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Corporate paella catering in Wivelsfield Green, West Sussex
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for office lunches, staff parties, team days and client events in Wivelsfield Green and the surrounding area.
- Customer events
- Summer parties for staff
- Team days
Corporate paella catering for Wivelsfield Green events
How our corporate paella catering works in Wivelsfield Green
For client events, presentation matters: staff-served canapés and paella bowls look professional. Typical bookings include client hospitality and charity and fundraising events, with paella lunches, Spanish desserts and bowl food.
At country venues around Wivelsfield Green, we can bring a hot lunch to the team. Tell us about access. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Location
- Wivelsfield Green (RH17)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose live paella in Wivelsfield Green?
For catering that’s part of the event, live paella is a strong choice. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why Wivelsfield Green hosts choose us
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Catering across West Sussex, including Wivelsfield Green
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
Bite-sized tapas carried round by staff during receptions.
Paella lunches
A paella lunch feeds a team fast.
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Also in Wivelsfield Green
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.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Get facilities approval early
- Provide shade and seats outdoors
- Include soft drinks and water as well as alcohol
- Tell us how long the food break is
The cooking area stays tidy, and clear it away afterwards.
Churros or Spanish desserts to finish.
The process
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. After-work summer parties in Wivelsfield Green have daylight until about 9:20pm in late June and 7:05pm in late September; winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, need lit cooking and serving areas.
- You tell us the date, venue, numbers, timings and dietary needs.
- We confirm a menu and a quote, with any paperwork your venue needs.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- The paella cooks in front of your team and is served at the agreed time.
- We clear our cooking area away and leave the space as we found it.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
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Questions from Wivelsfield Green
Which station should guests use for Wivelsfield Green?
Wivelsfield station, about 2.1 miles west of the centre.
Do you cater in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will suggest a split based on your guests.
Can you cater a winter event?
Yes, where the venue has a covered, ventilated space to cook. December dates go fast.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Let us know your halal numbers, and it is cooked separately.
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.
Wivelsfield Green for staff parties and team days
Wivelsfield Green is about 2 miles east of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. From the centre of Wivelsfield Green to the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cater in 371 places across West Sussex. Our events stretch from Wivelsfield Green to Brighton (9 miles away).
Central London is about 37 miles from Wivelsfield Green, so it is a practical spot for away days and team events. Nearby historic houses include Ockenden Manor (4.3 miles north-west). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. The South Downs National Park is within about 4 miles, which suits team away days in the countryside.
This part of West Sussex takes in RH17, so your work event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Downsview Drive, Allwood Crescent and Farncombe Close; a work event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For work events just outside Wivelsfield Green, we cover Wivelsfield (1 mile west), Ditchling Common (2 miles south-west), Plumpton Green (2 miles south), Scaynes Hill (2 miles north) and North Chailey (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Crawley (11 miles north-west), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Haywards Heath (3 miles north-west), East Grinstead (12 miles north), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles south-west) and Lancing (14 miles south-west).
A little further out are Burgess Hill Museum (2.5 miles west) and Clayton Castle (4.9 miles south-west). Not far away are Ditchling Beacon and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
- Nearby, you will find The Cock Inn (under half a mile north-west)
Who books corporate paella catering in Wivelsfield Green?
It is memorable, in a way a sandwich platter never is.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- End-of-year celebrations
- Client hospitality
- Product launches and open days
- Charity and fundraising events
For staff and clients coming by train, Wivelsfield station is about 2.1 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- The wet-weather plan
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Timings and hours
- Travel, parking and access
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before you book.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of the space, if you can
- Your date and when you want to eat
- What the venue already provides
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: give us the basics about your work event, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, fill in our quote form.
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:
- Approval from your facilities team or building manager
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Menu ideas
- Paella lunches
- Canapé tapas
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- 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