Buffet options- How many?

My friend is doing hers buffet and she’s having two proteins and two sides and a vegetarian option

View Quoted Comment That’s a good idea! We were going to do two meats, but when we did our taste testing, we started to disagree. My FH wants the steak and salmon. I want the steak and bbq chicken because I think chicken is more common and may be a better option for Kids to eat. So I’m not sure what options out of those we should choose form because we both loved the steak but didn’t agree on the second meat option. Do you know what proteins she’s doing?

Two proteins, one vegetarian main, and two sides. That didn't include the 5 appetizers we had, or plated salad & bread.

We did salad and rolls, 3 meats bc my husband wanted tons of meat, a vegan entree (which disappeared bc it was good and most ppl didn’t realize it was vegan lol), and 3 sides

View Quoted Comment What two proteins did you do? And I totally forgot ours come with salad and bread as well.

View Quoted Comment Lol yes we are now debating if we should just do three meats, but have to see if it’s in the budget. How did your prices turn out with having 3 meats? We are having 2 vegetables and then are debating on two other sides or just one.

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A bison sirloin and a bruschetta chicken. The vegetarian option was a mushroom dish but I'm 99% sure no one wanted that option and took the actual meat proteins instead. Our caterer planned on most guests taking both proteins.

View Quoted Comment Yeah I think most people would take the proteins as well. I honestly don’t know anyone that we are inviting that’s a vegetarian so I doubt we will have a vegetarian option (unless someone tells us) but may will just try to have enough sides.

We had two meats, two types of pasta, Chef's choice of grilled veggies and mashed potatoes. We also had a salad course served before the buffet opened. During cocktail hour we had three passed apps. We had wedding cake for dessert and a candy bar that was opened throughout the entire evening. We had a nacho bar as our late night snack.

Our buffet will have one chicken one beef. A vegetarian pasta entree (kinda also a side) a potato side a veggie side salad and bread rolls. Not to mention a ton of appetizers before hand!

View Quoted Comment Two meats were included in our package, so adding the 3rd meat cost an extra $300ish. Which compared to what we were already spending was no big deal. Plus it definitely got eaten so it was worth it to us.

We are doing a salad, bread, two protein options, two sides and a vegetable option. We are also doing some passed appetizers for cocktail hour such as mini ham sandwiches, chips and salsa and fresh fruit. I'm hoping there will be something for everyone!

Two meats, a gluten free vegan option, two sides, bread and a salad. We're also doing heavy apps.

View Quoted Comment What two meats are you all doing? We are doing heavy apps too!

Hey so we're doing buffet style as well I have 7 options dor the buffet
1.Garden Salad
2.White Rice3.Vegatable fried rice4.Spagethii 5.Grill chicken6.Fried Fish7. Fruit platterPlease unlimited soda,water,coffee and or tea...

We are doing a buffet, too!

our cocktail hour will have: spanikopita triangles, caprese skewers, and stuffed mushrooms - as well as the cheese, crackers, fruit, hummus, grilled flatbread, and fresh veggies

our buffet options:

braised short ribs

baked haddock with buttery sherried bread crumbs

garden salad

rice pilaf

roasted baby red potatoes

grilled seasonal veggies

chicken fingers & fries for kids

and a few dessert options

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Prime rib cutting station and chicken.

This is what I'm doing

View Quoted Comment Wow that sounds yummy! And I didn’t even think about doing something completely different for kid meals.

View Quoted Comment That sounds good! Seems like everyone has a steak or beef option then chicken. That’s how I want to do it but FH wants salmon and steak because he loved the salmon so much.