We just did the VIP thing at Paradise Cove a few weeks ago and they first brought bread baskets for the table and each person got a plate of salads and pasta salads. Then they cleared those and brought a plate of the meats (IIRC, fried chicken, grilled chicken, pork, white fish) for every person. Then they brought a plate with a few kinds of desserts on them. One person in our group had a shellfish allergy and she had to send her plate back because the macaroni salad (I think) had crab in it, but she only discovered that after specifically asking if shellfish was an ingredient in anything. I guess just a note on food allergies is that you might have to be more proactive about it.