show me your menu ~Please....

julianahenao881 · February 2012

so i meet with the first catering company yesterday they showed me a few menu samples but im not sure if i like them.....Im doing a buffet....so for all of you ladies doing buffet what are you menus like???

Also should i use menu cards for each guest or 2 per table? or none
Thanks:)

kristin183 · February 2012

We are doing a buffet (BBQ) I think I am going to make a huge chalkboard sign with what is being served. I am on a limited budget so printing menu's seemed like a waste to me.

kipnus · February 2012

We're having a buffet for our formal at-home reception. It's at our favourite vegan restaurant and they mostly serve Asian cuisine. We'll have two starters, spring rolls and salty "chicken" strips. Then there will be white rice and seven entrees: ginger "beef," Mongolian "chicken," yellow curry "mutton," sweet and sour "pork," two veggie dishes, and a noodle dish. I think two or three of the options are gluten-free. Following that, there will be fruit for dessert, and later on we'll have our vegan cheesecake--so yummy! No menu cards on tables--we'll just have labels on the buffet.

Our informal reception, right after the ceremony, will be a Mennonite "faspa" (light supper). There will be buns with cheese and coldcuts, potato salad, and pastries. We'll also have cake and cookies. I'm so excited!

Jessica632011 · February 2012

We are doing stations, so we will have a grilled vegetable station, a Caesar salad station, a pasta station (2 kinds of sauces and pasta), a prime rib station and a baked ham station.

We will also have butler passed hors d'Oeuvres for the first half an hour.

Pixieliddle23 · February 2012

So far for our menu we have as appetizerish items fruit, cheese/crackers, sausage dip with tortilla chips (so delicious-didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did). Then we have a salad with two dressings to choose from, grilled chicken with the choice of two dipping sauces, a mashed potato bar with five different toppings, green beans almondine, and rolls. Then the basic tea, water and lemonade. We're thinking of addding a couple of food items like a spinach artichoke dip, tortellini in an alfredo sauce, and possibly thai chicken lettuce wraps. We wanted a variety of items that we liked and think our guests will really enjoy.

I haven't really thought about listing the menu anywhere but if the caterers don't provide any little signs then I will probably just make one for the buffet table to save a little money. I figure people will know what most of the food is but I will need little signs for the dressings for the salad and for the chicken. I'll figure it out more when I talk to our caterers.

motogrl13 · February 2012

We are doing a buffet, and similar to Kristin, I am probably going to make/buy a chalkboard, and write the menu on that (we bought chalkboard spray paint the other day and are going to try it out tonight).

Our menu is below

Passed Hors D'Oeuvres during our cocktail hour:

Herb goat chese and kalmata olives on rosemary crostini

French brie & raspberry en croute

Coconut chicken skewers with mango sauce

Ahi-tuna, wasabi, and black sesame tartare on a won ton crisp

Smoked salmon with chilled English cucumber, creme fraiche, microgreens, and citrus infused virgin olive oil

Plated salad, which will be served:

Baby spring mix with grilled pears, carmalized walnuts, cherry tomatoes, dried cranberries, crumbled goat cheese, and champagne vinaigrette

Dinner (buffet style)

Pan seared polenta triangle

Grilled veggies with lemon rosemary zest

Chicken breast stuffed with grilled asparagus, swiss chese, parmesan cheese, and roasted garlic cream sauce

Herb crusted beef tenderloin with porcini mushrooms and merlot wine reduction

Ravioli filled with portobella mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, ricotta cheese, and basil

Dinner rolls and butter at each table

Coffee and Tea

Zimsgirl · February 2012

Here's my menu card. It's going on the back of each table numer.

ETA: We're doing plated dinners

Our apps will just be a fruit and veggie spread

[Deleted User] · February 2012

My mom, my aunt, my grandma and I will be doing the food. We're doing a buffet and this is what my menu looks like right now, although it could change, I still have to talk to mom and see what she thinks.

Cocktail Hour

-veggie tray

-cheese tray

-fruit tray

-little smokies in bbq sauce

-bacon dudes (these are little pieces of bread with cream of mushroom soup spread on them rolled up and wrapped with bacon and baked- my family can't have a get together without them)

-meatballs

Food

-ham sandwiches

-turkey sandwiches

-pb&j sandwiches

-mac n cheese

-broccoli casserole

-chips

-green beans

-potato salad

Dessert

- Wedding cupcakes

-Oreo pie

-mini root beer floats

-banana pudding

Drinks

-Mimi’s punch (pinapple juice, orange juice, sweet tea, and ginger ale- there could be something else, I don't exactly remember)

-lemonade

-sweet tea

-un-sweet tea

Purple&7 · February 2012

We're having a BBQ buffet. We aren't having menu cards (I've never been to a wedding that has had them.)

- BBQ
-Hash and Rice
-Mac and Cheese
-Green Beans
-Yams
-Cole Slaw

We'll also have a fruit and veggie table as well.

Dessert= Wedding Cake!

courtneyclare103 · February 2012

Ours isn't completely filled out in the appetizer portion because we still have to pick a few selections, that's why there is a large empty space near the top. We're also doing a buffet, but I really like the look of menu cards, so I think we're doing one at each place setting. The norm here is to leave the buffet open all night and people eat whenever they want--most people don't even have a seat for each person. We're doing it differently though. Each person will have a seat, tables will be called to the buffet by table number, and at one point every person will be seated and eating.

ETA: That is not our monogram, but the William Arthur site doesn't change it from the sample until you get it printed!

doeie04 · February 2012

We aren't doing one. Our food is pretty easy to identify. We are doing a BBQ buffet. We have a few options that are special for some people with food restrictions, and they will have nice labels on them. (Dairy-free garlic mashed potatoes and vegetarian baked beans.)

cmg317 · February 2012

Since our caterers will be there to serve, we aren't doing menu cards. We are going cajun buffet. Apps: Fruit and cheese tray and Boudin balls. Main: Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Chicken Jambalaya, Crawfish Etoufee, shrimp and grits, cajun roast pork, new potatos, and corn. For dessert: Bread pudding and cake. Our cake will look like a crawfish boil!

Shelly527IN · February 2012

We are having a local family owned restaurant cater. It wiill be fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Drinks will be lemonade, tea, coffee, and sodas. We will have veggie trays for appetizers.

MMRoberts11 · February 2012

We don't have our menu completely figured out yet but we will be doing a sign at the beginning of the buffet so everyone will know what is available.

noisulli22 · February 2012

Everyone's menu sounds delicious my stomach is growling! Um can I be the unofficial taste tester for everyone's wedding, I don't want yall to taste any nasty food so I will take one for the team!!!

EmDeVine14 · February 2012

We're hosting a dessert reception. We're not doing menues, we're using chalkboards to describe the sweets as guests file through buffet style.

gregamywedding · February 2012

We are having a buffet. I will have one menu on a chalk board at the beginning of the buffet.

Meats - Fried Chicken and Smoked Brisket

Sides - Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy
            Creamed Corn
            Green Beans
            Salad
            Bisects

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