Catering is gaining increasing popularity in our country. After all, thanks to him, you can arrange events even at the most unusual venues.
Catering is an off-site kitchen and off-site service. This trend has come to us from the United States and from the West, often seen in photo reports of white-gloved waiters on celebrity estates at lavish weddings and receptions.
In our country, catering companies are often viewed with distrust, preferring traditional restaurants.
Catering companies are usually organized by people with extensive experience in the restaurant business, such as chefs or managers. Also, catering services are available at many restaurants and restaurant chains.
If you have not yet decided on the venue for the event, the manager will select options for venues for you and show them. You will be offered menu options: the cost of a banquet menu in large cities is from 1,500 to 3,000 rubles per person, a buffet menu - from 500 to 1,200 rubles. Each company has a minimum order amount that they operate on. The price of the menu usually already includes: work of waiters, transport and cleaning.
When organizing outdoor events, buffets at fashion shows and all kinds of presentations, catering is simply irreplaceable.
Offsite service has certain advantages:
- you can organize a banquet in the palace, a party on the roof of the house, graduation on the ship
- usually a large number of menu options are offered for a wide variety of amounts
- the quality of cooking is no worse than in a stationary restaurant
- during the transportation of products, special vehicles equipped with refrigerators are used
But there are some downsides to consider:
- the budget of the event in most cases will be more than in a restaurant, because, in addition to the menu, the lease of the venue is paid separately
- on some sites there may not be very good conditions for the work of a mobile kitchen, it is better to find out in advance
- now there is a fairly large number of catering companies on the market, and you need to be very careful about your choice, otherwise there is a risk of getting low-quality services
When choosing a catering company, you need to pay attention to how the manager communicates with you, to the company's experience, reviews. It is better to evaluate the quality of the dishes in advance - for this, ask to prepare a test menu for tasting. If you are not mistaken with your choice, your holiday will be wonderful!
