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Three Course meal starts from £22.00 per person

 

Fish Starters

 

 

Crab cocktail with a pepper and tomato coulis

 

*****

 

Oysters, served in their shell coated with a curried sabayon, lightly grilled and served on a base of sea salt

 

*****

 

Smoked haddock and mustard chowder

 

*****

 

Cured fillets of tuna scented with coriander, herb salad

 

*****

 

Salmon gravadlax with a dilled crème fraiche and a salad of dressed leaves

 

*****

 

Seared cured salmon fillets on a julienne of leeks and crispy bacon, in a cider vinegar dressing

 

*****

Fillet of mackerel with caramelized onions and sweet peppers

 

*****

Radish and French bean salad

with seared scallops and coriander dressing

 

*****

Salmon  tartar with an herb salad on a cantelope coulis

 

*****

Langoustine and mussel velouté

with herb celery

 

*****

Chequerboard of tuna and hamachi

with lemon oil

 

*****

Lobster Napoleon on citrus guacamole,

white and green asparagus tips with a touch of tarragon

 

 

Meat Starters

 

 

Fillet of beef with roasted red onion in an oriental dressing topped with a watercress

and spring onion

 

*****

 

Roasted fig and stilton salad with Parma ham and a port vinaigrette

 

*****

 

Breast of wood pigeon flambéed with cassis, served with a julienne of carrot and mange tout

 in a walnut dressing

 

*****

 

Curly endive with lardons and gruyère, in a creamy Dijon dressing and topped with mushrooms, croutons and snipped chives

 

*****

 

Julienne breast of duck with truffles served on a poached pear with an orange cream

 

*****

 

Carpaccio of beef topped with wild roquette and shavings of pecorino drizzled with basil oil

 

*****

 

Smoked pheasant with creamed puy lentils and roasted garlic topped with dressed leaves

 

*****

 

Grilled spiced quail with olive oil potatoes

 

*****

 

Cake of lamb confit, baby artichoke and fennel bulb, natural juice with pomegranate   

 

*****

 

Duck confit and foie gras in Feuillantine, Chanterelle and onion fondue,

blueberry sauce

 

*****

 

Spice coated AAA Venison Carpaccio, Reggiano, exotic fruits, fresh herbs

 and virgin oil   

  

 

Vegetarian Starters

 

 

Individual red onion tart tatin with grilled goat’s cheese tarts topped with deep fried sage leaf and accompanied by a watercress salad

 

*****

 

Carrot and orange soup perfumed with coriander

 

*****

 

Roasted plum tomatoes and red onion with a roquette pesto, drizzled with an aged

 balsamic vinegar

 

*****

 

Warm chive crêpe filled with wild mushrooms in a chive cream sauce

 

*****

 

Whole poached pear topped with a Roquefort cream on a bed of watercress

 

*****

 

Tomato and goat’s cheese tart with a watercress salad in a hazelnut vinaigrette

 

*****

 

Char-grilled Mediterranean vegetable topped with wild roquette

 and shavings of fresh parmesan

 

*****

 

Baked Cornish goat’s cheese on walnut bread on a bed of autumn leaves with roasted beetroot

 

*****

 

Whole pumpkin baked with cream

 

*****

 

Traditional French onion soup

 

 

 

Fish Main Courses

 

 

Fillet of sea bass pan fried, on roasted asparagus with a chive cream sauce and a galette of potato

 

*****

Steamed halibut and cabbage with a salmon gravadlax sauce,

served with a creamy mash

 

*****

Poached fillets of sole on a base of spinach with a basil cream sauce and concasse of tomato and tiny potatoes

 

*****

Roasted fillet of monkfish on a base of French bean and shallot with a mustard and tarragon sauce served with sautéed potatoes

 

*****

 

Monkfish casserole with fennel and turned potatoes in a saffron sauce

 

*****

 

Pan fried fillets of salmon on a base of leeks with a vermouth cream sauce

 and sautéed potatoes

 

*****

Sea bream with a saffron bouillabaisse served with basmati rice

 

*****

Baked fillet of cod served on to caper and herb mash

with a lemon beurre noisette.

