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CANAPES
— Vegetarian Canapes —
Cold Menu
Crostini with Brighton blue cheese and confit cherry tomato
Rosemary shortbreads with asparagus and lemon hollandiase
Avocado and ginger California rolls
Carrot and spring onion cakes with feta and black olives
Hot Menu
Sussex charmer and cranberry choux buns
Wild mushroom and tarragon tart with a poached quail’s egg
Hot pepper and smoked mozzarella empanaditas
Beetroot rosti with goats cheese and caramelised walnuts
— Vegan Canapes —
Cold Menu
Crostini with red pepper and walnut pesto, marinated ‘feta’ and oregano
Watermelon sashimi with nigella seeds
Buckwheat blinis with smoked ‘salmon,’ cream cheese and ‘caviar’
Rye Crisps with beet merlot jelly hearts and cashew cream cheese
Hot Menu
Sage polenta bites with red onion confit and marinated artichoke
Wild mushroom and tarragon tart with caperberry
Crispy deep fried ‘brie’ skewers with red onion marmalade
Baby button satay mushroom skewers with spicy peanut dip
— Fish and Seafood Canapes —
Cold Menu
Shellfish and saffron tarts with salsa verde
Buckwheat blinis with smoked wild salmon, sour cream and dill
Spinach, smoked trout and herbed cream cheese roulade
Beetroot rosti with smoked mackerel mousse
Hot Menu
Thai tiger prawn skewers
Anchovy, caramelised onion and black olive pissaladerie
Scallop, roasted red onion and caperberry skewers
Mini tuna burgers with wasabi mayonnaise and pickled ginger
— Meat Canapes —
Cold Menu
Steak tartare tartlet with a poached quail’s egg
Filo tartlet with smoked chicken, pesto and black olives
Mini Peking duck pancakes with plum sauce
Proscuitto wrapped fig skewers
Hot Menu
Mini Yorkshire puddings with rare roast beef, watercress and horseradish crème fraiche
Lamb kofta bonbons
Chorizo and caramelised pear skewers
Mini sausages with honey and sesame (ve)
— Puddings —
Caramel profiteroles
Lemon meringues kisses
Lemon and rosemary drizzle
Mini scones with cream and strawberries
Salted miso chocolate brownie (ve)
Summer berry tartlets (ve)
Chocolate cups and coffee liqueur cream (ve)
Pear and almond tarte tatin (ve)
£2.00 per item per person
Prices can vary depending on the size of party
WEDDINGS
— Wedding Menu Choices —
Starters
Salad of pear, hazelnut and Brighton Blue cheese
Buffalo mozzarella with heritage tomatoes, basil and black olive tapenade with griddled sourdough
Beetroot and onion tarts with goats cheese, candied walnuts and chard salad (ve)
Mezze – selection of middle eastern dips with flatbread, coriander salad and Za’atar (ve)
Platter of asparagus with hollandaise sauce, quails’ eggs with celery salt and smoked salmon blinis
Queenie scallops with cauliflower puree and caper sauce
Smoked duck salad with roasted nectarines and chicory salad
Chicken Liver Pate with date and apricot chutney and olive oil crostini
Main Courses
Carrot and hazelnut roulade with coriander and goats cheese stuffing
Baby aubergines stuffed with dates and walnuts with courgette fritters (ve)
Butternut squash and sage tart with maple dressing (ve)
Lemon Sole with a hazelnut and mustard crust
Roasted swordfish with confit peppers and sweet chili glaze
Slow cooked shoulder of lamb with cumin and paprika
Chicken with tarragon, shallots, oloroso sherry and cream
Roast sirloin of beef with a watercress and pea purée
Desserts
Tahini and orange peel semifreddo with rose and pistachio
Eton Mess – strawberries, cream, meringue and a drizzle of sloe gin coulis
Terrine of summer fruits with rosemary shortbread and vanilla cream
Plum and almond tart with ginger ice cream
Rich chocolate mousse with cherries in kirsch
Blackberry and Limoncello trifle
Selection of Kent and Sussex cheeses with chutneys, fruit and crackers
DINNER MENUS
— Spring and Summer Dinner Menus —
Menu One
Platter of asparagus with hollandaise sauce, quails’ eggs with celery salt and smoked salmon blinis
