Our calculators have been put together to give you a hand in estimating how many drinks & canapes to serve your guests. Please note that the the total number of drinks / canapes has been displayed, e.g. for a 1.5 hour party with 10 guests, 25 drinks should be served in total or an average of 2.5 drinks per person.

 Drinks

No matter what the drink of choice is, you can use the above guide to ensure you have enough drinks for your guests.

Canapes

Guests are normally pretty hungry at the start of the night, so you should allow for 1 canape every ten - fifteen minutes for the first hour and a half and then reduce it to 2 per hour for the remainder of the evening. To make life easier we recommend having no less than 4 and no more than 8 different types of canapes.

If canapes are being served prior to other food, the quantities above should be substantially reduced.