Choice of restaurant should start by making a list of mandatory criteria. These may include: a certain capacity of the hall, closing institutions under your celebration, availability of parking, the atmosphere places, the ability to bring your own alcohol, etc. With thematic Internet resources, select 10-15 restaurants that a cursory acquaintance meet the necessary requirements. Call them, ask if available at the date of your registration. Specify the variability of the average check per guest and ask them to send you the possible menu.
As a rule, read the menu, at least half of you will be screened institutions. Perhaps some of them will not fit in the mind of the average check, or even on some criteria. The rest of the restaurants need to visit to make sure that the room and the interior is such, however photograph. It is also desirable to speak with a banquet manager, ask him all clarifying questions, talk about their preferences. Specifically mentioned decoration of the hall, arrangement of tables. Ask whether to provide restaurant services and leading musicians, or you can invite your.
The more questions you will discuss at a preliminary meeting, the better. But the conversation has no legal force and in which case you will have nothing to show. Therefore, prior to the prepayment will certainly sign a contract in which list the all the details. Also be sure to tap the threads of the penalty, which will pay a restaurant in the case of services rendered inadequate. Restaurateurs in most cases, provide contract form themselves, and they do not need such a partition. But in order to protect yourself you may well mark the question of penalties for additional conditions.
Composing wedding banquet menu, specifies what refreshments will be served during the welcome cocktail. Guests can gather in an institution for half an hour, it is desirable to bring a glass of champagne and fruit. Also expressed a preference about snacks that at the start of celebrations should be on the table. The rest of the meals taken out when guests are seated at the table. There are several choices of hot dishes: it is possible that among the guests will be those who do not eat meat or fish - they do not have to stay hungry. A single word - alcohol. If any part of liquor permits restaurateur bring, before the celebration better check how many bottles provides a restaurant. Otherwise, then it is very easy to confusion can occur, and as a consequence - unsubstantiated claims or discomfort that you have been given less than ordered.
When choosing a restaurant, you can at least partially protect themselves - for example, to see the room in advance, discuss the menu and additional services, from the leading - more difficult. When deciding who to invite for this role, you only have one truly "honest" criterion - positive feedback of people who he had worked at weddings. Even very charming and eloquent toastmaster may not meet your expectations. So do not be afraid to ask previous customers' phones - nothing improper about it. As an option - go the other way: a talk with your friends who have recently held such a celebration, and invite the host, who was with them.