Chicken with tarragon, shallots, oloroso sherry and cream
Served with crushed new potatoes and mixed spring vegetables in lemon vinaigrette
Eton Mess – strawberries, cream, meringue and a drizzle of sloe gin coulis
£45 per Head
Menu Two
Mezze – selection of middle eastern dips with flatbread, coriander salad and Za’atar
Slow cooked shoulder of lamb with cumin and paprika
Served with saffron roast potatoes, baked aubergines with dates and mint chutney
Tahini and orange peel semifreddo with rose and pistachio
£47 per Head
Menu Three
Queenie scallops with cauliflower puree and caper sauce
Cider and lavender honey glazed duck breasts
Served with potato and apple fritters, purple sprouting broccoli and fennel and red cabbage coleslaw
Terrine of summer fruits with rosemary shortbread and vanilla cream
£49 per Head
Selection of Sussex cheeses with chutneys and crackers
An additional £10 per head
Vegetarian Options
Baby aubergines stuffed with dates and walnuts with courgette fritters
Chard and ricotta tart with roast fennel
Vegan and special dietary options are happily catered for. All vegetarian dishes can be vegan
— Autumn and Winter Menus —
Menu One
Beetroot and onion tarts with Sussex Charmer
Lemon Sole with a hazelnut and mustard crust
Served with crushed potatoes and baby vegetables with a lemon vinaigrette
Blackberry and Limoncello trifle
£45 per Head
Menu Two
Salad of pear, hazelnuts and Brighton Blue cheese
Juniper roast quail with pumpkin and buttermilk pancakes
Served with potato and celeriac rosti, braised red cabbage and green beans
Lemon, rosemary and almond tart with plum compote
£47 per Head
Menu Three
Smoked fish platter with horseradish soured cream and blinis
Roast sirloin of beef with a watercress and pea purée
Served with rosemary roasted potatoes, honey roast parsnips,
leeks in smoked cheese sauce, tenderstem broccoli
Marmalade and chocolate bread and butter
£50 per Head
Selection of Sussex cheeses with chutneys, fruit and crackers
An additional £10.00 per head
Vegetarian Options
Roast squash with porcini cream
Parsnip and Hazelnut Roulade with sage and onion stuffing
Vegan and special dietary options are happily catered for. All vegetarian dishes can be vegan
- Vegan Menu -
Artichoke Crostini with cashew and horseradish ‘crème fraiche
Beetroot and Merlot jelly on rye with soy yogurt and capers
Aubergines stuffed with, onion, dates and walnuts with pomegranate molasses
Wild mushroom, sweet potato and spinach Wellington with tomato confit
Chestnut, pecan and lentil roast with a melting cashew cream cheese and apricot centre
Herb pancakes with roasted baby vegetables, dukkah and tahini dressing
Chocolate and Raspberry Torte or Lemon, rosemary and polenta tart with plum compote
£40 per Head
FINGER BUFFETS
Standard Buffet £6 per person
Selection of sandwiches on white and granary bread and crisps
Mini sausage rolls and sweet potato and chutney rolls (ve)
Asian selection: vegetable spring rolls, duck spring rolls and wontons
OR
Indian selection: bhajis, pakoras and samosas
Cruditees with lemon and coriander houmus
Super Buffet £8 per person
Selection of sandwiches on white and granary bread and crisps
Mini sausage rolls and sweet potato and chutney rolls (ve)
Vol au vents with prawn marie rose, egg mayo, wild mushroom and tarragon
Asian selection: vegetable spring rolls, duck spring rolls and wontons
OR
Indian selection - bhajis, pakoras and samosas
Spicy chicken bites with tzatziki
Cruditees with lemon and coriander houmus
Sandwich fillings - choose four from the following:
Coronation chicken, ham salad, egg mayo, tuna and cucumber, cheddar and chutney,
brie, grape and walnut, hummus and roasted veg
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Add a selection of mini cakes for £2.00 pp
Add tea and coffee for £2.00 pp
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Buffets are based on 50 people.
Prices may increase or decrease according to numbers.
FORK BUFFETS
— Cold Fork Buffets —
Meat
Home cooked grain mustard and honey roast ham
Rare roast beef with crème fraiche and horseradish
Coronation chicken – breast of chicken with curry mayonnaise, apricots and toasted almonds
Selection of Mediterranean meats
Fish
Platter of locally smoked fish with blinis and sour cream (suppl £2)
Fillets of wild salmon with watercress cream
Salad niçoise – fresh tuna, new potatoes, boiled egg, black olives, cherry tomatoes, green beans and anchovies and salad leaves tossed in vinaigrette
Vegetarian
Balsamic, beetroot and goats cheese tarts
Parsnip roulade with sage and onion stuffing
Asparagus, broad bean and spring onion quiche
Vegan
Butternut squash tart with pumpkin seed pesto
Hoisin ‘Duck’ wraps with spring onion and cucumber
Selection of middle eastern dips, falafel, vine leaves and flatbreads
— Hot Fork Buffets —
Meat
Homemade Moussaka or Lasagne,
Lamb, apricot and saffron tagine
Beef casserole with stout and mushrooms,
Chicken with cream and tarragon
Fish
Fish Pie - fresh local fish in a cream and parsley with a potato topping Salmon en croute
Salt cod and chickpea stew,
Seafood paella
Vegetarian
Squash, mushroom, spinach and goats cheese wellington
Aubergine parmigiana
Chickpea and cauliflower korma with onion bhajis
Vegan
Wild mushroom and stout casserole
Three bean cassoulet with a lemon and parsley crust
Thai green curry
— Super Salads —
Caponata – slow cooked aubergine with black olives and tomato served with falafel and hummus
Bulgher wheat and kale salad with caramelised harissa and balsamic tomatoes with grilled halloumi
Couscous and quinoa with apricot, spinach, pistachio and coriander
Beetroot, new potato, horseradish, dill and feta
Salad leaves with roasted vegetables and pesto dressing
— Sides —
Potato salad with spring onions and dill, Red cabbage and fennel coleslaw, Traditional coleslaw
Garden leaves and herb salad, Tomato, basil and onion, Caesar salad, Waldorf salad, Bread selection
— Puddings —
Selection of Kent and Sussex Cheeses
-served with crackers, homemade chutneys and fruit –£2 supplement
Blackberry and limoncello trifle
Eton Mess
Plum and almond tart
Chocolate Brownies (ve)
Seasonal Fruit Salad (ve)
Choose three mains and four sides (including one super salad for £20 per head
Additional mains £5 per head, Supersalads £3.00 per head, Sides £2 per head
Puddings £5 for 1 selection, £7.50 for 2 selections
BRUNCH
American Pancakes with blueberries, smoky bacon and maple syrup
Smashed Avocado on homemade sourdough with harissa roasted tomato and grilled halloumi
Beetroot Smash and coriander hummus on homemade sourdough with crispy onions and hazelnut pesto
Portabello mushrooms stuffed with five bean chilli, topped with breadcrumbs and mozzarella
Kedgeree – smoked haddock with lightly spiced rice, eggs with coriander and raiti
Lincolnshire or veggie homemade sausage roll with red onion marmalade
Chorizo breakfast burrito – peppers, chorizo, spicy tomato sauce and melted cheese in a corn wrap with sour cream and guacamole (can be vegetarian)
Bircher Muesli with apple and blackberry compote and Greek yogurt
Churros with hot chocolate dip and strawberries
Cinnamon and pecan swirls
ROUND THE WORLD
— Flavours of India & the Middle East —
Sharing Platter
Cauliflower pakora with tamarind chutney
Tempeh satay skewers with peanut sauce
Vada –spinach and rice doughnuts with chilli jam
Mini poppadoms filled with mint and coriander relish
Main Dishes
Gujarati aubergine and green bean curry
with cashew nut dukkah
Carrot and chickpea pilaf with dill raita
and caramelised onions
Wild mushrooms in black masala
Homemade griddled naan bread
Dessert Platter
Mango mousse with ginger crisp
Sweet Lentil and coconut millefeuille
Lime, chocolate chunk and pistachio biscuits
£35 per head
— Four Course Fusion Menu (with meat) —
To Start
Muhammer - roasted pepper and walnut dip
Houriya - carrot, harissa and cumin dip
Moutabel - smoked aubergine, lemon and tahini dip
In Between
Flatbread with za’atar
Mini Afghan leek pies with tamarind chutney
Persian Spinach Balls with tzatziki
Main Dishes
Lamb, butternut squash, prune and tamarind tagine
Bulghur wheat with apricot, spinach, pistachio and coriander
Herb salad with pomegranate, radish, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and pinenuts.
Dessert
Carrot, almond and pistachio cake
With orange flower crème fraiche
£45.00 per head
— Four Course Fusion Menu (vegan) —
To Start
Muhammer - roasted pepper and walnut dip
Houriya - carrot, harissa and cumin dip
Moutabel - smoked aubergine, lemon and tahini dip
In Between
Flatbread with za’atar
Mini Afghan leek pies with tamarind chutney
Persian Spinach Balls with tzatziki
Main Dishes
Butternut squash, prune and tamarind tagine
Black eyed bean and lemon hotpot with feta and parsley
Couscous and quinoa with apricot, spinach, pistachio and coriander
Herb salad with pomegranate, radish, cherry tomatoes, cucumber andpinenuts.
Dessert
Carrot, almond and pistachio cake
Figs, Dates and Watermelon platter
Rose Baklava
£40 per head
Paella
— Traditional paella cooked at your venue —
Vegetarian/Vegan £12.50 per head
Seafood - squid, mussels and prawns - £15 per head
Includes salads, alioli and bread
Minimum booking: 40 people.
BARBEQUES
— Sandwiches and Burgers —
Homemade steak burgers in a homemade bun with relish, lettuce, tomatoes, onion and gherkins
Pulled Jackfruit (ve) gyros with fennel and carrot coleslaw with tzatziki
Halloumi burger with lettuce, tomato, red pepper, jalapeno and sweet chilli jam
Vegan black pudding burgers with mustard mayo, lettuce, red pepper, smoked cheese and spicy tomato sauce (ve)
Blackened fish sandwich with smoked paprika and lime mayo
Speldhurst sausages or Shroomdogs (vegan) with red onion relish in a crusty baguette
— Chicken and tofu —
Sticky ras el hanout and honey chicken drumsticks
Buffalo bbq wings with blue cheese dip
Chicken or tofu kebabs marinated in lemon and tarragon with courgettes and shallots
Chicken or tofu satay sticks with peanut sauce
— Pork, beef and lamb dishes —
Rosemary and garlic lamb chops
Whole slow cooked shoulder of lamb with cumin and paprika
Grilled padron peppers and chorizo skewers
Beef souvlaki with tzakziki
Minute steak with horseradish and watercress butter
— Fish Dishes —
Grilled sardines with local lemon ketchup
Chilli and tequila salmon with peach, mint and red onion salsa
Lime and ginger tuna steaks with wasabi mayo
Prawn, scallop and pepper skewers with teriyaki dip
— Vegetarian and vegan —
Rosemary, lemon and garlic marinated seitan, red onion and peach kebabs
Teriaki tempeh steaks with wasabi vegan mayo
Tandoori cauliflower steaks with raiti
Korean sticky aubergine
— Super Salads —
Caponata – slow cooked aubergine with black olives and tomato served with falafel and hummus
Bulgher wheat and kale salad with caramelised harissa and balsamic tomatoes with feta chunks
Couscous and quinoa with apricot, spinach, pistachio and coriander
Beetroot, new potato, horseradish, dill and smoked mackerel
Salad leaves with roasted vegetables and pesto dressing
— Sides —
Potato salad with spring onions and dill,
Red cabbage and fennel coleslaw,
Traditional coleslaw,
Corn on the cob with wasabi butter.
Garden leaves and herb salad, Tomato, basil and onion, Caesar salad, Waldorf salad
Bread selection
— Puddings —
Chocolate Brownies, Eton Mess, Fruit salad, Caramel profiteroles, lemon mousse.
Choose four mains and four sides (including one super salad for £25 per head
Additional mains £5 per head Super salads £3.00 per head Sides £2 per head
Puddings £5 for 1 selection £7.50 for 2 selections