Dinner cocktail reception for 80 in Paris: price and menu

For 80 people, a dinner cocktail reception delivered to the office comes to €55.60 excl. VAT per person at L'Écrin Traiteur, drinks and delivery included. Menu, quantities and service.

At L'Écrin Traiteur, a company dinner cocktail reception for 80 people in Paris comes to €55.60 excl. VAT per person, that is €4,447.80 excl. VAT delivered to the office, juice, water and delivery included. This is the La Célébration package: 16 canapés per person, 1,280 in total, arranged and ready to serve.

What price per person for 80 guests?

The package price per person is fixed. Drinks and delivery add a few euros per guest. Here are the three packages for 80 people, delivery and alcohol-free drinks included.

Package	Canapés	Savoury / sweet	Delivered total excl. VAT	Per person excl. VAT
L'Invitation (8 per person)	640	480 / 160	€2,687.80	€33.60
La Réception (12 per person)	960	720 / 240	€3,567.80	€44.60
La Célébration (16 per person)	1,280	960 / 320	€4,447.80	€55.60

For a standing dinner, choose La Célébration. La Réception, with 12 canapés, suits a reception of under two hours or one that follows a meal: €3,567.80 excl. VAT, €880.00 less.

The budget line by line

Item	Quantity	Total excl. VAT
La Célébration, 16 canapés at €51.90 per person	80 people	€4,152.00
Juice (orange and apple), 1 L for 4 people	20 L	€190.00
Water, one 75 cl bottle for 5 people	16	€76.80
Delivery	1	€29.00
Total without 0% Chardonnay		€4,447.80
Option: 0% Chardonnay, 1 flute per person (75 cl bottle at €16.90)	14 bottles	€236.60
Total with 0% Chardonnay		€4,684.40

Drinks follow our quoting rules: 1 litre of juice for 4 people, one 75 cl bottle of water for 5, one flute of 0% Chardonnay per person if you toast. For the full price grids, see the budget for a company cocktail reception in Paris.

What menu for a dinner cocktail reception for 80 people?

La Célébration has 12 savoury and 4 sweet canapés per person, so 960 savoury and 320 sweet for 80 guests.

Savoury (12 pieces): Cheese gougères; Craquelin choux with tapenade, tomato and mozzarella; Pissaladière tartlet with confit onions; Beetroot and goat’s cheese millefeuille; Sweet potato, feta and Kalamata olive millefeuille; Tandoori marinated chicken skewer; Mini cheeseburger; Marinated salmon and yellow beetroot; Organic prawn, mango and black radish; Carrot cake with chervil; Avocado and feta tartlet; Grilled vegetable navette roll.
Sweet (4 pieces): All-chocolate tartlet; Fresh seasonal fruit skewer; Praline dome; Blueberry tartlet.

All savoury canapés are halal and pork-free, with no alcohol in the recipes. Eight of the twelve savoury pieces contain no meat or fish: they suit vegetarians. For more ideas, see canapé ideas and the guide halal company cocktail reception.

How does office delivery work?

Lead time: from 50 people, the order is firm 48 hours before delivery. The quote arrives within 24 hours.
Delivery: by L'Écrin's own team, €29 excl. VAT in Paris and nearby towns. Elsewhere in the Paris region, the quote states the rate.
Set-up: the trays arrive arranged; if needed, we set them out on your tables.
Tableware: china, glasses and tablecloths through our partner Options, on quote. See disposable or reusable tableware.

Do you need maîtres d'hôtel for 80 people?

At 80, yes, it is recommended: someone restocks the buffets, clears glasses and keeps tables tidy. Allow 1 maître d'hôtel for 20 to 40 standing guests, so 2 to 4. At L'Écrin Traiteur, a maître d'hôtel costs €250 excl. VAT for 6 hours, set-up and clearing included.

Item	Total excl. VAT	Per person excl. VAT
La Célébration, drinks and delivery	€4,447.80	€55.60
2 maîtres d'hôtel, 6 hours	€500.00	€6.25
Total	€4,947.80	€61.85

The ratios are set out in the guide how many maîtres d'hôtel for a company event.

How should you organise the evening?

Plan three buffet points for 80 people, away from the entrance. Serve half the savoury at the start, the rest after the speech, then the sweet in the last hour. Keep water and juice on a separate table to free the buffets. A dinner reception lasts two and a half to three hours. If the headcount rises to 90, the same reception comes to €5,004.90 excl. VAT: confirm the final number before the order becomes firm, 48 hours ahead. For 50 or 100 guests, see the dinner cocktail reception for 50 people and the company cocktail reception for 100 people.

How do you order?

Give us the date, address, time and headcount: we send a quote within 24 hours, with a company invoice and VAT. The package is described on the La Célébration page, with the other cocktail packages. For the format in general, see the company dinner cocktail reception in Paris.

L'Écrin Traiteur prices, October 2026, in euros excluding VAT. Calculation: canapés, juice, water and one delivery at €29 excl. VAT, Paris and nearby towns. Minimum order €50 excl. VAT.

Frequently asked questions about the dinner cocktail reception for 80 people

What is the price per person of a dinner cocktail reception for 80 people in Paris?

At L'Écrin Traiteur, €55.60 excl. VAT per person with La Célébration (16 canapés), juice, water and delivery included, that is €4,447.80 excl. VAT in total. With 12 canapés, La Réception comes to €44.60 excl. VAT per person.

How many canapés for 80 people?

16 to 18 per person for a dinner reception, so 1,280 to 1,440 pieces. La Célébration delivers 1,280 pieces: 960 savoury and 320 sweet.

How many maîtres d'hôtel for 80 guests?

For a standing reception, 1 maître d'hôtel for 20 to 40 guests: 2 to 4 for 80 people. At €250 excl. VAT for 6 hours, that is €500 to €1,000 excl. VAT.

When should you order a cocktail reception for 80 people?

From 50 people, the order is firm 48 hours before delivery. For a date in late November or December, ask for the quote three to four weeks ahead.

Is the cocktail reception halal and alcohol-free?

The savoury canapés are halal and pork-free, and the menu is alcohol-free, at no extra cost. We do not claim a halal certification issued by a certifying body.