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I need to follow this as well. As of right now, we were quoted approximately $4955 for around 125 people. The menu includes: fruit and cheese and specialty lemonades for cocktail hour, for the reception: brisket or sirloin with bourbon bbq glaze, chicken breast with the 3 choices of sauces, Eggplant stir fry (for vegetarians), Italian squash and mixed vegetables, rice pilaf, yeast rolls with 3 different butters to choose from, our wedding cake, cupcakes, brownies, blondies, and a mashed potato bar for a late night snack.

I think including gratuity we're at $1800. They are just doing the food, we have a separate vendor for drinks. I honestly can't remember the exact buffet menu since that was my fiancé's department haha, but we will have a chicken option, a beef option, a pasta, a potato, salad, rolls, and then obviously vegetarian meals for those who need them

This all depends on where you live. I’m on the eastern shore of MD and our price per person, the minimum we have to spend, is $110 in food and beverage. I think our food was like $12000, bar is $5900 and the rest is tax, grat, and liquor tax. We are at about $24000. It’s also our sister property of the venue I work, so I did get a bit of a discount.

We are not doing catering and just going to have a taco bar. We will be paying someone to help serve and make sure everything is full. I am the member of a couple local groups so we are going to see if a few ppl from that wld like to help.

Oh, entree is either filet with crab or rockfish with crab.....apps are a antipasto display, lamb chops, crab balls, edamame potstickers and pear, almond and Brie bites.....

We were quoted $4437.50 just for the customized menu (not including staffing fees, rental fees etc.) for 125 people. This includes plated salads, entrees, which of course will slightly alter the price depending on the plated options we will choose, Fruit and Cheese Display, 2 passed Hors d'Oeuvres for cocktail hour. Our plated options all come with dessert. We are hiring a separate catering company to do the alcohol.

We paid just over $200 per guest but it was an all include venue so it included the food, top shelf open bar, plus all the tables chairs, place settings, etc.

For cocktail hour we had 7 passed hor d'oeuvres: shrimp cocktail, caviar on potato latke, steak skewers, gazpacho, chicken curry wonton, crab cake, and fried zucchini. Rest of the menu is below.

I think location plays greatly into catering prices! We are in the Midwest and invited roughly 235 guests. We were quoted right under $2,000. Just food, no drinks! It is buffet-style, but there will be someone serving the food. Menu is pulled pork (sauce on the side), grilled chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, green beans, side salad, and rolls!

Where I'm from(Arkansas)most catering is buffet style & it's $10-$13 a person

We spent $134 per person and this is what it included. We also had a dessert bar with espresso torte, butter cake with berries, and an apple crostada.

Ours is $77 per person, not including drinks. This is at an all-inclusive venue though so the venue costs are wrapped into the catering. It includes veggie cups and a fruit and cheese display for cocktail hour, and we're serving a buffet with:

- caprese salad

- berry goat cheese salad

- caesar salad

- chicken tortellini dish

- local grouper with macadamia crust and mango relish

- prime rib carving

- veggies, potatoes, rice and rolls on the side

We're also paying about $2k to add sliders, mini pizzas, and pretzels to cocktail hour.

Ours is about $100 per person including the entree, an hour of hors douerves, and 5 hours of open bar

80 guests, our venue fee is $7500, and food/wine/beer/specialty cocktail is $95/pp. Including tax and gratuity it will cost us about $17,500. This includes all the tables, chairs, linens, servers, etc. It includes 7 horderves, 3 entrees (buffet style), a salad, and two sides. We have a $24,000 budget, so we are going "cheap" on all the extras. I plan on DIY-ing my flowers, we have a friend doing our cake, my photographer is $2000 for 2 hours, and I am still looking for a DJ in the $1100 range. Budget doesn't include my dress or the honeymoon.

Not a fun time for my pockets right now.

Ours is $38 per person and I am in central FL.
App: mini steak quesadillas and bacon wrapped jalepeno poppers
Sides: caesar salad, multigrain rolls, assorted roasted veggies and twice baked potatoes
Main: London broil or Mediterranean chicken

The price also includes linens, water/lemonade/tea, private server for FH and I, and gratuities.

That’s complicated to answer. Our proper dinner— like everything on the buffet plus plates salad and rolls on the table was $37 per person.
But the total costs we paid to the caterer was more like $135 or so per person— including all apps (those were itemized a la carts, same for the dessert), beverages (non alcoholic, incl water, soft drinks, iced tea, lemonade, and coffee service), bartenders (and all citrus/garanish for the bar [we provided alcohol and mixers]), servers, and all rentals (tables, linens, forks plates glasses— everything!) and set up and clean up.
Menus (dinner & cocktail hour):

Ours was about $315 per person which included a top shelf open bar all night, four passed apps and 3 stations for cocktail hour, late night snacks including smores and grilled cheese sandwiches, a hot chocolate/cider bar and the following plated dinner:

We are spending $15,000 for 175 people. That includes linens & china, but not the bar. We are having a stationary appetizer that is Caprese themed, then 3 passed ones. Then we are having a buffet of chicken & bison sirloin with mashed potatoes & brussel sprouts. And a plated salad prior.

