In this post, I would like to share our experience in hiring catering services. We hired a caterer (different companies) for both our kids' baby fullmoon parties, that's when they turned 1 month old.
In my opinion, it is easier to hire a caterer to handle the food and beverages aspect and even the setup of the venue of an event. Imagine having to entertain your family members and guests and also needing to take care of your baby at the same time. Having to worry about the food and beverages aspect at this point is simply too much to handle.
I remembered during our kids' fullmoon parties, the caterer came few days earlier to setup the canopy at our house porch, tables, chairs and fans, all nicely decorated with the appropriate color theme. On the day itself, just a few hours before our party begins, the caterer came and started arranging the food and setup the beverages machine and also stationed a few of their staff to assist our guests.
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I think a good caterer is when:
* Food and beverages are of good quality and freshness. During Benjamin's fullmoon party, our guests rave about the delicious food and one of the dish (boxing chicken dish) is so good that they are snapped up when the party begins! I can't share with you how delicious it is because I never get to taste it... sob, sob...
* Service rendered by their staff is good. I have attended parties where the catering staff regularly walk around and ensure guests are enjoying the food and drinks and making sure the beverages are constantly refilled. Just recently I have attended a baby fullmoon party where the beverages ran out in few hours. No refill, no replacement of beverages. I was quite annoyed at this as I stood right in front of the beverage machine holding an empty paper cup after being told by the catering staff that the drinks (soymilk to be precise) are all gone.
* Used cutleries are constantly cleared away and tables are cleaned after guests used them. I think this shows professionalism in the catering company to be able to handle all these.
Do you have any experience in catering service?
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