Various factors contribute to the cost of your menu, including the type of food and presentation you desire, your guest count, the venue you have chosen, and the season.
Providing excellent service to you and your guests is of utmost importance to us. Our highly-trained, attentive staff, and server/bartender to guest ratios assure that we meet that goal.
Although a specific quote cannot be determined until after your consultation and a location walk-through, you can find some guidelines on service and pricing below.
GUIDELINE FOR SETTING YOUR BUDGET
How much will my party cost?
Any event, regardless of why it is being held, has so many components that it is not easy to give a simple answer. In addition to the varieties of menus there are the dishes, glasses, linen, number of courses, complexity of the menu (which may determine how many chefs and servers are needed), and the length of the event. The event location can also affect the cost, since some locations are easier to work in than others.
In short pricing for a catered event is determined by many factors including:
Location
Number of Guests
Menu
Time of day event being held to determine quanity of food
Beverage Service
Equipment
Staffing
In general, the smaller the number of guests, the higher the price per person. This is due to the majority of expenses like truck, fuel and staffing cost the same for a small event as they would for a larger event.
Production Fee
20% on all food, beverages, and services.
Hospitality Fee
9% on all food, beverages, and services.
Sales Tax
8.375% state sales tax is applied to the entire bill.
Gratuity
Our servers alway appreciate additional tip, we leave this to your discretion. We recommend 10%. Cash is preferred but credit card or check tip is welcomed.
Our event is scheduled to end at 10pm. What happens if we go a little longer?
Our pricing to you includes service until a pre-determined time. The event supervisor will check with you if the event seems to be in full swing still about 30 minutes prior to the original end time to see if we can close the event as planned or if you would like to extend the event time. If you choose to extend the time of your event, we will bill you in 1 hour increments based on the staff required. For the most part all of our staff arrive and leave with us as there is plenty of work prior to the event and after, loading and unloading trucks.
Holidays
Curator Catering is committed to our employees and their families. On the holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Years Day, & Fourth of July events are subject to a $4,000 food and beverage minimum plus added gratuity. Christmas Eve and New Years Eve is subject to a $6,000 food and beverage minimum plus added gratuity.
Our holiday season is very busy, some popular weekends require minimums. To avoid minimums we suggest planning your holiday gathering for earlier in the week such as Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Or other suggestions include late November, later December or January holiday parties.
2026 Holiday Minimum Dates: ($3,000 food and beverage minimum plus added gratuity)
December 3, 4, 5 (Thursday-Saturday)
December 10, 11, 12 (Thursday-Saturday)
