Is it worth negotiating menu prices with your venue?

I booked with my reception venue in February 2022 for our wedding in August 2023. The venue handles catering (drinks and food). We signed a contract with a minimum spend but not much else in terms of details. The catering package they provided us in February had dinner starting at $55/person, bottles of wine at $28, beer at $5.6ea. We chose this venue because it was one of the most economical in our area. The menu has now changed twice, and as of the update we got last night, dinner starts at $72/person, bottles of wine are $38ea, and beer is $7.5ea. I expected increases due to inflation and general rising food costs but I budgeted for around 10-15%, and these changes are around 30% more! We are now going to be way over our budget (our guest list is 150).


Now my question: is there any point in trying to negotiate with the venue on their menu prices? The contract is silent on this, and we just have a minimum spend of $19,000, which we would have met in the previous menu prices anyways. I know from friends that all venues have increased prices a lot since COVID and with inflation, this venue isn’t the only one. If they’re not going to budge it seems like a) a waste of my time and b) could sour the relationship which I worry might impact our day. But if there is any chance of reducing the prices it could be really worth it, as we are feeling really strapped with all the price increases we’ve experienced over the last year. Thanks for your help!