Breakdown of Food costs - ?? - (The Attic)

[BriarRoseBride]

As with most things at Disney, I'm sure the possibilities are endless, but I was wondering if anyone out there can give me a ballpark view of what to expect at The Attic.

I think i read somewhere that an open bar is close to $40/person. Is that accurate?

The Disney website says that the food is $75/person, but the venue has a $2,500 minimum. With my guests being at about 30, $75/person comes to only $2,250, so assuming that the bar tab (appx. $1,200) will send us over the minimum. (?)

.......Soooo I guess the big question is what is exactly $75/person???? Is that a set price for food? If so, what can you choose from?

...just looking for some clarity.

 

[BriarRoseBride]

OH! OH!

I forgot.....

How do they charge for cake, toast, etc.? Is it all included in the $75/person, or added on seperately? Also, the DP...how much / person?

I know, I know, I'm hopeless. lol

 

[lurkyloo]

Hi again!

$75/per person is the minimum you have to spend on food during the entire day, not the actual amount you will spend on the reception meal.

Each buffet menu has a different price per person. The buffet we chose was something like $32/per person, and we made up the difference with a beverage package, dessert party food and the cost of the cake. However, the cake did not count toward the $2,500 venue minimum - just the overall $75/per person minimum.

It can be tricky... We ended up having to add a cider toast at the last minute when one of our guests dropped out and we no longer met the Attic's venue minimum.

 

[lurkyloo]

OH! OH!

I forgot.....

How do they charge for cake, toast, etc.? Is it all included in the $75/person, or added on seperately? Also, the DP...how much / person?

Everything is a la carte - it's not a package that costs $75/per person. You just have to buy enough stuff to spend $75/person. Cakes can be $600-$800 - or more. Champagne/cider, etc. is priced per bottle.

Dessert Parties start at $22.50/per person for food, plus viewing fees, venue-rental fees and transportation and set-up fees, potentially.

 

[BriarRoseBride]

Hi again!

$75/per person is the minimum you have to spend on food during the entire day, not the actual amount you will spend on the reception meal.

Each buffet menu has a different price per person. The buffet we chose was something like $32/per person, and we made up the difference with a beverage package, dessert party food and the cost of the cake. However, the cake did not count toward the $2,500 venue minimum - just the overall $75/per person minimum.

It can be tricky... We ended up having to add a cider toast at the last minute when one of our guests dropped out and we no longer met the Attic's venue minimum.

OH WHAT, OH WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU??

The sky has cleared and I can finally see the light of day!!

Thank you for making it all come together for me now. lol

**Hmmm...where are those darn menus...I know I've passed them up somewhere along my internet browsing....

 

[lurkyloo]

This site has a bunch:
http://www.magicalkingdoms.com/ftw/wdw/menus.html

Now you can take off those training wheels and ride, baby, ride!!

 

[Wazzo]

$75/per person is the minimum you have to spend on food during the entire day, not the actual amount you will spend on the reception meal.

Thanks for sharing this Carrie, that is good to know!

However, the cake did not count toward the $2,500 venue minimum - just the overall $75/per person minimum.

This, however, makes my head hurt! You're right, it can be tricky!

 

[Angela0917]

$75/per person is the minimum you have to spend on food during the entire day, not the actual amount you will spend on the reception meal.

QUOTE]

OMG, I did not know this!! I thought $75 per person was the total that had to be spent for dinner!!!!!! I totally misunderstood all that!! That's fabulous!!

Ok, so now I have a question... my coordinator e-mailed to me the menus for the California Grill, and they start at $80 per person. If we were at a place that's not a restaurant, would the food be cheaper, or would it still be about the same? I think I read that yours was $32 per person... which is a HUGE difference!!!

 

[Starr W.]

$75/per person is the minimum you have to spend on food during the entire day, not the actual amount you will spend on the reception meal.

QUOTE]

OMG, I did not know this!! I thought $75 per person was the total that had to be spent for dinner!!!!!! I totally misunderstood all that!! That's fabulous!!

Ok, so now I have a question... my coordinator e-mailed to me the menus for the California Grill, and they start at $80 per person. If we were at a place that's not a restaurant, would the food be cheaper, or would it still be about the same? I think I read that yours was $32 per person... which is a HUGE difference!!!

Lurky had a brunch which would be less expensive than a dinner. Goat cheese ravioli cost more I guess than Mickey waffles.

 

[Angela0917]

ohhhhh, I see. Hmm... I was originally thinking I wanted the Napa Room of the California Grill for the fireworks, but if we do brunch reception we may be able to fit in a DP... hmmmmmmmm

 

[BriarRoseBride]

Isn't Carrie just a DOLL??? I'm starting to believe she just might be made of pixie dust....either that, or she's my (our) fairy Godmother.



She'll never quite know how much she's helped!!!!!

 

[lurkyloo]

Oh you ! I just know how $%&#@! confusing this all was to me and wanna repay the people on these boards who helped me out!

Angela - different venues may have cheaper menus available than CA grill, but they may have higher overall minimums (like the $100/$125 pp at the Grand vs. the $75/$100 pp everywhere else) OR they might have venue-rental fees OR they might have higher food & beverage minimums (like the Attic's $2,000 before-5pm minimum vs. the Napa Room's $1,000 before-4pm minimum).

That said, I highly recommend the brunch + break + dessert party schedule because we were refreshed enough to enjoy the DP and it gave us something to look forward to after the reception was over!

 

[Starr W.]

Oh you ! I just know how $%&#@! confusing this all was to me and wanna repay the people on these boards who helped me out!

Angela - different venues may have cheaper menus available than CA grill, but they may have higher overall minimums (like the $100/$125 pp at the Grand vs. the $75/$100 pp everywhere else) OR they might have venue-rental fees OR they might have higher food & beverage minimums (like the Attic's $2,000 before-5pm minimum vs. the Napa Room's $1,000 before-4pm minimum).

That said, I highly recommend the brunch + break + dessert party schedule because we were refreshed enough to enjoy the DP and it gave us something to look forward to after the reception was over!

CA has the 75/100 pp, but the overall jumps to 3000 for the Napa room after 2pm. It's really a low number before 2. On mousesavers, they have the catering menus and they really have a good brunch menu.

Carrie had it figured out, no rushing to get the reception done to get over to the DP(that would stress me out).

Angela and Alyssa
Carrie is the guru of keeping to the minimum! We're planning on a VR and DH thinks "doing it" in a park is the way to go. Thanks a lot Carrie, you're going to cost me an extra $6000. I was going to go cheap and do an Escape VR.

Plus she found Root Photography.