Red's Kitchen And Catering FAQs And Pricing

Yes! It helps us offer you the most accurate quote if you have an idea of your guest count and what menu items you’re interested in. Prices are available on each menu per person, with prices potentially ranging anywhere between $22 per person and $75 per person. 

We provide attractive compostable bamboo or palm plates, napkins, and cutlery at a cost per guest. Plateware, metal cutlery, glassware, and linens are available for rental fees. 

We do not have an inventory of tables an chairs, but we can assist you in that rental process.

Producing events can be very expensive and time-consuming, and this fee helps take care of many hidden costs that we need to cover. The industry standard for this fee ranges from 18% to 20% of your invoiced line items and is non-negotiable. This accounts for the cost of serving platters, utensils, warming dishes for the buffet, trays for passed foods, hot or cold boxes to keep foods the correct temperature, gas and travel, managing the rentals, the “behind the scenes” staff that preps, loads and unloads, washes dishes post-event, rinses and returns the rentals, kitchen facility fees, insurance, continuous flow of communication, and much more. These are many of the hidden fees that go into producing events, and why service or event production fees are charged to the client. This charge does not include serving staff or gratuity. This charge may increase due to the demand of the event needs. 

Yes, we can make sure that serving staff are available for your event to run smoothly. The number of staff needed is based on the number of guests. The higher the guest count, the more serving staff is needed for set up, service needs, bussing, and breakdown. The number of staff required for events over 50 guests is at Chef Lisa’s discretion, and non-negotiable. 

Yes, it's important to supply boxed lunch catering for your vendors. We believe it would be cruel and unusual to not feed your hard-working event team! 

Red's Kitchen And Catering does provide access to bartending staff. We work closely with several staffing companies and can provide the perfect bartender for your event needs.

Yes, we can arrange for a tasting for your event, to a point. Tastings are typically reserved for weddings, or events of 150 guests or more, and are included in the event production fee if hired. Tastings last about 90 minutes, and take place at our commercial kitchen space, during which the menu of your choosing is presented. After the tasting, we will sit and discuss any changes that should be made, the event timeline, and what to expect for how we will work with your timeline. 

Yes, we are happy to work with most budgets to keep people fed without breaking the bank. We have developed crowd-pleasing menus for many events, keeping in mind that many times your budget already includes what you want to spend on taxes and fees.