Should I order more food? Opinions needed please!
We're having a serve yourself buffet and I've order enough food for 60, and we're basically feed 45 people (about 1.3 servings per person). A coworker saw one item that we'll have and said her boyfriend (another coworker) could eat half of it. I would just laugh it off and just take it as he really loves this specific item but at a store meeting we had enough doughnuts for everyone to have at least 2, but not 3 each. Before everyone was able to grab one, he picked up 6 for himself. Comments were made and his response was "Doughnuts are good!" I can see this person being hungry, running to the front of the line, piling his plate full of this food, and not thinking twice about how much he's taking or other guests.
If he does take half that only reduces it down to 1.2 servings per person, but I know people tend to take more than just 1 serving. I also don't want other guests to be left with just salad to eat. Our parents have said not to worry about it and let him look like an ass (he would look like one but definitely not feel like one) but I'd rather have too much than not enough. 12 additional servings of food will only cost $55 and will bring it up to 1.5 servings per person. Should I go ahead and get the extra 12 servings to be on the safe side?
Re: Should I order more food? Opinions needed please!
If you want a more specific answer, I think it depends on the item and the menu at large. For instance, if the item is ham and you're serving both ham and fried chicken, most will take probably take less than a full serving* of both. But if the item is mashed potatoes and they are basically your only side dish and carb item, then I would definitely order more.
*By full serving, I don't mean the food plate guidelines of 3oz. of protein, but rather the catering guidelines where they say to allow .5 pounds of meat per person.
Thanks for the input. I don't mind running out of some items but I don't want to run out of food overall.
We're doing to-go (our favorite restaurant doesn't actually cater). As far as his table being last, I really don't see that stopping him from just jumping in line because he's hungry and other people are getting food. The boy's 19 so I understand appetite and not really having social skills/etiquette/common sense, or whatever you want to call it, but it's still frustrating.
After ordering more food and talking with my parents, I have now switched my concern to my Aunt and Uncle showing up and bringing their adult children and their families (I didn't invite any of them but my parents so kindly text-invited my Aunt and Uncle without telling me) - but that's another story for another time.
Oh, and FI and I are paying for our wedding, not our parents.
This sounds like a "just order the extra food" type situations. Glutenous @$$ not withstanding I'd have probably recommended the same to get the extra food.
Truly being 19 isn't an excuse. I known plenty of individuals that age who were perfect gentleman and knew how to behave in social settings. That said - nothing worse than not ordering enough food - a friend of mine just posted the other day about being at an event with 10 others and the planner only ordered ONE pizza for lunch to feed the entire group! Now THAT is one that puts people into an odd predicament...
I searched for a few months trying to find help that fit within budget but came up empty-handed. The majority of us are family and friends, who do the whole passing around and eat after each other thing, so it's not too big of a deal in that aspect. As far as dripping - black table cloths. I refused to save a few dollars to get silver or white.
I think I'm good with the 12 extra servings, as long as there are no unexpected guests that randomly show up and turn it into a good ol' family reunion.
Also, he might look like an ass to whoever sees his plate but presumably most people will not see his plate and YOU will look like an ass for running out of food. I'd order way more.