Not enough food at function

markfj

JReacher1 wrote: »

How much do you charge for this? If I hold a wake at your venue for 100 people will this cost me less than £1250 including venue hire?

Also if you work for a large hotel chain then due to economies of scale your costs will be lower than a small independent golf club.

It's not really a fair comparison.

I can't comment on pricing, I don't deal with that

There is plenty of Big golf clubs that aren't small or independent, and if they cant offer a decent amount of food for the price, then they shouldn't have offered to do it initially for that number of people.

It still all comes down to one thing, price isn't relevant, if you were quoted and paid for 100 people, there should have been enough food for 100 people.

Edit - Just looked, at most common menu, which includes, lemon cake, banana cake, sandwiches, sausage rolls, tea and coffee, quiche is 9.95 a head, and room hire from £175 so yes its possible for that price.

JReacher1

markfj wrote: »

I can't comment on pricing, I don't deal with that

There is plenty of Big golf clubs that aren't small or independent, and if they cant offer a decent amount of food for the price, then they shouldn't have offered to do it initially for that number of people.

It still all comes down to one thing, price isn't relevant, if you were quoted and paid for 100 people, there should have been enough food for 100 people.

If you've no idea on your own pricing then I don't see how you can compare your offering to the OP's experience. If your hotel charges £3k is that a better deal than the OP got?

You're obviously very much a cog in a large corporate machine which can afford to provide unlimited food for 100 people. Most business's can't afford to cope with that level of wastage and have to provide food based on the specifications.

I go back to my original point of £1250 is not unreasonable for a wake covering 100 people (including venue hire).

markfj

You missed my edit I think

I'm far from a corporate cog, this is the first corporate hotel ive worked in and it will be the last.

Your original point is fine, I understand that, but if the food wasn't enough for the 100 people, then its hardly a good deal is it, espescially when as my edit points out, the company I work for charges the same and can provide more if needed and we aren't considered cheap by any means

As for wastage, if 100 people attend, and you've catered for 100 people properly there wouldn't be any as they've paid for it

Even big hotels have very tight budgets, how else do the big managers get their big bonuses

JReacher1

markfj wrote: »

You missed my edit I think

I'm far from a corporate cog, this is the first corporate hotel ive worked in and it will be the last.

Your original point is fine, I understand that, but if the food wasn't enough for the 100 people, then its hardly a good deal is it, espescially when as my edit points out, the company I work for charges the same and can provide more if needed and we aren't considered cheap by any means

Even big hotels have very tight budgets, how else to the big managers get their big bonuses

Your edit had no quantities. Saying its £9:95 a head for an unspecified amount of food is as meaningless as what happened to the OP with their order. If 30 guests at your hotel decided to stuff themselves with food I doubt you would continue to bring output trays of food for the same price. There always has to be a limit to what is offered.

You seem to work for a large hotel but the OP was at a small golf club (as specified by her). It's a different situation and they won't have the same catering facilities that your hotel offers. It is therefore not a fair comparison.

markfj

I understand what you mean, ofcourse we wouldn't keep bringing out food, there is a limit to everything

The price is Per Person, so one of each item for each person, simple really.

they bought out 50 rounds of sandwiches for 100 people!

small golf club or not, that's taking the mick for the price paid

susancs

JReacher1 wrote: »

I go back to my original point of £1250 is not unreasonable for a wake covering 100 people (including venue hire).

My understanding is that OP is not saying that £1250 is an unreasonable cost for a wake for 100 people, but rather that the food supplied was insufficient for 100 people. The food cost is stated as £940 and for that she received 400 mini snack bites, 25 sandwiches (cut into 4), one bowl of potato salad and a bowl of tomato and onion salad. OP, is not disputing the venue hire, cost of tea and coffee or hire of extra staff.

naedanger

markfj wrote: »

I understand what you mean, ofcourse we wouldn't keep bringing out food, there is a limit to everything

The price is Per Person, so one of each item for each person, simple really.

they bought out 50 rounds of sandwiches for 100 people!

small golf club or not, that's taking the mick for the price paid

If you see post number 7 you will see the op is saying it was actually much worse - 50 quarter sandwiches, so not 50 rounds.

Yet there seems to be quite a few posters seeing the blame as being more with the op rather than the golf club.

I am glad (but not surprised) to see the views of someone within the industry are a lot more reasonable.

markfj

naedanger wrote: »

If you see post number 7 you will see the op is saying it was actually much worse - 50 quarter sandwiches, so not 50 rounds.

Yet there seems to be quite a few posters seeing the blame as being more with the op rather than the golf club.

I am glad (but not surprised) to see the views of someone within the industry are a lot more reasonable.

I think we are generally reasonably expensive for most things, and to be honest of course we wouldn't bring out an endless supply of food, hotels, golf clubs all have tight margins, you'd think a hotel like mine wouldn't but that's far from true

As fo the 50 mini triangles, that's beyond a joke.

The only thing is, I 'm sure at least our hotel would put in writing whats offered in a quote, and that's all the OP could go on, if OP doesn't have that then its unfortunately not a case.

susancs

markfj wrote: »

I understand what you mean, ofcourse we wouldn't keep bringing out food, there is a limit to everything

The price is Per Person, so one of each item for each person, simple really.

they bought out 50 rounds of sandwiches for 100 people!

small golf club or not, that's taking the mick for the price paid

Mark, it wasn't even 50 rounds according to the way you calculate rounds as a chef, as OP says they had a quarter of a sandwich per person, so 25 sandwiches for 100 people!

markfj

susancs wrote: »

Mark, it wasn't even 50 rounds according to the way you calculate rounds as a chef, as OP says they had a quarter of a sandwich per person, so 25 sandwiches for 100 people!

Yes you're right, I missed that first time

Someone in their place either doesn't know what a round of sandwiches is, were lazy, or ran out of bread I imagine!

25 sandwiches fr 100 people, and people side with the golf club! Bet it would differ in the shoe was on the other foot.