Tips on menu selection
Things to keep in mind while deciding a menu for an occasion
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Number of Guest attending:
This is the most important aspect of catering; all other decision will be based on the total number of guest.
Budget :
It all depends on your budget, trust on ideal caterers, we offer you the best value for your money.
Location
If it’s a house warming the menu should be different unless otherwise you have a lot of space at your home, if it’s a wedding attended by more than 500 people a venue should be selected accordingly.
If your guest are urban, semi urban and or rural home town kinds the food has to be selected accordingly, for eg, fried rice and chilly chicken may not be preferred by people in rural setting, also people in town has different eating patterns.
Type of guest (North Kerala (Malabar side)
In a wedding if the guest are from Malabar region they may not like the typical food that is served in south central Kerala so we need to keep these points in mind.)
Type of function: Wedding, Housewarming, Engagement or Event each function has a different menu and service requirements.
Time: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner timing of the function is critical for egg: certain foods go well with dinner and not lunch.
How to design a menu.
Tough there are not fixed rules on menu selection few basic structure should be adopted. Any menu should have
Option1
Welcome Drink+ Main Course +Desserts
Option 2
Welcome Drink+ Bread + Curry+ Rice +Curry+ Fry+ Salads + Desserts.
Option3
Welcome Drink+ Starters + Soups+ Bread + Curry+ Rice +Curry+ Fry+ Salads + Desserts
A more extravagant menu can include
Welcome Drink + Starters + Soups + Breads+ Curry’s+ Rice + Curry’s + Fry+ Salads + Desserts.This can also include live counter which includes sea food counter tattu kada counter( with dosa, puttu kadala and kappa meen curry) in desserts you can have matka kulfi, chocolate fountain and sugar candy.
Service:
For any function for efficient service in a large scale catering, buffet is the best alternative however, if you want your guests to be served on table make sure you also add a part of the guest in buffet service.
de live counter which includes sea food counter tattu kada counter( with dosa, puttu kadala and kappa meen curry) in desserts you can have matka kulfi, chocolate fountain and sugar candy.
Service:
For any function for efficient service in a large scale catering, buffet is the best alternative however, if you want your guests to be served on table make sure you also add a part of the guest in buffet service.
Such Efforts Should be done by any catering service to ensure a great successful event.
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