FINGER BUFFET
Menu 1 
£6.00
-A selection of cocktail sandwiches with various fillings v
-Kettle crisps
-Home made pork pie with apple & courgette chutney
-Little quiche with various fillings; mushroom and thyme, local ham and cheese...
Sweet
-Fruit scones with homemade raspberry jam and cream
-Exotic fresh fruit kebabs with yoghurt and honeycomb
Menu 2 
£9.95
-Parma ham bruschetta with pea and mint guacamole
-Mozzarella, plum tomato and pesto with rocket on black olive bread v
-Poached salmon and dill tart
-Asparagus tart v
-Rosemary focaccia with globe artichoke, red onion and goats cheese v
Sweet
-Exotic fruit kebab with honeycomb dip.
-Chocolate cake
Menu 3 
£11.95
-Chicken marinated in lemon, olive oil, garlic and herbs and fried.
-Griddled aubergines with feta, mint and chilli v
-Shitake mushroom and thyme tart v
-Hot local sausages roasted with a honey and mustard grain
-Crab cakes with lemon and tarragon creme fraiche
Sweet
-Vanilla shortbread with strawberries and cream
-Chocolate profiteroles
Menu 4 
£13.95
-Bruchetta with peppered beef, horseradish and watercress
-Spinich scones with Yorkshire blue and spiced pears v
-Tuna with spicy avacado salsa in a tortilla wrap
-Halloumi, courgette and cherry tomato bruchetta with salsa verde v
-Spiced chicken wings with coriander and coconut dressing
Sweet
- Meringues with fresh fruit and cream
-Little scones
Prices are per person, based on a minimum order of 50 guests and include preparation and delivery of buffet, napkins and plates, collection and washing up.
Where ingredients are out of season or unavailable we will alter accordingly.
FORK BUFFET
Menu 1 Savoury Tart buffet
Crudités and dips
A selection of different home made bread
granary, focaccia, seed and white
A selection of savoury tarts to include bacon and cheese, wild mushroom and thyme, roasted Mediterranean vegetables, poached salmon and dill.
Locally produced hartleys sausages
Hot, new minted potatoes
Mixed green leaf salad
Tomatoes marinated in olive oil,and balsamic vinegar
Pasta with a fresh basil pesto
Chocolate brownies
Meringues
Fruit cocktail with yoghurt and honeycomb dip
£14.00 per person
Menu 2 Carved meat buffet
A selection of home made bread
granary, focaccia and seed
Roast local beef with home made horseradish sauce
Roast York ham with pineapple chutney
Whole dressed salmon with a lemon & dill dressing
Roasted vegetable flan
Mushroom and thyme flan
Hot buttered new potatoes with mint
Green leaf salad with french dressing and mayonnaise
Tomato salad with balsamic and olive oil
Coleslaw
Fruit pavlova
squidgy chocolate cake
£16.00 per person
Prices include delivery, setting up & collection, cutlery, crockery, paper napkins
and washing up.
Service staff £7.00 per hour
AFTERNOON TEA
Pimms or elderflower cordial
canapes
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A selection of cocktail sandwiches; to include, roast beef and horseradish; smoked salmon and dill; cucumber and black pepper; egg mayonnaise and cress
Plain and Fruit scones served with homemade Raspberry Jam and Yorkshire Clotted Cream
Selection of cakes; Butterfly buns, chocolate cake, meringues and shortbread
Strawberries and Cream
Pots of Tea.
Includes white linen adorned with fresh flowers and pretty cake stands.
service staff.
Price per person £15.00
CANAPE RECEPTION
Savoury
Blue cheese and walnut savoury eclaire .75
Hot smoked oysters wrapped in bacon 1.00
Crostini with roasted peppers .75
Crostini with cream cheese, chive and smoked salmon 1.00
Crostini with onion marmalade, goats cheese and thyme .75
Crostini with sunsmaked tomatoes Yorkshire feta and olives .75
Hot duck and kumquat kebabs 1.25
Rosemary focaccia with melted gruyere and mushrooms 1.00
Minature poppyseed scones with smoked trout pate 1.00
Warm cheese beignets (cheese choux pastry with parmasan) .75
Hot smoked salmon marinated in dill, soy sauce and honey
and served on wholemeal bread. 1.00
Local hartleys sausage with a warm honey and mustard dressing .75
Sweet
Minature meringue with chocolate and raspberries 1.00
Pineapple and kiwi kebab with honeycomb dip .75
Vanilla shortbread with strawberry 1.00
Minature profiteroles .75
All prices are per canape and include preparation, delivery & collection,
plates and napkins.
Choose your canapes from the list, there is a minimum order of 10 per canape choice.
LUNCH AND DINNER
Special diets can be catered for and all dishes can be altered to suit your requirements or you can compose your own menu.
