Simple buffets have wide appeal and are highly profitable. These types of buffets work well for catered events as well as in-house events (where a buffet is included in the price of the overall event package), due to the relatively low cost of individual food items and the minimal amount of labor required to produce and serve.
This is a recent menu used which was priced at $8.95 per person, excluding alcoholic beverages. This was an "All You Care to Eat" buffet for a party of 100:
Right to left, this was a buffet line where five four-foot tables were covered and skirted:
100 china plates (disposables could be used. Silverware and napkins were on tables; disposables could be used).
Potato salad (bought prepared)
Pasta salad (house recipe)
Fresh fruit salad (diced cantaloupe, pineapple, seedless grapes; fruit salad prepared in-house)
2 oz. bags potato chips
Burger buns
Hot dog buns
CHAFER 1: (5) #10 cans baked beans in 4" Hotel Pan
CHAFER 2: (2) 4" Hotel Half Pans, (1) hot dogs, (1) bratwurst
CHAFER 3: 8 oz. hamburger patties, charbroiled
CHAFER 4: 6 oz. grilled boneless chicken breasts
Condiments: squeeze bottle mustard, bottled ketchup, (5) cups of mayo in bowl
Sliced cheese (American, Swiss) platter
LTO (Lettuce Tomato and Onion) platter
Assorted cookies on platter
As you can see, all relatively low cost items that require little prep. Two cooks with three hours set up time could accomplish this buffet. The buffet ran from 1 pm to 2:30 pm, with the majority of the guests served by 2 pm.
Few guests return for seconds, as the protien sizes allow for a hearty portion, and with the various other accoutrements everyone feels they've received a value added meal.
In the next post, I'll address the various details that make such a buffet a guaranteed success!
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