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Corporate Paella Catering for Little Conghurst events
Planning corporate paella catering in Little Conghurst? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Customer events
- End-of-year celebrations
- Company summer parties
Book corporate paella catering in Little Conghurst
Paella compared with other options
Plated meals need a kitchen and staff. Paella just needs a suitable spot. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
What you get with us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- A quote that spells everything out
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
See How we price And What paella catering costs.
About our corporate paella catering in Little Conghurst
Pans and serving points are planned around your schedule, so a large team can be fed in a lunch break. Typical bookings include summer staff parties and launches and open days, serving canapé tapas, vegan and vegetarian paella and Spanish desserts.
At country venues around Little Conghurst, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
About the dishes
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock.
Bowl food
Paella in bowls for standing receptions and networking events.
Nearby places to Little Conghurst
What else we do in Little Conghurst
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Little Conghurst: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Little Conghurst for guests?
Etchingham station, about 4.1 miles south-west of the centre.
Could we have live paella in Collingwood Nature Reserve?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan for them.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
How quickly can you serve a big group?
That’s one of paella’s strengths. Share the timings and we’ll plan for them.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
How we price corporate paella catering
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Whether you need crockery
- How many staff you need
- Guest numbers
- Your choice of paellas
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The courses you’d like
- The date and rough timings
- Expected numbers
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Working with your venue
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. After-work summer parties in Little Conghurst have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- Access and set-up are agreed with facilities.
- We cook live and serve on schedule.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Work events in Little Conghurst: access and travel
Little Conghurst is about 12 miles north of Hastings, in Kent. For a work event in Little Conghurst, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Little Conghurst. We cook in 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 29 miles away.
Little Conghurst is about 42 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Etchingham station is about 4.1 miles away. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 5 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside.
Here we cover the TN18 postcode area, so your work event can be anywhere in it. If your venue is just outside Little Conghurst, we also cover Four Throws (1 mile north-east), Pipsden (1 mile north), The Moor (1 mile west), Hawkhurst (1 mile north-west) and Sandhurst Cross (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west), Tenterden (8 miles east), Southborough (14 miles north-west), Park Wood (14 miles north) and Staplehurst (9 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Benenden Hospital (5.3 miles north-east).
- Schools near Little Conghurst include Marlborough House School (1.5 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include Oak And Ivy Public House (0.6 miles north)
Why choose corporate paella catering in Little Conghurst?
It brings teams together around the pans.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Summer staff parties
- Charity days
- Client hospitality
- Office lunches and away days
Historic houses near Little Conghurst include Great Dixter (3.9 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
What your quote should include
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- When final numbers are due
- If the price includes VAT
Space, weather and the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
- Level ground for the pans and burners
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
- Bowl food
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- 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