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Corporate paella catering in Kingsdown, Kent
We cook paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Kingsdown and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Christmas parties
- Customer events
- Team-building days
Corporate paella catering for Kingsdown events
How our corporate paella catering works in Kingsdown
We cater summer parties, office lunches, team days, open days and client events. Popular choices include paella lunches, vegan and vegetarian paella and bowl food, and typical bookings are for client and customer events and office lunches and away days.
At country venues around Kingsdown, live paella brings a hot meal to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Working with your venue
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Dishes our guests love
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock.
Bowl food
Bowls are perfect for mingling.
Before you choose a spot
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Kingsdown
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Bowl food
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- How many courses
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Parking and unloading
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The date and time of the event
- What the venue already provides
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
Towns and villages near Kingsdown
What else we do in Kingsdown
Why choose live paella in Kingsdown?
For catering that is part of the event, live paella stands out. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Why choose Love Paella in Kingsdown
- We cover Kingsdown and the whole of Kent
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Fast service from the pan
Read Our prices page And The cost guide.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
- Think about shade and seating
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
We keep the cooking area tidy and contained, and clear it away afterwards.
Bar staff and sangria on request.
Who books corporate paella catering in Kingsdown?
It gets colleagues talking.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Office lunches and away days
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Training days and conferences
- Charity days
Historic houses near Kingsdown include Belmont House and Gardens (3.9 miles south-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers.
Questions to ask before booking
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- What happens if it rains
Questions from Kingsdown
Could we have live paella in Doddington Place Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, if you need them. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.
Do you come to Kingsdown?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Kingsdown and across Kent. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you take everything away?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
How long does the paella take?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Planning a team event in Kingsdown
Kingsdown is about 3 miles south-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For corporate paella catering in Kingsdown, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover 922 places in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Kingsdown is about 40 miles from central London, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Teynham station, about 2.9 miles north-east. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the ME9 postcode area, so your work event can be anywhere in it. Neighbouring places where we cater work events include Newbury (1 mile north), Erriottwood (1 mile east), Dungate (1 mile west), Bapchild (1 mile north) and Lynsted (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north-west), Whitstable (12 miles east) and Faversham (5 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.9 miles north) and Newnham Castle (1.8 miles south-east).
The process
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, which we agree with you beforehand. In Kingsdown, a summer staff party stays light until about 9:15pm; winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- We confirm a menu, a quote and any paperwork.
- We agree access and set-up with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
How to prepare
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
How to get a price
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, fill in our quote form.
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