Price per head, quote by date, proof from the last events you fed
Every catering inquiry starts with the same three facts: the date, how many people, and who cannot eat what. Most arrive as a DM with one of the three missing. Kudo turns your bio link into one page: your menus and packages as cards priced per head, an order request form that asks for the date and headcount with room for dietary notes, and your Google reviews underneath. A host comparing three caterers can see what you cook, roughly what it costs and how your last events went before they write.
- Drop-off trays, buffets and plated dinners as cards priced per head, like "from $28 a guest"
- A quote request form with the date, the headcount and room for allergies and dietary notes
- Up to three photos per request, so a host can show the spread they have in mind
- Google reviews from hosts under your menus, kept in sync on their own
Most quotes stall on a missing number
A message that says "how much for a party in June?" cannot be answered. You need the date to know whether you are free, the headcount to price it, and the dietary notes to know whether the menu works at all. The order request form asks for the date and the number of guests, gives them room to describe the menu and any allergies, and takes up to three reference photos, so the first reply you send can be a quote instead of a list of questions. It is a request, not a paid order: nothing is confirmed until you say so.
Hosts read reviews for what a photo cannot show
A photo of a buffet shows the food at its best, before anyone has eaten. What a host is really worried about is whether it arrived on time, stayed hot, lasted until the last table, and whether the gluten-free guest got something better than a side salad. A review from someone who fed fifty people and says there was food left at the end is the answer, and on Kudo it sits under the same link as your menus.
Ask the day after, while the compliments are still coming in
The day after the event the host is still getting messages from guests about the food, and they remember which dish went first. Send your review link then with a thank-you, or leave a card with your review QR code on the last tray you collect. Ask every host the same way, whether the night went perfectly or the van was twenty minutes late: a page of honest reviews is worth more than a page of perfect ones.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can hosts pay a deposit through Kudo?
No. Kudo never takes payment. When a request comes in, you reply with a quote and take the deposit however you already do (an invoice, a card reader, a bank transfer), and the money goes straight to you.
I do weddings, office lunches and private dinners. One page or several?
One. Give each kind of event its own card with its own starting price, and let the reviews underneath cover all of them. An office manager booking a lunch still wants to know you turned up on time for somebody's wedding.
Is it free?
Yes to start: the page, unlimited links, menu and package cards, the review link and QR code, Google review import and 5 published reviews cost nothing. Quote requests through the order request form are free too, up to 20 a month. Pro adds page themes and photo reviews, shows which links get tapped and removes the Kudo badge.