Surrey · England
Corporate paella catering in Knaphill, Surrey
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Knaphill and the surrounding area.
- Charity and fundraising events
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Product launches and open days
Corporate paella catering for Knaphill events
Working with your venue
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Knaphill? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Corporate paella catering in Knaphill, made fresh on the day
Guests gather round to watch it cook, and once it’s ready, a queue moves fast because it’s served straight from the pan. For company summer parties and charity days, we can cook canapé tapas, paella lunches and bowl food.
For businesses around Knaphill, an outdoor team lunch or summer party is easy to arrange with live paella. Tell us about the site and access. Everything is cooked from scratch at your work event, never made in advance and reheated.
Work events in Knaphill: access and travel
Knaphill is about 2 miles west of Woking, in Surrey. Wherever your work event is in the GU21 area, we can cook for your guests. We cook in all 395 towns and villages across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
Knaphill is about 26 miles from central London, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events.
Anywhere in GU21 and GU24, we can bring corporate paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Wood Lane, High Street and Barnby Road, and we can cook for a work event on any of them. Other places close to Knaphill for corporate paella catering include Bisley (1 mile north-west), Sheet's Heath (1 mile south-west), Castle Green (1 mile north), Brookwood (1 mile south-west) and Penny Pot (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (5 miles south), Camberley (5 miles west), Epsom (15 miles east), Farnham (11 miles south-west), Egham (8 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (10 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include The Peacocks (2.5 miles east) and Brookwood Hospital (under half a mile south). Not far away are Brookwood Lye.
- Nearby schools include The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College (0.8 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Anchor Inn (under half a mile south-east)
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
One-bite tapas served by staff during receptions.
Paella lunches
A choice of paellas, quick to serve to a big team.
Why choose corporate paella catering in Knaphill?
No kitchen required, so courtyards and outdoor spaces work.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Launches and open days
- Company summer parties
- Team-building events
- End-of-year celebrations
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Brookwood station, about 1.4 miles south-west.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How each diet is kept separate
- How bad weather is handled
- Staff numbers and hours
Knaphill: your questions answered
Is Knaphill close to London?
Roughly 26 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Could we have live paella in Brookwood Lye?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you cook at our office?
Frequently, if the site has a suitable space and allows cooking. We will confirm with facilities.
Can you send documents to our venue?
Send us the venue’s requirements and we’ll respond.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
What affects the price in Knaphill
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- How many staff you need
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Timings and hours
- How many guests are eating
Larger events generally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Expected numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
The process
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. After-work summer parties in Knaphill have daylight until about 9:20pm in late June and 7:05pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, timings and diets.
- We confirm a menu and a quote, with any paperwork your venue needs.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- Afterwards, our area is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or GU21 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Paella compared with other options
Sandwich platters are easy but forgettable. Live paella is an event in itself. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why book with us
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- A clear, itemised quote
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Read How we price And What paella catering costs.
Should I cook it myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
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Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Ensure there are plenty of soft drinks
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
Service is timed to your schedule, whether that’s a lunch break or an evening party.
Canapés for drinks receptions.
- 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