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By *litterbabe OP Woman
over a year ago

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I'm getting quotes for catering for an event I'm helping with and a buffet dinner is coming in about £50 per head not including drinks... I never expected it be even half that...

Is that a normal kind of price?

Back to the drawing board!

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By *ohnaronMan
over a year ago

london

Sounds a total rip off. Dinner in Ritz about that. Get more quotes and tell them to F O.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

What kind of event? What kind of buffet food?

You could have a three course sit down dinner for that price

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Sounds a total rip off. Dinner in Ritz about that. Get more quotes and tell them to F O."
when did you last go to the Ritz?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to do buffets all the time, for a big standard buffet your looking at about £8 per head for a fancy one £15/£20 x

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By *litterbabe OP Woman
over a year ago

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I know.. Just some canapés, then a hot served buffet and a couple of desert choices... Coffee.. That's it...2 quotes so far at around £50 a head. I will get more quotes... Canapes seem to be over £1 each... They are only one bite!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

sounds extortionate to me;i had a job a while back that entailed me organising a couple of things like that and in central london they were way less than that!

if you have a catering college near you it may be worth enquiring whether they can do anything, some cater events as part of their training.

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By *eanontiWoman
over a year ago

Limerick

No that's very expensive for a buffet but it does really depend on the numbers. And believe it or not a cold buffet can be more expensive than a hot one

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By *ohnaronMan
over a year ago

london

"Sounds a total rip off. Dinner in Ritz about that. Get more quotes and tell them to F O.when did you last go to the Ritz?

About 3 years ago. If i remember meal about £50 but not counting wines, coffee, brandy which took it over £200 a head.

But caterers wont be including drinks for £50 ]

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Sounds a total rip off. Dinner in Ritz about that. Get more quotes and tell them to F O.when did you last go to the Ritz?

About 3 years ago. If i remember meal about £50 but not counting wines, coffee, brandy which took it over £200 a head.

But caterers wont be including drinks for £50 ]"
still don't know what food you had for dinner at the Ritz for £50 a head, its more than that for afternoon tea, anyway op, say one person had 4 canapés @£1 then say dessert wa£5 there charging you £40 for the buffet that's bloody ridiculous

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By *ohnaronMan
over a year ago

london

"Sounds a total rip off. Dinner in Ritz about that. Get more quotes and tell them to F O.when did you last go to the Ritz?

About 3 years ago. If i remember meal about £50 but not counting wines, coffee, brandy which took it over £200 a head.

But caterers wont be including drinks for £50 ]still don't know what food you had for dinner at the Ritz for £50 a head, its more than that for afternoon tea, anyway op, say one person had 4 canapés @£1 then say dessert wa£5 there charging you £40 for the buffet that's bloody ridiculous

Cant remember. Might have been lambs liver. Lovely girl singing to piano accompianist. Ritz is good value esp compared to that caterer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's expensive. I do catering and I start at about £6 a head. I don't do hot service though and you will pay extra for a hot service and fork buffets

Was that with waiters to serve the food/clear away etc or was it just a basic buffet?

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Sounds a total rip off. Dinner in Ritz about that. Get more quotes and tell them to F O.when did you last go to the Ritz?

I'd be happy with a box of Ritz crackers

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By *litterbabe OP Woman
over a year ago

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"That's expensive. I do catering and I start at about £6 a head. I don't do hot service though and you will pay extra for a hot service and fork buffets

Was that with waiters to serve the food/clear away etc or was it just a basic buffet? "

It was with the staff too.

I will contact a catering college, that's a great idea thank you.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

So hot food and staff to serve it to people?? Thays going to bump your cost per head up somewhat.

At my running clubs Christmas do last year we had a hot buffet bit you just went up and helped yourself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do it yourself Iceland's party food range will be in the freezers soon

, on a serious note though £50 sounds a total rip off.

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Sandwich platters from Costco go a long way, you can pre order a lot of it too

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Sandwich platters from Costco go a long way, you can pre order a lot of it too

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All the supermarkets do sandwich platters.

If no joy with the catering college (and remember most colleges have a catering/hospitality course) try local cafes.

For a buffet you only really need clearing staff and someone to man the bar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm getting quotes for catering for an event I'm helping with and a buffet dinner is coming in about £50 per head not including drinks... I never expected it be even half that...

Is that a normal kind of price?

Back to the drawing board!"

Bloody hell.. that's a 3 course gourmet meal. I would get alternative quotes. If it's a buffet then to be honest for £50 you could make quite a slap up yourself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's what your basically paying for then trained service staff to give out canapés.

If you ditch the canapés and have a savoury fork buffet and a sweet buffet you should be looking at around 12-15 a head for a good quality buffet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is this in a hotel?

Sounds expensive too me, I've organised xmas parties before in different venues and depending on the type of food (hot / cold / courses etc) sit down waitress service £40-50 pp inc 1/2 bottle wine and buffets in the £20-30 bracket.

Of course if you're in a 4* plus venue then you're paying for that as well as the food.

Are you on facebook,I find a lot of local service recommendations that way.

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By *litterbabe OP Woman
over a year ago

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"That's what your basically paying for then trained service staff to give out canapés.

If you ditch the canapés and have a savoury fork buffet and a sweet buffet you should be looking at around 12-15 a head for a good quality buffet "

Thank you I'll consider that as well as an option. It's not a hotel its a hall.

By served to guests, I mean help cut up slices of quiche etc, behind a buffet when people move along with the plates...

Thank you everybody for your tips and advice

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