Catering Guidelines
Guests are required to select a licensed caterer which has a current liquor liability certificate from the pre-approved list provided by the Kenilworth Club.
In order to make your event successful, here are a few things to keep in mind while working in our facility:
What we provide:
- Room set-up prior to event; break-down and building lock-up after event.
- Use of our kitchen, dishwasher and coffee maker.
- Ice machine
- China, flatware, glassware (equipment inventory available upon request)
- Coffee pots and filters
- Two 6-burner ovens; 4-pan capacity convection oven
- Limited dumpster space for garbage disposal.
- Recycling containers
- Limited garbage cans & liners.
- Building lock-up at end of evening.
- Wood and fireplace set-up, fire tending.
What you provide:
- Linens (or provided by client through linen company)
- Kitchen accoutrements: towels, rags, knives, spatulas, ice scoops, bar tools, lighters, serving spoons
- Bulk Salt & Pepper - top off our shakers either before or after event
- Sugar & sweetener packets, half & half
- Waitstaff/bartenders equipped with bar tools & lighters
- Garbage cans & liners.
- Any rental equipment required to produce the event.
What we expect from a full-service caterer: (if you are not providing full service, please discuss with your client)
- A Certificate of Insurance listing the KAHA as an additional insured.
- Tour of our kitchen facilities prior to event.
- Detailed discussion of menu and agenda with client prior to event, including pacing of courses, pre-set items on tables, room and buffet set-up, bar service. You are welcome to hold this meeting at our facility.
- Set-up of linens & table settings, and re-arrangement of existing furniture per client needs.
- Adequate staff, including bar, floor, kitchen and dishwashing staff. Discuss bartender/guest ratio with client. Staff should be security-aware: valuables are often left unattended during events at our location.
- Re-set room between wedding ceremony and seated meal, if needed.
- Female staff member to check on Ladies Room during event and report supply shortages to Kenilworth Club staff.
- Check all rental equipment for date/client - only use equipment for YOUR event.
- Check all liquor boxes for date/client - only use supply for YOUR event.
- All equipment dishwashed or cleaned and returned to its proper place.
- Kitchen cleaned and floor mopped. All leftover food removed.
- All garbage, properly bagged, tied, and removed from kitchen to the dumpsters.
- All recyclables in recyclable containers.
- Payment for any damage to kitchen equipment and/or plumbing.
- Payment for any breakage of glassware/china (within reason).
- Linens bagged and left in storage closet; rental equipment in storage closet, liquor boxed and stored in closet or behind bar.
- Any items guests have left behind turned into house staff, or left on the desk.
- Extra care taken not to inadvertently confiscate that which belongs to the Kenilworth Club!
IIF THERE ARE ANY GLASSWARE RENTALS TO SUPPLEMENT THE KENILWORTH CLUB INVENTORY, PLEASE BE SURE TO CAREFULLY SEPARATE THE GLASSWARE AT THE END OF THE EVENT TO PREVENT LOSS.