Thoughts on Menu

ChristineNB

Hey all I wanted your thoughts on the menu.  Me and my fiance have been debating if there is enough meat dishes.  FYI, around 15% of our guests are vegetarian

Cocktail Hour:
Cheese
Fruit/Dip
Vegetables/Dip
Tortillas and salsa
Empanadas
Mini Tacos
Quesodillas

Dinner will consist of 3 different buffet serving stations:

A Pittsburgh station
Pierogies
Wings
Kielbasa
Stuffed Cabbage
Mini sandwhiches
Haluski

A Pasta Station
Baked Ziti in marinara sauce
Chicken pene alfredo with broccoli
Wild Mushroom Ravioli
Meatballs on the side

A Salad Station
Ceasar salad
Mixed Field Green Salad
Caprese Salad
Hummus and Pita
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Variety of breads and rolls

jessicabessica

It seems like you have a fair amount of meat, but I don't eat meat, so I'm biased.  How many of your appetizers will be meat (can't tell what kind of tacos, empanadas, and quesadillas you're having from your post).  One thing I noticed is that you don't have any seafood.  Fine if you don't thing it'll be a crowd pleaser, but if you think guests would like it, you could do shrimp cocktail or have some fish tacos with your other mini tacos.  

ChristineNB

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[QUOTE]It seems like you have a fair amount of meat, but I don't eat meat, so I'm biased.  How many of your appetizers will be meat (can't tell what kind of tacos, empanadas, and quesadillas you're having from your post).  One thing I noticed is that you don't have any seafood.  Fine if you don't thing it'll be a crowd pleaser, but if you think guests would like it, you could do shrimp cocktail or have some fish tacos with your other mini tacos.  
Posted by jessicabessica[/QUOTE]
I forgot to mention but the empanadas are beef, the mini tacos come in beef and chcken, and the quesadills are shirmp, cheese, and vegetable. 

The seafood is something we had considered, but it had pushed our price up an additional $12/person, which seemed a little steep. 

Sue-n-Kevin

Wow, can I come to your wedding? It sounds delicious.

Now, let's think about people who are "meat and potato" folks. I personally love kielbasa and stuffed cabbage because I'm Polish and grew up on it. Will most of your guests like this? Or, do you anticipate there will be a few people who will want "just" a meat dish like beef or chicken that is not sauced up or accompanying something else? I'm not criticizing your choices, just asking it since you probably know your guests best. In spite of the bad rap, there are people that sort of like "wedding food", ie chicken or beef.

lyndausvi

I think your menu is well balanced.

random4180

Looks good to me- I think it's pretty varied and I totally get you on the price difference with certain foods- we're doing a pasta bar with a chicken entree and with sausage and meatballs available as a side because adding the filet mignon and salmon entree was a $15 difference. And as a vegan, I'm pretty happy with the vegetarian options.

ChristineNB

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[QUOTE]Wow, can I come to your wedding? It sounds delicious. Now, let's think about people who are "meat and potato" folks. I personally love kielbasa and stuffed cabbage because I'm Polish and grew up on it. Will most of your guests like this? Or, do you anticipate there will be a few people who will want "just" a meat dish like beef or chicken that is not sauced up or accompanying something else? I'm not criticizing your choices, just asking it since you probably know your guests best. In spite of the bad rap, there are people that sort of like "wedding food", ie chicken or beef.
Posted by Sue-n-Kevin[/QUOTE]
Hmm, I feel most of the guests will be fine with the menu.  There are some people (not buy any means the majority) that are like fiancee, die hard meat eaters.  That being said even fiancee said that he would be happy with his meatballs, kielbasa, and wings.

ChristineNB

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[QUOTE]Looks good to me- I think it's pretty varied and I totally get you on the price difference with certain foods- we're doing a pasta bar with a chicken entree and with sausage and meatballs available as a side because adding the filet mignon and salmon entree was a $15 difference. And as a vegan, I'm pretty happy with the vegetarian options.
Posted by random4180[/QUOTE]
Yeah I hear you.  When we got our first original estimate from the caterer they had included foods way out of price range, like a seafood bar.  Just getting the menu down to foods that are more in our budget was able to drop the price down by $15/person. 

NOLAbridealmost

That menu sounds pretty awesome to me. 

Nikki71

Uhh, awesome menu! You are offering a wide variety of foods and providing options that ensure everyone will have SOMETHING they like. Kudos.