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Corporate Paella Catering in Potter's Forstal
We cook paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events across Potter's Forstal and Kent, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Launches and open days
- Training days and conferences
- Customer events
Corporate paella catering for Potter's Forstal events
About the dishes
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A real main for vegetarians and vegans, in its own pan.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast.
Corporate paella catering in Potter's Forstal, cooked live
We plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so a large team can be fed in a lunch break. Typical bookings include open days and launches and training days and conferences, serving paella lunches, vegan and vegetarian paella and canapé tapas.
At country venues around Potter's Forstal, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Let us know about access and parking. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
Your questions about corporate paella catering in Potter's Forstal
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Which station should guests use for Potter's Forstal?
The closest is Pluckley station, roughly 2.9 miles away.
Can you feed everyone quickly?
We can. Paella is served straight from the pan, and we plan pans and serving points around your timings.
Do you come to Potter's Forstal?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Potter's Forstal and the rest of Kent. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we will cook a separate pan.
Can staff get involved?
Ask us about it when you enquire, and we’ll discuss what’s possible at your venue.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so get in touch early.
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Space, weather and the venue
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Sign-off from facilities for live cooking
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Potter's Forstal
- Canapé tapas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
- Bowl food
- Desserts
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it is left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. After-work summer parties in Potter's Forstal have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers, timings and dietary needs.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Tell us when you want to eat
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
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Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Events we cater in Potter's Forstal
It needs no kitchen, so courtyards and outdoor spaces work.
These are some of the occasions we cater around Potter's Forstal:
- Customer events
- Charity and fundraising events
- Open days and launches
- Christmas and end-of-year parties
Potter's Forstal is about 41 miles from central London, so it’s a practical spot for away days and team events.
Questions to ask before booking
- When final numbers are due
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What happens if it rains
- If the price includes VAT
Business events near Potter's Forstal
Potter's Forstal is about 8 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We cater work events at homes, gardens and venues in Potter's Forstal. Potter's Forstal is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. Our events stretch from Potter's Forstal to Canterbury (17 miles away).
For staff and clients coming by train, Pluckley station is about 2.9 miles away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside.
We cater work events across TN27. For work events just outside Potter's Forstal, we cover Egerton Forstal (1 mile south-east), Pembles Cross (1 mile north), Newland Green (1 mile south-east), Mundy Bois (1 mile south-east) and Egerton (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Davington (12 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Coldbridge Castle (0.8 miles north-west).
Should I cook it myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Plan shade and seating for outdoor events
- Get facilities approval early
- Send us totals for each diet and any serious allergies
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
We keep the cooking area tidy and contained, and clear it away afterwards.
Churros or Spanish desserts to finish.
How we price corporate paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Parking and unloading
- Timings and hours
The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Where the event is
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
- 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