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What should catering cost and please recommend a good one??

goldenlrbgoldenlrb
in Illinois-Chicago
We are going to do a Friday or Sunday, approximately 100-120 people.  What should catering cost, and does this include everything- food, drinks, tables, linens, clean up, etc.

If you can recommend a good caterer who does it all, and isn't too outlandishly pricey, I would appreciate it. :)
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Re: What should catering cost and please recommend a good one??

  • jewishmilitarybridejewishmilitarybride member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Pricing really varies. If you want one option, 2 options, or even 3. The alcohol pricing that they add on per person can also vary too depending on how many hours the drinks are avaialble and if the bar closes during dinner, what type of wine is served with dinner and so on. I feel like city prices are a bit inflated but downtown prices were between $85-$150 when we were looking. I'm sure you can go much higher but getting a low priced one in the city is tough! In the far suburbs they go as low as $55 but thats probably for local delivery.
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  • thealphabridethealphabride
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I'm using a caterer that is reasonably priced and has good food. They do it all!
    We are getting 2 entree option, fruit cup, salad, potatoes, pasta, full open bar for 4 hours with bottled beer, cake, ice cream, 100 pieces of sweets, (2 trays) all insurances for a bit over 5K for 100 guests. They provide servers and bartenders as well for this price. The tip is appreciated at the end of the night, not tacked on to your bill up front. They recommend 10-15%.
    They provide all tablewear, glasswear, silver, linens too, set it all up and tear it all down. They have been easy to work with and provided me a tasting, and the food was good. They have hundreds of food options, and cater to city locations.
    www.mariosevents.com check 'em out and best of luck!
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  • Golfer09Golfer09 member
    Fourth Anniversary 100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Try D'absolute, Fig, Conn's, and Froggy's catering.
    Our wedding SDE: https://player.vimeo.com/video/8491081 Our wedding Feature: PW=demo
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  • suneetasuneeta
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I'm using Jewell events and their prices appear reasonable for the city, and the food is delicious. Depending on the venue, you can also bring your own alcohol and they'll serve it. I think their prices run around $100pp.
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