Where Your Special Occasion Is Our Specialty…

 

Hoffman House Restaurant, Catering and Banquet Facility

The more demanding your Banquet & Catering requirements, the more you will appreciate the ease with which Hoffman House meets your every need.

Whatever the occasion – weddings, reunions, bar mitzvahs, annual dinners or seminars – Hoffman House will make that extra effort to ensure your function is a truly enjoyable and memorable event.

Our Banquet & Catering staff takes great pride in offering you and your guests excellent food and service in a warm, friendly atmosphere.

The following policies have been established to enable us to accommodate you in the traditional Hoffman House manner. We urge you to read them carefully to avoid any last minute confusion or disappointment.

 

Deposits and Cancellation

All events require a deposit in order to secure the function space on a definite basis. This deposit is credited to your account at the conclusion of your event. Deposits are refundable for cancellation up to six (6) months in advance of your event, and only when the facilities are re-booked and re-deposited for functions of equal or greater size. Initial deposit equal to 25% of the estimated total for the event is due upon signature of contract and subject to all payment terms.

 

Price Guarantee

All menu prices and quotes are guaranteed for sixty (60) days from the date your function is confirmed. Thereafter, prices may be adjusted, if necessary, to reflect current costs at the time your function is held.

 

Payment

Payment is due in full at the end of the event. Hoffman House accepts cash, cashiers checks, certified checks, Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. One week prior to the function, payment of the estimated bill is required on all wedding receptions.

 

Your Function Agreement

At least three (3) weeks prior to your function, our Banquet & Catering manager will contact you to complete a Function Agreement listing all your specific requirements and your estimated guest count. A copy of the completed Function Agreement will be mailed for you to review, sign and return to the Banquet & Catering Department. The Banquet & Catering Department must receive a signed copy of the function agreement at least seventy two (72) hours, Saturday and Sunday hours excluded, prior to your function.

 

Guaranteed Count

In order to provide you with the highest quality food and service, the Banquet & Catering Department will require your confirmation of the minimum number of guests attending, the guaranteed count, at least seventy two (72) hours, Saturday and Sunday hours excluded, before your function. If the actual number of guests exceeds your guarantee, it may be necessary to make entrée substitutions. All charges will be based on the guaranteed minimum or the actual number of guests attending, whichever is greater.

 

Room Charges

Rooms will be available from 7:00 am – 10:00 am, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm – 1:00 am or any combination thereof. Room charge will be based on the time of day. If the count is 25 or less when food is being served, room charge is $50.00.

 

Other Charges

Audio-visual equipment, is available at the rental fee plus 25% handling charge, with sufficient notice.

 

Service Charge and Taxes

An eighteen percent (18%) service charge and applicable state and local taxes will be added to all menu prices. Groups requesting tax exemptions must submit current acceptable documentation of their tax exempt status prior to their function.

 

Rules Governing Use

1. Hoffman House facilities may not be used in any manner which violates federal, state or local laws or Hoffman House policies stated herein.
2. All liquor consumed on the premises must be purchased from Hoffman House.
3. No one under the age of twenty-one may be served or may consume alcoholic beverages on the premises.
4. All food consumed on the premises must be purchased from Hoffman House with the exception of wedding cakes which may be purchased through licensed bakers.
5. To minimize the risk of food borne illnesses due to the improper handling of food items, guests/customers will not be permitted to remove leftover food items from the premises with exception of the wedding cake.
6. Decorations may not be taped, tacked, nailed or otherwise affixed to any part of the building. Sand weights, confetti, rice or similar materials may not be used in or outside of the building, unless provisions are made to pay for additional costs of cleaning up such materials at the time the function is booked.
7. The party booking a function assumes full responsibility for any loss or damages caused by function attendees.
8. In the event that a function is to have audio entertainment, Hoffman House reserves the right to control sound levels to ensure that they are not objectionable to other Hoffman House patrons. If an entertainer refuses to comply with Hoffman House instructions regarding sound levels, Hoffman House reserves the right to terminate the entertainer’s performance.
9. Hoffman House will not assume responsibility for any equipment or articles left unattended on its premises.

 

Miscellaneous

If a group’s attendance increases or decreases, or reserved banquet rooms or other facilities cannot be made available for any reason, Hoffman House reserves the right to substitute rooms and facilities. Such substitutions will constitute full performance by Hoffman House under this agreement. Hoffman House will not be responsible if, for any reasons beyond it’s control, acts of God, etc., it is unable to fulfill the terms and conditions of this agreement.