Sample Menus

Menu 1a - "Gourmet" Afternoon Tea

Poached salmon (or smoked) with cream cheese and herb sauce on mini brioche

or

Smoked fish pâté on mini blini

Cucumber, cream cheese and fresh mint on soft white bread

Pastrami, cream cheese, pickle and fresh dill on rye bread

Brie and walnut scones

Individual homemade pork pies

Lemon scones with lavender cream

French strawberry tartes

Individual chocolate shot with crème fraiche and basil sugar

Tea, speciality teas or coffee

Price from £15.00 per person (minimum of 30)

Menu 2 - Three course lunch or evening meal

Starter

Homemade soup 

Main Course

Home roast joint of meat – ham, beef, turkey or pork

Pancetta wrapped chicken portion with stuffing 

Freshly poached salmon with fresh herb hollandaise sauce

Pies:- Chicken, leek and mushroom, steak with ale or pork pie

Lasagne:- Beef, lamb or vegetarian

Chilli con Carne

Moroccan or Persian lamb tagine

All above served with accompanying potatoes, salad or minty couscous

Dessert

Apple torte with brandy cream

Lemon torte

Profiteroles

Cheesecake (choice of flavours)

Seasonal pavlova

Bakewell tart

Price from £17.50 (minimum of 30)

Menu 3 - Traditional buffet

Home roast honey glazed gammon

Freshly poached salmon with fresh herb hollandaise sauce

Homemade paté - chicken liver or smoked mackerel

Hot garlic butter and fresh herb potatoes

Selection of breads

Choice of 3 salads: -

Finely chopped colourful mixed salad

Homemade coleslaw

Tomato, red onion and basil

Couscous

Pasta salad with tuna

Wild rice salad

Lentils, spinach, beetroot and feta cheese 

Greek salad with feta cheese

Thai mango salad

Price from £16.50 per person (minimum of 30 people)

Menu 4 - Buffet dessert

Apple torte with brandy cream

Lemon tart with fresh raspberry cream

Almond (or Cherry) bakewell tart

French strawberry (or mixed fruit) tart

Rich chocolate tart

Chocolate and pecan tart

Profiteroles

Cheesecake (lemon, salted caramel and pecan, chocolate, ginger, fresh berries)

Banoffi pie

Crème brulée

Seasonal pavlova

Strawberry shortcake with fresh cream

Brioche and white chocolate pudding

Sticky toffee pudding

All desserts homemade, price from £4.00 per person (minimum of 10 people for each dessert)

(each dessert must be ordered for a minimum of 10)

Menu 5 - Five course dinner party menu

Starter:-

Smoked salmon and prawn parcels

or

Crab cakes with fresh salsa

Soup taster:-

Roasted butternut squash with wild mushrooms 

Main:-

Slow cooked tender lamb shanks with fresh mint dressing, served with creamy potato and celeriac mash and Chanteney carrots

Cheese:-

A selection of hand picked cheese with crackers and homemade chutney

Dessert:-

Pear, hazelnut and cardamon torte

or

Chocolate gâteau with rum and walnuts

Coffee and homemade chocolate truffles

Price from £45.50 per person (minimum of 12)

Menu 6 - A taste of France

To start :-

Homemade chicken liver pâté with artisan  bread 

Main Course:-

Coq au vin blanc 

or

Beef bourguignon

served with with dauphinoise potatoes and fine green beans

Cheese course:-

A selection of hand picked French cheese, served with French bread

Dessert:-

Chocolate mousse

Price £26.50 per person (minimum of 30 people)

Menu 7 - A taste of India

Popadoms with chutney, dips and yogurt 

Samosa (chicken, lamb or vegetable) with sweet chilli dipping sauce

Masala butter chicken

Vegetable biryani rice

Chickpea salad

Creamy ground rice 'firni' dessert

Price £24.50 per person (minimum order of 30 people)

Menu 8 - Gourmet hot pot supper

Lancashire homemade tender lamb hot pot made with with a crisp sliced potato topping 

Served with homemade mushy peas, home pickled red cabbage and sliced beetroot slices

Price £10.00 per person (minimum of 30 people)

Menu 9 - Savoury canapés

Blini with:-

cream cheese, smoked salmon and fresh dill

fresh pesto, cherry tomato and mozzarella

smoked mackerel pâté

guacamole and fresh king prawn

Pastry case (shortcrust, filo, puff, choux, ragout cups) with:-

ricotta and sun-dried tomato

tapenade and goats cheese

fresh herb tartlet with feta and sun-dried tomato

pissaladière (onion with olives)

