DS's First Birthday... how much would you expect to pay for...

... Someone to come barbecue for a couple of hours, if they provide the burgers, dogs, buns, chicken, condiments, ice, marinade and sauerkraut. So, I'm paying for the food and service for him and his teenage son to help him. I'm guessing we will have about 75 people and we're supplying the grill at the park. He gave me a per person amount, but it sounds high. And he's a friendly coworker of mine. Also... do I tip if he's getting all the money? It's not like he works for anyone or anything...

On a separate note... what would u pay for a 45 minute or so Mickey character meet n greet at the party and a snow cone machine?

TIA!

Re: DS's First Birthday... how much would you expect to pay for...

My neighbor owns a catering business here in NJ and he offers this service. It starts at $20 a person and that includes the food, condiments, grill (they bring there own), BBQ'er. As far as food that is just for burgers and hotdogs as far as what is grilled.
I have never done it because it never pays and he isn't able to do anything better on the price for me.

This is from his website. Obvisouly the price goes up if you choose different meats.
Grilling Items:
Fresh Ground Sirloin Hamburgers (4 oz. 90% lean)
Boars Head Coney Island Style All Beef Frankfurters
Marinated Perdue Chicken including Breast, Thigh, Leg and Wing
Store Made Sweet Italian Sausage
Sides:
Store Made Peppers and Onions
Jersey Corn on the Cob
Homestyle BBQ Baked Beans
Gourmet Store Made Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad, and Cole Slaw
Fresh Sliced Watermelon
Beverages:
Rolls for Hotdogs, Hamburgers, and Sausage
Bread:
Rolls for Hotdogs, Hamburgers, and Sausage

Condiments:
Ketchup
Mustard
Mayonnaise
Sauerkraut
Push Cart Red Onions
American Cheese
Lettuce and Tomato
Onions
Butter

Paper Products:
Dinner Plates
Dinner Napkins
Dinner Forks
Dinner Knives
Serving Spoons
Chaffing Equipment
Dessert Plates
Dessert Forks
Salt & Pepper

Other Options for Barbecue (At an Additional Price):
Baby Back Ribs
Marinated London Broil
Little Neck Clams
Rib Eye Steak
Filet Mignon
Lobster Tails
6 oz. Hamburgers
Chicken Sausage
Cheese & Parsley Sausage

Also Available are Waitresses, Bartenders, Canopies, Tables and Chairs.

And Best Of All…
The Chef, Charcoal Grill & Serving Tables are Included

Price per Person:
$19.95 (50 or More Guests)
$21.95 (40 to 49 Guests)
$24.95 (30 to 39 Guests)

Re: DS's First Birthday... how much would you expect to pay for...

I priced it out and it started at like $20 pp. But they supplied the grill. We're doing a BBQ for DDs birthday and decided to just do it ourselves to save the money. We'll have two BBQs going so it shouldn't be too bad.

Re: DS's First Birthday... how much would you expect to pay for...

if they are cleaning up and serving i would say about $20 per adult and $10 per child under 12 and children under 2 are free

as for the character for 45 min i would say about $50 (i could be so off, because we got ours for 2 hours, but they did face painting, balloons, games)

would i tip, yes.

Re: DS's First Birthday... how much would you expect to pay for...

For dd's first birthday we used Mike Thomas catering and they bbq'd. I think it included hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken and sausage and some various salads and it was like 10/pp and the food was great! We added ribs as well and that brought the price up a couple of dollars but well worth it.

GL!