Lbs of seafood for a Bisque

Is the only thing you'll be serving for the meal the bisque?

The problem there is, it's been a long time since I've made it and when I did it was for my family which included kids and a wife, not full grown hungry hunters. Rough guess based off of what I used to make would put it around 10lbs of seafood, I'm thinking. Just wondering if that sounds about right.

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based off of what I used to make would put it around 10lbs of seafood, I'm thinking. Just wondering if that sounds about right.

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1/2 lbs per person sounds about right, assuming food for 20 servings. some will eat normal and some guys will load up on meat but you wont run out IMHO.

Thanks for the replies I appreciate all of the help, and salad sounds like a good idea as well.

Crawfish- Just base it on how much a pound of tails feeds for either Etouffee or bisque, which is 3-4 people, so your 15-18 hunters answer would be 5-6 pounds. Go with the highest, and if you stuff some heads, add another = 7 pounds

Shrimp- Base this one from shrimp count. Med/Large 20/30 count would be 10 shrimp per person (8-10 pcs x 17 people = 170 shrimp)

For smaller shrimp do 15 pieces x 17 = 255 pcs.

Ask them the count per pound and just go off that so you don't have to count them.

Edit- to add that I am used to buying in Kg. here in UAE, Thailand and Indonesia, so 20/30 per Kg. is the size I am referring for Med/Large