Dining Services

We are excited to provide you with our catering menus to assist in planning your event. All menus are only a suggestion and represent some of our most popular selections. We continually develop menus and events incorporating regional preferences and cutting-edge culinary trends. Our commitment is to customize menus for your occasion. From a formal dinner to meeting break refreshments, we will offer creative menus, elegant presentations, and thoughtful service to provide your guests with a memorable dining experience.

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General Information and Policies

Ordering Information        

We suggest placing your order a minimum of seven business days (Monday – Friday) prior to the event to assure an appropriate lead time for ordering, preparing, and staffing. If you have needs that are outside of our ordering time frame, please give us a call at 610.796.8382. We continually strive to provide the best service and will accommodate special requests whenever possible. All prices and menu selections are subject to change without notice.

Phone: 610.796.8382
Fax: 610.796.5609         

Security and Liability

Aladdin Food Management will not assume any responsibility for the damages to or loss of any merchandise or articles left at the function prior to, during, or following an event. If any valuable items are to be left in the banquet area, it is recommended that a security patrol be retained.

Order Confirmations          

Upon receipt of your order, Aladdin Food Management will confirm your selection via fax. Please review the confirmation thoroughly. If the order is correct, please sign it and fax it back to 610.796.5609. If there are changes or corrections, please call 610.796.8382. All catering events require a signed confirmation efore the event will be executed.

Charges and Pricing

All catering function pricing is based on the type of service that is required for the event (please refer to “Types of Service” section for detailed explanation of each type of service). All events are based on a two-hour period for meal and program. If the event goes over the two-hour period, there will be an additional labor charge of $15.00 per labor hour until the event concludes.

All service is entered without gratuity. However, if you choose to reward the staff for their service, any gratuity will be welcome and should be given directly to the employees.

Guarantee

All guarantees of guest counts and times are required four business days (Monday-Friday) before the event. If you do not contact us with a final count four business days prior to the event, we will prepare for the estimated count from the signed confirmation and charge accordingly. Please confirm your guest count with Aladdin Food Management at 610.796.8382.

Cancellations          

There is no charge for cancellations made at least four business days (Monday-Friday) before the event. Cancellations made fewer than four days prior may incur partial charges.

Cancellations made within 48 hours of the event will incur 100% of the charges. Food and non-alcoholic beverages must be provided by Aladdin Food Management at catered events, with the exception of wedding cakes, special mints and/or other approved specialty items. Per Pennsylvania Health Code, Aladdin Food Management does not allow any leftover food items to be taken home.

Billing

All events not being charged to a campus account number will be subject to sales tax unless we are provided with a tax exemption letter at the time the guarantee number is given. All events that are not billed to a campus account number will require a 50% deposit two weeks prior to the event with the balance due at the completion of the event.

Types of Service

Aladdin Food Management caters all types of events from formal events for dignitaries to customized surprise birthday or anniversary celebrations to company picnics. This document features our most popular types of service and pricing. However, we can customize your event menu and service upon request. Any deviation from the following types of service will be considered a custom event.

SERVED

The main course will be the only course that will be served. The first course, and beverages (iced water and iced tea) will be pre-set. The place setting will include a salad plate, dinner plate, dessert plate, water goblet, iced tea goblet, knife, salad fork, dinner fork, spoon, dessert fork or spoon, and napkin. Appropriate condiments will be provided as menu dictates (for example, cream, sugar, sugar substitute, salt, pepper, etc.).

• Meal will consist of: First Course – Salad selection (pre-set)

• Main Course – Entrée selection, a starch, one vegetable, and bread w/ butter

• Dessert – One dessert selection

• Beverage – Coffee, iced tea, and water will be served throughout the meal until the program starts.

BUFFET

The meal service will be served buffet style (minimum 20 people). The food will be presented on (a) skirted table(s) with a centerpiece using appropriate display trays and chafing dishes, with the exception of dessert and beverages. Dessert and beverages (iced water and iced tea) will be pre-set. Guests will serve themselves from the buffet table(s). Buffet style does not mean that the service is all-you-can-eat. There will be sufficient food for the guests to go through the buffet line once. The place setting will be a dinner plate (on buffet table), dessert plate, water goblet, iced tea goblet, knife, fork, spoon, dessert fork or spoon, and napkin. Appropriate condiments will be provided as menu dictates (for example, cream, sugar, sugar substitute, salt, pepper, etc.).

• Meal will consist of: Salad – Mixed greens with dressings.
• Main Course – Entrée selection, a starch, two vegetables, and bread w/ butter
• Dessert – One dessert selection (pre-set)
• Beverage – Coffee, iced tea, and water.

PICNIC STYLE

The picnic style meal service is designed to be a no-frills type of event that will be served buffet style (minimum 20 people). The food (including beverages) will be presented on a table(s) covered with a tablecloth and with appropriate display trays, chafing dishes and drink decanters. Guests will serve themselves from the buffet tables. Buffet style does not mean that the service is all-you-can-eat. There will be sufficient food for the guests to go through the buffet line once. The place settings will be disposable including a dinner plate (on the buffet table), cutlery kit (fork, knife, spoon, and napkin on the buffet table) and beverage cup (beverage table).

• Meal will consist of: Salad – Pre-tossed mixed garden salad with one dressing on the prepared salad.

• Main Course – Entrée selection, a starch, two vegetables, and bread w/ butter

• Dessert – One dessert selection

• Beverage – 10 ounces (total per person) divided in a selection of iced tea, lemonade, or water.

Reception / Continental Breakfast(s)

The reception (or continental breakfast) service will be served buffet style. The food will be presented on (a) skirted table(s) with a centerpiece and with appropriate display trays and chafing dishes. Guests will serve themselves from the buffet tables. The buffet tables will have clear plastic plates, cocktail toothpicks (and/or plastic forks, depending on menu selection), paper cocktail napkins and clear plastic punch and/or coffee cups. Appropriate table linens can be supplied for guest tables for an additional cost. There will be no serving personnel other than to deliver, set up, and tear down the event.