Kent · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Hunters Forstal events
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Hunters Forstal and the surrounding area.
- End-of-year celebrations
- Team-building days
- Away days and office lunches
Corporate paella catering near Hunters Forstal
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- The number of people
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What we need to know
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Expected numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Where the event is
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Corporate paella catering in Hunters Forstal, cooked live
Live paella makes lunch an activity. For product launches and open days and away days and office lunches, we’ll put together a menu of bowl food, Spanish desserts and vegan and vegetarian paella.
An away day near Hunters Forstal is a good fit for live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Who books corporate paella catering in Hunters Forstal?
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 regularly cater:
- Product launches and open days
- Conferences and training days
- Charity days
- Team-building events
Central London is about 54 miles from Hunters Forstal, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events.
Comparing caterers
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The deadline for final numbers
- How long the team stays
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
- Let us know how long people have to eat
- Think about shade and seating
We arrive at the agreed time and follow your site rules, including sign-in and parking.
Sangria and bar staff for drinks you provide.
FAQs for Hunters Forstal
Can you cook in Curtis Wood?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Is Hunters Forstal too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Hunters Forstal.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. Our guide to portions explains more.
Do you do starters?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
How soon do we need to book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it is soon.
Can you feed everyone quickly?
That’s one of paella’s strengths. Share the timings and we’ll plan for them.
Planning the cooking area
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Facilities approval and any site rules
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
- Drinks service
- Bowl food
- Desserts
- Paella lunches
Towns and villages near Hunters Forstal
More for events in Hunters Forstal
What’s in the pans
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A proper vegetarian or vegan main, not an afterthought.
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas suit client events.
Business events near Hunters Forstal
Hunters Forstal is about 1 mile south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. We cater work events at homes, gardens and venues in Hunters Forstal and nearby villages. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
For staff and clients coming by train, Herne Bay station is about 1.1 miles away. Within about 2 miles of the sea, seafood paella is popular for team events.
Corporate paella catering in CT6 is planned around your venue and your guests. Local streets include Mill Lane, Kingsfield Road and Hunters Forstal Road; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Neighbouring places where we cater work events include Broomfield (1 mile east), Herne (1 mile south-west), Herne Bay (1 mile north-west), Eddington (1 mile west) and Bullockstone (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (6 miles south-west), Margate (11 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (12 miles east), Whitstable (5 miles west) and Deal (15 miles south-east).
A little further out are Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (4 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (4.6 miles west). The countryside around Hunters Forstal includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Schools near Hunters Forstal include Herne Bay High School (1.3 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Huntsman And Horn Public House (0.7 miles east)
How it works
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. After-work summer parties in Hunters Forstal have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, timings and diets.
- We send a menu, a price and the paperwork for your venue.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
How to prepare
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Name one person we can ask on the day
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or CT6 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Should I cook it myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
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.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Buffet food sits out. Paella goes straight from pan to plate. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why choose Love Paella in Hunters Forstal
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Read Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
- 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