Form template · Catering quote request
Catering inquiries that arrive by phone turn into a fifteen-minute game of menu-roulette. This form captures date, headcount, menu, and dietary needs in one pass — the kitchen quotes same-day.
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No server, API route, or SDK — your Catering Order Form posts straight to one endpoint.
Every submission is emailed to you and saved to a searchable dashboard — spam filtered before it reaches you.
It's plain HTML you own — paste the Catering Order Form snippet, swap in your access key, and ship.
Copy and ship
HTML by default — the same field set also renders as React, Next.js, PHP, and cURL in your dashboard. Every variant posts to the same /api/submit endpoint. Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard; that's the only edit.
<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New catering quote">
<label for="name">Full name *</label>
<input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Tomás López" required>
<label for="email">Email *</label>
<input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="tomas@example.com" required>
<label for="phone">Phone *</label>
<input id="phone" type="tel" name="phone" placeholder="+1 555 0142" required>
<label for="event_date">Event date *</label>
<input id="event_date" type="date" name="event_date" required>
<label for="event_type">Event type *</label>
<select id="event_type" name="event_type" required>
<option value="">Choose…</option>
<option>Wedding</option>
<option>Corporate lunch</option>
<option>Holiday party</option>
<option>Birthday</option>
<option>Funeral</option>
<option>Drop-off catering</option>
<option>Other</option>
</select>
<label for="guests">Guest count *</label>
<select id="guests" name="guests" required>
<option value="">Choose…</option>
<option>Under 25</option>
<option>25–50</option>
<option>50–100</option>
<option>100–200</option>
<option>200+</option>
</select>
<label for="service">Service style</label>
<select id="service" name="service">
<option value="">Choose…</option>
<option>Buffet</option>
<option>Plated / sit-down</option>
<option>Family-style</option>
<option>Cocktail / passed apps</option>
<option>Drop-off only</option>
</select>
<label for="menu">Menu preferences</label>
<textarea id="menu" name="menu" placeholder="Cuisine, dietary needs (vegan, gluten-free, kosher), favorite dishes…"></textarea>
<!-- honeypot — bots fill every field -->
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit">Send</button>
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</p>How to add it
To add a Catering Order Form to your site you need three things: a free splitforms access key, the HTML snippet above, and your key pasted into it. No backend, database, or CAPTCHA library — the form posts to one URL and every submission lands in your inbox and dashboard.
Required: event date, headcount (or range), service style (drop-off / buffet / plated / family-style / passed apps), event type (corporate / wedding / private / fundraiser). Those four bracket the menu and the price.
Cuisine preference or specific menu items, plus dietary counts (vegetarian / vegan / gluten-free / kosher / halal) and allergy notes. Capturing dietary needs at order time lets the kitchen plan portions — not improvise during service.
Auto-respond confirming the inquiry and a realistic quote ETA (24-48 hours for full proposals; same-day for drop-off menus). Webhook into your catering CRM (Total Party Planner, Tripleseat, Caterease) so the order flows into proposal generation and scheduling.
What's included
Catering orders are dense — five fields that decide the entire menu (date, headcount, service style, dietary needs, budget) and another four that decide the logistics (delivery address, time window, equipment, staff). A phone intake burns 15-20 minutes gathering those fields; a structured form does it in two. The form also captures the dietary restrictions (vegan, gluten-free, allergies) that the kitchen needs at order time, not at the event. Caterers who ship a form report same-day quoting on 80% of inquiries vs 24-48 hours for phone-only competitors. Same-day quoting on drop-off orders · webhooks into Total Party Planner / Tripleseat / Caterease.
Where submissions go
Reply-to is wired to the visitor's email, so one tap on Reply answers them directly — while the built-in honeypot and spam classifier filter out bots before they reach you. Every submission is emailed to your inbox and can forward to a webhook or Slack the moment a visitor hits send.
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Questions
Show 'starting at $X/guest' per service style. Drop-off catering is shopped heavily on price; full-service wedding catering is shopped on fit and reviews. The starting-at figure filters budget mismatches early; custom quotes still happen for events outside the standard menus.
Add a 'when do you need this?' dropdown with options for tomorrow / this week / 2+ weeks out. Last-minute orders (under 48 hours) trigger a Twilio SMS to the kitchen manager — most caterers can absorb them at a rush fee, some can't. Either way the reply goes out within the hour.
Yes — add a 'menu preference' radio: 'set menu (choose below)' vs 'custom menu (advise)'. Set-menu orders can quote instantly in the auto-responder with a Stripe checkout link; custom orders route to the events team for a proposal. Two paths, one form.
Capture intent on the form, then send a Stripe / Square payment link in the proposal email. Most caterers take 25-50% deposit on signing, balance 7-14 days before the event. Don't take payment on the public form — it adds PCI scope and complicates quote revisions.
Yes — webhook the JSON. All three catering platforms accept inbound leads via API or Zapier. The order lands as an event with date, headcount, menu, and dietary needs pre-filled, ready for proposal generation and staffing.
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