Let me preface this post by saying that I meant to take pictures at the tasting, but I completely forgot. So sorry, but there aren't going to be any pictures in this post. Don't hate me!
So, as you know, we were planning on going with Sonnys BBQ for our catering. Well, one of my coordinators works at a local restaurant and she said that they would give us an awesome deal, so we went out there today and tasted their food.
The first thing we tried was a spring salad. I normally skip over the salad course at restaurants, but this one was delicious. It has spring greens, dried cranberries, roasted almonds, red onions with asiago cheese, topped with a herb shallot vinaigrette. I could easily eat this salad every day. He said he would lay it out on a platter, so guests could pick and choose what they wanted in their salad.
After that, the chef brought out a gorgeous plate with 4 different choices on it. Two entrees and two side dishes. The side dishes were garlic mashed potatoes and julienned carrots and zucchini. The garlic mashed potatoes were good, but a little dry. I did not like the julienned carrots and zucchini. They were some sauce and I just wasn't a fan. The two entrees were a chopped sirloin with sauteed onions and mushrooms covered in a demi glase and then chicken breast served with pesto and gouda tomato sauce. The steak was good, but it was like a cube steak and it just didn't seem like something I wanted to serve my guests. I also hate onions and mushrooms, so that was out. The chicken was delicious. We decided that it was going to be a little too fancy for our guests though and not sure if they'd branch out and try to eat it.
We started debating between menus and he brought us out some pulled pork. I was not a fan of that either. It was kind of boring and bland. I do not like sauce on my pulled pork, so if it's not good dry, I won't even entertain it. My fiance liked it though because he eats his with sauce.
So, after some talking, we think this is going to be the menu for the wedding. It will be $8.50 per person, plus a $50 delivery/serving charge.
- Spring salad with the choice of vinaigrette or ranch dressing
- Chicken parmesan pasta dish
- Carving station of roast beef with sides of mashed potatoes and green beans
- Sweet tea and water
I'm going to talk to them and see if they can throw in some kind of bread as well. They're going to make individual vegetarian dishes for those who want them.
If you were a guest at my wedding, would you be pleased with this food?
So, as you know, we were planning on going with Sonnys BBQ for our catering. Well, one of my coordinators works at a local restaurant and she said that they would give us an awesome deal, so we went out there today and tasted their food.
The first thing we tried was a spring salad. I normally skip over the salad course at restaurants, but this one was delicious. It has spring greens, dried cranberries, roasted almonds, red onions with asiago cheese, topped with a herb shallot vinaigrette. I could easily eat this salad every day. He said he would lay it out on a platter, so guests could pick and choose what they wanted in their salad.
After that, the chef brought out a gorgeous plate with 4 different choices on it. Two entrees and two side dishes. The side dishes were garlic mashed potatoes and julienned carrots and zucchini. The garlic mashed potatoes were good, but a little dry. I did not like the julienned carrots and zucchini. They were some sauce and I just wasn't a fan. The two entrees were a chopped sirloin with sauteed onions and mushrooms covered in a demi glase and then chicken breast served with pesto and gouda tomato sauce. The steak was good, but it was like a cube steak and it just didn't seem like something I wanted to serve my guests. I also hate onions and mushrooms, so that was out. The chicken was delicious. We decided that it was going to be a little too fancy for our guests though and not sure if they'd branch out and try to eat it.
We started debating between menus and he brought us out some pulled pork. I was not a fan of that either. It was kind of boring and bland. I do not like sauce on my pulled pork, so if it's not good dry, I won't even entertain it. My fiance liked it though because he eats his with sauce.
So, after some talking, we think this is going to be the menu for the wedding. It will be $8.50 per person, plus a $50 delivery/serving charge.
- Spring salad with the choice of vinaigrette or ranch dressing
- Chicken parmesan pasta dish
- Carving station of roast beef with sides of mashed potatoes and green beans
- Sweet tea and water
I'm going to talk to them and see if they can throw in some kind of bread as well. They're going to make individual vegetarian dishes for those who want them.
If you were a guest at my wedding, would you be pleased with this food?
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