Hampshire · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Upper Swanmore events
Treat your guests to live paella at your work event in Upper Swanmore. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- End-of-year celebrations
- Company summer parties
- Client and customer events
Corporate paella catering for Upper Swanmore events
Dietary needs and planning tips
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
- Check the building or venue allows live cooking
- Share the timings for food
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
We leave the space as we found it.
Spanish desserts or churros for a sweet finish.
Corporate paella catering in Upper Swanmore, made fresh on the day
Bowl food, canapé tapas and desserts can be added, and we work with your venue on access and paperwork. We cook canapé tapas, vegan and vegetarian paella and paella lunches, and we’re regularly asked to cater summer parties for staff and open days and launches.
At country venues around Upper Swanmore, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
Questions from Upper Swanmore
Do you come out to small places like Upper Swanmore?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Upper Swanmore for guests?
Botley station, about 4.4 miles south-west of the centre.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Do you do Christmas parties?
Yes, where the venue has a covered, ventilated space to cook. December dates go fast.
Can we pay by invoice?
Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how we work.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Work events in Upper Swanmore: access and travel
Upper Swanmore is about 6 miles north-east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. We cook at work events in homes, gardens and venues in Upper Swanmore. Upper Swanmore is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our events stretch from Upper Swanmore to Southampton (10 miles away).
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Botley station is about 4.4 miles away.
Here we cover the SO32 postcode area, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. From Vicarage Lane, Green Lane and Well Lane or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. Nearby, we also cater work events in Hill Grove (1 mile south), Swanmore (1 mile south-west), The Hangers (1 mile north-west), Droxford (2 miles north-east) and Dean (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (10 miles north-west), Gosport (10 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (8 miles west), Fareham (7 miles south) and Horndean (8 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Bishop's Waltham Museum (1.9 miles west) and Knowle Hospital (5.1 miles south). The countryside around Upper Swanmore includes St Clair's Meadow and Beacon Hill.
- Schools near Upper Swanmore include Swanmore College of Technology (1.1 miles south-west)
Working with your venue
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
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.
How the day works
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. In Upper Swanmore, a summer staff party stays light until about 9:20pm; winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- Tell us the date, venue, headcount and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- Access and set-up are agreed with facilities.
- We cook live and serve on schedule.
- We pack down and leave the space tidy.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Let us know the timings for the day
Get a quote
Thinking about corporate paella catering for your work event in Upper Swanmore? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
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How we price corporate paella catering
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Parking and unloading
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Where the event is
- The date and rough timings
- Which courses you have in mind
- Expected numbers
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your work event, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Nearby places to Upper Swanmore
More for events in Upper Swanmore
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
Canapés suit launches and client events.
Bowl food
Bowl food lets guests eat while they mingle.
Perfect for your work event in Upper Swanmore
No kitchen required, so it works at offices, car parks, courtyards and outdoor venues.
In Upper Swanmore and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Summer parties for staff
- Client hospitality
- Christmas parties
- Training days and conferences
Upper Swanmore is about 60 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city.
What your quote should include
- How each diet is kept separate
- How late numbers can change
- What happens if it rains
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Paella compared with other options
Barbecues cook in batches and struggle with diets. Paella covers diets with separate pans. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Why Upper Swanmore hosts choose us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Catering across Hampshire, including Upper Swanmore
- 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