Hampshire · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Longmoor events
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Longmoor and the surrounding area.
- Customer events
- Charity and fundraising events
- Conference lunches
Corporate paella catering near Longmoor
About our corporate paella catering in Longmoor
Food at work events can easily exclude people. Separate pans mean everyone eats the same kind of meal. We are frequently asked to cater charity days and launches and open days, with canapé tapas, bowl food and paella lunches.
At country venues around Longmoor, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Let us know about access and parking. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Plan shade and seating for outdoor events
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Ask what the venue requires from caterers
Service is timed to your schedule, lunchtime or evening.
Bar staff and sangria on request.
Prices and what affects them
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Guest numbers
- The paellas you choose
- How many courses
- The length of service
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- The date and time of the event
- Expected numbers
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The venue or postcode
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Plated meals need a kitchen and staff. Paella just needs a suitable spot. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why choose Love Paella in Longmoor
- Drinks service on request
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- We cover Longmoor and the whole of Hampshire
Read How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Organising for someone else?
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Planning a team event in Longmoor
Longmoor is about 3 miles south of Bordon, in Hampshire. For a work event in Longmoor, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Longmoor. We cook in all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Longmoor to Guildford (about 18 miles away).
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Liss station, about 2.3 miles south-west. The South Downs National Park is within about 6 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside.
We cook at work events all over GU33. Local streets include Woolmer Road, Roberts Road and Methuen Road; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For work events just outside Longmoor, we cover Greatham (1 mile west), Woolmer (1 mile north-west), Liss Forest (2 miles south-west), The Mint (2 miles south) and Blackmoor (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Havant (15 miles south), Fleet (14 miles north), Horndean (13 miles south-west), Aldershot (13 miles north), Alton (7 miles north-west) and Waterlooville (15 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include The Romany Museum (3.4 miles north-west) and Chase Community Hospital (2.3 miles north). Not far away are Wheeler's Down and Liss Riverside Railway Walk North.
Before you choose a spot
We will be honest if a space won’t work, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we offer
- Canapé tapas
- Bowl food
- Drinks service
- Desserts
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. December events in Longmoor are in the dark from about 4:00pm, so plan lighting where we cook. A summer party has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers, timings and diets.
- You get a menu, a quote and any documents the venue asks for.
- Access, parking and set-up are agreed with you or facilities.
- The paella cooks in front of your team and is served at the agreed time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or GU33 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
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Common questions in Longmoor
What’s the nearest station to Longmoor for guests?
Liss station, about 2.3 miles south-west of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Longmoor?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
Do you do Christmas parties?
Yes, if there’s a covered, ventilated spot. December dates go fast.
Can you serve a large team in a lunch break?
We can. We plan pans and serving points so service is fast.
Can staff get involved?
Many teams enjoy watching and learning how paella is made. Talk to us about what you have in mind.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
How long does the paella take?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
Nearby places to Longmoor
What else we do in Longmoor
About the dishes
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Separate pans with plant-based stock.
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
- 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