Frequently Asked Questions
Do you charge delivery charges or fuel costs?
What does being a custom, full-service caterer mean?
What is the process for planning an event?
How far do you travel to cater an event?
What size of events do you cater?
When is the latest I can reserve a date on your calendar?
How do I make a reservation?
Can you recommend a site for my party?
Is there a cost for this?
Can you provide a tent?
How can you accomodate guests that are vegetarian?
Do you provide flowers?
Do you accept credit cards?
Do you require a deposit?
Do you carry liability insurance?
Do you have a contract?
When is the guest count due?
What happens if guest need to be added after a guest count
has been submitted?
How are labor costs determined?
Can I provide my own beverages?
Can you provide shuttle service or help with parking?
What can I expect to see in your proposal?
Do you recommend a baker for a wedding Cake?
Can you provide or recommend entertainment services?
Can you provide advice when selecting wines for my event?
Do you charge delivery charges or fuel costs?
Yes, due to the economic situation with rising fuel costs we do
charge fuel costs depending how far we have to travel.
What does being a custom, full-service caterer mean?
A custom, full-service caterer is someone that can handle all the
details of the event and then refer you to florists, decorators and
locations available for your event.
What is the process for planning an event?
-Choose a caterer and a date.
-Reserve your date with the caterer by paying a deposit.
-Plan your menus and the type of service.
-It is important to go over all of the details about a week before
with your caterer and other service provicers to make sure that every
one is on the same page.
How far do you travel to cater an event?
We cover all of NC, VA, and SC on a regular basis. We will travel
further. Give us a call if you are interested and we can discuss
this more.
What size events do you cater?
Locally, we cater groups of more than 35 people. We consider local
to be Vance, Granville and Warren county.Events that are out of town are atleast 50 miles away. A larger
attendance is requested for out of town events because more work
goes into those events. We request that out of town events have 75
or more people.
When is the latest I can reserve a date on your calendar?
This typically depends on if the date is booked or not. We can work
on short notice if the date is available.
Call or send us an email.
Can you recommend a site for my party?
Yes. We are also working on trying to list some of the sites that we
work with on a regular basis on our web page.
Is there a cost for getting you to recommend a site?
No. We don't charge a planning cost.
I can make arrangements for it through a rental company. I can also
help make arrangements for tables, chairs, linen, and silverware
through a rental company.
How can you accomodate guests that are vegetarian?
We can create a menu that you request. We encounter this alot.
We prefer to recommend a florist.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.
We require a deposit for personal and private events. Deposits
are not required for university and corporate events.
Do you carry liability insurance?
Yes.
Yes.
A rough estimate is due 7 days before the event is to occur.
A final count is due 48 hours before.
What happens if guest need to be added after a guest count has
been submitted?Typically we can serve about 10% more than the guest count.
Beyond that, it could be a problem.
How are labor costs determined?
Labor costs are included in the menu prices. Labor costs are
added if a party runs later than normal or if the distance is
further than normal. Labor costs can also be affected by how
people are involved.
Can I provide my own beverages?
Yes. We can make allowances for that if need be.
Can you provide shuttle service or help with parking?
We prefer to recommend a service provider who specializes in
parking and/or transportation.
What can I expect to see in your proposal?
-Menu
-Service Wear
-Linens
-Quantity of staff
-Costs
-Any rental costs that may be involved
Do you recommend a baker for a wedding cake?
Yes.
Can you provide or recommend entertainment services?
We can recommend entertainment services.
Can you provide advice when selecting wines for my event?
We can help you decide how much wine or beer you will need.
We recommend places to go to get advice on wine and places to
go to purchase the wine.
Should I have a bartender if alcohol is provided?
Yes.
Do you serve more than just buffet?
All of our menus are served buffet style unless you request table
service which would be an extra charge for labor.
