{"id":644,"date":"2016-05-30T21:42:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T21:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/?page_id=644"},"modified":"2025-08-23T15:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T19:26:21","slug":"funeral-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/?page_id=644","title":{"rendered":"Funeral Receptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0Cristina\u2019s Restaurant can assist you with the funeral catering options. Below is general information to help begin the process.\u00a0\u00a0We understand the planning process needs to be timely, efficient and stress free. Please call us directly so we can help you during this difficult time. Although our dining room hours are limited, we are available Monday – Saturdays for funerals.<\/em><\/p>\n

Reception held at Cristina’s Restaurant\u00a0<\/strong><\/u><\/h5>\n
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  1. To determine the number of guests, we suggest you count your immediate family and close friends. \u00a0We ask for a range for the number of guests so we will be prepared.<\/li>\n
  2. You will only be charged for the number who attend the reception<\/li>\n
  3. You may leave your cars in our parking lot and have the funeral home arrange to pick you up.\u00a0 This way, you do not have to go back to the funeral home to get your cars after the Mass or burial.<\/li>\n
  4. Upon request, we will reserve tables for the family.<\/li>\n
  5. Guests may come directly to the restaurant after the Mass or Service if they are not able to go to the cemetery for the burial.<\/li>\n
  6. Our servers are trained to tend bar.\u00a0 However, if you require a dedicated bartender, please let us know. Additional charge will apply.<\/li>\n
  7. Please inform us if there are special dietary needs, allergies or other restrictions.<\/li>\n
  8. You may bring in your own desserts.<\/li>\n
  9. There is no room rental fee.<\/li>\n
  10. 7% MA Meals Tax is added to the final bill and 20% Gratuity is added to the final bill.<\/li>\n
  11. Buffet Menu Options<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. We are available Monday through Saturdays for funeral receptions and no minimum is required.<\/li>\n
  13. Receptions are held in the main dining room which is handicapped accessible.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Drop off Catering at Local Halls<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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    1. We can deliver party platters to local halls.<\/li>\n
    2. We can provide chafing dishes ($16\/each.)<\/li>\n
    3. A delivery\/set up fee is charged.<\/li>\n
    4. 7% MA Meals Tax is added to the final bill.<\/li>\n
    5. A catering fee applies to drop off food and will be added to the final bill. The fee is then paid to the local halls.<\/li>\n
    6. For drop off catering, please use the\u00a0Hot and Cold Party Platter Menu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Reception held at your home<\/strong><\/u><\/h5>\n
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      1. If you prefer to have the reception at your home, we can deliver and set it up for you.<\/li>\n
      2. We can provide chafing dishes ($16\/each.)<\/li>\n
      3. A delivery\/set up fee is charged.<\/li>\n
      4. 7% MA Meals Tax is added to the final bill.<\/li>\n
      5. For receptions at your home, please use the\u00a0Hot and Cold Party Platter Menu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        Payment Methods
        \n<\/strong><\/u>We accept Cash, Mastercard, Visa, Discover, and American Express. \u00a0Estate checks are accepted for funeral receptions onlY with a credit card backup.<\/h5>\n
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        \u00a0 \u00a0Cristina\u2019s Restaurant can assist you with the funeral catering options. Below is general information to help begin the process.\u00a0\u00a0We understand the planning process needs to be timely, efficient and stress free. Please call us directly so we can help you during this difficult time. Although our dining room hours are limited, we are available..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":972,"parent":604,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-644","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=644"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3035,"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/644\/revisions\/3035"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cristinas.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}