Kent · England
Corporate paella catering in St Lawrence, Kent
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in St Lawrence: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests.
- Conferences and training days
- Company summer parties
- Team-building events
Corporate paella catering in St Lawrence
Corporate paella catering in St Lawrence, made fresh on the day
Food at work events can easily exclude people. Separate pans for meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan paella mean everyone eats together. Popular choices include paella lunches, Spanish desserts and vegan and vegetarian paella, and typical bookings are for fundraisers and client and customer events.
Around St Lawrence, team days can be at rural venues or the office. Live paella works in all of them. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
How we price corporate paella catering
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Waiting and bar staff
- How long we are needed on site
- Parking and unloading
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Expected numbers
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your work event in St Lawrence, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
For planners, venues and organisers
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 can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
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.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
The menu, dish by dish
Paella lunches
Two or three paellas served from the pan, quick to serve to a big team.
Bowl food
Bowl food lets guests eat while they mingle.
Nearby places to St Lawrence
Other catering in St Lawrence
How the day works
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and it is served hot from the pan at the agreed time. After-work summer parties in St Lawrence have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers, timings and diets.
- We confirm a menu and a quote, with any paperwork your venue needs.
- Access, parking and set-up are agreed with you or facilities.
- The paella cooks in front of your team and is served at the agreed time.
- Afterwards, our area is cleared and left clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or CT11 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
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St Lawrence questions
How far is St Lawrence from London?
Roughly 65 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to St Lawrence for guests?
Ramsgate station, in St Lawrence itself.
Can you cater for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Do you cater at business parks?
Courtyards and terraces frequently work, subject to the building’s rules.
How much does corporate paella catering cost in St Lawrence?
We quote for each event, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we will reply with a price.
What documents can you provide?
Ask facilities for their list and pass it on and we’ll respond.
Do you take everything away?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
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.
Space, weather and the venue
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we offer
- Bowl food
- Paella lunches
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
Paella compared with other options
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which slows a big team down. Paella pans serve many people quickly. Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
Planning a team event in St Lawrence
St Lawrence is about 1 mile west of Ramsgate, in Kent. Give us the address of your work event in St Lawrence, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. St Lawrence is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Central London is about 65 miles from St Lawrence, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. By road, St Lawrence is on or near the A255, which makes it easy for us to reach with the van and equipment. Within about a mile of the sea, seafood paella is popular for team events.
Corporate paella catering in CT11 and CT12 is planned around your venue and timings. We can cater a work event on streets such as Park Road, Saxon Road and Downs Road. St Lawrence is on the A255, so it is easy for us to reach with the van and pans. Other places close to St Lawrence for corporate paella catering include Ramsgate (1 mile east), Northwood (1 mile north), Upton (2 miles north-east), St Peter's (2 miles north) and Broadstairs (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles west), Margate (3 miles north), Dover (14 miles south), Deal (8 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west) and Tower Hamlets (15 miles south).
A little further out are Westwood Cross (1.5 miles north) and Ramsgate General Hospital (0.6 miles south-east). The countryside around St Lawrence includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Local schools include Chatham House Grammar School (0.6 miles east) and Churchill House School With Railed Area (0.7 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Admiral Fox pub (less than half a mile south-east)
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Ask facilities what documents they need from us
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Give us diet totals and allergy details
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
We serve at the agreed time, lunchtime or evening.
Bar staff and sangria on request.
- 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