Kent · England
Corporate Paella Catering in How Green
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in How Green and the surrounding area.
- Summer staff parties
- Client hospitality
- End-of-year celebrations
Corporate paella catering near How Green
Questions from How Green
Is How Green close to London?
About 23 miles from central London.
Can you cook in Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Can you cook at our office?
Often, if the site has a suitable space and allows cooking. We will check with your facilities team.
Do you cover How Green?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including How Green. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Do you do desserts?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices.
Can you cook in the rain?
Rain does not stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We’ll talk it through before the day.
About our corporate paella catering in How Green
For client events, presentation matters: staff-served canapés and paella bowls look professional. Popular choices include canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and vegan and vegetarian paella, and we’re often booked for christmas and end-of-year parties and fundraisers.
At country venues around How Green, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Let us know about access and parking. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Where we can cook in How Green
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Paella lunches
- Bowl food
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
Live paella or other catering?
Plated meals need a kitchen and staff. Paella just needs a suitable spot. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why us?
- Catering across Kent, including How Green
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- A clear, itemised quote
Places near How Green
What else we do in How Green
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- The paellas you choose
- Distance and access to the venue
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and when you want to eat
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Planning a team event in How Green
How Green is about 7 miles south-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. For corporate paella catering in How Green, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. How Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 23 miles away.
Historic houses near How Green include Hever Castle (0.7 miles south) and Chiddingstone Castle (1.6 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. For staff and clients coming by train, Hever station is about 1.3 miles away. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 8 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cater work events across TN8. Your work event could be at a home on Hever Road and How Green Lane or the roads around them. For work events just outside How Green, we cover Hever (1 mile south), Newtown (2 miles south), Markbeech (2 miles south), Chiddingstone Causeway (3 miles east) and Chiddingstone Hoath (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (7 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-east), Tonbridge (7 miles east), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (14 miles east) and Paddock Wood (12 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Tandridge Priory (5.4 miles north-west) and Hever Castle (0.7 miles south).
- Local pubs include The Wheatsheaf Public House (0.8 miles east)
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in How Green? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Occasions we cook for in How Green
It needs no kitchen, so courtyards and outdoor spaces work.
Here are some of the events we cook for around How Green:
- Client hospitality
- Product launches and open days
- Christmas parties
- Team days
Central London is about 23 miles from How Green, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events.
Comparing caterers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- When payment is due
- What happens if it rains
How it works
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. In How Green, a summer staff party stays light until about 9:20pm; for winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting.
- 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
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll make suggestions. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
About the dishes
Paella lunches
A choice of paellas, quick to serve to a big team.
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
Should I cook it myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
- 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