Kent · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Petteridge events
Treat your guests to live paella at your work event in Petteridge. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Team days
- Charity days
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
Live corporate paella catering in Petteridge
Dietary needs and planning tips
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Ensure there are plenty of soft drinks
- Ask staff about diets in advance
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
Staff can serve canapés or bowl food during a reception, so guests can network while they eat.
Churros or Spanish desserts to finish.
Corporate paella catering in Petteridge, cooked live
A paella station turns lunch into part of the event, not just a break from it. Typical bookings include end-of-year celebrations and summer staff parties, with paella lunches, vegan and vegetarian paella and Spanish desserts.
Team away days in the countryside around Petteridge suit live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose, with no surprises on the day.
Organising for someone else?
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Organising a club, school or community event in Petteridge? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
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How we price corporate paella catering
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- How long we are needed on site
- The paellas you choose
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How many guests are eating
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- The venue or postcode
- Which courses you have in mind
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A picture of where we’d cook
Planning corporate paella catering in Petteridge? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. After-work summer parties in Petteridge 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.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, timings and diets.
- We send a menu, a price and the paperwork for your venue.
- 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
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
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Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Who books corporate paella catering in Petteridge?
It feeds plenty of people quickly, ideal for a tight schedule.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Office lunches and away days
- Training days and conferences
- Client and customer events
- Open days and launches
Historic houses near Petteridge include Scotney Castle (3.8 miles south). 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
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Whether travel is included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
Petteridge questions
Which station should guests use for Petteridge?
Paddock Wood station, about 2.6 miles north of the centre.
Can you cook at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can we pay by invoice?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain how booking and payment work.
What paperwork do you have?
Tell us what your venue or facilities team needs, and we’ll provide it.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you work in winter?
We can, with a suitable covered cooking area. A steaming pan on a cold evening goes down well.
Planning the cooking area
If a space isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Bowl food
What’s in the pans
Canapé tapas
One-bite tapas served by staff during receptions.
Paella lunches
A choice of paellas, ideal for a lunch break.
Petteridge for staff parties and team days
Petteridge is about 5 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. From the centre of Petteridge to the outskirts, corporate paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cook in all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 31 miles away.
For staff and clients coming by train, the nearest station is Paddock Wood station, about 2.6 miles north. Central London is about 32 miles from Petteridge, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the TN12 postcode area. Your work event could be at a home on Petteridge Lane, Porters Close and Tibbs Court Lane or the roads around them. For work events just outside Petteridge, we cover Matfield (1 mile north-west), Brenchley (1 mile north-east), Key's Green (1 mile south-west), Lamberhurst Quarter (2 miles south-west) and Colt's Hill (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles west), Tonbridge (6 miles north-west), Kings Hill (9 miles north) and Foley Park (11 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Tunbridge Wells Hospital (3.2 miles west) and Finchcocks Musical Museum (3.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
- Local schools include Mascalls School (1.7 miles north)
- Local pubs include Hop Bine pub (less than half a mile north-east)
- 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