Kent · England
Corporate paella catering in Wilmington, Kent
Paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Wilmington: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests.
- Conference lunches
- Summer parties for staff
- Client and customer events
Planning an event in Wilmington?
Corporate paella catering in Wilmington, made fresh on the day
Work events are diverse, and food can easily leave people out. Separate pans mean everyone eats the same kind of meal. Typical bookings include conferences and training days and open days and launches, serving bowl food, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas.
At country venues around Wilmington, live paella brings a hot meal to wherever the team is. Let us know about access and parking. You’ll know exactly what’s included before booking: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Parking and unloading
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Which courses you have in mind
- Anything your venue supplies
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
Who books corporate paella catering in Wilmington?
It needs no kitchen, so courtyards and outdoor spaces work.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Team lunches
- Conferences and training days
- Client and customer events
- Open days and launches
For staff and clients coming by train, Crayford station is about 1.3 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Travel and parking costs
- Space, access and power needs
- How bad weather is handled
Why choose live paella in Wilmington?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella pans serve many people quickly. Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why book with us
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- We cover Wilmington and the whole of Kent
- Drinks service on request
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Business events near Wilmington
Wilmington is about 2 miles south-west of Dartford, in Kent. For corporate paella catering in Wilmington, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cook in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Wilmington to London (about 13 miles away).
By road, Wilmington is on or near the A2, which makes it easy for us to reach with the van and equipment. Central London is about 13 miles from Wilmington, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Wherever your work event is in DA2, DA5 and DA1, we can cook for your guests. Local streets include Common Lane, Parsons Lane and Oakfield Lane; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Wilmington sits on or near the A2, so getting the burners and pans to your work event is simple. Close by, we cover work events in Bowmans (1 mile north), Joyden's Wood (1 mile west), Puddledock (1 mile south-west), Coldblow (1 mile north-west) and Crayford (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (10 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Kings Hill (14 miles south-east), Swanscombe (5 miles east) and Windmill Hill (8 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Dartford Library (1.6 miles north-east) and Broadway Shopping Centre (2.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Wilmington include Wansunt Pit.
- Nearby schools include Wilmington Primary School (less than half a mile south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Plough pub (0.9 miles east)
- Local facilities include Colyers (2.8 miles north)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Also near Wilmington
What else we do in Wilmington
Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Wilmington? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
A closer look at the menu
Canapé tapas
Bite-sized tapas carried round by staff.
Vegan and vegetarian pans
Cooked separately with their own stock.
Your questions about corporate paella catering in Wilmington
Could we have live paella in Dartford Heath?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Is Wilmington too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cook indoors?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Do you cook at offices in central London?
Courtyards and terraces often work, if the building allows it.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Can you send documents to our venue?
Let us know what’s required, and we’ll provide it.
Do you come to Wilmington?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Wilmington. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
How quickly can you serve a big group?
We can. We plan pans and serving points so service is fast.
How it works
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests usually gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. After-work summer parties in Wilmington have daylight until about 9:20pm in late June and 7:05pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting.
- We check the date and venue.
- You pick the menu.
- We send any documents your venue needs.
- The paella cooks as your team gathers.
- Fast service, then we clear away.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your work event in Wilmington, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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Space, weather and the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Approval from your facilities team or building manager
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Desserts
- Drinks service
- Paella lunches
- Canapé tapas
- Bowl food
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- 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