Food ideas for an 80th birthday party will also depend on what type of birthday theme you have chosen to use.

If you are planning a birthday party that is also a reunion, why not make it a true carry in pot-luck dinner?  This way everyone brings a dish and there is sure to be a nice mixture of food that everyone will enjoy.

For the bookworm party them, you can use book titles in funny ways to go along with what you are serving.  For instance instead of cheese and crackers, you could serve “The Grapes of Wrath and Cheese.”  Instead of just plain old chicken soup, why not serve “Chicken Soup for the Soul”? 

For the crazy 80’s dinner party, you can serve an 8 course meal that is a little bit zanier than most meals.  This will involve serving the same 8 courses to each guest but not all in the same order. The guests will use cards to see what course they will be getting.  Use a menu board to number the courses and let your guests know what they will be getting.  After every course, have the guests draw their next card to see what course they will be getting next.

For the young at heart 80th birthday theme, you can serve simple finger foods that everyone young enjoys.  This can be pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers or even plain old peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.