Buffet prices

Skintski

Hi All

We went to look at a 4 star, 2 rosette hotel on Saturday as a venue for our evening reception. We were very impressed with the hotel and it ticked every single box but are short of things to compare it to regarding prices.

For an 8 item cold buffet (sandwiches/sausage rolls/prawn toast etc) we were quoted £17.25 per person and does not include any kind of dessert. Is that reasonable please?

Many Thanks

beckythemadcow

That sound good, my hotel (star rating not given - don't think it was great) charged £11.95 for 9 items, but went up to £19.50 for 13 if you wanted salmon or fancier items.

I picked my hotel on the price so I haven't seen much cheaper!!

You have room to haggle but it sounds reasonable. My sister in law is paying a lot more.

ladymarmalade

Sounds pretty reasonable to me. The place where we are having our reception charges more than that but it doesn't affect us as we are having a hog roast. Yum!

sugarwalsh

It sounds about right to me too. We were quoted £16 per head (4 star hotel) for a 5 choice buffet with a minimum of 90 people. We managed to persuade them to offer us hotpot at £12 per head, which might not sound much of a saving but it is when mutliplied by 90!

I guess you need t ask yourself if you are happy paying that and whether you are happy with the food, service, hotel and feel of the place. To me you can't put a price on this!

sweetilemon

Our buffet is £8.95 per head but this is evening on top of the £50 per head meal. (4* hotel)

lisajane8482

We are having a fork buffet for our reception meal which is £11.95 per head and consists of:

Sliced Roast Beef
Sliced Country Ham
Plain and BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
Spicy Sausages
Selection of Bread Rolls
Assorted Vegetable Quiches
Wedged Jacket Potatoes
Selection of Dips
Selection of Rice and Pasta Salads
Coleslaw
Potatoes Salad
Brussels Pâte Served with Melba Toast
Cheese Selection with Crackers
Onion Bhaji
Spring Rolls
Samosas
Mild Curry Dip
Seafood Platter
Marie Rose Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Hot Jalapeño & Mozzarella Bites
Crispy Vegetables

On the evening we are having a basic buffet at £5.50 per head. I'm trying to talk OH into pork rolls for the evening (with a vegetarian option) but he's having none of it.

lisa26_2

It sounds ridiculously expensive to me!

PinkPrincess83

lisajane8482 wrote: »

We are having a fork buffet for our reception meal which is £11.95 per head and consists of:

Sliced Roast Beef
Sliced Country Ham
Plain and BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
Spicy Sausages
Selection of Bread Rolls
Assorted Vegetable Quiches
Wedged Jacket Potatoes
Selection of Dips
Selection of Rice and Pasta Salads
Coleslaw
Potatoes Salad
Brussels Pâte Served with Melba Toast
Cheese Selection with Crackers
Onion Bhaji
Spring Rolls
Samosas
Mild Curry Dip
Seafood Platter
Marie Rose Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Hot Jalapeño & Mozzarella Bites
Crispy Vegetables

On the evening we are having a basic buffet at £5.50 per head. I'm trying to talk OH into pork rolls for the evening (with a vegetarian option) but he's having none of it.

This is very similiar to what we are having and the same prices aswell, our venue serve quite a few bits hot aswell and its yummy, and very good value for money!!

Skintski

Wow there is a real variation in prices. I'm not sure what to do now. They offered us a 5 piece selection for £12.95 a head but my other half and I didn't feel like this was enough for an evening buffet.

Thank you for the responses.

sugarwalsh

What kind of sandwiches etc are they offering? Ie - is it a nice buffet or just a basic one? I would not pay those prices for a basic one.

I do also think a 5 selection one is enough - don't pay a fortune to feed drunk people...

Skintski

Ok...

The choices are

Tomato & Mozzerarella parcels
Thai Veg Spring Rolls
Sesame Prawn Toast
Indian Onion Bhajis
Bacon & Leek Quiche
Asparagus & Cheddar Cheese Quiche
Brie & Sun Blushed Tomato Quiche
Sausage Rolls
Tempura Coated Veg
Chilli Beef in Batter
Chicken Satay
Mini Cornish Pasty
Battered Cod goujons
Red Thai Chicken Skewers
Sandwiches (Ham & Mustard/Tuna & Cucumber/Cheese & Pickle/Egg Mayo & Cress/Coronation Chicken & Salad/Prawns & Marie Rose Sauce)

Sandwiches count as 1 item.

I got my knickers in a twist over the 5 item price, that is £14.50. 8 items is £17.95. The food choice looks reasonably good.

It says across the bottom of the menu that prices are correct at time of publication and subject to change without notice. Is it tight of me to want to request a definite price as if they suddenly decide to increase prices this could screw us up big time.

Thanks again