What Is A Banquet Service?

What is Banquet service?
How to plan a perfect one?

If you want to organize an event in a successful way such as a wedding, ceremonies or dinner and you want to plan a banquet to make all the quests wondering about it. so you have to know how to do a perfect banquet service style, where a banquet is suitable for individual events and professional purposes whether it is formal or informal (such as snack services) or big (such as a grand trade exhibition) and small business (such as small birthday party).

“Consumer spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages in Egypt is projected to amount to 147,843.64 million U.S. dollars 2021.
By 2025, that figure is forecast to reach 198,025.48 million U.S. dollars.” (Statista)

Catering Plus team brings over 50 years of experience helping clients present successful corporate and office events.
We work through professional ways to help our clients.

Catering plus tailoring the event offers a wide variety of beautifully prepared international dishes.
A wide selection of menus includes anything from finger food to the most typical oriental dishes,
Ramadan gatherings, anniversary parties, weddings, and cocktail parties.

What are the types of banquet service?

These are different types of banquet service such as:

1- Reception service:

In this type, we could find food and appetizers in a buffet-style arrangement.
Here guests can serve themselves. Guests may gather around the room while eating and chatting.

2- Buffet service:

It is a very common style of banquet service, usually used in events with large numbers of attendees.
Where guests serve themselves and choose what they want to eat and drink or refill beverages.
The food table is in a separate place from than seating area, and the guests pass through a buffet in a line.

3- Plated service:

This type is different than Buffet service where guests are seated and the food is already portioned onto plates directly from the kitchen.
It is a more efficient type than other types of banquet service and also the least expensive especially at a wedding.
Moreover, the guests could ask for special plates such as protein plates.

4- Family service:

It is a common international banquet service style, it is contains providing guests with large quantities of food in plates
or bowls brought from the kitchen and placed at the table.

5- Cafeteria service:

It is very similar to a buffet-style, where guests stand in line to choose their food.
But the difference is where the workers or servers dish food from the buffet.
It helps to control the total costs.

6- Preset service:

It is an ordinary style of banquet service where the food is already on the table which contains different items such as bread rolls, desserts, salads, and beverages. It is worth mentioning that, Catering Plus has a different types of catering services such as corporate catering, supplies trading, and facility management.
Following our guide in this article will make it easy to plan for a business banquet, and leave a very good impression.

Let us know how?

1- Set your banquet service purpose:

It is the first step to planning how to organize successfully for your banquet service is to select the goal of your event.
If you determine the purpose, the next steps will be easy, because you will know exactly what will you want to do? How?

2- Determine your budget:

After setting the purpose of the event, it is time to set your budget. That means you will divide the budget into the venue, catering (food and drink), and entertainment. Sometimes, there are other extra expenses such as guest transportation, accommodations, decorations, hospitality staff, photographer, and advertising.

3- Choose the venue:

Select a secure place to receive your guests. It is better to book it before the event.
Choose a venue with a suitable size according to the number of guests in an easy location to be reached.

Conclusion:

A banquet is a popular type of catering service and considers one of the important services that Catering Plus seeks to provide it.
It has different types such as a party, a ceremony or a business dinner.
The main goal of this banquet is to make your guest feel pleased with the services and satisfy with the food and beverages and the act of sitting and dining give them more relaxation.
In this article, we highlighted some important tips you need to organize a comprehensive banquet service.
There are different types of banquet service such as Buffet style, reception service, plated style, family-style, cafeteria-style and preset service.