Single vs Dual Plated Entree?

I personally have loved weddings where I got chicken and beef. However, if guests don't like one or other they are stuck with a smaller portion of the one they do eat.

I appreciate the hosting of a dual entrée but I would rather just be served what I want to eat. I am not a huge fish fan but would enjoy just chicken. However, I would feel like I needed to eat the fish since it was put in front of me and I don't want to waste it.

When I've seen dual its usually chicken & shrimp or steak & shrimp. Shrimp aren't as filling as fish, chicken or beef because they are usually only serving 2-4 shrimp at the second entree. But I agree I would not want fish and chicken on the same plate.

I prefer single plated meals. With the dual option, you may have someone who doesn't eat one of the things on the plate so it is a waste.

We did the filet and chicken plate and it went over well. We were served the surf and turf at the same venue and there was a lot of passing of the fish portion around the table

It could get dicey having a dual entree. People can be allergic to certain mains, especially seafood. My sister does not eat red meat for moral reasons so the beef on her plate would go to waste (and she won't touch any side items that have touched the meat). I personally do not like idea of chicken and fish being next to each other on my plate. I would still with several choices of one entree a person and let your guests pick whats best for them.

We will be serving a dual entree plate with chicken and a filet. I was at a wedding recently that did the dual entree plates and it was very quick for everyone to get their food. I was originally going to do stations but I didn't want dinner to last forever!

Our catering had to come to our venue, from an off-site location, they could only offer us one entrée, plus vegetarian and kids', because of the logistics, storing, etc. We chose a duet of chicken and filet. For those who didn't eat red meat, they got 2 half portions of chicken, and vice versa. Other guests may have switched themselves, at their tables. My parents have done that, a few times.

I'm going to a wedding this weekend and they have one duet (chicken and short ribs) and vegetarian. My sister's wedding offered 2 duets, plus vegetarian. One of her co-workers only eats seafood, so they were able to switch it around, when serving. (They served from carts, that made the meals up at the table). To add another entree would have been about $3 per person more, so she offered variety with the duet platters.

Single plated. Or stick with buffet so people can pick what they want and you dont have to call them all for a choice, and upgrade to an extra entree/side or add something else (up bar service, extra apps at cocktail hour, etc). I know people think plated is nicer but I've always had better quality food and been happier with my meal when I don't get a heap of fish/steak I won't eat on my plate.

We are doing a dual entree plate of chicken and beef. We can do any combo so I think we will be going chicken marsala and beef tenderloin. Our veggie option is vegetable napolean.

I would vote single plate, purely because even though you're under budget, you don't necessarily have to spend it on the dinner. What you could do, if you need to hit a limit ( which some venues have), offer your guests a choice between two entrees. Most venues will add a small additional charge (typically $2-$4 pp) but that way everyone gets what they want and nothing is wasted.

I would do single plate but offer two entrees that they can choose from ahead of time (so you'd tell caterer 100 beef and 50 chicken) or stick with buffet. Honestly, coming in under budget, I would splurge on a longer open bar, transportation for guests to and from hotel, or save it for my honeymoon. You are already hosting them with a meal so you've covered what etiquette requires.

I've been to a couple weddings where we got a chicken/beef dual plate. I liked it but only because I eat both of those things. I also think chicken and fish would be weird on the same plate (I don't like really like fish at weddings anyway because it's usually lukewarm, especially if it's a plated meal with a lot of guests).

More food is always better in my opinion but if there was seafood on my plate I wouldn't touch it. I would just do the buffet if you want to give more than one option.

We're having dual plates of lemon salmon and chicken Francaise. It was the most affordable option for us and I think it'll go over well.

Ask if you can see it ahead of time. Our venue's dual plates had teeny tiny portions of meat so we opted for single.

I made sure to go with single plated. When I was looking at the duel plated I knew if I were a guest i wouldn't want to have chicken and crab cakes (for example) I hate crab cakes. Going threw the options we had it just didn't make sense to me to give my guests something they may not want and only have a small portion that they liked. I'd rather have them chose from the options and get what they would like.

I vote single entree instead of duet, because giving people a choice is always better (this is why we're doing buffet)

I was at a wedding recently where they didn't ask for meal preference, everybody got the beef and fish. Almost nobody at our table could or wanted to eat both, so everyone kind of picked over their plate and ate what they could. We can't eat fish and the beef portion on its own wasn't very much, so we made the most of the only filling thing on the plate, the mashed potatoes. We were so hungry by the time the dancing really started that we left early, went home and had a snack.

We are having a dual entree. That is the only option our caterer provided, and I am excited about it! Our portions are full size portions for each, so it worked out better for us!