stilton, pear and walnuts

baby pies, pork, beef and onion or chicken

sausage rolls

Chinese prawn triangles with dipping sauce

gougères

Yorkshire pudding with:-

hot smoked salmon pâté

roast beef with horseradish or onion marmalade 

pork and leek sausage and onion gravy

chilli beef

Cocktail stick with:-

olive, manchego and chorizo 

cherry tomato, mozzarella and fresh basil

baby pork and leek sausages with stick glaze and sesame seeds

Crostini with :-

chicken liver paté

tomato and red onion salsa

hot smoked salmon paté

roasted red pepper and walnut with goats cheese

tapenade with feta cheese and red pepper

Mini brioche with:-

watercress, cream cheese and freshly poached salmon

free range egg with mayonnaise

rocket, pesto, hummus and grated carrot

pastrami, dill pickle and cream cheese

Bread:-

asian beef toast with sesame seeds

prawn toast with sesame seeds 

French bread with brie and red onion marmalade

Hot:-

crispy chicken goujons

sweet and spicy chicken wings

fish balls with sweet chilli sauce

thai pork in lettuce cups

baby chicken tacos

Gluten free:- 

crudités with garlic dip

asparagus wrapped in Parma ham

baby sausages

Price from £1.00 per canapé (minimum order 30 of each)

Menu 10 - Sweet canapés

Pastry (sweet, puff or filo)

French strawberry tarts

mixed fruit tarts

mini bakewell tarts

mini banoffi pies

Manchester tarts

lemon meringue pies

lemon and raspberry tarts

chocolate tarts

honey, walnut and ricotta

Cocktail sticks with:-

fresh fruit kebabs

chocolate dipped strawberries

Meringue:-

mini pavlovas with seasonal fruit

pink meringues with fresh cream

chocolate meringues

Mini pots:-

rich chocolate with creme fraiche fresh raspberry and basil sugar

trifles

banoffi pie

chocolate mousse

cheesecake (choice of flavour)

Cake:-

carrot cake with frosting

chocolate cherry brownie 

lemon drizzle

florentines

mint chocolate 

Truffles:-

white chocolate 

Italian dark chocolate 

coconut and spirulina

Blini with:-

vanilla mascarpone, strawberry and fresh mint

lemon curd and fresh raspberry

Choux:-

chocolate profiterole

toffee profiterole

chocolate and pistachio choux buns

rose choux buns

chocolate or coffee éclair

Price from £1.00 per canapé 

Menu 11 - Simple sandwich buffet

A selection of freshly made sandwiches on white and brown bread.

Choice of four:-

Home roast ham with mustard mayonnaise,

Free range local egg with mayonnaise

Roast beef with horseradish or onion marmalade

Tuna

Grated cheese, red onion, red pepper and parsley

Tasty chicken 

Served garnished with fresh baby salad leaves, cherry tomatoes and microherbs

Quality crisps

Price £5.50 per person (minimum of 30)

Menu 12 - Mini hog roast

Home slow cooked pork with crackling

Homemade apple sauce and sage and onion stuffing

White bread rolls and butter

Homemade coleslaw

Tomato, red onion and basil salad

Baby leaf and fresh herb salad

Price £12.50 per person (minimum of 30)

Large traditional hog roasts can be arranged, no maximum number.

Menu 13 - BBQ

Chicken kebabs

‘Honeywell’ sausage selection

Lamb kofta

Salmon and herb parcels

Homemade beef burgers

Hot garlic butter and fresh herb potatoes

Selection of breads

Choice of sauces: -      

American BBQ, spicy tomato ketchup, cucumber raita, mustard sauce, sweetcorn relish

Choice of salads: -

Finely chopped mixed salad

Homemade coleslaw

Mixed fresh herbs and leaves

Tomato, red onion and basil

Couscous

Pasta salad with tuna

Lentils, spinach, beetroot and feta

Wild rice salad

Beetroot, feta cheese and rocket

Greek salad with feta cheese, tomatoes andolives

Thai mango salad

Price from £17.50 per person (minimum of 30)

Menu 14 - Bowl Food

Bowl food offers an exciting and unique service style that allows your guests the delight of sampling      a range of healthy, delicious and complementary dishes without interrupting the party. Networking     can carry on undisturbed as waiting staff circulate with delicious mini main courses that can easily       be eaten with a fork or spoon while standing.

Soups

• Green soup with wasabi cream
• Sweet potato, coriander and coconut 
• Roasted red pepper and tomato with fresh basil

Salads

• Ruby salad - fresh tomatoes, red onions, watermelon, strawberries and greek feta
• Asian coleslaw with coriander, lime and peanuts
• Beetroot falafel, dukkah and mint salad
• Tabbouleh with feta and pomegranate

Hearty bowls

• Dill chicken and Waldorf bulgur
• Harvest - barley, roasted roots and tarragon dressing
• Summer flower power - quinoa, lentils, peaches, avocado, edible flowers and blossom dressing
• Magic mushroom pasta
• Tadka dhal
• Beef Rendang with rice
• Royal lentil chilli with wild rice

Price from £3.00 per bowl (minimum of 30 of each)