FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Catering is priced per person: hors d'oeuvres $8–15, lunch buffet from $22, dinner buffet from $35, plated from $65. Bartenders and servers are $35/hr. A 20% service fee and tax apply to food and beverage. We require a 50% deposit, with the balance and final guest count due 21 days before your event. Every quote is itemized, with no surprises.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
1.) Send us your date, guest count, location, and vision by Thumbtack message. 2) We'll send you an itemized quote within 24–48 hours. 3) Choose your menu. 4) A 50% deposit locks in your date. 5) Confirm your final guest count 21 days before the event. 6) On event day, we arrive, set up, serve, and clean up.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Our chefs are trained culinary professionals, and our entire team is ServSafe certified in food safety and sanitation. A&B has been running full-service events since 2016, and we hold our own Virginia ABC license, so our bartenders serve alcohol legally and responsibly. We've catered everything from intimate home gatherings to 2,000-guest galas, along with corporate, college, and government events.