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Corporate Paella Catering for Honor Oak events
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 Honor Oak.
- Summer staff parties
- Launches and open days
- Team days
Planning an event in Honor Oak?
Honor Oak questions
What about parking in Honor Oak?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We’ll work around it.
Can you cook in Peckham Rye?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Can you cook indoors?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
What documents can you provide?
Ask facilities for their list and pass it on and we’ll respond.
How our corporate paella catering works in Honor Oak
A paella station turns lunch into part of the event. On the menu are bowl food, canapé tapas and vegan and vegetarian paella, and we are often booked for customer events and company summer parties.
In Honor Oak, work lunches are frequently short, so we plan for fast service. Tell us about building access and loading. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan.
- Location
- Honor Oak (SE23, SE22, SE4)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Is live paella right for your work event?
If you want catering that becomes part of the event, live paella stands out. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why Honor Oak hosts choose us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Take a look at How we price Or Our guide to catering costs.
Space, weather and the venue
We will be honest if a space will not work. The main points are:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Approval from your facilities team or building manager
As a London location, Honor Oak is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Honor Oak
- Bowl food
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
For planners, venues and organisers
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Hosting a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Planning a team event in Honor Oak
Honor Oak is about 2 miles south-west of New Cross, in Greater London. We cater work events at gardens, halls and venues around Honor Oak and the surrounding area. We cook in 764 places in Greater London.
For staff and clients coming by train, Honor Oak has its own station, Honor Oak Park station.
We cater work events across SE23, SE22 and SE4 and the streets around it. Whether your work event is on Rye Road, Ewart Road and Bovill Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. Nearby, we also cater work events in Forest Hill (1 mile south), Brockley (1 mile east), Crofton Park (1 mile east), Nunhead (1 mile north) and Telegraph Hill (1 mile north). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles north-west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Greenwich Castle (2.9 miles north-east) and Nunhead (1.2 miles north). The countryside around Honor Oak includes One Tree Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
- Local schools include Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich (0.5 miles north) and Allenby Tutorial Trust (0.5 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include Herne Tavern (0.5 miles north-west)
What affects the price in Honor Oak
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Your choice of paellas
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How many staff you need
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- What the venue already provides
- The date and rough timings
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your work event, and we will make suggestions. To start, use our quote form.
How it works
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. In Honor Oak, a summer staff party stays light until about 9:20pm; winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, 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.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve at the agreed time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
Before we arrive
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, your venue or SE23 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Make sure there are plenty of soft drinks
- Share diet numbers and allergies in writing
- Let us know how long people have to eat
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
Staff can serve canapés or bowl food during a reception, so guests can network while they eat.
Churros or Spanish desserts to finish.
A closer look at the menu
Bowl food
Bowl food lets guests eat while they mingle.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A real main for vegetarians and vegans, in its own pan.
- 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