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you didn't add fish to the chioces... i'd definitely go for fish if it was a choice.
I would typically pick fish (you didn't have that as an option) but if not, I would probably pick the vegetarian. I like chicken and beef just fine, but I don't always love how it's cooked for weddings, banquets, etc. so I'll end up picking fish or vegetarian to be safe.
I always choose the beef if I'm given a choice and about 95% of the time regret it. I guess it's conisdered the classier option since it's the most expensive and I do love red meat, but for some reason at a wedding I tend to prefer pasta which is almost never served.
Oh, and like Hotchild said, meat options prepared for weddings aren't usually cooked to perfection.
We have approximately 70% of our guests choosing the beef entree from the choices of beef, chicken, and vegetarian. Even though I'm not a beef eater and I would never choose it, it seems to be the overwhelming favorite at least in our case.
I would chose chicken or vegetarian. I personally very rarely eat beef (only if I'm craving tacos really) because of the environmental impact of it. But those are my convictions, I know lots of people like red meat...
I looove beef. It's been hit and miss at weddings. I had a FAB prime rib this past weekend but i heard the chicken was good. But i usually prefer it at a nearby steakhouse. CHicken is a better bet; it's all cooked one way and people just eat it.
Oh my gosh, I can't hardly read this because you're making me hungry! Personally, I'd go for the beef. At our wedding people ate more beef than chicken (we had both).
What is the meat option? I don't like chicken and I'm too picky to order fish and I'm allergic to dairy - so no cream sauce ... so either I'd order meat (beef)
@MrsHymanRoth, fish and chicken are technically meat as well since they were both living creatures at one point.
@OP, without having any clue as to what these specific dishes are (how they're prepared, what the cut of beef is, etc), I would go with beef just because I personally have had too many bad experiences with chicken in banquet settings being undercooked which is dangerous and I'm not into fish, nor am I a vegetarian. I think you'll get more accurate answers if you elaborate on what specifically you will be serving.
The choices are generic, because I haven't picked what they will actually be. The beef dish the caterer raves about was a rib eye cut. The chicken dishes are so diverse and I was hoping to pick it out at the tasting.
I guess I'm realizing what I'm REALLY trying to figure out is I should go with choices of:
Beef/Fish/Vegetarian
Chicken/Fish/Vegetarian (this was my gut instinct when asked initially by the caterer)
Pasta (with chicken)/Fish/Vegetarian
or some other such combo.
I do plan to describe how the mains will be prepared on the RSVP card (just don't know those details YET!)
I usually order the beef at wedding receptions. For whatever reason, I think chicken often gets too dry and isn't as tasty when mass produced. I think my second choice would be the chicken and pasta.
I'm not a big beef person, but even when I've gone to weddings and gotten it, its usually not done. Pasta seems hard to screw up, and also tasty :)
I think you should do beef, vegetarian and fish. Everyone will find something they like.
if beef, chicken and pasta (with no meat) were a choice, that'd be my vote!
I tend to stay away from chicken at weddings, they always come out dry when doing large quantities. Pasta I can make at home a bazillion different ways so that's nothing special. I usually go for the beef or fish option because it's more to my liking.
@RAllise - I hear what you are saying regarding chicken - at work, everyone tells me "rubber wedding chicken" comes to mind, when they see 'chicken' on an RSVP card!!
i like the beef, fish, veggie option. i agree that chicken can sometime be less than desirable when produced in large quantities. if someone doesn't eat/like red meat i think they'll just be happy that there are 2 other options to choose from!
Going by your last post, I can say I would definitely avoid the pasta/fish/vegetarian combo. I think some guests will look at those options and feel like they aren't happy with any of it. Maybe it's just me, but I kind of feel like these options, won't be pleasing to a lot of men. I guess in my circle guys like thir beef.
You said you wanted a vegetarian option. How many vegetarians do you have (if you know)? If it's just a few, maybe you can just have a few special dishes made, freeing up one of your options. But if you keep the vegetarian option, I think you should either make the pasta dish the vegetarian option or go with something else. Obviously the chicken would have to be absent, though.
So based on the options you're considering, I would go for beef/fish/vegetarian.