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Ours was a little over $3000 total for 35 people. So about $86 per person. I would say we spent another $35 per person on alcohol for a grand total of $121 per person. This is in California. Here is the breakdown/menus

APPETIZERS:

*Debbie D's famous double dipped large coconut shrimp served with a sweet spicy Asian dipping sauce $3.75 ea.

*Artisan Cheese station with imported and domestic cheeses (such as Point Reyes Blue cheese, French Brie, Cambazola, Dubliner Cheddar, Gouda Pesto, Cottswald Cheddar, Horseradish, Humboldt Fog, etc.), fresh array of seasonal fresh fruits (such as grapes, Arroyo Grande organic strawberries, figs, apples and pears), dried fruits (apricots, peaches, Montemerency cherries, pears, Medjool dates, dried figs, apples, cranberries, etc.) and an array of artisan crackers (gluten free, if requested). I also include artisan olives. And assorted salami's, prosciutto, ham. This is served beautifully, garnished with greens and fresh herbs. $7.00 per person

SALAD:

*DD's from scratch Caesar Salad with home made garlic Parmesan ciabatta croutons, organic halved cherry tomatoes, home made Caesar salad dressing and tossed with lots of grated Parmesan Reggiano cheese No anchovies

$4.75 per person

Entree Selections:

*USDA Choice Grade Filet Mignon, slowly roasted and seasoned, served with a Brandy peppercorn reduction sauce with Yukon gold roasted garlic mashers and served with fresh local blue lake greens beans tossed with chopped cherry tomatoes, pancetta, garlic, olive oil and a hint of crushed red pepper flakes $36.50 per person

*Fresh Norwegian slow roasted salmon filet with a fresh strawberry, basil and balsamic sauce, served with or lemon risotto with white wine, shallots, fresh spinach and Parmesan Reggiano cheese and served with vegetable of your choice $30.00 per person

BREAD SELECTION:

*Warm artisan sliced breads with butter pats $1.60 PP

Filet Dinner per person $53.60

Ca. sales tax 7.75% $ 4.15

Standard gratuity 20% $ 10.72

Total Filet Dinner per person $68.47

24 Complete Dinners $1643.28

Salmon Dinner per person $47.10

Ca. sales tax 7.75% $ 3.65

Standard gratuity 20% $ 9.42

Total Salmon Dinner per person $ 60.17

11 Complete Dinners $661.87

BEVERAGE SERVICE:

Spa Water (fresh lemon slices, fresh basil and cucumber) $15.00 total

Coffee $.75 per serving (25 servings) $18.75

Beverage Charges:

sub total $33.75

Ca. sales tax 7.75% $ 2.61

Standard Gratuity 20% $ 6.75

Total for Beverages $43.11

Misc. Charges

3 bags of Glacier Ice @ $5.00 each (60 lbs.) $15.00

10 extra Coconut Shrimp $37.50

sub total $52.50

Ca. sales tax 7.75% $4.06

Gratuity 20% $10.50

Total for Misc. charges $67.06

Total for Food, Beverages and Misc. charges: $2415.32

All serving labor (including bar tenders/servers) are $21.00 per hour. As I mentioned we do complete set up of all your tables if you need it, all bar services (you provide alcohol), all serving and complete take down and clean up of the party and kitchen area.

Labor:

4 servers (including bar server) arrive at 2:00 PM to set up bar area, serving area, kitchen preparation area, set up Cheese/Charcuterie station, fry coconut shrimp, and get ready for salad and dinner service. Filet and Salmon will be slow roasted on site in home ovens. Plated salad service begins at 5:00 PM with served buffet to follow. Once we remove salad plates, then buffet is served, removal of dinner plates and then cake, coffee, etc is served. Plates, glasses, silverware are rinsed, put back into rental crates, trash picked up, guests taken care of and kitchen completely cleaned up as well as table break down, if you like. Servers most likely leaving after cake service and coffee service clean up at 9:00 PM.

4 servers @ $21 ($84.00 per hour) from 2:00 to 9:00 PM $588.00

FOOD, BEVERAGES, MISC. CHARGES $2415.32

Labor $588.00

Less $500 deposit -$500.00

Total due and payable (check preferred) $2503.32