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Are you only able to choose 1 appetizer, 1 entree, and 1 dessert? Usually, restaurants would give you a couple of choices for you to narrow down to 3-4 choices the guests can choose from upon their arrival. This might be safer because a lot of guests don't have the same dietary preferences....
I would definitely check to see what they are known for and see if you can squeeze that in your menu. :) good luck!
We only get three courses.
The first course is not an option, its this yummy green salad with almonds and goat cheese and such.
Then we have a choice of entree from this huge list (ex. numerous types of fish, chicken, beef, lamb, pork).
And then dessert is also an option, but we've already decided on a lemon pie-type dealy.
Once we decide on a menu thats what all the guests get (aside from vegetarians and kids, and if someone is vehemently opposed to our choice they are allowed to choose something else as well)
So i suppose the question should be then: what type of meat do you think most people would eat?
Mrs Goodie - is there any kind of meat in your area that is a specialty? (Ie. I live in Alberta, Canada, so it's a given that beef should be involved.)
If your budget allows for it, personally I would go for lamb, for it's not typical wedding fare and most people will eat it. But then again, it depends on the cut and needs to be cooked properly!
Ewww I wouldn't eat lamb, haha. But that's just me.
I'd say beef or pork.
I wanted chicken but my mom is graciously paying for our reception and she thinks it's cheap.
Thanks ladies!
I'm not sure what the restaurant is known for!! Everything there is really good!
here are my personal thoughts on the matter....
chicken - i think most people would eat it but i do agree it's cheap
fish - i love fish!! but i know a lot of people aren't huge fans so i'm afraid i'd get a lot of people not wanting it
beef - i personally am not a red meat fan, so i always assume there are others like me out there, but i could be wrong? maybe beef would be the best choice without cheaping out?
lamb - eww! enough said!
comments?
it would make it so much easier if the venue would just let me choose two options for our guests to decide from!!!!
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Can you ask for two options? Maybe for a slightly higher price they will give your guests a choice of two options. Our venue is allowing 5 options as long as we give them the numbers of each 3 days in advance.
Chicken is the safest bet. But I agree that often it is seen as the cheap option - I'm sure all of us have attended a "rubber chicken wedding dinner"! That being said, you should taste it first and see how good it is. If it really is a good chicken dish than I think this may be your best option if you cannot offer a choice. Some people are anti-fish, or anti-red meat but not many people are anti-chicken.
I know this is probably not the answer you were looking for.... but it may be your best option.
I agree with everything MsB says above. Chicken is definitely the safest bet. Chicken can be more upscale in the form of something like Chicken Oscar- chicken with crabmeat & asparagus with bernaise sauce too. But most people I know who attend weddings normally pick the beef entree when given a choice it seems. I know I do. I'm surprised that a restaurant venue wouldn't be more flexible in allowing your carnivorous guests more than one choice.
I'm assuming that the venue wants you to choose only one dish to make the catering preparation easier. One of my friends had them create an extree like surf & turf. That way, everyone gets the same dish, but they can choose to eat one or the other. Maybe the venue can accomodate by making the portions slightly smaller to accomodate two types of protein on one plate.
My gut tells me that chicken is best because, like you say, most people will eat it. I am specifically thinking of many of my firends who are vegetarians as often as they can be, but if they must eat meat, it's gotta be chicken. I never really thought of chicken as a "cheap" option. There are some really delicious and gourmet things they could do. If I were you, I would go with chicken.
I agree with most people. Chicken would be the safest, especially since some people may have religious reasons for not eating pork, oppose eating red meat for health reasons, or don't like the taste of fish. However, at my sister's wedding, most people chose steak. But the chicken at my sister's wedding turned out tasting better than the ny steak.
As daydreamer33 suggested, make it more upscale. Talk to your chef, and s/he can come up with suggestions. Perhaps, you can stuff it with some really good, expensive cheese, use free-range chicken and drizzle it with truffle oil, or have an extravagant side dish. I would probably stay away from adding seafood since some people may be allergic to it.
I think I'm going to have to go with the chicken option for my wedding because the price of steak went up a lot But I think the caterer will create a good, not-so-cheap chicken entree...we'll see when I have the food tasting.
We had the same issue- one choice for everyone. Our venue wanted $5 a person extra just to give them a choice!
After our tasting, we decided on a really nice chicken. Yes, it's one of the cheapest dishes, but you can't argue with taste. :] Ours is a marinated [juicy!] chicken breast topped with cappicollo ham and fresh mozzerella, served on a sun-dried tomato cream. I don't think I've ever been to a wedding where the chicken was good and I thought 'wow, they chose this because it's cheap.' If your restaurant is great, your guests will be happy!
Good luck!
Some people do think chicken is cheap, but thats usually if its a plain chicken breast. I had some amazing chicken at the last wedding I went to, it was stuffed with spinach and cheese. yum yum.
Like everyone said, you cant go wrong with chicken. Thats the one thing most everyone eats.
For the veg option maybe do a pasta entree. That way if someone doesnt want the chicken they can say they're a veg.
As a guest many times over and an observation, the chicken no matter how it's cooked or served, i find it very dry.
I never seen a pasta option and that actually would be something I would pick if given the options of beef, chicken or pasta. Pasta like ravioli or tortellini would/could work for both vegetarians and meat eaters.
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Hello all!
We are having a lunch reception at a local restaurant which requires us to choose one set menu for everyone (excluding kids and vegetarians) and are having a hard time deciding what entree would be universally enjoyed by most? Any ideas?