evening buffet

xxClaire_24xx · Mar 20th, 2012, 11:11 AM

Hi all

to anyone having an evening buffet are you catering for the suggested 2/3 of all the guest or doing more or less

EmmyReece · Mar 20th, 2012, 11:37 AM

We're catering for all of our guests because we're not having a sit down meal as our ceremony is so late

I'm going to ask the venue to have tin foil available for the guests so that if they want to take any of the left over sandwiches they can

KittieB · Mar 20th, 2012, 17:19 PM

I think we're catering for all our guests... our venue hasn't mentioned only catering for 2/3

Erinsmummy · Mar 21st, 2012, 03:48 AM

We have 150 to the evening but are only catering for 100 as 100 of those guests will have eaten a 3 course meal at 4 lol

xxClaire_24xx · Mar 21st, 2012, 10:34 AM

yeah we have 80 in the day for the sit down meal and 200 at night and they said to cater for 120 at night as there will be plenty and normally find alot gets wasted xx

08marchbean · Mar 21st, 2012, 11:31 AM

our venue told us how man had to be catered for. We had 80 evening guests and they ALL had to be catered for. But there was hardly any wastage on the buffet, just a few sandwiches, was yummy

I think its usually the venue that dictates if the full number or the 80% has to be included in the numbers for catering.

xxClaire_24xx · Mar 21st, 2012, 18:28 PM

they only advised us to cater for 2/3s x

xMissxZoiex · Mar 21st, 2012, 18:37 PM

We are only catering for 35 at our evening buffet and we are having 60 evening guests. We are getting married at 4.30 and having the sit down meal at around 6ish, After the ceremony and photos. Our day time guests wont really be eating much after a 3 course meal!. x

08marchbean · Mar 22nd, 2012, 04:58 AM

if they advised 2/3 thats what i would go for! 1.it saves you money and 2. they obviously have the experience that that is enough for the numbers!

Mindy_mini · Mar 22nd, 2012, 05:07 AM

Depends what you're having I guess. If you're having a traditional buffet where folk can take a few nibbles then you should be ok but we had bacon and sausage baguette's. My thinking was if everyone wants something to eat, they'd all take one so I needed to cater one each.

Mar 20th, 2012, 11:11 AM	#1
xxClaire_24xx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 2,954	evening buffet Hi all to anyone having an evening buffet are you catering for the suggested 2/3 of all the guest or doing more or less

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Mar 20th, 2012, 11:37 AM	#2
EmmyReece Other BnB Elite Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberystwyth, Wales Posts: 13,386	We're catering for all of our guests because we're not having a sit down meal as our ceremony is so late I'm going to ask the venue to have tin foil available for the guests so that if they want to take any of the left over sandwiches they can

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Mar 20th, 2012, 17:19 PM	#3
KittieB Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 701	I think we're catering for all our guests... our venue hasn't mentioned only catering for 2/3

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Mar 21st, 2012, 03:48 AM	#4
Erinsmummy Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,533	We have 150 to the evening but are only catering for 100 as 100 of those guests will have eaten a 3 course meal at 4 lol

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Mar 21st, 2012, 10:34 AM	#5
xxClaire_24xx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 2,954	yeah we have 80 in the day for the sit down meal and 200 at night and they said to cater for 120 at night as there will be plenty and normally find alot gets wasted xx

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Mar 21st, 2012, 11:31 AM	#6
08marchbean Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Newcastle-UK Posts: 2,125	our venue told us how man had to be catered for. We had 80 evening guests and they ALL had to be catered for. But there was hardly any wastage on the buffet, just a few sandwiches, was yummy I think its usually the venue that dictates if the full number or the 80% has to be included in the numbers for catering.

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Mar 21st, 2012, 18:28 PM	#7
xxClaire_24xx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 2,954	they only advised us to cater for 2/3s x

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Mar 21st, 2012, 18:37 PM	#8
xMissxZoiex Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Here and There. Posts: 6,175	We are only catering for 35 at our evening buffet and we are having 60 evening guests. We are getting married at 4.30 and having the sit down meal at around 6ish, After the ceremony and photos. Our day time guests wont really be eating much after a 3 course meal!. x

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Mar 22nd, 2012, 04:58 AM	#9
08marchbean Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Newcastle-UK Posts: 2,125	if they advised 2/3 thats what i would go for! 1.it saves you money and 2. they obviously have the experience that that is enough for the numbers!

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Mar 22nd, 2012, 05:07 AM	#10
Mindy_mini Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,080	Depends what you're having I guess. If you're having a traditional buffet where folk can take a few nibbles then you should be ok but we had bacon and sausage baguette's. My thinking was if everyone wants something to eat, they'd all take one so I needed to cater one each.

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