From time to time, you may be in charge of planning an event that is too big for you to handle all the food preparation yourself. In these cases, you will need to call a caterer for help. There are a number of different options for catering, including buffet catering. There are many advantages of choosing this type of catering compared to catering on a plate.
First of all, buffet catering is less expensive. This is a great option if you are on a budget. You can get all the food you need to feed your guests while spending less money. You can put on quite a luxurious meal by choosing less expensive dishes. The provider can help you determine which dishes would be best to get the right amount of food while staying within your budget.
Buffet catering also offers your guests more options. With plate catering you can only choose the main course, and you can only have one of them. When you have a buffet they can choose to have a small amount of each dish, or have a little more from a smaller number of dishes. There is less waste involved as they only take the things they like in the quantity they like. You don’t have to worry that your guests will be left with side dishes that they don’t like and that they will end up being wasted.
When you have a buffet, you also free up your guests to move around a bit more and socialize. You don’t have to sit through all the time it takes for the servers to run through all the different courses. You can even eat standing up while chatting with friends if you wish.
With a buffet it is also more likely that none of your guests will end up going hungry. Not only will they have more options, but they can return for more food until they’ve had their fill. You can make sure to include at least one or two dishes that cater to people with different dietary restrictions so everyone has something to eat. This is easier to do if you ask about these types of restrictions ahead of time.
As you can see, there are a number of reasons why you might want to go with a buffet.