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Corporate Paella Catering in West Thorney
Looking for corporate paella catering in West Thorney? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Client hospitality
- Team-building events
- Launches and open days
Corporate paella catering in West Thorney
The menu, dish by dish
Bowl food
Paella in bowls for standing receptions.
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas suit client events.
Corporate paella catering for your work event in West Thorney
A cooking station gets people mixing, which is the point of a team event. We cook canapé tapas, bowl food and vegan and vegetarian paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater client hospitality and team days.
At country venues around West Thorney, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
- Location
- West Thorney (PO10)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
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FAQs for West Thorney
What’s the nearest station to West Thorney for guests?
The closest is Southbourne station, roughly 2.2 miles away.
Is West Thorney too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
How much space do you need?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Where do you cater?
We cover London and the South East, including West Sussex. Find your area.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
How much is live paella catering?
We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
Who clears up?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Prices and what affects them
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
- The number of people
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The address or venue name
- The courses you’d like
- The date and rough timings
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, use our quote form.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Food vans can create long queues. Paella is served fast from the pan. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why choose Love Paella in West Thorney
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
See Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Give us diet totals and allergy details
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Provide shade and seats outdoors
The space is left clean and tidy.
Bowl food for standing events.
For planners, venues and organisers
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in West Thorney? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
West Thorney for staff parties and team days
West Thorney is about 5 miles south-east of Havant, in West Sussex. Tell us where your work event in West Thorney will be, and we’ll plan access and set-up. We cook in 371 places across West Sussex. We cook right across the region, from West Thorney to Southampton (about 22 miles away).
Central London is about 59 miles from West Thorney, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events. For staff and clients coming by train, Southbourne station is about 2.2 miles away. The coast is within about 4 miles, so a seafood pan goes down well at summer events.
Wherever your work event is in PO10, we can bring corporate paella catering to you. Other places close to West Thorney for corporate paella catering include Thorney Island (1 mile north-west), Tye (2 miles west), Southbourne (2 miles north), North Hayling (2 miles west) and Northney (2 miles west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (10 miles east), Chichester (6 miles east), Selsey (8 miles south-east), Emsworth (3 miles north-west), Portfield (7 miles east) and Yapton (13 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Emsworth Museum (2.5 miles north-west) and Warblington Castle (3.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near West Thorney include Nutborne Marshes.
- Nearby schools include Bourne Community College (2.4 miles north)
The process
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 when you are ready to eat. For a Christmas party in West Thorney, it is dark by about 4:00pm, so the cooking and serving areas need good lighting. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers, timings and dietary needs.
- You get a menu, a quote and any documents the venue asks for.
- We agree access, parking and set-up times with you or the venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Give us your final numbers and diets
How to get a price
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your work event, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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Who books corporate paella catering in West Thorney?
Nobody is left out: every diet gets a hot main.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In West Thorney, people book us for occasions like:
- Team lunches
- Customer events
- End-of-year celebrations
- Fundraisers
Nearby historic houses include Warblington Castle (3.1 miles north-west). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers.
Before you book anyone
- The wet-weather plan
- When final numbers are due
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Space, access and power needs
Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Level ground for the pans and burners
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Canapé tapas
- Paella lunches
- Drinks service
- Desserts
- Bowl food
- 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