 

*****

 

Grilled fillet of wild sea bass with langoustine, baby artichokes

and coco bean purée

 

*****

 

Braised fillet of halibut with garlic cream, Savoy cabbage

 and wild mushrooms

 

*****

 

Stuffed sea bass in a paper parcel scented with fennel

served with rice from Camargue

 

 

Meat Main Courses

 

 

Pheasant supreme, roasted and served with a calvados cream sauce with chestnuts and apple, fine beans and roasted potatoes

 

*****

 

Baby quail boned, with a juniper berry sauce, red cabbage and wild rice

studded with fresh herbs

 

*****

 

Confit of duck with an English honey glaze, baby carrots and a creamy mash

 

*****

 

Roast rump of lamb with a redcurrant jelly, pommes Anna and a medley of vegetables

 

*****

 

Peppered fillet of Venison served with a red currant Jus

Autumn vegetables and spätzli

 

*****

 

Medallion of veal topped with asparagus then coated in a béarnaise served with sautéed new potatoes with Maldon sea salt

 

*****

 

Roast maize fed chicken supreme with a wild mushroom risotto and a light sage gravy served with broccoli

 

*****

 

Fillet of Scottish beef with a red onion marmalade, served with glazed carrots and parsnips, fondant potatoes

 

*****

 

Blanquette of veal à l’ancienne, light crème sauce

with capers and mushrooms

 

*****

 

Wild boar saddle slowly cooked, bitter chocolate sauce

Autumn Vegetables and Spätzli

(Minimum 12 people)

 

 

 

 

Vegetarian Main Courses

 

 

Roasted roots in a pastry case with a thyme scented sauce

 

*****

 

Mushroom and herb pie

 

*****

 

Twice baked goats cheese soufflé with a wild roquette salad

 

*****

 

Phyllo parcel filled with mushroom and leeks with a light gorgonzola cream sauce

 

*****

 

Wild mushroom risotto topped with a herb salad and dressed with a sauce vierge

 

*****

 

 

Roast winter vegetable risotto

 

*****

 

Spinach and horseradish crumble

 

*****

 

Red onion tart tatin, with a goat’s cheese cream and topped with a watercress salad

 

*****

Roasted ramero pepper with avocado, feta cheese, slow roasted tomatoes

and pumpkin seed oil

 

*****

Pea and leek tart with broccoli and goat’s cheese glaze

 

*****

Braised Italian lentils with girolles, tomato and parsley

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puddings

 

 

Bread and butter pudding with apricot compote

 

*****

Warm heritage apple caramel tart with vanilla ice cream

 

*****
Warm chocolate fondant, caramelized coins and

Crème Anglaise

 

*****

Glazed  Provencal lemon tart served with fresh pouring cream

 

*****


Bramley and Pink Lady apple crumble,
cinnamon Anglaise

 

*****
Basil panna cotta with mixed berries

 

*****

Warm zabaglione, figs infused in red wine

 

*****

 

Bitter chocolate and pistachios tart, served with confit orange sauce

 

*****

 

Cheese Courses

 

Gaperon with black skinned figs and wheat wafers

 

*****

 

Selection of British or French cheeses served with a celery relish

 

*****

 

Brie en croute

 

*****

 

Tasting plate of cheeses with walnut bread and grapes

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Canapés

 

 

Canapés    Served Cold

 

 

Fish

 

Caesar salad topped with white anchovies served in a tiny croustade

 

Crab, baby corn and ginger served in a phyllo cup

 

Hot cured salmon topped with cucumber ribbons on focaccia

 

Green lipped mussels served in their shell with a spring onion and ginger dressing presented on a base of sea salt

 

Smoked mackerel with a potato and horseradish salad served in a tiny croustade

 

Focaccia topped with a smoked trout mousse

 

Smoked trout on toasted walnut bread with a parsley and caper berry salsa

 

Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel, in miniature

 

Phyllo cup filled with a julienne of leek in a cider vinegar dressing and topped with seared cured salmon

 

Tiny smoked salmon sandwiches presented in a “treasure chest”

 

Phyllo cup filled with smoked haddock, horseradish and dill pickle

 

Seared smoked salmon with a lemon salsa and chopped chives

 

Endive spears with herb cheese and Icelandic prawns

 

  

 

 

Meat

 

Smoked chicken, bacon and roasted tomato bound with mayonnaise presented in a phyllo cup

 

Oriental fillet of beef served in a phyllo cup

 

Focaccia topped with bresola, shavings of pecorino and a basil oil

 

Curried chicken and mango plantain “sandwiches”

 

Pastrami and cream cheese bagel with watercress, made in miniature

 

Carpaccio of beef on a garlic croute topped with parmesan shavings and basil oil

 

Duck pancakes with a julienne of scallions and cucumber in a hoisin sauce

 

Garlic crostini with York ham and roquette topped with parmesan shavings

 

Mini Yorkshires filled with rare roast beef, horseradish and watercress

 

Phyllo cup filled with smoked chicken in an avocado and lime mayonnaise

 

Seared duck served with a tomato and sesame chutney presented in a phyllo cup

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canapés   Served Cold

 

 

Vegetarian

 

 

