Simple Fare Buffets for Group Gatherings
Interested in our catering for your group and on a budget?
Leverage The Table Catering’s logistical and large batch cooking experience to support your event food preparations, with smooth delivery with simple service and handle clean up!
Introducing
Simple Fare Buffets
by The Table Catering
Here’s how it works
#1 Complete an Event Inquiry + Call
On our initial call, we’ll talk through your event needs, budget, suggest staff and menu proposals to see how simple fare may support your overall event success.
#2 Ensure Food is Checked off your List
Two weeks prior to your event, we’ll confirm all logistics are in place and answer any of your team’s questions.
#3 Enjoy Your Day
Your guests are well cared for with flavorful food and a catering partner who cares about your overall event success.
Let The Table Catering do the heavy lifting, from purchasing, preparing, cooking and transporting,
So you can focus on fantastic event programing for your guests.
Whether it’s your staff or ours, we will ensure your group’s gathering is a success!
FAQs
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Some example menus include:
Simple Romain Salad Greens with choice of simple toppings and house dressing
Roasted BBQ or plain chicken
Roasted wedge potatoes in extra virgin olive oil
Plain Pasta prepared in olive oil and not butter (vegan)
Roasted tofu
Dipping sauces
Simple House cookie dessert and or fruit
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We would love to speak with you to best understand your event priorities.
Please complete an event inquiry and schedule a conversation.
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We are also piloting our online reservation site for simple drop offs.
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We are a certified Green Caterer and strive to make sustainable choices that care for our earth.
We offer reusable platters and silver tongs to bring elegance and sustainability to your gathering.
Clients have the choice of compostables or reusables for your event.
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We partner closely with value aligned locally owned and operated job development delivery company, Piikup.
Piikup pays fair wages and job training to community members who otherwise may face hiring barriers
The Table Catering can have a greater position impact in our community by partnering with our strategic partner and allows us to serve more groups while staying a small boutique style caterer.
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The Table Catering provide’s full transparency in our menus, with featured farms, ingredients and allergens.
including attention to vegan, vegetarian, gluten free dishes.
Every catering includes a detailed menu for your guests. -
Full Service catering includes all food is prepared fresh for your event, inclduing delivery, service, set up, replenishing and final clean up.
We are also experienced in coordinating additional services such as table, chair, linen, tableware rentals or can connect you to our referral partners.
Planning begins everywhere between one year and one month in advance with final details in place on or by two to three weeks in advance. -
We also offer a DIY option of essentially drop off catering, still with our committment to reusable platters and containers.
Check out the DIY Buffet optional below and starts at an average of $35 per guest
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Our Simple Fare Buffets begin at $30 per guest. This ensures we can cover the cost of our ingredients, labor to purchase, cook, wash and transport. We also have a 100 guest minimum or $3000 budget, for Simple Fare to ensure operational costs are covered.
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You have a choice of
Our staff
Your staff/volunteers
A blend
Our staff is $40 per hour per person.
Generally we allow 30m-1 hr for arrival, set up, 1-2 hours for meal service depending on your groups needs and another 30 minutes to one hour to clean up.
This wage covers our teams fare hourly wage, payroll taxes, workers comp, scheduling aspects and all the related fun costs.Often nonprofits find it advantageous to have The Table Catering team own set up, service and teardown entirely, so their staff can focus on programing for the guests.