Catering General Information
Thank
you for your interest in Debbie Does Dinner. We are a San
Francisco based full service catering company providing fabulous food,
beautiful presentations, courteous and friendly staff, rentals,
non-alcoholic beverages, flowers and decorations. Our minimum is
$500.00, but we will try to accommodate smaller functions.
Food
Debbie Does
Diner prides itself on creating fresh and delicious cuisine. We
use fresh seasonal ingredients and prepare everything from scratch
whenever possible. Our dishes provide a wide variety of colors,
flavors, ingredients, textures and temperatures. Menus are customized
to our client's culinary desires. We guarantee your meal will tempt
your eyes as well as your tastebuds.
Beverages
We can provide
any non-alcoholic beverages. The charge for sparkling water, juices and
assorted soft drinks is $2.50/person. This includes ice and icing bins.
Our world famous cucumber lemonade is available for $2/person.
Our
bar and wait staff can serve any alcoholic beverages you provide. We do
not charge a corkage fee, however there is a $2 per person charge to
cover our liability insurance costs for alcoholic beverages. We can
provide a complete bar setup including ice, icing tubs, beverage bins,
scoopers, shakers, strainers, bottle openers, corkscrews, garnishes
(lemons, limes and olives) and paper napkins for $2/person. For a
staffed bar the charge is $25/hour per bartender with a 5-hour minimum.
Place Settings
We provide a
complete range of rental services for your event including linens,
glassware, tables, chairs, silverware, china, etc. Clients are
responsible for any damaged, missing, or broken rental items.
For $2.50/person we will provide a paper tablecloth, paper plates, napkins, cups and plastic cutlery.
Prices
Most of the
sample menus do not have prices as the prices vary greatly depending on
the size, location and type of event. We like to customize menus
for our clients based on their culinary desires and budgetary
guidelines. All prices shown are for food only. There is an
additional 8.5% sales tax and 20% service charge added to the final
bill. Service charge includes serving platters and utensils,
paper cocktail napkins, bridge tolls and gratuity.
Delivery
Orders within San Francisco incur a delivery charge of $35.00.
If we have to return to a site to pick up any equipment or serving pieces, the pickup charge will be $35.00.
For
locations outside of San Francisco, there is a delivery charge of
$50.00 within a 25-mile radius from our shop. Outside of that
25-mile radius, delivery charges are calculated on mileage and time to
make the delivery.
Drop Offs
We are happy
to provide dropoff service. You can use your own platters and serving
pieces or we can provide them for you for a nominal fee. Unless they
are disposable, all serving platters, bowls, baskets and utensils are
the property of Debbie Does Dinner. They will be picked up at a
mutually agreed upon time.
The
client is responsible for any missing, broken, or damaged pieces.
Full replacement value will be charged and due within 5 working days of
the event.
Service Staff
As Debbie insists every party be perfect, an on-site coordinator is
always provided free of charge. We ensure that you will not have to
worry about a thing. We supply Kitchen Staff, Waiters, Buspersons,
Bartenders, Coat Check Staff and Clean Up Crew.
The
number of staff needed depends upon the following factors: the type of
event, sit-down dinner or buffet service, the location where your event
is taking place, the number of guests invited, the length of the event,
and the level of service you and your guests expect. For these
services we charge $25/hour for all staff with a 5-hour minimum.
We
bill from the time we leave our shop until our vehicles are loaded and
off the site. There is a half-time charge for all staff while
traveling outside of San Francisco. When we plan your menu we
will discuss in detail the number of staff needed.
Clean Up
We will leave the site in the same condition we found it. We will
not remove rubbish from event sites, but we can make arrangements for
additional trash pickup or larger trash receptacles.
Payment Terms
A written proposal with preliminary information and estimated
prices is free. A full contract with detailed specifications of
your event including rental prices and policies costs $150.00.
Should you choose to use Debbie Does Dinner, we will credit the $150.00
to your final bill.
When
a contract is drawn up with all pertinent information for your event, a
50% deposit is due upon signature and acceptance of terms to confirm
the date. Rentals will be due 14 days prior to the date with the
remaining balance due 1 week before the day of your event.
Payment in full is due when no deposit has been received within 10 days of an event.
Deposits
are 50% refundable if you are forced to cancel 30 days prior to your
event. If you cancel 14-29 days prior to the event, we will
refund 25% of your deposit. There are no refunds for cancellations made
less than 14 days prior to the event. Payments may be made by
cash, check, Visa, Mastercard and American Express.
Payment in full is due upon signature and acceptance of a contract for any bookings made within 10 days of the event.
Confirmation
We require a final guest count 10 days prior to your event date.
After that time, it is possible to accommodate an increased number of
guests, but not decreased.
Menu Changes
We respectfully request that you make any changes to your menu within
10 days of your event date. Any changes made after that time may
result in a price increase.
Tastings
We would be happy to provide you with a tasting of a menu of your
choice at a per person rate. If you decide to use Debbie Does
Dinner, the price of the tasting will be deducted from your final cost.