I always order the chicken and often covet the vegetaian option. I would go with Chicken, Beef, Vegetarian (because you said you need ont) and keep it simple unless you know you have a lot of fish eaters (or it is a local dish). If fish is mandatory, I would do Beef, fish, vegetatian.
That being said, for my own reception I´'ll offer, beef, chicken, fish (vegetarian on request since we don't have more than 2 actual vegetarians).
I don't eat beef, so I'd probably go with your chicken or pasta option. With our group we went with a chicken and a pasta option - we only would have added fish because we know our group, they're inclined to choose fish or veg for the most part and pass on the beef when they can. A friend's recent wedding had just chicken/fish/veg and everybody was happy. The food was awesome.
yummmm chicken chicken chicken! I swear, I could eat it everyday for lunch and dinner and not grow tired of it!
That said, I would totally love a chicken meal at a wedding however alot of times they don't make it the nicest way (I'm not one who likes fruit flavorings in chicken or any meat for that matter). So I think the pasta dish with chicken sounds WONDERFUL!
I'm one of those people everyone hates because I'm SOOOOOOOOOO picky. I hate cooked veggies and some veggies in general (bell peppers? EW! musrhooms? SICK!) so I never order the veg option if there's chicken. However, the same goes for chicken if it has those things in it- gross. But usually I can move those to the side if possible and still get SOME food :) I don't like beef or fish. Maybe do Beef, Fish, or Pasta- and then in the pasta option ask with or without chicken. It wouldn't be hard for the caterer to toss chicken in some of them- that way people who want the extra protein on their plate can get it.
I love food, and I'd probably be happy with any of those choices. I picked fish because although I love a good steak, I prefer my beef super rare, and at large dinner events, they tend to serve medium.
We're having beef, chicken and vegetarian options. Most of our peeps will choose beef, but I only eat chicken so I wanted that option! We also have several vegetarians (including my mom) so we knew we needed that option also. Fish just isn't very popular amongst our families and friends, and neither of us really like it.
My fave options are the fish/beef/veggie (or pasta) option. Chicken does have a bad rep at weddings so I try to avoid that.
I am not a vegetarian but I do like pasta. However I would want a little more from a wedding menu. I prefer a nice beef over chicken so I chose that. I would say your best bet is to either do a beef, chicken and veggie (pasta or something else) OR a beef, fish and veggie.
I am a big beef fan so that's why I pick it
I'd vote for Beef/Chicken/Vegetarian option!
Does chicken really have a sucky reputation at weddings?? I've never really had a bad chicken dish before at a wedding... I've had gross, soggy fish though!
What's the venue? In my experience managing fundraising events at a previous job, generally the chicken options were the least exciting at hotel venue (hence, the rubber chicken reputation). I'd go with beef, fish and a vegetarian pasta (without cream/dairy).
I absolutely love stuffed portobello mushrooms, so that is what I picked in the poll. But my next choices would be fish or pasta (even with chicken - I'm not a vegetarian). I can't offer personal picking-entrees experience because we did a buffet luncheon with lots of different finger foods and little sandwiches and such.
My choices in order from your list: Fish, Pasta w/ Chicken, then a tie for chicken/veg/beef, since it'd be whatever mood i'd be in on the day I sent back the reply card. Pasta PLUS chicken would be a good wedding choice to soak up some alcohol.
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It's time for the fun of menu choices, and I'm trying to figure out what might work best.
At first I was going to select one chicken, one fish and one vegetarian option.
Now, I'm thinking about one beef, one fish and one vegetarian option.
And then there are pasta options too (they have vegetarian and non-vegetarian options for this, so it could be the chicken substitute (and include chicken in the pasta)).
So, now that I've thouroghly confused myself... I need your help!
What's your personal preference when it comes to wedding food?
I definitely need a vegetarian selection and I'd like to have a fish choice. Which leaves chicken or beef. Help!
EDIT: whoops - forgot to add the fish to the poll above - thanks. Also, I've always thought that people make their choice based on what they think will be the hardest to screw up. And, I never pick the same entree as my date - better odds at getting a bite at something edible, that way.