Summer dinner party menu

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Summer bistro menu

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Elderflower poached chicken

A personal chef is no longer a luxury - now it is a neccessity when planning your perfect event.

Bring the quality restaurant to your home. No baby sitter needed, no taxi, no deciding who is going to drive home. Relax as we set, cook, serve and clear exclusively in the privacy of your home.

 

Choose from our selection of dinner party menus

As everything we serve is homemade fresh to order we ask that guests choose only one option per course for the whole party plus a vegetarian or childrens option if neccessary. If you would like an alternate main course we can serve the same garnish but serve an alternate meat/ fish choice.

All served with homemade bread rolls and finished with handmade chocolates from Miette in Stow on the Wold.

Prices from £26.00 inc VAT per person (Surcharge on parties of just 6 - 7 people to be cooked and served in the house 10%. * Does not apply to delivery meals).

We also have a lesser priced bistro menu

Children may have a plain version of the same main course as adults or we also have a children's menu (click here)

For photos and descriptions of dishes click on the underlined menu items.


NEW SUMMER MENU FOR 2012 COMING SOON!

Starters

Watercress soup with hot-smoked Donnington trout - can be served chilled or warm

Grilled Evesham asparagus with parma ham crisp, Blacksticks blue cheese and walnut

Trio of fish - Crab salad with pink grapefruit, Ballottine of salmon wrapped in Donnington smoked trout and grilled tiger prawns with fennel and apple salad 

Courgette and wild nettle fritters with balsamic roast baby tomatoes and nettle pesto

Twice baked Oxford Blue souffle with celery and walnut salad

Salad of puy lentils, beetroot and Home Farm bacon with grain mustard dressing (vegetarian version also available) (this was a wedding buffet style version)

Risotto with grilled tiger prawns, peas, basil and mint

 

Main Courses

 Free range Madgetts Farm chicken poached in wild elderflower with a creamy grape sauce

Ballottine of Madgetts Farm duck with fresh cherries and cherry brandy sauce

Grilled fillet of beef with chilli and garlic baked chickpeas and red wine dressing

Roast saddle of lamb with a light balsamic jus

Tenderloin of Home Farm pork wrapped in parma ham with warm orange vinaigrette

 Grilled fillet of halibut with caper, anchovy and lemon dressing

Fillet of whisky cured salmon with pea and broad bean fricasse  

Open ravioli of cod, asparagus and artichokes gratinated with parmesan and pine nuts

  

Vegetarian

Open ravioli of asparagus and wild mushrooms gratinated with parmesan

Aubergine involtini with herb roasted new potatoes and a red pepper coulis

Butternut squash gnocci with cauliflower and almond puree and roast broccol, sage beurre noisette


Main Course Accompaniments

Choose 2 or 3 accompaniments for the above main courses – same 2 or 3 for the whole group

 

Dauphinoise potato

Fondant potatoes

Rosti potato

Thyme scented new potatoes

Crushed Jersey Royal potatoes with chives

Leek and basil gnocci (link to dish here scroll to Tuesday dinner)

Creamy pinto beans (link to dish here scroll to Saturday dinner)

Steamed spinach (can be plain or with sultanas and pinenuts)

Kale with pomegranate and cashew nuts

Red wine braised red cabbage

Roast carrot ribbons with cumin seed

French beans and red onions (or wrapped in pancetta)

Roast purple sprouting broccoli with garlic and sesame

Creamed savoy cabbage and leeks

Roasted butternut squash with balsamic and toasted pine nuts

 

Desserts 

 

Strawberry and vanilla meringue roulade with homemade strawberry ice cream

Glazed lemon tart with raspberries and raspberry sorbet

Amaretto and espresso Tirimisu

White chocolate and blueberry cheesecake

Tarte Tatin with Madagascan vanilla ice cream

Chocolate and three nut torte with raspberry coulis and summer berries

Pineapple meringue pie with homemade mojito sorbet

Assiette of five desserts taken from our canapé menu (£3.00 inc. VAT supplement)

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click here to download choices for the assiette of desserts

Organic St. Eadbugh's from Gorsehill Abbey Farm
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Click on the photo above for more information on the cheeses

 Cheese Course

£6.50 per person inc. VAT

For catered dinner parties we only serve cheese purchased from us

There are links to the cheeses below – click on the names. These are our favourite local cheeses. Other cheeses can be obtained with sufficient notice and subject to availability.

Assiette of cheeses with celery, grapes, dried fruit, oatcakes and Miller Damsel biscuits

St. Kennelm

A hard organic Broadway cheese with strong depth of flavour

St. Eadburgh’s

A soft organic Broaadway cheese similar to a brie, with a slight musky taste

St. Oswold

A semi soft rind washed cheese with a rich strong taste

Blacksticks Blue

A crumbly soft blue cheese with a golden curd

£26.00 inc VAT delivered chilled to your home for you to heat and finish with simple instructions

(A delivery charge of £10.00 will be added)

£38.00 inc VAT per person cooked in your home by our chef and served by waiting staff (includes all setting, serving and clearing).

We also have a cheaper bistro menu

Telephone

01684 854406 

07807 453308

Email

Info@

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Tel: 01684 854406

07807 453308

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