Pickup, delivery, or staffed BBQ catering?
Choose a format by the work your event needs someone to handle.
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What belongs in a BBQ catering quote?
Compare the same scope and identify charges that may sit outside the menu price.
Write the event assumptions
Record the service format, date, service hours, location, and guest count used for each quote. If those assumptions differ, ask for a revised quote before deciding one provider costs less.
Account for each line
Check food, delivery, staffing, equipment, rentals, tax, and any other quoted charges. Ask which amounts are fixed and which change with headcount or hours. Keep refundable deposits separate from the event total.
Clarify the terms
Ask when the final guest count is due, how changes affect the amount payable, and what cancellation terms apply. Confirm whether a service charge includes gratuity instead of treating the two as interchangeable.