Hospitality · free template

Catering Inquiry Form

Collect event date, headcount, service style and questions in one place.

A ready-to-use restaurants & hospitality form for restaurants, hotels and venues: 14 questions, 3 pages, 2 conditional rules.

Questions
14
Pages
3
Layouts
card · classic
Conditional rules
2
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Page 1 of 3Your enquiry

Ask us about catering your event

Your event date, or your best estimate.

Every question on this page is currently visible.

What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.

Happy with it? Take a copy into your workspace — every question, rule and setting comes with it.

Who this template is for

Catering Inquiry Form is built for restaurants, hotels and venues who need to take bookings with party size, timing and special requests.

  • Restaurants, hotels and venues working in restaurants & hospitality.
  • Teams who need to take bookings with party size, timing and special requests without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing handwritten booking notes and lost dietary requirements with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are guests and diners — the form asks them 14 questions across 3 screens.
  • Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of handwritten booking notes and lost dietary requirements and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 8 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
  • It captures a phone number for urgent follow-up.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • It captures a numeric value you can filter and sort on.
  • Conditional logic hides 2 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
  • Splitting the form across 3 pages keeps each screen short and shows respondents how much is left.
  • Every response is stored, searchable and exportable, so nothing depends on one person's inbox.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Catering Inquiry Form lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  5. 5Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 2 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features advanced show logic: if “Service interested in” is Full-service event catering, the form dynamically exposes “Does the venue have kitchen access?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Do any guests have dietary requirements?” is Yes, “Dietary and allergen notes” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • All 2 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

About this template

Catering enquiries arrive at the worst possible moment — mid-service, mid-drive, mid-prep — and a missed call is usually a missed event. This inquiry form gives every question a home. The enquirer chooses the service they are interested in, from drop-off catering to full-service events, gives the event date and rough headcount, and writes their question. Because date and guest count arrive together, you can check the diary and answer with a real yes or no rather than a round of messages. Dietary and allergen notes are captured early so a menu conversation starts from the constraints that matter, and a budget-per-head band lets you tell quickly whether an enquiry fits your kitchen. Venue details and whether the venue has kitchen access prevent the two most expensive surprises in catering. Every enquiry is stored with a timestamp, so your submission history doubles as a record of who asked what, when, and what you promised.

What this form asks

Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.

Page 1 — Your enquiry

  • Service interested inrequired
  • Preferred daterequired
  • Approximate number of guestsrequired
  • Budget per head

Page 2 — Event details

  • Venue name or area
  • Does the venue have kitchen access?
  • Do any guests have dietary requirements?required
  • Dietary and allergen notes

Page 3 — Your details

  • Your namerequired
  • Email addressrequired
  • Best phone number
  • Your messagerequired
  • How did you find us?
  • Agreementrequired

14 questions in total.

How the form changes as it's filled in

This template ships with 2 conditional rules, grouped into 2 behaviours driven by 2 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.

Driven by “Service interested in

  • Reveals questions

    If “Service interested in” is Full-service event catering, the form reveals “Does the venue have kitchen access?”.

Driven by “Do any guests have dietary requirements?

  • Makes answers required

    If “Do any guests have dietary requirements?” is Yes, “Dietary and allergen notes” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

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Frequently asked questions

Should I ask for a menu choice here?

No — keep the enquiry short. Once you have confirmed the date, send the catering order form to lock in dishes and counts.

Can it stop enquiries for dates I am already booked?

Add a note under the date field listing blocked weekends, or hide the form during a blackout period and point visitors at a waitlist instead.

How do I handle corporate accounts?

Add a company field and a purchase-order question, then filter your submissions by service type to see corporate demand separately.

Is the Catering Inquiry Form template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Catering Inquiry Form on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Catering Inquiry Form template ask for?

It asks 14 questions across 3 pages, 8 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Catering Inquiry Form form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the card and classic layouts, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this restaurants & hospitality form work?

2 conditional rules ship with the template: Features advanced show logic: if “Service interested in” is Full-service event catering, the form dynamically exposes “Does the venue have kitchen access?”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features conditional validation: if “Do any guests have dietary requirements?” is Yes, “Dietary and allergen notes” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. All 2 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Catering Inquiry Form form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Catering Inquiry Form form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

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