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Corporate Paella Catering for Holmbury St Mary events
Planning corporate paella catering in Holmbury St Mary? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Conference lunches
- Office lunches and away days
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
Live corporate paella catering in Holmbury St Mary
Corporate paella catering in Holmbury St Mary, cooked live
Colleagues gather to watch the pans, and once it is ready, a queue moves fast because it’s served straight from the pan. Popular choices include Spanish desserts, vegan and vegetarian paella and paella lunches, and typical bookings are for end-of-year celebrations and product launches and open days.
For rural venues near Holmbury St Mary, live paella brings a hot meal to wherever the team is. Let us know about access and parking. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, 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. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Planning a team event in Holmbury St Mary
Holmbury St Mary is about 5 miles south-west of Dorking, in Surrey. Across the RH5 area, we can bring the pans to you. Holmbury St Mary is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cook. Our events stretch from Holmbury St Mary to Guildford (about 8 miles away).
Central London is about 25 miles from Holmbury St Mary, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events. Historic houses near Holmbury St Mary include Polesden Lacey (4.8 miles north). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 3 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Corporate paella catering in RH5 is planned around your venue and timings. From Horsham Road and Felday Glade or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. For work events just outside Holmbury St Mary, we cover Pitland Street (1 mile south), Peaslake (1 mile west), Farley Green (3 miles west), Ewhurst (3 miles south) and Ewhurst Green (3 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Guildford (8 miles north-west), Woking (11 miles north-west), Epsom (12 miles north-east), Horley (11 miles east), Redhill (11 miles east) and Ewell (13 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Mesolithic Museum (0.7 miles north-east) and Abinger Castle (0.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Leith Hill and Silent Pool.
- Local schools include Peaslake Free School (1.1 miles west) and Hurtwood House (1.4 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Volunteer pub (0.6 miles north)
Perfect for your work event in Holmbury St Mary
It’s fast to serve to a crowd, ideal for a tight schedule.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We often cook for:
- Away days and office lunches
- Summer staff parties
- Open days and launches
- Client and customer events
For staff and clients coming by train, Gomshall station is about 2.1 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Travel and parking costs
- Whether VAT is included
- What happens if it rains
- Payment terms and deposit
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Other catering in Holmbury St Mary
Live paella or other catering?
Barbecues cook in batches and struggle with diets. Paella handles diets with separate pans. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why choose Love Paella in Holmbury St Mary
- Fast service from the pan
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Drinks service on request
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
The process
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. For a Christmas party in Holmbury St Mary, it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- 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 clear our area and leave it clean.
How to prepare
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
How to get a price
Planning corporate paella catering in Holmbury St Mary? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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Your questions about corporate paella catering in Holmbury St Mary
What’s the nearest station to Holmbury St Mary for guests?
The closest is Gomshall station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Is Holmbury St Mary 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.
Do you cater in Holmbury St Mary?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Holmbury St Mary. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Holmbury St Mary.
Space, weather and the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Drinks service
Catering for every guest
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Give us diet totals and allergy details
- Plan shade and seating for outdoor events
- Share the timings for food
- Get facilities approval early
The cooking area stays tidy, and clear it away afterwards.
Paella in bowls for standing receptions.
The menu, dish by dish
Paella lunches
Paella is a quick, hot lunch for a crowd.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock, so everyone eats well.
Organising for someone else?
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
- 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