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Catering Quote Request Form

Event catering scoped properly: headcount, service style, menu direction and budget.

A ready-to-use restaurants & hospitality form for restaurants, hotels and venues: 16 questions, 2 pages, 3 conditional rules.

Questions
16
Pages
2
Layouts
classic · card
Conditional rules
3
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  • Conditional logic resolves — passingEvery rule points at a question or page that exists in this template.
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  • Question labels unique — passingLogic and exports address questions by label, so duplicates are ambiguous.

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Who this template is for

Catering Quote Request 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 16 questions across 2 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.

  • 7 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 3 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
  • Splitting the form across 2 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 Quote Request 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 — 3 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features advanced show logic: if “Event type” is Wedding, the form dynamically exposes “Tasting session wanted?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Bar service?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Licence needed at the venue?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Bar service?” is Yes, “Licence needed at the venue?” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • All 3 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

About this template

A catering quote built on a vague phone call is a quote you will have to redo. This two-page request front-loads everything a kitchen needs to price a job correctly: event type, date, venue and guest count first, because those four numbers alone rule out or confirm feasibility before anyone thinks about menus. Service style comes next on the same page since buffet, plated and drop-off carry entirely different staffing and equipment costs, and asking it early means the second page's menu questions are already framed correctly. Page two moves to menu preferences, dietary summary and budget per head, with contact details held until the end so the enquirer has already committed real thinking before being asked to hand over their information. A wedding answer quietly opens a tasting-session question, because tastings are standard for weddings but rarely relevant for a corporate lunch order. Choosing bar service reveals a licensing question, since serving alcohol at some venues needs sign-off the caterer cannot assume exists.

What this form asks

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

Page 1 — Event

  • Event typerequired
  • Daterequired
  • Venue addressrequired
  • Guest countrequired
  • Service stylerequired
  • Duration
  • Tasting session wanted?

Page 2 — Menu & contact

  • Menu preferences
  • Dietary requirements summary
  • Bar service?
  • Licence needed at the venue?
  • Budget per head
  • Full namerequired
  • Email addressrequired
  • Phone number
  • How did you hear about us?

16 questions in total.

How the form changes as it's filled in

This template ships with 3 conditional rules, grouped into 3 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 “Event type

  • Reveals questions

    If “Event type” is Wedding, the form reveals “Tasting session wanted?”.

Driven by “Bar service?

  • Reveals questions

    If “Bar service?” is Yes, the form reveals “Licence needed at the venue?”.

  • Makes answers required

    If “Bar service?” is Yes, “Licence needed at the venue?” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Set it up step by step

  1. 1

    Collect the fixed facts first

    Guest count and venue decide feasibility before any menu conversation is worth having.

  2. 2

    Ask service style before menu detail

    Buffet, plated and drop-off carry different staffing costs that shape everything after.

  3. 3

    Use the wedding branch to schedule tastings

    Only wedding enquiries need a tasting slot, so the question stays hidden elsewhere.

  4. 4

    Confirm licensing on any bar request

    Some venues require the caterer to hold or verify a licence before alcohol service is booked.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Quoting before guest count is confirmed, then having to revise the price upward.
  • Leaving dietary requirements until the week of the event instead of at enquiry stage.
  • Assuming bar service is always permitted without checking the venue's own licence.

What it pairs with

Most teams don't run this form on its own. These are the forms and systems it sits next to.

What to do with the responses

Price the job from the answers, send a written quote within 48 hours, and move confirmed weddings to a tasting booking.

Works in both layouts

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Frequently asked questions

How much detail do I need before quoting?

Guest count, service style and venue are the minimum; menu detail can follow once the booking is confirmed.

Should budget per head be required?

Keep it optional. Some clients don't know it yet, and a hard requirement can lose the enquiry.

What if the venue has no kitchen?

Add a follow-up question about equipment access, since drop-off and full-service jobs need very different kit.

Do corporate clients need the tasting question?

No, the logic hides it automatically for anything other than weddings.

Is the Catering Quote Request Form template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Catering Quote Request 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 Quote Request Form template ask for?

It asks 16 questions across 2 pages, 7 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 Quote Request Form form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic and card 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?

3 conditional rules ship with the template: Features advanced show logic: if “Event type” is Wedding, the form dynamically exposes “Tasting session wanted?”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Bar service?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Licence needed at the venue?”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features conditional validation: if “Bar service?” is Yes, “Licence needed at the venue?” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Catering Quote Request 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 Quote Request 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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