Graduation buffet for 120, Short Pump
A backyard graduation buffet for 120 in Short Pump at $32 a guest.
SET
SERVED
THE EVENT
A backyard, 120 guests arriving in waves over five hours, and a tent that would only go up the morning of.
WHAT WE DID
Ran the buffet on two lines with four servers, kept it hot in chafing dishes for five hours and cleared as guests left.
RESULT
Nobody waited more than five minutes at a line, and the yard was clear by 7:30.
WHAT WE DID, LINE BY LINE
Two buffet lines under the tent, set by 2 PM
Buffet with two mains at $32 a guest for 120
Four servers, one on each line and two runners
Food kept hot for five hours in chafing dishes
Trash and tables cleared by 7:30 PM
WHAT THE HOST SAID
“A hundred and twenty people, two lines, and neither one got longer than five deep.”
Graduation buffet, Short Pump, June 2026
DISTRICT
Short Pump
SERVICE
Five hours
PRICE
$3,840
SERVICES
Buffet
ALLERGIES
Short plates come off the bill