CANAPES
(please see canape menu)
COLD STARTERS
Candied pear and pine nut salad
Salad of prawns with avacado and caesar dressing
Chicken liver pate with red onion marmalade
Gaspacho with fresh parmesan
Chilled pea and mint soup
Feta, avacado and tomato salad wit a pesto and fresh basil dressing
Ginger cured salmon with corriander
Greek salad
All served with a choice of home made bread
HOT STARTERS
Warm goats cheese with a mixed leaf and herb salad
Soups; cream of mushroom, tomato and basil, carrot and carraway...
Ramekin of creamy garlic mushrooms
FISH COURSE
Fish broth
Smoked makerel with horseradish cream
Fresh trout with a lemon and corriander dressing
Seafood pancake
Smoked salmon with dressed leaf salad
Linguine with chilli, crab and watercress
MAIN COURSE
Chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms with a white wine sauce
Baked salmon with a warm olive oil, caper and herb dressing
Fillet of beef with a peppercorn sauce
Roasted pork chops with sage and garlic
Braised lamb shank with roasted shallot, garlic and thyme
Ginger and lime monk fish with cous cous & avacado and tomato salsa
PUDDING
Creme brulee
Fresh fruit pavlova
Gooseberry crumble
Poached pears with vanilla icecream
Bramley apple pie with homemade custard
Rich dark chocolate cake with summer fruits and creme fraiche
Profiteroles with warm chocolate sauce
Baked alaska
CHEESE AND BREAD/OATCAKES
Yorkshire cheeses
Blue stilton
Blue and white wensleydale
A selection of English and Continental
All cheese served with Grapes, celery and apple, bread or oatcakes
COFFEE AND SWEETMEATS
Prices for a three course meal start from £20.00 per person to include settting up, crockery, cutlery, napkins, candlebra, and food service,
clearing and washing up.
Children are half price or they can have their very own menu. Entertainment can also be arranged.
VIKING FEASTS AND MEDIEVAL BANQUETS
Menu 1
PARSNIP AND APPLE SOUP with WARM WHEATEN BREAD
GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH BRAISED PEARL BARLEY AND THYME
Carrot puree, leeks in a cheese sauce with a crunch oatmeal topping.
fire roasted potatoes.
PEAR TART SERVED WITH A CALVADOS CREAM
NETTLE TEA OR COFFEE with SWEETMEATS
Menu 2
HERRING WITH CARAMELISED ONIONS AND DILL with WALNUT BREAD
ROAST LEG OF PIG STUFFED WITH APPLES AND FIGS
Pease pudding, roasted parsnip in honey, braised peppered spinich.
PEAR AND PLUM HARVEST FLAN
NETTLE TEA OR COFFEE with SWEETMEATS
Menu 3
SALAD OF SMOKED WENSLEYDALE, WATERCRESS AND SPINICH
WITH A CIDER VINEGAR DRESSING AND WARM WHEATEN BREAD
VENNISON STEW WITH BLACKBERRIES
Mashed potato with herbs and onion, casserole of peas and beans, chopped carrots with parsley butter.
GRIDDLED PANCAKES WITH APPLE AND CINNAMON
NETTLE TEA OR COFFEE with SWEETMEATS
Menu 4
EEL AND BEAN BROTH WITH RYE BREAD
MUTTON COOKED IN RED WINE WITH FIELD MUSHROOMAND GARLIC
minted pease pudding, cabbage and carraway, chopped carrots with butter.
ELDERFLOWER JELLY WITH FOREST FRUITS
NETTLE TEA OR COFFEE with SWEETMEATS
GEORGIAN
Menu 1
GREEN PEA AND MINT SOUP WITH BROWN WHEATEN BREAD
ROAST PIKE
BOILED SHOULDER OF MUTTON WITH A CAPER SAUCE
boiled potatoes and mashed sweed
MOIST APPLE AND SULTANA CAKE WITH SPICES
COFFEE
(but only if you are a wealthy host!)
Menu 2
ASPARAGUS SOUP WITH WHITE BREAD
SOLE IN WHITE WINE WITH AN ANCHOVY SAUCE
Ragout of cucumber,
CHICKEN FRICASSEE
carrots and cabbage
CHOCOLATE CREAM
WITH GINGER BUISCUIT
COFFEE
VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN
MENU 1
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
wheaten white bread
POACHED SALMON HOLLANDAISE
HARICOT OF LAMB
with creamed potato
CLARET JELLY
AFTER DINNER SAVOURIES
MENU 2
LETTUCE AND CUCUMBER SOUP
wheaten white bread
ROAST PHESANT
broccoli, carrots in honey and roast potatoes
CABINET PUDDING
with jam sauce
COFFEE