OFF-SITE CATERING Provided by the BOAT STREET

 

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OFF-SITE CATERING

 

OVERVIEW:

The Boat Street Kitchen offers custom catering.  Each menu is created especially for you and is designed so that the foods presented work well together.  We adhere to the style of the Boat Street so that our presentation is usually rustic, and our food is somewhat French. 

 

Regardless of price, you will have enough food, and it will be delicious.  

 

Off-site catering is generally less expensive than having a private event at the Boat Street for small events but more expensive for larger events.

 

We offer three options for off-site catering:

 

  1. Ready to Go:  We make your food and you pick it up, ready to heat, either on our platters or in disposable packaging.  If you use our platters, you will need to return them within two days.  There is no charge for the loan.  The gratuity will be 15%.

 

  1. Setup and Delivered:  We make your food, deliver it along with flowers, and set it up in your kitchen or on your buffet table.  If there are logistics problems we help solve them.  Your place is left attractive and ready for your event.  This works best when you are having a buffet. 

 

We normally use our own platters unless you prefer to use your own. If you do use our platters, you will need to return them within two days.  There is no charge for the loan.  There is a delivery/setup fee starting at $125 and up, depending on the distance required and the work involved.  The gratuity will be 18%.

 

  1. Full Service:  We handle rentals, make your food, deliver it, set it up, and remain on site to refresh food, serve it if required, pour drinks, and clean up.  We charge for rentals at cost.  We charge for personnel from time of leaving the Boat Street until time of return.   Setup and cleanup usually take between 1.5 and 3 hours in total.  The gratuity will be 18%.

 

COST:

The Cost of off-site catering will always include:

Food

Tax

Gratuity

 

Additional costs would include: Delivery/Setup, Personnel, Flowers and Misc., and Rentals.  Weddings will be charged a Wedding Fee based on the size and complexity of the event.

 

 

Food Cost is dependent on number of guests, ingredients, and complexity. 

 

Examples follow:

A simple supper for 20 might range from $35 to $40/person

A heavy appetizer party for 50 might range from $20 to $35 per person

A sit-down dinner with appetizers, soup, salad, dinner, and dessert, for 12 might range from $90 to $125 per person.

 

Service Cost is dependent on the number of servers required and the hours worked.

Servers are billed at $22/hour throughout 2006.  Manager/Cooks are billed at $35/hour throughout 2006.  A typical party for 25, lasting three hours, requires two servers for a total of 10 hours, unless you are located at a distance.  This would cost approximately $285.

 

Delivery and Setup are charged whenever we deliver food.

Delivery and setup fees start at $125 and if the delivery is local, the fee is rarely above $175.

 

Flowers and Misc.   When we Delivery and Setup or Stay On Site, there is usually a Flowers and Misc. charge.  This might range from $30 to $100 and covers odds and end items. 

 

Rentals:  We use Abbey Party Rents for our rentals.  You do not need to be home during delivery and pickup.  The Abbey Party Rents delivery fee is $40.  Tableware items (knives, forks, spoons, plates, bowls, cups, etc) are approximately .40 cents a piece, napkins are .60 cents, and tablecloths are $10.  You will need at least 4 glasses per person – 3 for wine and 1 for water, beer, and non-alcoholic drinks.