Food for Cocktail Hour

[Ziyi]

Following this thread.. I plan to serve cocktails din. Gusto ko maiwasan yung mga instances na dahil yung mga guests sobrang gutom na, na maski di pa open yung dinner buffet tables pipila na. Most of the time mga relatives ang guilty dito haha.

[rowan]

^^^Chili1113, your cocktail food sounds delish!!! Did you buy your cheese and cold cuts or you got it from the caterer?

[Chili1113]

^hi rowan! The cheese and cold cuts are all by the venue's caterer =) I was only allowed to bring chips, nuts and chocolates without corkage and so I bought some from S&R. But it was the heavier food items that the guests really enjoyed.

They gave us free corkage also for 1 lechon, but I didn't want to serve it during cocktails as I wanted the menu to be more apt for a formal event. It was so useful though because we served the lechon during the after party for the guests' midnight snack. =)

[LilaFowler]

I want to do merienda cena sana with Filipino snacks like taho, banana cue, turon, sorbeted etc. I am imagining kasi having merienda under the trees outside.

Our wedding ceremony kasi is 3-4pm then dinner probably is at 7. So I want sana to serve food pero I'm also minding the budget.

My guests are mostly close family who I know will enjoy that type of food and also non-Filipinos so it will be a novel experience for them.

What do you think? Or is this idiotic?

[sixseveneight]

Planning to set up a nacho bar or hire a fishball and (dirty) ice cream cart. Our wedding will be on April so feeling ko sakto yung dirty ice cream kasi mainit yun eh. Plus the cocktails will start at 4:30pm. Yun lang, I want to customize Sana yung color ng cart sa motif namin.

[cc1818]

We're planning to get Costa Coffee - I believe Starbucks has stopped offering booth services na kasi. Iniisip ko lang anong pwedeng ipartner sa coffee/frappe? Any suggestions?

[ncs]

Yung ibang appetizer namin sa Enderun ilalagay namin for cocktails nalang:
- Marinated Salmon with Cucumber Crème Fraiche
- Fried Potato Croquettas with Smoked Ham and Goat Cheese

Tapos syempre kulang yan haha. Since i-eextend ng Enderun ang unli iced tea during cocktail hours, hindi na ako kukuha ng booth na drinks ang sineserve. I'm choosing one from the following food booths na pasok sa budget namin:
- Krispy Kreme (Assorted Doughnuts)
- Auntie Anne's (Pretzels with dips)
- BTIC (Yoghurt Ice Cream)
- Merry Moo (Ice Cream)
- Sebastian's (Ice Cream)

Ang problem lang namin sa mga ice cream, baka hindi matched sa theme namin na medyo elegant. So iniisip namin Auntie Anne's nalang. They will serve freshly baked pretzels so may dala silang oven, warmer, rolling counter.

Actually nung una wala naman kaming plano maglagay ng additional food for cocktails. Iniisip namin nuts/chips nalang. Pero naisip ko, instead na gumastos ako ng malaki for ceiling treatment, ilalagay ko nalang yung budget sa food booth. Bubusugin ko nalang ang guests kesa maganda nga ang venue, gutom naman sila hehe.

[pinkonearth]

^Sis, Auntie Anne's booth sounds nice! Can you share their rates? Thank you!

[marbleslice]

ncs enderun bride here as well! We have 5 kinds of appetizer from the buffet menu. 3 of those appetizers, plan namin as pass around food during cocktails/pre-dinner time. Then baka mag add na lang kami ng nuts and nachos (hope they dont charge us corkage fee for the salsa dip though)

[cc1818]

sis ncs, Krispy Kreme offer booth services din ba? Parang I like Auntie Anne's too - na ipapartner ko na lang din sa coffee hahaha! Can you share both rates pelase?

[Missus O]

For our cocktails we served K by Cunanan's:

- pan de sal Bruschetta
- Portobello fries with wasabi dip
- grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup shots
- mini eggs benedict
- assorted bread with creamy pesto butter

Outside the church after San Antonio de Padua Silang, Cavite (after our wedding rites) we served:
- buko tarts
-cold drinks

The trip from church to reception site would take about 30-45 minutes ( but it was shorter since we had escorts). Our guests were happpy, and upto now still gushes na they were so full nung kasal namin. hehe.  Nakakataba ng puso to learn that despite the distance nagpunta sila and happy 

[letters_to_cleo]

Will serve canapes with pates, olives with pimiento, cheeses, crackers at mga small sweets and cookies.  Bibilhin ko lahat sila here from Europe, haha!  Then pabox ng bonggang bongga.

