How much food for 70-80 people??!
im doing a finger buffet
How many of each thing should i do??
do i cater for 80 or 60 like some people do!!
Answers: I am throwing hubby a party at the end of march and have about 80 people coming!!
im doing a finger buffet
How many of each thing should i do??
do i cater for 80 or 60 like some people do!!
Someone who does a lot of catering told me people eat an average on nine pieces of food at a buffet. So you should aim to do, say, 700 pieces. You will want to aim for at least nine different items, but you could perhaps do three or four different sorts of sandwiches, a couple of different sorts of quiches, sausage rolls, vol-au-vents, chicken drumsticks, and sausages or cheese and pineapple on sticks. Then you could add crisps, Twiglets and cheesy snack biscuits. Don't know if you want to serve all savoury, or some sweet things.
Would recommend going for basic things that most people like, rather than trying to impress with something way-out that no-one will try, and you are left with it on your hands.
Just think about how much you can eat yourself, then multiply it by 80.
It's better to have stuff left over, than for it all to go. If all the food has gone, then that means people are still hungry and you'll be really embarrassed.
Buy a bunch of different kinds of crackers and plenty of different cheeses.....it will be sure to please. Have fun!!!
I always over estimate the amount of food, better to have to much, than to little
I would do 80 only because it's safe to have more then less. And also some people eat more then others.
how about 90 go big less stress that way. have a lot to drink to k
50
From experience 60, you will get greedy beggers but you will also get folk who won't eat anything, make sure you have plenty of pkts of crisps in your cupboard just in case, another thing - make it simple and enjoy yourself
Quantities to Serve 50 People
Coffee--------------------------------... ? pounds
1/2 and 1/2 ---------------------- 1 ? quarts
Milk ----------------------------------- 3 Gallons
Soup ------------------------------------5 gallons
Hot Dogs -----------------------------14 pounds
Meat Loaf --------------------------- 12 pounds
Ham --------------------------------- 20 pounds
Beef ---------------------------------- 20 pounds
Roasted Pork ----------------------- 20 pounds
Hamburger --------------------------17 pounds
Bread ---------------------------------- 5 loaves
Rolls ----------------------------------------... 100
Butter/Margarine ----------------1 ? pounds
Potatoes ----------------------------- 16 pounds
Scalloped Potatoes ------------------ 2 gallons
Vegetables -------------------------- 13 pounds
Baked Beans ------------------------- 3 gallons
Lettuce -------------------------------- 10 heads
Salad Dressing -------------------- 1 ? quarts
Potato Salad --------------------------- 6 quarts
Cole Slaw --------------------------- 10 pounds
Fruit Salad ------------------------ 10 Quarts
Vegetable Salad --------------------- 10 quarts
Pies -------------------------------------- 9 whole
Ice Cream ----------------------------- 2 gallons
Cheese ----------------------------- 1 ? pounds
Olives ----------------------------------- 1 pound
Pickles --------------------------------- 2 quarts
Nuts -------------------------------- 1 ? pounds
think ￡2 a head some twats won't eat anything heidzz trust me do anything over the top you'll still be eating the leftovers in the summer lol x