Food strategy for evening meal

We had a similar issue and went with London broil in a red wine reduction sauce so that we had a red meat option.

Beef short ribs are dee-lish and should be cheaper!

Or what about a beef stroganoff (filet mignon beef tips I think with egg noodles, mushrooms & and an amazing cream sauce)? Just have another meat & veggie dish without dairy and pasta/gluten for any folks with those allergies.

I think if you go with a fully Mediterranean this is fine. Rice, potatoes, greek salad and tzatziki.

I think another beef option is totally fine!

I think that beef skewers are a bit messy for a wedding. A short rib may be a good alternative to steak.

I almost always choose the beef option, but I’m not bothered if there isn’t one.

I am allergic to beef so I would obviously prefer the chicken choice however, not everyone is. I would suggest that you go with what you want. No one is going to care if you don't have T-bone steaks at your wedding. You know what your budget is and you know your crowd better than anyone else. I think having the skewers would be just fine. They can be eaten with utensils if anyone is worried about them being too messy.

We are having c

herb baked chicken and London Broil. Try the London Broil instead of the steak. And I also agree with pp. If you go all Mediterranean you can do the skewers

We are having filet mignon and herb baked chicken but if you have a theme go with the skewers just make sure that its enough to be filling for people

I wouldn't mind if it was some other beef option! Unfortunately we just simply can't afford to feed our guests the beef option. It's $10 more pp for short ribs of beef and $15 more for steak and that's just too much of a stretch for over 100 guests. Your skewers and theme sound nice to match up well anyway!

After reading through I started thinking about the braised short ribs that was suggested . We have a very expensive celebrity caterer in our area, who has that on his menu where I live. We happened to taste his braised short ribs at a bridal fair, the dish was fantastic but the 30k cater bill (I inquired at the time)I could do without! I do know too that they can be had for considerably less and will ask the in house caterer if this is a possibility. I believe ribs paired with polenta, we can make it work for the themed dinner.
Thank you all for replying! Best wishes!

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I agree with the short ribs! They could do them with a Mediterranean dipping sauce too which would be so yummy!

We are skipping the beef option and just having chicken vegetarian options, but that's just us. I think the skewers or short ribs sound fine.