East Sussex · England
Corporate paella catering in Holywell, East Sussex
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Holywell and the surrounding area.
- Team-building days
- Client hospitality
- Charity and fundraising events
Live corporate paella catering in Holywell
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Barbecues cook in batches and struggle with diets. Paella covers diets with separate pans. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Holywell hosts choose us
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- A clear, itemised quote
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Read Our prices page And The cost guide.
About our corporate paella catering in Holywell
Pans and serving points are planned around your schedule, so a large team can be fed in a lunch break. For conference lunches and summer parties for staff, we will put together a menu of paella lunches, vegan and vegetarian paella and canapé tapas for your guests.
Around Holywell, team days can be at rural venues or the office. Live paella works in all of them. You will know exactly what’s included before you book: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose, with no surprises on the day.
- Area
- Holywell (BN20, BN21)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
What’s in the pans
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock.
Canapé tapas
One-bite tapas served by staff during receptions.
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Guest numbers
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.
Details that help
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Your date and when you want to eat
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your work event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Why choose corporate paella catering in Holywell?
No kitchen required, so courtyards and outdoor spaces work.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Holywell, people book us for events such as:
- Summer parties for staff
- Training days and conferences
- End-of-year celebrations
- Charity days
Holywell is about 54 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
Before booking anyone
- Payment terms and deposit
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The deadline for final numbers
- Allergen information for each dish
Working with your venue
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Catering for every guest
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Ask staff about diets in advance
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Send us totals for each diet and any serious allergies
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
We adapt if timings change.
Paella in bowls for standing receptions.
Nearby places to Holywell
Other catering in Holywell
Business events near Holywell
Holywell is about 2 miles south of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. For corporate paella catering in Holywell, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Holywell is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we cook. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 18 miles away.
For staff and clients coming by train, Eastbourne station is about 1.2 miles away. With the South Downs National Park within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange. The coast is within about 2 miles, so a seafood pan goes down well at summer events.
Wherever your work event is in BN20 and BN21, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Mount Road, Cliff Road and Denton Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. For work events just outside Holywell, we cover Meads (1 mile north-west), Old Town (1 mile north), Upperton (1 mile north), Eastbourne (2 miles north) and Ratton Village (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Hastings (15 miles north-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (11 miles north-east), Seaford (7 miles west), Lewes (14 miles north-west), Hailsham (8 miles north) and St Leonards (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Eastbourne District General Hospital (2.3 miles north) and Rnli Eastbourne Lifeboat Museum (0.8 miles north-east). Not far away are Combe Hill.
- Local schools include Roedean Moira House (0.6 miles north-west) and Gildredge House (0.7 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Ship Inn (less than half a mile north-west)
Before you choose a spot
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Menu ideas
- Bowl food
- Desserts
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
How it works
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it is still served fresh. After-work summer parties in Holywell have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- 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 live and serve on schedule.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
Before we arrive
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Ask for a quote
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
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Holywell questions
Do you cater in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Could we have live paella in Gildrege Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We will talk it through before the day.
Can the team help cook?
Many teams enjoy watching and learning how paella is made. Talk to us about what you have in mind.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
How does payment work for businesses?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain how booking and payment work.
How long does the paella take?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
- 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