Cashel blue on a chicory spear with alpha alpha

 

Parmesan shortbreads topped with pesto, buffalo mozzarella and a red cherry tomato

 

Focaccia topped with char grilled peppers and basil

 

Parmesan shortbreads topped with an aubergine pesto, roasted cherry tomato and rosemary

 

Basket of quail eggs with a roasted sesame salt

 

Roasted vegetables on a garlic bread topped with deep fried basil leaves

 

Pear and beenleigh cheese on a rosemary shortbread

 

Selection of sushi served with wasabi, pickled ginger and soya sauce

 

Tiny chive scone topped with goat’s cheese, shallot marmalade and a pecan nut

 

Avocado-goat’s cheese crostini with roasted cherry tomato

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canapés    Served Hot

 

 

Fish

 

Cod with a beer batter and served with homemade tartare sauce

 

Crispy deep fried prawns and okra with a mango salsa

 

Queen scallops wrapped in smoked bacon and roasted

 

Bread crumbed, butterfly prawns served with a saffron cream

 

Individual smoked fish pie

 

Salt cod beignet served with a lightly curried cream dip

 

Thai fishcakes with a cucumber dipping sauce

 

Fresh and smoked salmon fishcakes with a tomato and horseradish cream

 

King prawns encased in phyllo pastry with a sweet chilli jam

 

 

Meat

 

Cocktail sausages rolled in honey and mint

 

Tangine of lamb with apricot, mint and pine kernels in a phyllo cup

 

Individual shepherds pie

 

Skewers of chicken satay with a peanut dipping sauce

 

Piglets in blankets, the sophisticated sausage roll

 

Apricots stuffed with an almond and wrapped in bacon

 

Haggis and “neeps” in a tiny tartlet

 

Cocktail “bangers” with a spring onion mash

 

Asparagus wrapped in Parma ham and oven roasted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canapés    Served Hot

 

 

Vegetarian

 

 

Polenta topped with gorgonzola

 

Thai vegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce

 

Mushroom compôte topped with a chive hollandaise served in a tiny tartlet

 

Traditional “bubble and squeak” with a Cumberland sauce

 

Phyllo money bags filled with boursin and a grape

 

Cheese beignet, rolled in parmesan with a rhubarb compôte

 

Spinach and feta in phyllo pastry

 

Carolina fries with sour cream and chives

 

Handmade bouchées with a mushroom and lemon cream

 

 Spiced corn cakes with avocado-lime salsa

 

Baked goat’s cheese with spring onion in a tiny tartlet

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet Canapés

 

Chocolate Tiffin

 

Dainty cup cakes with a frosted topping

 

Miniature trifles

 

Tiramisu served in its own chocolate cup

 

Tiny brioche filled with a vanilla cream and blueberries

 

Strawberries on a fork with a warm chocolate fondue

 

Baby meringues with a cointreau cream

 

Chocolate cup filled with a vanilla cream and topped with a raspberry

 

Individual shots of fruits smoothies

 

Tiny lemon tarts

 

Toasted marshmallows, skewered and served with a warm chocolate dip

 

Vanilla shortbreads topped with crème fraiche and lemon curd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast Canapés

 

 

Served Cold

 

Scrambled egg and smoked salmon pastry

 

Baby bagels filled with smoked salmon and cream cheese

 

Phyllo cups filled with scrambled egg and chervil

 

Tiny sandwiches filled with crispy bacon and egg mayonnaise

 

Julienne of smoked salmon with a dilled dressing presented in a phyllo cup

 

 

Served Hot

 

BLT on a mini bagel topped with a hollandaise

 

Eggs Benedict on a toasted brioche

 

Toasted brioche topped with chorizo and a poached quail egg

 

Baby bouchées filled with smoked haddock in a creamy sauce

 

Miniature croissants filled with yarlsberg and ham

 

Tiny Cumberland wrapped in smoked bacon and roasted

 

Compôte of mushroom topped with a chive hollandaise served in a tiny tartlet

 

 

Sweetnesses

 

Tiny pain au chocolate and Danish pastries

 

Baby brioche filled with raspberries and cream

 

Crêpes filled with cinnamon pears and dusted with icing sugar

 

Fruit skewers with a Greek yoghurt and honey dip

 

Waffles with maple syrup

 

Banana and yoghurt smoothies served in shot glasses

 

 

 

 

 

 

We hope you enjoy looking at our new ideas.

These are only a selection of what we can do and we are more than happy to incorporate your ideas to make your event as individual and memorable as you would wish.

 

Our menus reflect the seasons and wherever possible we source our produce from within Britain.

 

 

 

Selection of  3 canapes starts from £2.25

per person

 

 

 

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