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I almost always would pick the seafood/fish option if given the choice at a wedding. I think a lot of people would love the seabass.
we have a beef, chicken and salmon option and so far salmon is proving most popular amoung our guests.
I would not chose lamb because I don't eat anything that's cute. :-)
Why not offer one or the other? Lamb and chicken, or beef and seabass? That gives the less adventurous a "safe" option, and gives you your dream dish!
(I'd also ask for a decent veg option if I was attending your wedding, but you might not have any vegetarian guests.)
I would love either lamb or seabass! But I'm probably not your "average guest".
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I would have LOVED to have Ethiopian food at my wedding! But I think most of my guests would have been freaked out.
My favorite Ethiopian restaurant DOES cater for weddings! Pics from their Facebook page:
I have the opposite problem: I'd love nothing more than to serve chicken nuggets :o).
@Meowkers: Yeah, I think a lot of people would like it, but I also know of several people we're inviting who absolutely refuse to eat fish. :( Our venue only lets us choose one option, so everyone except those with dietary restrictions has to eat the same thing. We've put down "pescatarian" and "vegetarian" as a dietary restriction check boxes (as well as gluten-free and "other") on the RSVP, so I'm hoping that those who really like fish will just check it
@abbyful:OMG, I love Ethiopian food. I would NOT have freaked out at your wedding.... okay, well maybe I would have, but it would have been a happy freak-out. :)
Oh, and to answer your question, I would have loved to do a "world vegetarian" themed wedding, with everything from Italian to Indian to Thai to Ethiopian (@abbyful: Yum!). But that would have made my mother have a sad.
Sushi and raw oysters. Then again, we can't afford it. Plus it would take too long for a chef to serve 80 people. Not to mention not everyone will eat raw food and the venue doesn't allow outside caterer. We are going for safer option, steak, fish or veggies and lobster as add on.
We chose a rather unconventional menu, but it was amazing. Even the picky eaters still can't stop raving about it.
- beef carpaccio with arugula and balsamic drizzle
- baked mushrooms stuffed with crab and cheese
- lemon sorbet
- miso-soy glazed cod with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables
We had vegetarian alternatives for a couple of people who didn't eat red meat/were allergic to shellfish, but other than that it was a set menu, and everyone loved it!
Could you maybe do one "traditional" option and then the seabass instead of both traditional?
Indian or Thai food. SUSHI!
But no one would eat it except FI and I. And a few guests.
Well, more for us, then! Haha!
@RayRayFurious: I would eat ALL of those things. Like a party in my mouth!
I would have LOVED to have served sushi and indian cuisine. My two absolute favorite foods.. but I know my family would not go for it. If we lived near the coast when we got married I also would have loved to do a crab or lobster bake. I think those look so much fun!
@linguo42: I wish. Like I said, we can only serve one option, and I would feel pretty bad serving something less traditional that fewer people would eat/enjoy... I'm leaning toward the beef at this point.
@RayRayFurious: This is why I love attending Indian weddings and gatherings. The food is so good. I've had two different regional food for two different Indian weddings we've attended. I fell in love with some amazing saffron rice at our friend's last year.
@cutexkitty: yum, I agree! Definitely sushi (with a lot of raw fish) and oysters!
Also, I would love to have a chocolate and peanut butter cake/dessert, but I would never even think about service it because we have 3 close guests (2 in our immediate families) who are severely allergic to peanuts. So, no nuts in anything for us!
Is your friend a transexual? or a cross-dresser?
The difference between the two affects the advice we can give you.
I voted for the lamb because my family and I love lamb. For our wedding dinner, the options was chicken, salmon, and lamb. I know most of our other guests thought my choice was odd, but I rarely eat and weddings and having lamb ensured that I would eat.
I'm going to go against the poll results. As a guest I would love to have something other than "wedding chicken" (read: dried out chicken breast with congealed sauce) or beef! I would be so happy with the lamb or sea bass. Pickier eaters who don't like lamb or sea bass could choose the vegetarian option.
We had this problem too. Our inner foodies did not want to serve chicken and steak. So we served neither! We chose salmon and pork. also veggie option. No one complained or worried.
Well, lamp happens to be quite tasty. And not super exotic, but not your average "wedding" food. I think most people would like it.
@UK Bride: I'm reading all of those options and seriously having a hard time picking one. I have to say even though you're worried about having to pick a "normal" option, at least they sound amazing. If you want to serve lamb then serve lamb. You should look forward to dinner!
My SO and I were just talking abou this topic tonight! We both LOVE sushi, but his family is quite traditional and would totally think this was a faux pas. Sucks, but thats how it is I guess *sigh*
Hahahahah! clearly post in the wrong thread?
Oh and I am serving Mexican. Were in Mexico, so I don't want the steak and chicken options.
I would definitely choose the chicken or the fish. I used to be a catering manager, and honestly, beef and lamb are utterly painful at weddings because everyone likes it to be cooked a different way. Some people want the cow still mooing, and some want it totally burnt. So when this select percentage gets their meals, they're upset because they have to send it back...then they're upset because by the time they get the replacement meal, everyone else is done (or half done) eating...it can just be a train wreck. Lamb is definitely touchy as well. Granted, it's delicious, but there are some people out there who will just absolutely not eat it...lol. Yes, it might break your foodie heart to serve chicken, but when you're serving a large crowd, it's hard to go too crazy with it. :-)
Personally, I'm a hillbilly at heart and I would LOVE to serve pulled pork, hushpuppies or corn fritters, cole slaw and collard greens or green beans with bacon if I knew that everyone would eat it haha!
@FutureMrsBPB: That sounds good. I loooove greens. Any kind except mustard. Yum!
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Oy... going for tastings next week, and my venue has this drool-worthy rosemary honey glazed rump of lamb as a menu choice, but I feel like my guests will hate me if I serve it! Same goes for this yummy-sounding seabass dish...
How would you feel if either of these was your meal? I went ahead and told the hotel I'd just go with the beef (sirloin medallions with shallots in a red wine sauce) or the chicken (with smoked bacon and baby onions in a red wine sauce), but my little foodie heart is dying inside. Is there anyone else out there who would like to serve something other than chicken or beef?
ETA: The two choices are only for tastings--we only get one choice to serve to all the guests. :( Vegetarians, pescatarians, vegans, and anyone else with dietary restrictions get made-to-order meals, so at least that's a plus...