Party Food Planner
How much meat, sides, salad, bread, dessert and drinks to buy for your number of guests.
Your party
Type of event
What to buy
Guests:
Food
Drinks
Protein is raw weight; cooked weight is about 70% of it. Rice and pasta are dry weight. All amounts are approximate and rounded up.
Change any figure to match your guests. Amounts are for the selected event type.
Good to know
- Add 10% extra for guests who might bring friends, and more protein if there is no starter.
- With several main dishes on a buffet, people take a little of each, so you need less of each one.
- Hot weather doubles the water and ice you need.
- Keep cold food under 5 °C and hot food above 60 °C, and do not leave food out for more than two hours.