Do you do a set menu for groups?
What restaurants and cafes need to publish
They are organising for other people and need to know the cost per head before committing. A group booking is worth several covers, and the organiser is comparing two or three places on exactly this.
How customers actually ask it
The same intent arrives in wording your page probably does not use. All of these mean the same thing:
- “Do you do a set menu for groups?”
- “group menu”
- “party menu”
- “do we all have to order the same”
- “large booking food”
What a complete answer contains
For restaurants and cafes specifically, an answer is only complete when it covers all 5:
- 1
The group size at which a set menu becomes required rather than optional
- 2
Price per head for each set menu, including whether service is added
- 3
The deadline for choosing dishes in advance, in days before the booking
- 4
How dietary requirements are handled within a set menu
- 5
Any deposit, and the cancellation terms attached to it
A worked example
Illustrative — not a real business
Groups of eight or more order from a set menu — two courses at £32 or three at £38, with a discretionary 10% service charge added for tables of eight or more. We need choices five days ahead so the kitchen can order. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free alternatives are available for every course at no extra cost. A £10 per head deposit secures the booking and is refundable up to 48 hours before.
Which page should own it
Group bookings or menus page
What silence costs
The organiser cannot build a budget from your page, so they book the restaurant whose page gave them a number.
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Does your site answer this already?
Point RubyRep at your website and ask it this exact question. If it cannot answer, neither can your customers.