Hampshire · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Lower Burgate events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Lower Burgate and the surrounding area.
- Customer events
- Training days and conferences
- Team-building events
Corporate paella catering near Lower Burgate
About our corporate paella catering in Lower Burgate
At client events, presentation counts: canapé tapas and small bowls of paella served by staff feel polished. Typical bookings include summer staff parties and training days and conferences, serving canapé tapas, paella lunches and Spanish desserts.
An away day near Lower Burgate is a good fit for live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
Organising for someone else?
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Planning the cooking area
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Facilities approval and any site rules
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
- Drinks service
- Desserts
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
Why choose corporate paella catering in Lower Burgate?
It is memorable, in a way a sandwich platter never is.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Lower Burgate and Hampshire:
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
- Client and customer events
- Charity days
- Office lunches and away days
Historic houses near Lower Burgate include Breamore House (2.2 miles north). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- The wet-weather plan
- The deadline for final numbers
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
What corporate paella catering costs
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- Parking and unloading
- How many guests are eating
- How many staff you need
- Whether you need crockery
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and time of the event
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Work events in Lower Burgate: access and travel
Lower Burgate is in Hampshire. Give us the address of your work event in Lower Burgate, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. Lower Burgate is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.
Wherever your work event is in SP6, we can bring corporate paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater a work event on streets such as Kingfisher Drive, Grebe Place and Salisbury Road or the roads around them. Other places close to Lower Burgate for corporate paella catering include Tinkers Cross (1 mile west), Upper Burgate (1 mile north), Fordingbridge (1 mile south-west), Horseport (1 mile south) and Criddlestyle (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (12 miles east), Romsey (14 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (15 miles south) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Godshill Castle Hill (1 mile east) and Fordingbridge Museum (0.8 miles south). Not far away are Blashford Lakes.
- Schools near Lower Burgate include Fordingbridge Infant School (within half a mile south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The George Inn (0.8 miles south)
Planning for every diet
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
- Let us know how long people have to eat
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
We adapt if timings change.
Canapés for drinks receptions.
DIY paella versus live catering
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
The process
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, and we agree where that is before the day. For a Christmas party in Lower Burgate, it’s dark by about 4:05pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. Summer events have daylight until around 9:25pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers, timings and diets.
- We confirm a menu and a quote, with any paperwork your venue needs.
- 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.
- Afterwards, our area is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Give us a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
Thinking about corporate paella catering for your work event in Lower Burgate? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, use our quote form.
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Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want catering that becomes part of the event, live paella stands out. Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why Lower Burgate hosts choose us
- A quote that spells everything out
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Fast service from the pan
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Lower Burgate: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Lower Burgate?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
What does corporate paella catering cost?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers and we’ll reply with a price.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Can you send documents to our venue?
Let us know what’s required, and we will send what you need.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Typically we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
Is the paella gluten-free?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Can you do sangria?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
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Also in Lower Burgate
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