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Celebration Menus

Impress your guests with your choice from the following delectable options. Create your perfect combination by choosing a starter, main course (hot or cold buffet) with a choice of vegetarian dishes, finishing with your selected desert.

Starters

  • Fan of Seasonal Melon with a Compôte of Berries
  • Smooth Chicken Liver Terrine set on a Mixed Leaf Salad with Cumberland Sauce
  • Chicken and Bacon Caesar Salad topped with Shaved Parmesan
  • Tender Leaves of Baby Spinach with Buffalo Mozzarella and Beef Tomatoes
  • Watercress, Rocket and Pear Salad finished with Parmesan Cheese
  • Tian of Smoked Salmon with Asparagus Spears and Beetroot Jus
  • Carrot and Coriander Soup
  • Tomato and Basil Soup
  • Field Mushroom Soup
  • Spicy Parsnip and Honey Soup
  • Leek and Potato Soup

Main Course

Waitress Served

  • Roast Rack of Lamb with Crushed Peas and Roast Jus
  • Roast Breast of Turkey with Seasoning and Cranberry Sauce
  • Sûpreme of Chicken served with Lentils, Wild Mushrooms, Smoked Bacon and Madeira Jus
  • Sautéed Pork Steak served on a Bed of Cabbage Mash with Bacon and Onion Sauce
  • Roast Beef Fillet served on a Potato and Horseradish Cake with Red Wine jus
  • Roast Sirloin of Beef with Yorkshire Pudding
  • Escalope of Sea Bass with a Soft Parsley Crust and White Wine Cream
  • Sauce Baked Cod with Lentils, Leeks and Mustard Dressing
  • Fillet of Red Mullet with Shrimps, Tomatoes and Herbs
  • Fillet of Salmon on Wilted Spinach with Chive Sauce
  • Lemon Sole with Asparagus and Leek Cream

Vegetarian Options

  • Baked Pancakes with Spinach, Forest Mushrooms and Gruyére Cream Sauce
  • Leek and Blue Cheese Tartlet with Cherry Tomatoes Roasted in Honey and Balsamic Vinegar
  • Baked Portobello Mushroom with Red Onion Marmalade
  • Mediterranean Vegetable Wellington
  • Aubergine Wraps of Pinenuts, Spinach and Cheese with a Fresh Tomato, Thyme and Caper Sauce

Cold Buffet

Choose a starter and sweet to be served to each guest. Your selection of three of the following will be presented on a buffet table to which your guests will be invited and served. The top table will have the buffet brought to them

  • Roast Sirloin of Beef and Horseradish Cream
  • Honey Roast York Ham
  • Poached Fillet of Salmon with Lime Mayonnaise
  • Roast Breast of Turkey with Cranberry Seasoning
  • Poached Breast of Chicken served with Asparagus Spears
  • Leek and Blue Cheese Tartlet with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
  • Spiced Aubergine and Sun Dried Tomato Terrine
  • Spinach and Potato Frittata topped with Smoked Applewood Cheese
  • Lentil, Mushroom and Hazelnut Paté

Desserts

  • Dark Chocolate Tart with Raspberry Sorbet and Fresh Raspberries
  • Baked Egg Custard Tart
  • Individual Baked Alaska
  • Fruits of the Forest and White Chocolate Torte
  • Chocolate Fantasy with Chocolate Sauce
  • Pannacotta with Berries
  • White Chocolate Mousse with Profiterole
  • Selection of Fine Cheeses and Biscuits

Children’s Packages for the Under 8’s

Cola or Orange Juice on arrival

Free Goodie Bag with every Child’s Meal

  • Option 1 - 1/2 portion of chosen Wedding Breakfast Menu
  • Option 2 - (only available with hot menu choice) Sautéed Fillet of Chicken Or Margherita Pizza or Deep Fried Fillet of Cod

All served with

  • Jacket Potatoes or French Fries
  • Green Salad or Baked Beans
  • Tupy the Parrot Ice Cream
  • Traffic Light Biscuit
  • Cola or Orange Juice

Evening Finger Buffet

For your evening-only guests, you can create your own evening finger buffet from the following list. Please note that this is available only in conjunction with an inclusive package.

  • Selection of Freshly-Cut Sandwiches
  • Glazed Meatballs
  • Mini Turkey Kievs
  • Sliced Pork Pie
  • Goujons of Plaice and Tartare Sauce
  • Lincolnshire Skewers
  • Chicken and Mushroom Vol au Vents
  • Cocktail Sausage Rolls
  • Garlic Chicken Saté
  • Tomato and Basil Pizza
  • Selection of Quiches
  • Brie and Broccoli Filos
  • Cheese and Onion Lattice
  • Celery and Cream Cheese Logs
  • Vegetable Pakora
  • Onion Bhajis
  • Tortilla Chips and Dips
  • Nuts, Crisps and Nibbles
  • Cheese Straws
  • Vegetable Dimsum
  • Spring Rolls
  • Vegetable Samosas
  • Crudités and Dips
  • Vegetable Crolines
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