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[quote=Anonymous]I would disagree that it should just be snacks. Afternoon will mean 'meal' to many people who eat a late breakfast or older people who eat dinner at 4pm.

So I'd do sandwich platters. Honestly I don't have a restaurant suggestion, but there are many options. Honestly I usually resort to a grocery store - Balducci', Harris Teeter, Whole Foods - because the stuff will for sure be made fresh that morning and the quality is pretty consistent.

I'd order:
- veggie tray for 30
- fruit tray for 30
- high-end cheese & cracker tray for 30
- sandwich wraps for 30 (include vegetarian option, NO TUNA SALAD)
- club sandwiches or paninis for 20
- kids' sandwich tray for 20 (most places have this - kid-friendly mini-sandwiches with the crust cut off)
- 2 side salads (the benefit for using whole foods or balduccis is they have delicious sides...the balducci's wheatberry salad is amazing!)
- bottled beverages
   - for your budget, I'd have two big buckets with ice: Alcoholic: wines & craft beers; Non-Alcoholic: iced coffees, iced teas (sweet and unsweet), diet soda, pellegrino, coke
   - I'd have a third bucket with ice containing bottles of water, and some sliced lemons and limes nearby (personally I prefer serving filtered water in a glass dispenser but if your kitchen is N/A then this is your best option)
- cookie/brownie tray for 20
- 4-5 nice looking large cakes/tarts/pies, pre-sliced

You should still have $$ left over for decorations, table/chair/tent rental, etc. I'd definitely get a tent for outside to cover part of the area, in case of rain you want the option. You can pick up some nice paper lanterns with lights from World Market to suspend from the inside of the tent.

Oh, and rent some large fans and put them on low in the outdoor space to keep the mosquitos at bay.

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