[littlemissbiatch]

I want to do merienda cena sana with Filipino snacks like taho, banana cue, turon, sorbeted etc. I am imagining kasi having merienda under the trees outside.

Our wedding ceremony kasi is 3-4pm then dinner probably is at 7. So I want sana to serve food pero I'm also minding the budget.

My guests are mostly close family who I know will enjoy that type of food and also non-Filipinos so it will be a novel experience for them.

What do you think? Or is this idiotic?

I think it's a good idea! Morning wedding kami and we really want to serve taho (we're still trying to find a supplier pa). Pero super na-excite kami when our coord brought up the idea. I don't think there's anything wrong with traditional Filipino food, especially if you feel na it's something your guests will enjoy. Siguro mind lang the way it's presented? Like smaller portions ng banana cue instead of yung dalawang giant pieces on a stick.

[LilaFowler]

^ Thanks! I spoke to my coord, yes daw it can be arranged, we just need to get permission from the parish to use the plaza after the ceremony.

I had a look at our caterer's "open bar" packages it's P450 per person for 2 hours. It's beer, wine, few selection of cocktails pero the food is just peanuts and chips. Is this the going rate?

[ncs]

Hi pinkonearth and cc1818! Yup may booth din ang Krispy Kreme, wala ako nung ratses nila pero nakita ko parang lahat ng packages nila nasa P10,500 tapos iba-iba lang yung combination and number of donuts. Eto rates ng Auntie Anne's na sinend sa akin:

PRETZEL PACKAGE 1 - P16,100
        Pretzel original size 180pcs (80pcs Almonds, 50pcs Cinnamon Sugar, 50pcs Choco Chip)   
        Pretzel Dips 60pcs (30pcs Caramel Dip, 30pcs Chocolate Dip)             
         
PRETZEL PACKAGE 2 - P12,500
         Pretzel original size 150pcs (50pcs Almonds, 50pcs Cinnamon Sugar, 50pcs Choco Chips)
         
PRETZEL PACKAGE 3 - P23,770
         Pretzel original size 240pcs ( 140pcs Almond, 100pcs Cinnamon Sugar)         
         Pretzel Dips 100pcs (50pcs Chocolate & 50pcs Caramel)               
         Pretzel Drinks (38pcs Medium Lemonade)                  
         
PRETZEL PACKAGE 4 - P14,550
         Pretzel original size 120pcs (70pcs Almond, 50pcs Cinnamon Sugar)                                      
         Pretzel Drinks (60pcs Medium Lemonade)                  
         
PRETZEL PACKAGE 5 - P17,425
         Pretzel original size 100pcs (50pcs Almond, 50pcs Cinnamon Sugar)         
         Lemonade 95pcs medium cups                     

[pinkonearth]

Thank you, ncs!

I wonder if they'd cater to oot venues. How did you contact Auntie Anne's? I'd like to inquire! 

[ncs]

pinkonearth, I messaged them sa FB tapos may nag-email na sa akin. You can contact this number kasi mas mabilis siya mag-reply pag through mobile 0932-843-4143 Rene Narito. Siya ang Area Manager

[pinkonearth]

Thank you, ncs! I'll contact him.

Our wedding will be on December so you sold the Auntie Anne's idea to me with the word "warmer." Haha, if yours too will be on a colder season, go for the pretzels! The ice cream options would go well on a summer wedding. Happy preps, sis! 

[cc1818]

thank you ncs mag inquire na rin ako sa kanila

[ncs]

Happy to be of help cc1818 and pinkonearth! Ako naman ang nakapagpa-excite sakin is yung may rolling counter sila na dadalhin. Kasi parang nakakatuwa din na may papanoorin yung guests and na makikita nila na wow freshly baked itong kinakain ko at hindi basta binili the night before or nung umaga then iniinit lang Ok din yun para mabango sa venue Sa August na wedding ko, malapit na!