Hampshire · England
Corporate paella catering in Lee, Hampshire
Love Paella cooks paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Lee and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Conferences and training days
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Customer events
Planning an event in Lee?
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
About our corporate paella catering in Lee
A paella station turns lunch into part of the event. On the menu are vegan and vegetarian paella, bowl food and paella lunches, and we are regularly asked to cater charity and fundraising events and team-building events.
Team away days in the countryside around Lee suit live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. You will know exactly what’s included before you book: the menu, the staff and any extras, with no surprises on the day.
Also in Lee
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Think about shade and seating
- Share diet numbers and allergies in writing
- Ask what the venue requires from caterers
We keep the cooking area tidy and contained, and clear it away afterwards.
Churros or Spanish desserts to finish.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your work event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- The venue or postcode
- What the venue already provides
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The date and rough timings
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Who books corporate paella catering in Lee?
It needs no kitchen, so it works at offices, car parks, courtyards and outdoor venues.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Lee book us for events such as:
- Charity and fundraising events
- Training days and conferences
- Summer staff parties
- End-of-year celebrations
For staff and clients coming by train, Romsey station is about 2.4 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- If the price includes VAT
- What happens if it rains
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Space, access and power needs
What happens on the day
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it’s served at its best. For a Christmas party in Lee, it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. A summer party has daylight until about 9:25pm.
- We check the date and venue.
- You choose paellas, canapés and extras.
- We provide the paperwork.
- The paella cooks as your team gathers.
- It is served quickly, then we pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or SO51 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
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Lee: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Lee?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Which station should guests use for Lee?
The closest is Romsey station, roughly 2.4 miles away.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
Do you cook inside?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
Do you work in winter?
We can, with a suitable covered cooking area. Hot paella in winter is popular.
What areas do you cover?
We cater across London and the South East, Hampshire included. See all areas.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Lee for staff parties and team days
Lee is about 2 miles south of Romsey, in Hampshire. Give us the address of your work event in Lee, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cook in 683 places in Hampshire.
The New Forest National Park is within about 8 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside. Within about 6 miles of the sea, seafood paella is popular for team events.
Here we cover the SO51 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. From Lee Lane and Lee Church Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. Neighbouring places where we cater work events include Ashfield (1 mile east), Toothill (1 mile east), Upton (1 mile south-east), Nursling (1 mile south-east) and Rownhams (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (10 miles north-east), Eastleigh (6 miles east), Fareham (15 miles south-east), Totton (3 miles south), Chandler's Ford (5 miles north-east) and Hedge End (9 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Romsey Community Hospital (2.3 miles north) and King Johns House (2.3 miles north). Not far away are Testwood Lakes.
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Romsey Extra (1.5 miles north-west)
What we need at the venue
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Lee
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Bowl food
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
- Drinks service
The menu, dish by dish
Bowl food
Bowls are perfect for mingling.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast.
- 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