What's a good snack to cheer guests arriving very late at night ... involving little or no effort on my part of course ...

[franch]

... as I'll be half asleep

Bacon sarnies?

What time, and how long will they have travelled for and where do you live ??

Inside leg and bank details also...

Posh guests? or mates?

Posh guests - pate and redcurrant jelly on ciabatta toasts VG. Red wine/tea.
Mates - jam doughnuts and red wine/tea.

cheese on toast

cheese and crackers

humous, taramasalata, crudites and pitta bread?

cheese on toast?

Chocolate brownies?

Crumpets?

A fruit salad?

Will they be hungry or will they just want to go to bed?

hot chocolate and crumpets.

cheesecake

sausage rolls

hot chocolate a good'un

Pizza (ready made for real no effort)

Good old sarnie - nice fresh crusty bread with cheese & chutney or "nice" ham etc

Soup and some nice crusty bread or rolls

will they be hungry though? maybe a cup of tea would suffice?

What a great response!

Answers: Don't know if they'll be hungry or not but when we did same to them I have a memory of them giving us something lovely and comforting but can't remember what! They're in Manchester, we're in London. Don't know what time, just that it'll be late. Friends, but not bosom buddies.

Now what to choose ......

Get some croissants and slice up some Port Salut cheese. Chop some bacon up earlier in the day and fry. Sprinkle bacon on the cheese inside the sliced croissants. When they arrive, stick in the pre-heated oven for 5 minutes.

Warm, comforting and a bit more 'visitorish' than summat on toast.

Soup

beer & crisps

DH's best mate and his girlfriend always arrive at 11ish when they visit so we always have a ready made pizza I can shove in teh oven and some garlic bread, then they call from 10 minutes out so I can get it ready.
If they have eaten before leaving I just have chips and dip out.

oven chips and ketchup

Soup and crusty bread or cheese board and biscuits.....plu splenty of wine

Lobster Thermidor is good or a dressed crab salad with warm parmesan croutes?

Big loaf of lovely brown malty bread, some nice cold salamis, a big hunk of mature cheddar and a bottle of red.

malt loaf with lashings of butter and tea, or sherry if they prefer.

cheesy scones

hot toasted crumpets and hot chocolate

Arf at supermarket cashier

Crisps works every time too. Twiglets etc. Hula Hoops, now you're talking... sorry, off to the shop...

Oooh, god yes. Crumpets and hot chocolate.