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Corporate Paella Catering for Portfield events
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events makes the food a highlight of your work event in Portfield.
- Team lunches
- Christmas parties
- Product launches and open days
Corporate paella catering in Portfield
Corporate paella catering in Portfield, made fresh on the day
Guests gather round to watch it cook, and once it is ready, a queue moves fast because it is served straight from the pan. Typical bookings include team lunches and end-of-year celebrations, with vegan and vegetarian paella, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas.
Around Portfield, team days can be at rural venues or the office. Live paella works in all of them. Everything is cooked from scratch at your work event, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
- Location
- Portfield (PO19, PO20, PO18)
- County
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose live paella in Portfield?
A barbecue cooks in batches and needs a lot of separate vegetarian food. Paella covers diets with separate pans. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why Portfield hosts choose us
- Drinks service on request
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- We cover Portfield and the whole of West Sussex
- Real theatre, not just catering
See How we price And The cost guide.
Nearby places to Portfield
Also in Portfield
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Portfield: your questions answered
Is Portfield close to London?
About 54 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you cook near the sea around Portfield?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
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.
Do you cook at offices in central London?
Courtyards and terraces frequently work, subject to the building’s rules.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there’s a ventilated cover. We’ll make a plan B with you.
Will there be enough food?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a picture.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Confirm live cooking with facilities
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
- Plan shade and seating for outdoor events
- Ask what the venue requires from caterers
We serve at the agreed time, whether that is a lunch break or an evening party.
Canapés for drinks receptions.
Perfect for your work event in Portfield
No kitchen required, so it works at offices, car parks, courtyards and outdoor venues.
In Portfield and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Fundraisers
- Training days and conferences
- Client and customer events
- Product launches and open days
Nearby historic houses include Goodwood House (2.5 miles north) and West Dean House (4.8 miles north). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
Before you book anyone
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
- How long the team stays
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- How long we are needed on site
- Whether you need crockery
- Your choice of paellas
- Parking and unloading
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your work event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
Planning a team event in Portfield
Portfield is about 1 mile east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whether your work event is in the middle of Portfield or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cover all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 28 miles away.
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Chichester station, about 0.9 miles west. By road, Portfield is on or near the A259 and A285, which makes it easy for us to reach with the van and equipment. The coast is within about 6 miles, so a seafood pan goes down well at summer events.
Anywhere in PO19, PO20 and PO18, we can cook for your guests. We can cater a work event on streets such as Kent Road, York Road and Spur Road. With the A259 and A285 close by, Portfield is simple for us to get to for your work event. Neighbouring places where we cater work events include Chichester (1 mile west), Westhampnett (1 mile north-east), Shopwyke (1 mile east), Maudlin (1 mile north-east) and North Mundham (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Bognor Regis (5 miles south-east), Selsey (7 miles south), Littlehampton (10 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles west), Rustington (11 miles east) and Storrington (15 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include The Chichester City Museum (0.6 miles west) and Chichester Castle (0.6 miles west). Not far away are Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve and Stoke Down.
- Local schools include Chichester High School For Girls (0.8 miles south-west) and The Prebendal School (0.9 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The East Gate Public House (0.5 miles west)
How it works
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it’s still served fresh. After-work summer parties in Portfield have daylight until about 9:20pm in late June and 7:05pm in late September; winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- First, we check date and venue.
- You pick the menu.
- We send any documents your venue needs.
- The paella cooks as your team gathers.
- Fast service, then we clear away.
How to prepare
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Get a quote
Planning corporate paella catering in Portfield? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just use our quote form.
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About the dishes
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast.
Canapé tapas
Bite-sized tapas carried round by staff during receptions.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
- 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