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Corporate Paella Catering for Loose events
Bring the theatre of live paella to your work event in Loose. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Summer parties for staff
- Customer events
- Office lunches and away days
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About our corporate paella catering in Loose
A paella station turns lunch into part of the event. We’re often asked to cater summer parties for staff and client hospitality, with canapé tapas, paella lunches and Spanish desserts.
Team away days in the countryside around Loose suit live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Organising for someone else?
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
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The process
When the rice goes in, it is left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. December events in Loose are in the dark from about 3:50pm, so plan lighting where we cook. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- We check the date and venue.
- You pick the menu.
- We provide the paperwork.
- Your team watches the paella cook.
- Fast service, then we clear away.
How to prepare
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
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Perfect for your work event in Loose
Nobody is left out: every diet gets a hot main.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Launches and open days
- Summer parties for staff
- Charity and fundraising events
- Office lunches and away days
Nearby historic houses include Stoneacre (2.8 miles east) and Leeds Castle (5 miles east). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether travel is included
- Whether VAT is included
- Space, access and power needs
- Who provides the crockery
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
What affects the price in Loose
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- The length of service
- Your choice of paellas
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Expected numbers
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and time of the event
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Planning a team event in Loose
Loose is about 2 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. For corporate paella catering in Loose, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Loose is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 25 miles away.
Central London is about 32 miles from Loose, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. For staff and clients coming by train, the nearest station is East Farleigh station, about 1.8 miles north-west. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the ME15 and ME17 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. From Rosemount Close, Malthouse Hill and Old Loose Hill or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. We also cook at work events in Boughton Green (1 mile south-east), Boughton Monchelsea (1 mile south-east), Linton (1 mile south), Park Wood (2 miles east) and Shepway (2 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles west) and Northfleet (15 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (1.4 miles north) and The Mall Maidstone (2.4 miles north).
- Nearby schools include Cornwallis Academy (0.6 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Chequers Inn (within half a mile north-east)
Dietary needs and planning tips
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
- Confirm live cooking with facilities
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
- Share diet numbers and allergies in writing
Staff can serve canapés or bowl food during a reception.
Paella in bowls for standing receptions.
What we need at the venue
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Facilities approval and any site rules
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Loose
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
Loose: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Loose?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
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 work to whatever the site needs.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you cater at business parks?
Frequently, if the site has a suitable space and allows cooking. We will confirm with facilities.
How does payment work for businesses?
We’ll explain booking and payment when you enquire.
Can you cater a winter event?
Yes, where the venue has a covered, ventilated space to cook. December dates go fast.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A real main for vegetarians and vegans, not an afterthought.
Bowl food
Bowls of paella, easy to eat standing and networking 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