Kent · England
Corporate Paella Catering for Weddington events
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events turns food into part of your work event in Weddington.
- Company summer parties
- Customer events
- Team lunches
Corporate paella catering near Weddington
About our corporate paella catering in Weddington
Work events need fast, inclusive food that keeps people talking. Live paella ticks every box. Typical bookings include charity days and launches and open days, serving bowl food, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas.
Team away days in the countryside around Weddington suit live paella: no kitchen needed, just level ground and access. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- The length of service
- How many courses
- Travel, parking and access
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What to tell us
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- The address or venue name
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your work event in Weddington, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Organising for someone else?
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Who books corporate paella catering in Weddington?
People remember it, in a way a sandwich platter never is.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Weddington, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Charity days
- Company summer parties
- End-of-year celebrations
- Customer events
Nearby historic houses include Goodnestone Park (3.9 miles south-west). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed.
Comparing caterers
- What happens if it rains
- The deposit and payment dates
- What the price includes, item by item
- Who provides the crockery
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Share diet numbers and allergies in writing
- Add a diet question to the sign-up form
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Tell us how long the food break is
We leave the space as we found it.
Canapé tapas for receptions and launches.
What else we do in Weddington
Common questions in Weddington
Do you come out to small places like Weddington?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Weddington for guests?
Sandwich station, about 2.6 miles south-east of the centre.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Can you provide dessert?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
What do you need at the venue?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Can you cater a winter event?
Yes, if there is a covered, ventilated spot. Book early for December.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Planning a team event in Weddington
Weddington is about 7 miles south-west of Ramsgate, in Kent. We cater work events at homes, gardens and venues in Weddington and the surrounding area. We cover 922 places across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 9 miles away.
Weddington is about 61 miles from central London, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Sandwich station is about 2.6 miles away.
We cover work events in every part of the CT3 postcode area. If your venue is just outside Weddington, we also cover Cop Street (1 mile north), Ash (1 mile south-west), Guilton (1 mile south-west), Coombe (1 mile south) and Durlock (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (9 miles west), Margate (8 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (15 miles south), Ramsgate (7 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are White Mill (1.9 miles east). The countryside around Weddington includes Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Chequer Inn (0.6 miles south-west)
Planning the cooking area
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Facilities approval and any site rules
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Paella lunches
- Bowl food
- Canapé tapas
- Desserts
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Drinks service
What’s in the pans
Canapé tapas
One-bite tapas served by staff during receptions.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
A proper vegetarian or vegan main, not an afterthought.
How the day works
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. For a Christmas party in Weddington, it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers and timings.
- You get a menu, a price and documents.
- We agree access and set-up with facilities.
- We cook in front of your team and serve on time.
- We clear our area and leave it clean.
How to prepare
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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Should I cook it myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
- 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