Quick replies - what am i missing for a buffet lunch

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It's my grans 90th at the weekend and we're putting on a buffet lunch for my family. It'll be 13adults and 3 toddlers. My family aren't into fancy food so it's a pretty plain one

My food orders coming tomorrow so I don't have long to add changes so far I've got.

Roast beef joint for cold cuts
Salad leaves
Cucumber
Pepper
Carrots
Pickles
Cheese
Assortment of crisps
Cocktail sausages
Sausage rolls
Cheese twists

Cheesecake
Clotted cream

My auntie is bringing
Egg and bacon pie
Quiche
Cake

And I'll pick up fresh rolls on the day

Any suggestions welcome

Thank you!

No family buffet is complete without a cheese hedgehog made with half a grapefruit or melon, plus pineapple cubes or silver skin onions, so you'll need cocktail sticks for that.

Pasta salad or cous cous or rice salad?

Deffo coleslaw & dips.

If it was for my family I'd add some fish e.g. smoked salmon, prawns, mackerel or salmon pate and/or chicken.

Fruit either little apples and celmintines grapes

Or mixed berries to make a berry bowl?

Slightly fancy

Mini spring rolls or samosas

Salsa
Pizza slices
pineapple for the cheese

These sound great. It sounds like rather a lot. Maybe get some of the take away boxes so if one thing isn’t popular someone could take it home? Also a way to re-pack the cake if your gran will have any to take home.

Bread?

It's the buffet law that cheese and pineapple on sticks are included and Party Rings, and salt and vinegar twirly crisps.

And fairy cakes for the little ones adults

I feel like we should get mumsnetters together and have an ultimate buffet with these suggestions

Hey oldsilver !!

You absolutely need cheese and pineapple. It's the law.