Hampshire · England
Corporate Paella Catering in Lower Swanwick
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Lower Swanwick: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- End-of-year celebrations
- Team-building events
- Office lunches and away days
Corporate paella catering near Lower Swanwick
Working with your venue
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Organising a club, school or community event in Lower Swanwick? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Corporate paella catering in Lower Swanwick, cooked live
Live paella makes lunch an activity, not just a break from it. Whether it’s christmas parties and fundraisers, we’ll put together a menu of Spanish desserts, bowl food and paella lunches and more.
At country venues around Lower Swanwick, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
Occasions we cook for in Lower Swanwick
It gets colleagues talking around the pans.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Summer staff parties
- End-of-year celebrations
- Product launches and open days
- Training days and conferences
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Lower Swanwick has its own station, Bursledon station.
Comparing caterers
- What the price includes, item by item
- Allergen information for each dish
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Staff numbers and hours
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
What happens on the day
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and cook and serve without fuss. For a Christmas party in Lower Swanwick, it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers, timings and diets.
- You get a menu, a quote and any documents the venue asks for.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve at the agreed time.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
Get a quote
Thinking about corporate paella catering for your work event in Lower Swanwick? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, use our quote form.
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About the dishes
Bowl food
Bowl food lets guests eat while they mingle.
Paella lunches
Two or three paellas served from the pan, quick to serve to a big team.
What corporate paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- The length of service
- Travel, parking and access
- How many courses
There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Expected numbers
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Your date and when you want to eat
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
Space, weather and the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we offer
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Paella lunches
- Bowl food
- Drinks service
Work events in Lower Swanwick: access and travel
Lower Swanwick is about 2 miles west of Whiteley, in Hampshire. We bring corporate paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Lower Swanwick and the surrounding area. We cater in 683 places in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages.
Nearby historic houses include Medieval Merchant's House (4.8 miles west) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (4.9 miles west). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers. Central London is about 67 miles from Lower Swanwick, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events. The coast is within about 2 miles, so a seafood pan goes down well at summer events.
Here we cover the SO31 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. We can cater a work event on streets such as Green Lane, Bridge Road and Station Road or the roads around them. Close by, we cover work events in Swanwick (1 mile south-east), Sarisbury (1 mile south-east), Sarisbury Green (1 mile south), Park Gate (2 miles south-east) and Burridge (2 miles east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (8 miles south-east), Havant (14 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (5 miles south-east) and Horndean (13 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include St Andrew's Castle (2.4 miles south) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (less than half a mile north-east). The countryside around Lower Swanwick includes Swanwick Lakes.
- Nearby schools include Brookfield Community School and Language College (1.5 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Old Ship Inn (under half a mile south)
Live paella or other catering?
A plated meal needs a kitchen and a big team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission. Larger events usually cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why Lower Swanwick hosts choose us
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
See Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
FAQs for Lower Swanwick
Which station should guests use for Lower Swanwick?
Lower Swanwick has its own station: Bursledon station.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Do you cover Lower Swanwick?
Yes, we do. Lower Swanwick is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
How much space do you need?
Less than you might think: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. Send us a photo if you’re not sure.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
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 do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
What else we do in Lower Swanwick
- 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