Hampshire · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Sandy Down events
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Sandy Down.
- Team-building events
- Product launches and open days
- Customer events
Planning an event in Sandy Down?
How our corporate paella catering works in Sandy Down
We cater summer parties, office lunches, team days, open days and client events, at offices, hired venues and outdoor spaces. For away days and office lunches and summer parties for staff, we can cook bowl food, canapé tapas and vegan and vegetarian paella for your guests.
At country venues around Sandy Down, live paella brings a hot meal to wherever the team is. Let us know about access and parking. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated.
How we price corporate paella catering
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The length of service
- How many courses
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Anything your venue supplies
- Which courses you have in mind
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A picture of where we’d cook
Thinking about corporate paella catering for your work event in Sandy Down? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, fill in our quote form.
Is live paella right for your work event?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella is served fast from the pan. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Take a look at Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Catering for every guest
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Confirm live cooking with facilities
- Ask staff about diets in advance
- Make sure there are plenty of soft drinks
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
We serve at the agreed time, whether that’s a lunch break or an evening party.
Canapé tapas for receptions and launches.
What happens on the day
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your work event. Any tapas or canapés are served first while the paella cooks. After-work summer parties in Sandy Down have daylight until about 9:25pm in late June and 7:10pm in late September; winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- We start with your date, venue, headcount, timings and diets.
- We send a menu, a price and the paperwork for your venue.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- The paella cooks in front of your team and is served at the agreed time.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
Before we arrive
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Name one person we can ask on the day
How to get a price
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your work event, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Planners, venues and businesses
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
Places near Sandy Down
Other catering in Sandy Down
Sandy Down: your questions answered
What about events near the coast?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Do you cater in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What documents can you provide?
Let us know what’s required, and we will provide it.
Do you cater at business parks?
Many offices have a courtyard, terrace or car park that works, if the building allows it.
Do you do desserts?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
How quickly can you serve a big group?
Yes. Paella is served straight from the pan, and we plan pans and serving points around your timings.
Can we pay by invoice?
Let us know your company’s process, and we will explain how we work.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
What’s in the pans
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock, so everyone eats well.
Bowl food
Bowl food lets guests eat while they mingle.
Corporate events around Sandy Down
Sandy Down is about 3 miles north of Lymington, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO41, we’ll come to your venue or garden. Sandy Down is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Sandy Down to Southampton (about 11 miles away).
The New Forest National Park is within about 2 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside. Within about 4 miles of the sea, seafood paella is popular for team events.
We cook at work events all over the SO41 postcode area and the streets around it. From Sandy Down, Lower Sandy Down and Hurstly Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. Neighbouring places where we cater work events include Battramsley (1 mile south), Boldre (1 mile south-east), Mount Pleasant (1 mile south-west), Pilley (1 mile south-east) and Warborne (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Eastleigh (15 miles north-east), Totton (9 miles north), Chandler's Ford (15 miles north-east), Hedge End (14 miles north-east), Lymington (3 miles south) and Romsey (14 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Lymington New Forest Hospital (1.9 miles south) and St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (2.6 miles south). The countryside around Sandy Down includes Boldre Foreshore.
- Nearby, you will find The Hobler Public House (less than half a mile south-west)
Who books corporate paella catering in Sandy Down?
It’s memorable.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Sandy Down and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Summer staff parties
- Client hospitality
- Fundraisers
- Team lunches
For staff and clients coming by train, the nearest station is Brockenhurst station, about 1.6 miles north.
Before booking anyone
- How long the team stays
- The wet-weather plan
- A clear list of what’s included
- If the price includes VAT
- 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