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fw2L210
Dedicated February 2018

Mexican menu vs Italian Menu...which would you prefer?

fw2L210, on July 20, 2017 at 10:24 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 84

After doing our tastings, FW and I are still torn on the wedding menu. We have really fallen in love with the venue’s “themed” menus, particularly their Italian and Mexican. As a guest, which would you prefer? (Note—these do not include the appetizers we will be serving during cocktail hour.)...

After doing our tastings, FW and I are still torn on the wedding menu. We have really fallen in love with the venue’s “themed” menus, particularly their Italian and Mexican. As a guest, which would you prefer? (Note—these do not include the appetizers we will be serving during cocktail hour.)

Italian Menu:

Comes with a salad, assorted dinner rolls, a vegetable selection of our choice, a protein entree and an entree without protein. Some of the protein entrees include chicken parmesan and fettuccini alfredo with roasted chicken, and some of the non-protein entrees include cheese-stuffed cannelloni, penne pasta primavera, and vegetarian lasagna. We will pick one from each category, and special meals can also be made for vegans, gluten allergies, etc.

Mexican Menu:

Comes with corn/flour tortillas, tortilla chips, guacamole, two types of salsa, cheese, sour cream, lettuce and onions, with a choice of two entrees and two sides. The two entrees we are leaning toward are

84 Comments

  • Lisa
    Expert October 2017
    Lisa ·
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    I love both, but for the wedding I think Italian might be a better choice for the majority of people.

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  • janz
    Devoted September 2017
    janz ·
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    I'm sooooo beyond sick of Italian, especially the basics-if it were something more than chicken parm then maybe. I would go Mexican actually

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  • Rachel
    Devoted September 2017
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    Any day of the week I would be team Mexican. But, I feel like for a wedding the Italian may be better suited.

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  • Jurney1
    Dedicated October 2017
    Jurney1 ·
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    Italian may be a better option for your guest.

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  • Sarah
    Devoted October 2018
    Sarah ·
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    I don't really like restaurant Mexican food unless it's really authentic so I'd go with Italian

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  • FutureMrsD
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    FutureMrsD ·
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    Mexican!

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  • A&W
    Master May 2017
    A&W ·
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    Italian seems more formal, but Mexican sounds tastier, so I'd go with the Mexican.

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  • Cecilia
    Devoted November 2017
    Cecilia ·
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    Omg I am Italian so of course I will choose Italian food. Smiley smile

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  • Cecilia
    Devoted November 2017
    Cecilia ·
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    @Janz I agree with you about been sick of Italian food but maybe because you are used to the chains restaurant, I am Italian and I grow up with amazing food very tasty and very different of what we see here . Smiley smile I still vote for the Italian food .

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  • LoveYouMoore
    Super April 2017
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    How about Italian for the main dinner and a late night taco bar? That sounds wonderful (heart emoji eyes) plus you wouldn't have to choose. You get both!

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  • Mrs. Coakley
    Master June 2017
    Mrs. Coakley ·
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    Definitely italian. I love some good tacos, but the italian selections seem more formal and more fitting for a wedding Smiley smile

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  • janz
    Devoted September 2017
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    @Cecilia I almost called it "Italian" especially made it mass quantity for a wedding which I'm assuming it will be. The only Italian I'm eating is made by nonna lol

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  • Hannah
    Super August 2017
    Hannah ·
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    I think mexican would be good... I personally have never seen a mexican food wedding. I like mexican food more than Italian, although Italian seems more upscale. So it depends if you care about that. another thing to consider Is your guests. A lot of people can't handle the greasy-ness of Mexican and it upsets their stomach.

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  • Cecilia
    Devoted November 2017
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    Sei anche italiano? Conosci un ottimo cibo italiano, that's great so you know the good food , but I still vote for the "Italian" food, I like the idea of mixing like LoveYouMoore suggested .

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  • D
    Devoted July 2017
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    I would pick Italian.

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  • fw2L210
    Dedicated February 2018
    fw2L210 ·
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    Thank you, everyone! We kept going back and forth. We originally thought Italian because it seemed a little more typical "wedding-y" and we figured is more universally liked. At the tasting, the Italian was good but the Mexican was REALLY good, so we started to lean that way (though I could be biased because Mexican is my favorite haha). We live in southern AZ, and have many OOT relatives comment how much they like eating Mexican food when they come to visit us, which also started to gear us that way.

    But it seems like most people here agree with our first train of thought, that Italian is more universally liked and more agreeable with everyone, so we will probably go back that direction. I will talk about it with FW some more and share these opinions with her :-) Thank you! It helps to get outside perspective!

    ETA: words

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  • Kimberly
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    Kimberly ·
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    As good as the Mexican option sounds, I'd go Italian. Some people just can't handle spicy

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  • Doty
    Expert June 2017
    Doty ·
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    I would pick Italian

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  • MrsRies&Love
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    Mexican!

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  • AdventuresofRuth
    VIP October 2017
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    Italian for me

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