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Sweet 16 and Quinceañera Packages Near Philadelphia: Pricing and What’s Included
If you’re pricing out a Sweet 16 or quinceañera near Philadelphia, you’ve probably noticed most venues make you call five times before anyone tells you an actual number. At Cottage Green, we’d rather just show you what’s in the package and what it costs, so you can decide if it fits your celebration before you ever pick up the phone.
Sweet 16 and quinceañera packages near Philadelphia are priced per person, plus tax and service fee. A typical teen package includes four food selections, cookies and brownies, and beverages. Extra entrees, dessert upgrades, a DJ, photo booths, and uplighting cost more, and the hall fits 25 to 300 guests.
What You’re Actually Paying For
Our teen package runs per person, plus tax and service fee, and it’s built specifically for Sweet 16s, quinceañeras, and other teen celebrations, not a scaled-down version of an adult banquet. The package includes four food selections, cookies and brownies, and beverages including lemonade, iced tea, hot tea, and coffee.
Building Your Food Lineup
You pick four items from the menu, and the list actually reflects what teens want to eat rather than what looks good on a catering brochure. Cheese or pepperoni pizza, chicken fingers and fries, mozzarella sticks, cheeseburger sliders, a taco and nacho station, quesadillas, wings, and a few more choices are all on the table. If four selections aren’t enough for your guest list, you can add extra entrees like chicken parmesan, penne ala vodka, or stuffed chicken supreme per person.
Dessert and Drinks Are Already Built In
Cookies and brownies come standard with the package, along with lemonade, iced tea, hot tea, and coffee, so you’re not pricing out a separate dessert table or beverage service on top of the entree cost. If you want to go bigger on the sweet side, a candy bar buffet runs per person, a sundae bar is per person, and a grand sweet table with assorted pastries, cheesecake, carrot cake, and chocolate cake comes at per person.
Add-Ons Worth Knowing About Before You Book
A Shirley Temple bar is available per person if you want something festive for the younger crowd. Beyond food, you can also add a disc jockey, a photo booth, a 360 photo booth, or uplighting to round out the celebration. Some of these carry their own separate pricing, so it’s worth asking what’s bundled and what’s billed on top when you’re getting your quote.
Where the Party Actually Happens
Cottage Green is a Philadelphia banquet hall designed to host celebrations of different sizes, and comfortably handles anywhere from 25 to 300 guests. That range matters for a Sweet 16 or quinceañera specifically, since guest lists for these celebrations can swing from a close family gathering to a few hundred friends, cousins, and classmates, and you’re not stuck negotiating a minimum that doesn’t match your numbers.
Food Made From Scratch, Not Reheated
Every dish on the teen menu is cooked from scratch, which matters more than people expect once they’ve been to a party where the food clearly came out of a warming tray hours earlier. We’ve found that a beautiful room doesn’t always mean the kitchen behind it is doing the work, so we’d rather the food carry the celebration instead of leaning on decor to distract from it.
Conclusion
If you’re comparing venues for a Sweet 16 or quinceañera near Philadelphia, reach out to Cottage Green, and we’ll walk you through the package and what it would look like for your guest count. Call 215-698-1117 or email orders@villagecatering.com to get a quote for your celebration.
FAQs
What’s included in the per person price?
Your choice of four food selections from the teen menu, cookies and brownies for dessert, and lemonade, iced tea, hot tea, and coffee for beverages, plus tax and service fee.
Can we add more food options beyond the standard four?
Yes. Additional entrees like chicken parmesan, penne ala vodka, stuffed chicken supreme, hot roast beef and gravy, or baked ziti can be added per person, per entree.
How many guests can Cottage Green hold for a Sweet 16 or quinceañera?
Cottage Green accommodates anywhere from 25 to 300 guests, so it works for both smaller family celebrations and larger parties.
Do you offer entertainment or photo options along with the food?
Yes. A disc jockey, photo booth, 360 photo booth, and uplighting are all available to add to your package.