Hampshire · England
Corporate Paella Catering in Red Rice
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Red Rice and the surrounding area.
- Christmas parties
- Charity and fundraising events
- Product launches and open days
Planning an event in Red Rice?
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
About our corporate paella catering in Red Rice
Work events are diverse, and food can easily leave people out. Separate pans for meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan paella mean everyone eats together. For summer staff parties and open days and launches, we can cook Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and bowl food.
Team away days in the countryside around Red Rice suit live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan.
FAQs for Red Rice
Is Red Rice close to London?
Roughly 65 miles from the centre of London.
What’s the nearest station to Red Rice for guests?
Andover station, about 2.6 miles north-east of the centre.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Red Rice.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Can you cater for children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
Towns and villages near Red Rice
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For planners, venues and organisers
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
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.
How we price corporate paella catering
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- The paellas you choose
- Parking and unloading
- Whether you need crockery
- How many courses
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- The address or venue name
- The date and time of the event
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
What we need at the venue
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Canapé tapas
- Drinks service
- Desserts
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
How the day works
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. December events in Red Rice are in the dark from about 4:00pm, so plan lighting where we cook. A summer party has daylight until about 9:25pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- Access and set-up are agreed with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
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Occasions we cook for in Red Rice
It includes everyone: every diet gets a hot main.
In Red Rice and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Team-building events
- Christmas parties
- Company summer parties
- Product launches and open days
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Andover station, about 2.6 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- When final numbers are due
- When payment is due
Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Have water and soft drinks available
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
The cooking area stays tidy.
Churros or Spanish desserts to finish.
Red Rice for staff parties and team days
Red Rice is about 3 miles south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. Work events in Red Rice are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Red Rice is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 19 miles away.
Red Rice is about 65 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
We cover work events in every part of SP11 and the streets around it. Whether your work event is on Red Rice Road and Fullerton Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Other places close to Red Rice for corporate paella catering include Little Ann (1 mile north), Abbotts Ann (1 mile north-west), Anna Valley (1 mile north), Monxton (2 miles north-west) and Kentsboro (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (12 miles south-east), Andover (3 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-east), Romsey (13 miles south), Hyde (12 miles south-east) and Tidworth (8 miles north-west).
A little further out are Andover Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Mill Lake and Quarley Hill.
- Local schools include Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles north-west) and John Hanson Community School (2 miles north)
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
Paella lunches
A choice of paellas, ideal for a lunch break.
- 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