FREE 10+ Catering Menu Proposal Samples in MS Word | Google Docs | Apple Pages | PDF

If you’re a restaurant owner that wants to venture out in catering service for special events such as birthday parties, wedding receptions, social events, corporate events, etc., making a menu suited for catering is one part of your tasks to be successful in the catering area. You need to convince people to become your clients who will order your catering services and to do that, you need to create a menu proposal of which you will use to propose your menu to them that are suited for the event they are organizing. Read the article below to know how to create a menu catering proposal.

10+ Catering Menu Proposal Samples

1. Catering Menu Proposal Template

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3. Catering Menu Proposal

4. Catering Menu Pricing Proposal

5. Catering Menu Item Proposal

6. Catering Operation Menu Proposal

7. Catering Buffet Menu Proposal

8. Catering Menu Request for Proposal

9. Catering Menu Services Request for Proposal

10. Catering Menu Party Proposal

11. Catering Menu Product Proposal

What is a Menu?

A menu is a list of dishes and beverages available to be served to customers in a restaurant or any foodservice establishment. The menu also lists the prices of each of these dishes.

Details to Include in a Catering Menu Proposal

1. Introduction

The introduction is an important part of your menu proposal since it is going to be used to impress your customers. Include details such as your restaurant’s background, its highlights, the length of time the restaurant is open for business, the niche that your restaurant has, the services and menu you offer to clients, and other types of information that you can use to brag a little bit about your restaurant.

2. Event Description

This section is where you will provide the scope of the event of which your client is organizing. Describe the event type, venue, date of the event, and the number of guests. You can they segway by mentioning to your client how your services can serve their event well.

3. Menu

Here is where you will present your menu in your proposal. make sure your menu fits the event and is customized to your client’s preference. Add a variety of menu items that people can choose from. Discuss this first with your client before you proceed to make the menu. Add the price of each menu item and add them in their total amount. On a separate page, add details that may cost extra charges such as labor costs of the services given by the catering crew, linens, tableware, equipment, silverware, dinnerware, and serving dishes used in the event.

4. Terms and Policies

This part is where you add the terms and policies that the client needs to know about your business. This is where you have the legal backing on protecting your business just in case things go awry. Since the terms here might get too technical with the law at times, have a legal counselor properly review this section to ensure your policies are legitimate to use in your business. It’s important to add the terms and policies you need your client to know about your business. Make sure they are understandable so when your client reads this part, they know their end of the deal. Ensure they read this part well before they sign the proposal.

5. Total Quote if the Menu

This is where you put the total amount of all the costs you will charge your client that they’re expected to pay for your services. You can break down all the items you’ve put in your menu and the extra charges with the costs included beside them. You can also add the VAT charges plus discounts you offer to your client. You can create a table to list down these charges in a more organized fashion.

FAQs

End your menu proposal with payment information on how your client is going to pay you (through cash or credit or if it’s one-time payment or installment) and include a line that states that you and your client agree to your terms and signature lines where you and your client can sign that indicates they gave their consent on hiring you as their caterer. Make sure that your menu proposal is free from any errors and inaccurate information. To help you get started writing the menu proposal, download our free sample templates above to use as your guide!