Things you Will Need for your Party ...
FOR THE BUFFET TABLE:
Salt
and Pepper shakers, Votive cups for melted butter. Creamer and
Sugar bowl for coffee. Coffee Urn (40 cup).
FOR THE MAIN BUFFET:
LARGE GLASS FISH PLATES: Order a sufficient number of large
glass Fish Plates for your guests, plus a few extra.
DO NOT ORDER ceramic dinner plates!
Standard dinner plates are not large enough for a lobster, potatoes,
corn-on-the-cob, mussels and steamers, Linguica, etc. Your
supplier will know what is needed here.
DESSERT PLATES: One for each of your guests plus extra.
GLASSWARE: Water glass for each of your guests, plus a few
extra. Additional glassware will depend upon any bar service
you plan. Most suppliers have available a wide selection of
glassware including: 12-oz wine, 10-oz wine, champagne, pilsner and
hi-ball tumblers.
CUTLERY: Sufficient quantities for each guest plus extra of
Forks, Dessert Forks, Knives, Tea Spoons (coffee), Soup Spoons
SHELL BUCKETS (galvanized) and LOBSTER CRACKERS (usually plastic):
One Shell Bucket for every four guests and one Lobster Cracker for
every two guest.
MUGS
or CHOWDER and COFFEE
: We recommend that you provide a mug per guest for
Chowder and another mug per guest for coffee. These ceramic
mugs are large enough to hold a good serving of our Award Winning
Chowder without spillage as your guests mingle over this delightful
appetizer. You will NOT need saucers for the Chowder mugs.
Whether you include saucers with your coffee mugs is up to you.
TABLES, CHAIRS and LINENS: The island
equipment suppliers have several sizes of tables:
In round, they have 60 inch (5 ft) and some of them have
larger 90 inch tables as well. In banquet style
(oblong) they usually carry 6 foot and 8 foot lengths.
Your supplier can assist you with the number and types
of chairs that can be fitted comfortably around each
table.
When ordering your tables, include at least TWO and possibly THREE of the 8
foot banquet tables for use in the cooking tent to hold dirty dishes after
they have been bussed from your guest tables AND TWO tables for the Buffet
Service.
Your linens and napkins
order will depend upon the number and types of tables.
Be sure to order extra napkins and fitted table linen
for the Buffet tables
OTHER SERVICES: Serviced Bar; music; dancing;
lighting, etc. You can discuss these optional items with us
and we will be happy to make recommendations for you.
