Kent · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Platt's Heath events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events for events in Platt's Heath and across Kent.
- End-of-year celebrations
- Away days and office lunches
- Conference lunches
Corporate paella catering near Platt's Heath
Corporate paella catering for your work event in Platt's Heath
Guests gather round to watch it cook, and service from the pan keeps queues short. For open days and launches and team-building days, we can cook bowl food, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts for your guests.
At country venues around Platt's Heath, live paella brings a hot meal to wherever the team is. Let us know about access and parking. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
For planners, venues and organisers
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Who books corporate paella catering in Platt's Heath?
It gets colleagues talking.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Office lunches and away days
- End-of-year celebrations
- Product launches and open days
- Company summer parties
Platt's Heath is about 39 miles from central London, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events.
What to look for in a quote
- The deadline for final numbers
- What happens if it rains
- If the price includes VAT
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
The process
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. After-work summer parties in Platt's Heath have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- We confirm a menu, a quote and any paperwork.
- We agree access and set-up with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Leave space around the cooking area
Ask for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
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Vegan and vegetarian pans
A proper vegetarian or vegan main, not an afterthought.
Paella lunches
A choice of paellas, ideal for a lunch break.
Space, weather and the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Facilities approval and any site rules
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
Should I cook it myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Platt's Heath for staff parties and team days
Platt's Heath is about 7 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater work events at homes, gardens and venues in Platt's Heath and the surrounding area. We cook in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 18 miles away.
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Lenham station is about 1.2 miles away. Nearby historic houses include Leeds Castle (3 miles north-west). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include School Lane, Headcorn Road and Green Lane, and we can cook for a work event on any of them. Nearby, we also cater work events in Liverton Street (1 mile south-west), Sandway (1 mile north-east), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile south-east), Fairbourne Heath (1 mile west) and Grafty Green (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles north-west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (11 miles north-east), Minster (14 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include The Dog Collar Museum (2.9 miles north-west) and Coldbridge Castle (1.8 miles south).
- Nearby schools include The Lenham School (1.4 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Wishful Thinker pub (0.8 miles east)
Live paella or other catering?
Buffet food sits out. Paella is served hot as soon as it is ready. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Why book with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- No hidden extras in your quote
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
- Have water and soft drinks available
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
If timings change on the day, tell us and we’ll adapt.
Churros or Spanish desserts to finish.
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Questions from Platt's Heath
Is Platt's Heath close to London?
About 39 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Could we have live paella in Kiln Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you bring crockery?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
Can you invoice the company?
We will explain booking and payment when you enquire.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll help you decide the split.
- 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