About the Food Quantity Calculator

Total food to buy for an event, broken down into courses and categories.

Also known as: catering calculator, food for a party, buffet quantity calculator, how much food for guests.

How to use this calculator

Enter guests, event type, event length, extra allowance.
The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.

quantity = per-person guideline × guests × allowance

Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:

the calculator returns: