Local smoked duck & avocado with redcurrant & orange dressing

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Fillet of Hake /or whats caught locally, served with sauce of garlic, ginger, vermouth, lemon, fresh herbs and cream

Buttered new potatoes, Carrots or Roasted butternut squash

Local vegetables of the season: mangetout or beans

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Vanilla panna cotta with fresh seasonal fruit & coulis

Citrus Tart with  fresh raspberries & pouring cream

MENU 3      x 100 =£42 per head, x 140 = £39 per head

Avocado & crab salad with cayenne croutons & lemon grass & chilli dressing
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Our home produced roast leg of lamb, carved and served with apple, cranberry and spices
Potato Dauphinois, (needing second oven £130 including gas)
Glazed carrots, Green beans or Broccoli
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Summer pudding and clotted cream

Light Lemon cheesecake

MENU 4      x 100 = £45 per head,  x 140 = £42

Seared tuna with Japanese salad and sake & soya dressing.

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Sirloin of beef with a horseradish crust served with a red wine sauce or a fresh pesto sauce

Roast potatoes

Carrots and parsnips in browned lemon butter

Green vegetable of the season

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Raspberry Passion fruit Cheesecake

Caribbean Tart with Lime, pineapple, banana & Malibu

We have recently in 2023 put SHARING & BUFFET dishes together, as they are similar in food, but different in the service.

SHARING MENUS/ Buffets WITH HOT MAIN DISHES

Menus - 2 course  x 100 = £32-38.00 per head, x 60 = £36-42  per head

Price includes: 3 /4 main choices, 4 salads/Vegetable dishes & 2/3 sweets with attendance & organisation of Service .  

Drop off only prices, probably for smaller occasions will be charge 20% less         

Main dishes, 

Braised Beef with bacon onion Marsala herbs lemon & cream

Vegetarian crumble of tomato celery nuts fresh herbs and cheese or Spinach sweet potato and ricotta lasagna

Pies: Steak & Ale, Game, fish or vegetarian with our own short crust pastry

Salads and Vegetables  can be view on other pages

All served with hot dishes of seasonal vegetables or Salads and Hot buttered new potatoes.

Sharing Sweets  

Can be any of our sweets that we can prepare in small sizes, or can cut into small portions

Reception Spit Roast and Barbecue Menus - price guide below.

 

We suggest a selection of 2 meat, fish and vegetarian with 3-4 salads, hot buttered potatoes, chutneys & relishes followed by 2/3 sweets, or sharing starters.

 

Meat Options: choose a joint or 2  to spit roast & small pieces to BBQ.

Lamb: - Shoulder, Leg, or Loin with a stuffing of rosemary and redcurrant

Beef: - Topside, Rib or Sirloin

Pork: -Leg, Shoulder or Middle (loin & belly filled with apple, plum, lemon and fresh herb stuffing)

Turkey: boned and rolled with lemon and fresh herbs

Chicken breast or thighs marinated with chilli, garlic, fennel, coriander, & onion (-other marinades below)

Our handmade Burgers and local made Sausages

Various marinated meat kebabs with spices and fresh herbs

               Muscovy duck and Venison from my brothers farm available too

 

Fish Options:      

Mackerel fillets with lemon & dill

Whole side of Salmon with crushed pink peppercorns, dill & parsley

Tiger prawns in soya sauce & five spice or Prawn & vegetable kebabs

Tuna steaks marinated in lime juice and chives

Sea Bass, Monkfish fillets, Whole Bream, Local scallops

 

Vegetarian Options

Carrot & courgette patties with lentils lemon coriander with yogurt, coriander & horseradish sauce

Quinoa & chickpea patties with mushrooms garlic & allspice also the above sauce

Bean Patties rice sunflower seeds, linseeds, walnuts, turmeric cumin & chilli

Stuffed peppers with pearl barley onion garlic & sundried tomato with mozzarella cheese

              Portobello Mushrooms filled with chestnuts, cashews, red onion, garlic & feta cheese

                Aubergines filled with feta, pickled walnuts, garlic and parsley & pomegranate     

               Grilled corn on the cobs with lime or whole roasted spring carrots with lemon & spices

                Mixed vegetable & Haloumi kebabs or Tandoori tofu steaks

 

Marinade and stuffing

We make fresh, to suit our clients taste: - Fresh herbs; Fruity; North African and

Middle Eastern spices; Thai ginger & coconut; Mediterranean garlic tomato & olive oil.

The list is endless! if you are interested, we can send you, our list.

 

Salsas and Sauces – all  freshly made

Onion Marmalade

Fresh Chutney of tomatoes, apple, peppers, mint & horseradish

Pineapple, mango and pomegranate salsa

Coriander yogurt and horse-radish sauce

Lemon, mustard, dill mayonnaise & creme fraiche

Chilli & red pepper sauce   or   Tomato & chilli sauce

Fresh mint, mustard seed & yogurt sauce  or  

Thai basil coconut curry sauce

               Beetroot, apple and horseradish relish

               Smoky chipotle pepper & cumin mayonnaise, delicious with lamb

                Fresh rosemary, thyme & parsley pesto

               Fresh apple tomato & chilli salsa

              SALADS     

Mixed baby leaves with traditional French dressing & sesame seeds

Spinach leaf alfalfa shoots watercress & chickpea salad with balsamic dressing

Mixed summer salad: roasted butternut squash, sautéed courgettes, cherry tomatoes, 

sugar snaps, asparagus, red pepper, feta and black olives with olive oil and basil

 

Camargue red rice & quinoa salad with pineapple, spring onion, raisins, pine nuts, mint

Wild rice salad: spring onion red pepper apricots pistachios & lemon fresh herb dressing

Tabbouleh - cracked wheat, cherry tomatoes, spring onion, cucumber, mint & parsley 

Mixed bean salad with mustard seeds and tarragon or coriander dressing

Broad bean courgette black olives red pepper feta cheese & coriander

Mixed roasted vegetable salad with olive oil dressing

 

Red and white crunchy coleslaw with celery & apple

Fennel & radish salad with olive oil, parsley and lemon juice

Puy lentil feta tomato red onion & fresh thyme

 Tomato red onion & marjoram with red wine vinegar dressing

Tomato olive & feta cheese with olive oil & lemon juice

Plain tomato with basil, spring onion or cucumber

 

Fresh grated beetroot & apple with orange and pumpkin seeds

Herby mushroom salad: mushroom onion carrot bean sprouts chives & parsley

Courgette mangetout & grapefruit salad

Waldorf salad:  celery, apple & walnuts with mayonnaise

Curried apple & celery salad with almond & raisins

Pricing guide for Spit roast / Barbecue menus - based on 100/120 guests

BBQ menus can offer a large variety and quantity to cover all tastes. If you go for a starter first, the prices below would reduce, as we can be less generous in the main dishes. Most clients go for canapes first and miss out on the starter.

Two course menus: - includes 3-5 mains, 3-4 salads, new potatoes, marinades, sauces & salsas, sweets.

Please select from any price guides below, we will then quote accurately for you. All menus subject to Vat

 

A.   Basic            Complete Menu Charged from £27.50 per head

Set Menu:           Leg & shoulder of pork, Sausages, Our handmade Beef burgers with stuffing, 

                            Fresh apple sauce,  Mayonnaise sauce or Tomato pepper sauce, 3 salads,

                            hot potatoes, bread selection and 2 sweets.

   

    B.    Standard     Selection from below charged from £29 per head

    Main Choices:     Leg of Pork                                                                                                                                                                     

T                                Topside of beef                                                               

              Chicken pieces marinated

              Mackerel Fillets

              Our handmade Burgers and Local made Sausages

              Carrot and Courgette patties with split peas lemon & fresh coriander    

 

C.    Premium     Selection from below charged from £34 per head                                               

Main Choices:     Mix of lamb joints: - Shoulder, leg & middles rolled with a little stuffing 

                                   or garlic, redcurrants & rosemary.

                 Rib of beef

               Middle of pork with a stuffing of choice

              Turkey: locally produced, boned and rolled

              Whole sides of Salmon dipped in pink peppercorns & parsley

               Stuffed peppers with pearl barley onion garlic & sundried tomato with mozzarella cheese

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D.       Luxury      Selection from below charged from £39 per head

Main Choices:     Beef: Sirloin

                              Lamb: Leg 

              Tuna Steaks marinated

              Sea Bass, Monkfish fillets or Whole Sea bream

              King prawns                    

                              Portobello Mushrooms filled with chestnuts, cashews, red onion, garlic & feta cheese

 

Price depends on guest numbers and choice of dishes, below is a selection of priced menus.

All menus include bread and butter, coffee and tea

Cooks are all included, waiting staff are charged for separately.

 

Sharing & Buffets choices - same food choices, but different in the service

Menus - 2 course - x 100 = £32-38.00 per head, x 60 = £36-42  per head

Price includes: 3 /4 main choices, 4 salads/vegetable dishes & 2/3 sweets

 with attendance & organisation of Service.   

Drop off only prices, probably for smaller occasions will be charge 20% less         

 

 

Hot Main Choices

Boned Roast joints of meat to be carved by a guest at each table with jugs of sauce

Boned Roast joints of meat, carved by us & served on sharing board with sauces

Barbecued selection served on sharing platters or from a buffet table - see alternative menu

 

Spicy lamb with onion garlic tomato curry pineapple juice and walnuts

Lamb with apple cranberry & spices-cinnamon allspice & ginger 

Austrian style Beef Goulash

Braised Beef with bacon onion Marsala herbs lemon and cream                                    

Chicken with mushroom garlic bacon thyme red pepper and cream

Chicken Basque - pepper garlic olives tomato and paprika

Oriental duck in orange ginger chilli garlic, lemon grass & spring onions

Pork Piedmontaise - tomato mushroom rosemary lemon apricot & Marsala

Mixed Seafood with garlic ginger vermouth lemon & fresh herbs                                                                              

Mediterranean seafood casserole with garlic toasts

Vegetarian Crumble with nuts tomato cheese celery and herbs

Sweet Potato, spinach and Ricotta cheese   Lasagna

Italian Gratin – pasta with minced pork, tomato sauce, spinach, cheese sauce & cheese topping

Barbecue selection (please ask for alternative menus)

 

PIES - Steak & ale, Game pie made with venison, pheasant & red wine

Fish pie, Vegetable & chick pea pie.

All under our own short crust pastry

 

Cold Main Choices

Chicken boned and rolled with stuffing of minced pork, gammon, chicken breast, onion, herbs, 

cranberries, apricots, lemon & pistachios

Tahitian Chicken:  chicken pieces in a sauce of mayonnaise & mango chutney with red wine, raisins, banana &

coconut decorated with avocado, spring onion, black olives

Chicken breasts marinated in lime juice sautéed and sliced, served in a fresh tarragon & lime mayonnaise

Spicy Tasman Chicken: chicken in a mayonnaise sauce with cinnamon, ginger and allspice with nectarines, cherry tomatoes and blanched celery (hazelnuts)

Coronation Chicken topped with fresh mango

Boned Stuffed Duck:  filled with minced chicken, duck breast, ham, herbs lemon & black cherries

Our award-winning Hand Made Cold Game Pie: venison, pheasant, pork, juniper, herbs

Our Hand Made Pork Pie: plain or with added herbs and fruit

Spicy Oriental Beef Salad: roast beef cut in strips in a spicy, but not hot, slightly sweet sauce with           

cucumber, garlic, red pepper and bean sprouts

Sirloin of Beef roasted in a horseradish crust served with a fresh pesto sauce

Roast Beef, served with mustard sauce & horseradish cooked to your requirements

Gammon baked with a mustard and Demerara sugar
Dressed salmon                                                                                         

Fish and Prawn Terrine served with a watercress and herb mayonnaise

Ceviche:  marinated brill with lemon and olive oil

Prawn and Squid Salad marinated in olive oil and garlic with parsley and chilli

Dressed lobster and crab

 

Vegetarian Dishes (please ask for a more comprehensive list –if required)                  

Leek roulade with sweetcorn, ricotta cheese & chives with red pepper coulis

Roasted vegetable & feta cheese tart

Nut tomato herb and cheese crumble

Leek fritters with yogurt and coriander dressing

Tart of roasted butternut squash with sweet spices, lime and green chillies

Vegetarian Wellington: with chestnuts cashews mushrooms garlic & onion

Accompaniments: -             

Hot Vegetables

Potatoes; Hot buttered new, Roasted, Dauphinoise                                    

Mixed roasted seasonal vegetables

Mixed summer vegetables griddled & steamed

Locally grown green beans, peas, broccoli or cauliflowers -

are seasonal & available at different times.

 

SALADS

Mixed summer leaves with traditional French dressing & sesame seeds

Spinach leaf, alfalfa shoots, watercress & chickpea salad with balsamic dressing

Mixed summer salad: - roasted butternut squash & cherry tomatoes with asparagus, sugar snap peas, red pepper, feta cheese and olives with olive oil, balsamic & basil dressing – one of our favourites

Red Rice & Quinoa Salad with pineapple, spring onion, raisins, pistachio nuts(optional) & mint

Wild Rice Salad with spring onion, red pepper, apricots, pistachios & lemon fresh herb dressing

Red rice with black quinoa with orange, pistachio and red onion, parsley & thyme

Tabbouleh: - cracked wheat, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, mint & parsley

Mixed Roasted Vegetable Salad with olive oil dressing

Mixed Bean Salad with or without bacon with a coriander dressing

 Salted heritage tomato salad with olive oil and a little fresh chilli

Tomato, Olive & Feta cheese with olive oil & lemon juice

Tomato, red onion with a marjoram and red wine vinegar dressing

Puy lentil, feta, tomato, red onion, thyme

 Raw beetroot salad with apple orange and sunflower seeds

Courgette, Mangetout and Grapefruit salad with olive oil & chive dressing

Spicy Moroccan Carrot Salad

Chicory, Orange and Celery Salad with a slight curry dressing

Fennel and Radish Salad with olive oil, parsley and lemon juice

Herby Mushroom Salad: mushroom onion carrot bean sprouts chives & parsley

Winter vegetable salad: - cauliflower, carrot, spring onion, apple & sultanas

Broccoli & sweet sesame salad

 Crunchy coleslaw with apple, celery & onion

Waldorf salad:  celery, apple and walnuts with mayonnaise

Curried Apple and Celery Salad with almond and raisins

Pasta Salad with celery, yellow peppers, walnuts, cherry tomato & onion

 

Sharing Starter Platters of seasonal salad with; local fish & meat - smoked, cured or fresh; our terrines or pates, vegetarian dishes or tapas, fruit or vegetables with dressings, relishes, & pickles to compliment the flavours. As these are quite substantial, the main course following would be reduced a little in size & cost.

 

Three different ideas: (These ideas above can be mixed)                                                                                            

a. Local smoked, cured or fresh fish & meat, fruit, olives & seasonal salad - From £14 ph.

b. Tapas selection of 3 dishes, with dressings, relishes & pickles £12

c. Our terrines or pates with seasonal salad, pickles, cheese and Fruit - From £10

Tapas Choices:  all hand-made by our team.

