwork. On the menu are paella lunches, Spanish desserts and vegan and vegetarian paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater away days and office lunches and team-building days.
Team away days in the countryside around Highstead suit live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Should I cook it myself?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
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 be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
About the dishes
Bowl food
Paella in bowls for standing receptions and networking events.
Paella lunches
A choice of paellas, ideal for a lunch break.
Planning the cooking area
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Facilities approval and any site rules
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Highstead
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Bowl food
- Drinks service
- Desserts
Is live paella right for your work event?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella pans serve many people quickly. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Why book with us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- A clear, itemised quote
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Read How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Give us diet totals and allergy details
- Think about shade and seating
- Ask staff about diets in advance
- Confirm live cooking with facilities
The cooking area stays tidy.
Paella in bowls for standing receptions.
Highstead: your questions answered
Could we have live paella in Bishopstone Cliffs?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Do you come out to small places like Highstead?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What paperwork do you have?
Send us the venue’s requirements and we’ll respond.
Can you cook indoors?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
What do you need at the venue?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. If in doubt, send a picture.
How much is live paella catering?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.
Can you supply plates?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
How does payment work for businesses?
Let us know your company’s process, and we’ll talk you through it.
Also near Highstead
Also in Highstead
Perfect for your work event in Highstead
It brings teams together around the pans.
In Highstead and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Charity days
- End-of-year celebrations
- Customer events
- Away days and office lunches
Highstead is about 56 miles from central London, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events.
Comparing caterers
- The deposit and payment dates
- The wet-weather plan
- Allergen information for each dish
- If the price includes VAT
Business events near Highstead
Highstead is about 2 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Wherever your work event is in the CT3 area, we will come to your venue or garden. Highstead is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cook right across the region, from Highstead to Canterbury (7 miles away).
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Herne Bay station, about 2.7 miles west. Within about 3 miles of the sea, seafood paella is popular for team events.
Anywhere in CT3 and CT6, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. For work events just outside Highstead, we cover Hawthorn (1 mile north), Boyden Gate (1 mile south-east), Millbank (1 mile south-west), Old Tree (1 mile south) and Hillborough (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (7 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (11 miles east), Whitstable (6 miles west) and Deal (13 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.6 miles west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Pubs nearby include Hog & Donkey pub (0.8 miles north-east)
Planners, venues and businesses
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
How the day works
On the day, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. For a Christmas party in Highstead, it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. A summer party has daylight until about 9:15pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- Access and set-up are agreed with facilities.
- We cook live and serve on schedule.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
How to prepare
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Getting a price
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, use our quote form.
Related guides
- 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