Wedding Catering Costs in Reno: Three Worked Examples

Most wedding-catering pages make you call for prices. The board here is published, so let’s do the actual math for three real wedding sizes and stop pretending the number is a mystery.

75 guests, the backyard-elegant wedding

Food and china land at $2,399.25; tax, labor, and gratuity ride on top per the printed board. Three sides and the serving line are already in the number.

150 guests, the classic venue wedding

The board’s elegant middle: Chicken Breast & Italian Lasagna at $23.99 puts food at $3,598.50. Add china if the venue’s look calls for it ($600 at this size) and the upgrade side tiers if you want the scalloped-potatoes-and-beyond treatment, +$2 to +$5 per person by tier. Even fully dressed, the food side of a 150-guest wedding stays comfortably in four figures.

250 guests, the big family wedding

Big weddings are where the $18.99 Grilled Chicken & Hamburgers row earns its place on the board: $4,747.50 feeds a quarter-thousand people a hot dinner with sides and serviceware included. Plenty of big weddings split the difference, burgers for the masses and a carved tri-tip station where the line forms. The quote call prices any mix straight off the board.

What’s NOT in these numbers

Honesty section: tax, labor, and gratuity are additional, exactly as the printed menu states. Bar service is separate (the Mobile Pub books alongside catering only). Cake is your baker’s department, though Thursday free dessert at the deli remains the cheapest tasting in town.

“Wonderful prices, wonderful staff, fabulous food that guests are still talking about! Mike went over and above to accommodate our requests.”

— Sara W. T. · Facebook

Prices reflect the printed menus as of July 2026 and can change; the quote you receive is the number that counts. More guides: Catering a Backyard Wedding in Reno: The Full Logistics Guide.