Cutting Cost - Food and Beverage Service.

CENTER PIECE - Replacing floral table arrangements with edible centerpieces that feature standard desserts or fresh local fruit or even Breads.

Centerpieces can even provide entertainment value - Board games as a centerpiece that also become part of the entertainment and interaction.

•Quiz.

Puzzles

News Article - 

•About different Restaurants (Food and Beverage options)

•New dish on the menu.

•Promotion Offer.

•Discount availability.

ENTERTAINMENT - Instead of bringing in entertainment like a live band or performers , maybe you have the chef in house do a cooking demonstration that showcases local dishes and ingredients.

PORTION SIZE - 

Do you really need to have 200gm of dal cooked , or is it OK to have 180gm.

•A plated dinner actually can be less expensive than a buffet, and it's a way of having what appears to have a higher value because of how people perceive the dining experience in plated versus buffet.

It's a common misconception that buffets are cheaper.

•If you choose to do a buffet, try using smaller plates.

•The trick is to always go with smaller plates because people are going to fill their plate regardless and if you give them a smaller plate, they're less likely to consume as much," "Likewise, if you go with a plated dinner and want to use a smaller salad, put it on a smaller plate and they'll never know."

CROSS TRAINING - 

Make sure your top employees are cross-trained to handle more than one position. That way, your hotel can meet its budget goals while still providing quality service—and employees can expand their knowledge base.

•It’s also important to train across division, For example, a roomservice operator may be busy handling food orders from about 6:30-8:30 a.m., but then be relatively idle the rest of the day. Rather than train them on a completely different position, like housekeeping, have them work across departments in a similar job—like booking tee times in early afternoon or handling reservation calls once travel agents and other businesses are open.