Surrey · England
Corporate Paella Catering in Shortheath
We cook paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events across Shortheath and Surrey, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Client and customer events
- Fundraisers
- Company summer parties
Live corporate paella catering in Shortheath
Corporate paella catering in Shortheath, cooked live
For client events, presentation matters: staff-served canapés and paella bowls look professional. Typical bookings include christmas parties and team-building events, with vegan and vegetarian paella, Spanish desserts and bowl food.
Team away days in the countryside around Shortheath suit live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. The paella is served straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it’s ready.
The process
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and it is served hot from the pan when you’re ready to eat. For a Christmas party in Shortheath, it is dark by about 4:00pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- First, we check date and venue.
- You pick the menu.
- We provide the paperwork.
- Your team watches the paella cook.
- It is served quickly, then we pack down.
How to prepare
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Leave space around the cooking area
Getting a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.
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Occasions we cook for in Shortheath
It is fast to serve to a crowd, ideal for a tight schedule.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Shortheath, people book us for events such as:
- Away days and office lunches
- Charity and fundraising events
- Team-building days
- End-of-year celebrations
Shortheath is about 37 miles from central London, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events.
What your quote should include
- How bad weather is handled
- Travel and parking costs
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- The venue requirements
Should I cook it myself?
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.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Get facilities approval early
- Ask what the venue requires from caterers
- Ask staff about diets in advance
- Tell us how long the food break is
We adapt if timings change.
Spanish desserts or churros for a sweet finish.
What corporate paella catering costs
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Your choice of paellas
- How long we are needed on site
- Guest numbers
- Whether you need crockery
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and rough timings
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Questions from Shortheath
What’s the nearest station to Shortheath for guests?
The closest is Farnham station, roughly 1.3 miles away.
Do you cater in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Can you cater a winter event?
With the right covered space, yes. A steaming pan on a cold evening goes down well.
Can you do a team-building activity?
Teams often enjoy watching and asking questions. Tell us what you’d like.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
What paperwork do you have?
Let us know what’s required, and we’ll send what you need.
Organising for someone else?
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Space, weather and the venue
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Somewhere close to park and unload
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Desserts
- Drinks service
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Canapé tapas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
Is live paella right for your work event?
Barbecues cook in batches and struggle with diets. Paella covers diets with separate pans. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why book with us
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- A clear, itemised quote
Business events near Shortheath
Shortheath is about 1 mile south-west of Farnham, in Surrey. Whether your work event is in the middle of Shortheath or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cater in 395 places across Surrey. Our events stretch from Shortheath to Guildford (11 miles away).
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Farnham station is about 1.3 miles away. With the B3384 nearby, access for our van and equipment is straightforward. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the GU9 and GU10 postcode area. Whether your work event is on Shortheath Road, Little Thurbans Close and Sunnydell Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. You will find Shortheath on the B3384, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. If your venue is just outside Shortheath, we also cover Wrecclesham (1 mile west), Boundstone (1 mile south), Rowledge (1 mile south-west), Holt Pound (1 mile south-west) and Bucks Horn Oak (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (11 miles east), Woking (13 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Frimley (9 miles north-east), Haslemere (8 miles south-east) and Cranleigh (15 miles east).
A little further out are Farnham Castle (1.6 miles north) and Museum of Farnham (1.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Aunt's Pool and Farnham Heath.
- Local schools include Weydon School (0.5 miles north-west) and Weydon School (0.5 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Royal Oak Public House (0.5 miles west)
- 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