Surrey · England
Corporate Paella Catering in Pixham
We cook paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Pixham and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Team-building days
- Fundraisers
- End-of-year celebrations
Corporate paella catering for Pixham events
Corporate paella catering for your work event in Pixham
Colleagues gather to watch the pans, and service from the pan keeps queues short. We cook Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and paella lunches, and typical bookings are for client and customer events and conference lunches.
For rural venues near Pixham, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
How it works
Here’s how the day generally runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan when you’re ready to eat. December events in Pixham are in the dark from about 3:55pm, so plan lighting where we cook. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, 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 pack down and leave the space tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Getting a price
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, use our quote form.
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Dietary needs and planning tips
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Plan shade and seating for outdoor events
- Have water and soft drinks available
- Confirm live cooking with facilities
- Share the timings for food
We leave the space as we found it.
Spanish desserts or churros for a sweet finish.
Pixham for staff parties and team days
Pixham is about 1 mile north-east of Dorking, in Surrey. For a work event in Pixham, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Pixham. Pixham is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cook. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 11 miles away.
For staff and clients coming by train, Pixham has its own station, Dorking station. Pixham is about 20 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 2 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cater work events across the RH4 and RH5 postcode area. Local streets include London Road, Leslie Road and Pixham Lane; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Pixham, we also cover Dorking (1 mile south-west), Westhumble (1 mile north-west), Ranmore Common (2 miles west), North Holmwood (2 miles south) and Mickleham (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (12 miles north-west), Epsom (7 miles north), Horley (8 miles south-east), Redhill (7 miles east) and Ewell (8 miles north).
A little further out are Headley Court (4 miles north-east) and Betchworth Castle (1 mile east). Not far away are Reigate Heath and Box Hill.
- Local schools include St Martin's CofE Controlled Primary School (0.9 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Lincoln Arms Hotel (under half a mile west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Pippbrook House (less than half a mile south-west)
Dishes our guests love
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas suit client events.
Paella lunches
Paella is a quick, hot lunch for a crowd, with every diet covered.
Organising for someone else?
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Pixham
- Desserts
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
- Canapé tapas
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
Places near Pixham
More for events in Pixham
Prices and what affects them
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- How many staff you need
- Distance and access to the venue
- The length of service
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your work event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The date and time of the event
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Anything your venue supplies
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Should I cook it myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. 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 be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
FAQs for Pixham
What’s the nearest station to Pixham for guests?
Dorking station, in Pixham itself.
Do you cater in the Surrey Hills 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.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Let us know your halal numbers, and it is cooked separately.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Can you cook in the rain?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will make a plan B with you.
Can the team help cook?
Many teams enjoy watching and learning how paella is made. Tell us what you’d like.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Perfect for your work event in Pixham
Nobody is left out: guests who are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal all get a proper hot meal.
Here are some of the events we cook for in Pixham and Surrey:
- Client hospitality
- Team-building events
- Charity and fundraising events
- Office lunches and away days
Historic houses near Pixham include Polesden Lacey (2.6 miles north-west). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers.
Questions to ask before you book
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Staff numbers and hours
- VAT, if it applies
- The deposit and payment dates
- 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