Meat                        Stuffed mushrooms with garlic & parsley bacon &   Parmesan

                                Smoked ham croquettes

                                Chicken chilli meat balls with sweet chilli dipping sauce

                                Spicy beef meat balls with mustard sauce

                                Rustic pork terrine with bacon chicken apricot & pistachio

                                Tasty scotch eggs                 

Fish                        Thai fish cakes with dipping sauce

                                Warmed Smoked Mackerel fillets & gooseberry compote or fresh horse radish

                                Smoked haddock egg & spinach kedgeree

                                Griddled tiger prawns marinated in ginger & coriander with lime crème fraiche

Vegetarian             Mushroom tartlets with hollandaise sauce

                                Baked aubergine with walnuts feta cheese and pomegranate

                                Apple and Devon Blue filo baskets with thyme

                                Sweet potato & feta with thyme and honey in filo pastry

                                Olive oil baked toasts with goat’s cheese pesto tomato & pepper

                                Roasted Vegetable Frittata

                        Hummus with vegetable crudités.

Note: - Our main list of starters is included in our Fully served menus, so please request a list if you would like to look at them. Prices range between £9 - £12 pp.

 

Alternative is Mini Plated Starters – a few suggestions from £7 ph.

Tartlets of mushroom with hollandaise sauce

Tartlets of locally smoke roasted salmon with hollandaise sauce

Bacon and Parmesan cheese stuffed mushrooms with parsley and garlic

Thai flavoured fish cakes with dipping sauce

Pork, chicken bacon & apricot terrine with tomato chilli chutney

Spicy vegetable filo parcels with mango chilli & lime coulis

(NB Pretty much any of the tapas above made a bit bigger.)

 

• Fresh crab & creme fraiche on cayenne toasts       
• Chinese crab and mushroom filo parcels with chilli dip
• Griddled scallops in chorizo 
• Mini Crab cakes with avocado, chilli and coconut salsa
• Smoked roasted salmon tartlets with hollandaise sauce
• Lime marinated tiger prawns with fresh mango and cucumber
• Quails eggs wrapped in smoked salmon or Prosciutto
• Mini tartlets of Scallop & ginger wine sauce
• Hot Prawn and Cheese Dill Baskets
• Spicy Thai fish cakes with dipping sauce
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• Stuffed mushrooms with bacon, garlic parsley & Parmesan cheese
• Smoked duck and caramelized onion on toasts 
• Smoked duck around mango
• Chicken chilli balls with coriander & red pepper with a chilli dip
• Chicken, apricot and Brazil nut balls with coriander & apricots
• Mini Cheese Choux Buns filled with bacon and avocado
• Spicy Beef Meat Balls with mint & fresh pineapple 
• Mini Yorkshire puddings with beef & horseradish sauce
• Mini scones with caramelized onion & cocktail sausages
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• Mush room tartlets with Hollandaise
• Fresh figs with goat cheese
• Roasted peppers & goat cheese filo baskets
• Spinach and Cheese Triangles in filo pastry
• Cherry tomatoes with fresh basil and mozzarella cheese
• Roulade of saffron with double cream Brie
• Filo baskets with apple, Stilton and thyme
• Filo baskets with leek, spinach and feta cheese
• Beetroot on cumin short crust with cream cheese

Selection of West Country Cheeses, crackers and grapes  £3.75 per person 

served with French bread, crackers, celery, cherry tomatoes & grapes and salad leaves £15-20 per person

depending on choices.

Hog Roast of Pork, Beef or Lamb £8.00 per person

with stuffing, apple, horseradish or mint sauce  & large baps 

Choice of 3 salads from our list of salads £2.75 per person (you can just select one @ £1)

Bacon Baps 2 rashers of smoked back bacon in torpedo rolls from a local bakery  £3.75 per person

Pasties  £3.75 per person

Cream Tea: scones, homemade jam & clotted cream, including plate cup & sauce £4.50 per person

High Tea: Sandwiches, cakes, biscuits and scones including plate, cup & saucer  £16.50 per person