Plated dinners
Three or four courses, served to every guest at the same time, with one server for every 12 seats.
- Per guest, food
- $62 to $110
- Courses
- 3 or 4
- Servers
- 1 per 12 guests
- Guests
- 30 to 250
How we do it
A plated dinner is the calmest way to feed a room. Guests stay seated, toasts land between courses and nobody waits in a line in their good shoes.
We plate on site, in the venue kitchen or our own field kitchen, so food goes from pan to plate to table in minutes. Each course goes out at once, table by table.
Guests can choose from two or three entrées. We collect the counts from you and mark each choice on the escort card, so servers know who gets what.
Included every time
- Servers at 1 per 12 guests, plus a dinner captain
- China, flatware and glassware ordered for you at cost plus 10%
- Allergy plates cooked and plated separately, labelled with the guest's name
- Bread service and water poured at the table
Allergies and dietary needs
We label every dish with its allergens and cook allergy plates apart. We are not an allergen-free kitchen, so we can't promise zero cross-contact.
How we handle allergiesWhat it costs
Ranges, because menus differ. Your written quote turns the range into one number.
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Three courses
Starter, main, dessert, bread service
$62 to $88 per guest
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Four courses
Adds a soup or pasta course
$78 to $110 per guest
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Entrée choice
Up to three entrées, counts due 10 days out
Up to $4 per guest
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Kids' plate
Ages 3 to 12, chicken, pasta or veg
$18 to $24 per child
Good to know
- Plated dinners need a prep space at the venue. No kitchen? We bring a field kitchen, from $250.
- Escort cards must show entrée choices. We can give you simple icons for your stationer.
- Prices are for food. Service charge, rentals and tax are added on top.
The whole thing in four steps
You always know what happens next, and who to call about it.
Start with step one-
1
Pick the courses
Three or four courses from the seasonal menu, with two or three entrée choices.
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2
Taste it
A tasting for up to four, then we adjust portions and seasoning.
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3
Collect choices
You send entrée counts and the allergy list 10 days before.
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4
Serve together
Each course goes out to the whole room within about eight minutes.
Plated dinners questions
How long does a plated dinner take?
About 75 minutes for three courses with 150 guests, plus time for toasts. We pace it with your planner.
What if a guest forgot their entrée choice?
We cook 5% extra of each entrée for exactly this. Nobody leaves hungry.
Do you have a kitchen we can use?
We bring our own field kitchen when the venue has none: induction burners, ovens and a prep tent. It is quoted as its own line.
Get a price in two minutes.
Two minutes in the quote builder gets you a price range on the spot. A real person sends the full written quote within one business day.
Office hours Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. Replies within one business day.