Caterer help please!

jlin8188

Hey ladies, I am semi new to board postings, having only posted once last week and replied to 2 or so today. I need some advice, I have booked Kinney Bungalow for my June 2013 wedding. I need  advice on caterers for a wedding with under 50 guests. I am on a budget and would like to spend only $2000 or so on food, definitely no more than $3000. Kinney Bungalow requires open bar, so I hope that the caterer will allow me to supply my own liquor. I have read that West bay gourmet allows u to purchase your own liquor but I want other options since I have emailed them and they have yet to respond. I have read that not replying to emails is typical of WBG. I love Spain restuarants food, but I dont believe they are a full caterer service, since I will need linens and place settings. Any help or advice will be very helpful. Oh and I have also contacted Blackstone caterers and they have quoted me at roughly $87pp. I just need to get a feel for what I am in for financially.

Thank you all in advance and I hope you guys can help me

i2012do

Hi Johanna, My best advice is to search "caterer" on this board, that way you can find a ton of information about what people have written past reviews on.

Just so you know B+M Clambake is often suggested on here as  a great caterer that is also budget friendly (they do all kinds of foods, not just clam bakes)

I am personally using blackstone, and all my serviing ware is included-but not the linens, that is an additional charge... so be sure to Read through all the information carefully so you know what is included and whats not

jlin8188

Thank you, I definitely will.

chf08

I have not decided on my venue yet, but I am considering several which would require me to bring my own caterer, and I'm facing the same issues as you. I would like to spend under $2,000 total, if at all possible, for the catering. I checked in with Young's Catering out of Seekonk, as I heard that they are pretty reasonable, but I have to finish supplying them with some additional information before I can receive a price proposal. You may want to contact them as well. Other places to check are Penelli Marra of East Greenwich, Emery's of Central Falls, and Trattoria Simpatico out of Jamestown. I also recently came across this place: http://touchofclasscateringri.com/. I really don't know anything about them, but their pricing looks to be very reasonable.

If you find any useful additional information out and/or are able to track down a decent caterer which falls into the under $2,000 price range, I'd love to know about it. I'm only expecting to have about 50-65 guests, so I'm hoping that it will be feasible.

RoyalOrient

A second vote for B & M Clambake. We are using them for our cocktail hour for a very reasonable price.

hick115

Try Tom'awesomes Market in Coventry or Warren. Glenn Place is great in working with budgets and the food is

hick115

oops,typo...  I ment the food is awesome ,and Glenn Place at Tom's Market is great to work with .My daughter is doing a cocktail reception at the Kinney Bungalow next month

jlin8188

Wow great! thank you all for your advice, @ chf08: I will definitely look into the ones you suggested. If I find one that is in expensive I will post it on here. and thank you hick115 I will check out Glenn Place. I do have a question regarding the reception at Kinney Bungalow. Is your daugher not having a sit down dinner? I always wondered about cocktail receptions. I would love just to have cocktails and hor' d'oeuvres for my reception with lots of liquor and dancing. I just was unaware how common it was. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

hick115

My daughter and her fiance decided on a cocktail reception for the same reasons...cocktails ,hor'd'oeuvres, dancing,and a really good party!  His family is from the west coast and ours is from New England,we figured a cocktail reception would encourage people to mingle,plus we have the issue of dietary restictions with a few of the guests,and with hor' d'oeuvres we can have something for everyone....we had a tasting with Glenn from Tom's Market a couple of weeks ago and the food was fantastic.....he is planning a "heavy" passing of hot and cold ( about 16 pieces per guest!).....we were very impressed...nobody will go home hungry!

jlin8188

@ hick115: Thank you so much, I had no idea that it was more common than I thought. I may just do a cocktail reception at Kinney Bungalow as well, I bet this saved her cost on place settings as well?  since her guest would only need silverware for the cake. I think that it may be cost effective for us and it will ensure that everyone have a great time.

Thank you so much once again for all the information this has been extremely helpful in clearing up my misconceptions on what a cocktail reception entails.  the planning process can be a lil daunting since I will be doing this myself so I sincerely appreciate your help.