Catering for weddings| Whatton House Gardens Stately Home Wedding Reception Venue Leicestershire, East Midlands UK


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The following menu packages have been designed for your special day. All food is sourced locally and prepared from the finest and freshest produce available.

The price includes not only the catering package but also everything else you may need which ensures there are no hidden extras.

The following example is based upon 100 guests and includes the following.
Your own wedding co-ordinator, chef’s, waiting staff, cutlery, crockery, linen table cloths, linen napkins, cake stand & knife, table stands & numbers, set up & clear down, site visits, management team and of course all the help and advice you may need. 

Please note that these menu choices are only a guide.  We can change the catering package to meet with your specific requirements & budget.


Drinks Package 1

Glass of Bucks Fizz on arrival
One third of a bottle of house wine per person
Glass of Cava to toast

Price per head £14.50

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Drinks Package 2

Choice of a glass of Cava or Pimms cocktail on arrival
Half a bottle of house wine per person
Mineral water
Glass of Cava to toast

Price per head £18.50

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Drinks Package 3

Choice of a glass of house Champagne or Kir Royal on arrival
Half a bottle of mid range wine per person
Mineral water
Glass of house champagne to toast

Price per head £23.50

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Drinks Package 4

Choice of a glass of premium Champagne or Mojito cocktail on arrival
Half a bottle of premium wine per person
Mineral water
Glass of premium Champagne to toast

Price per head £35.50

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Drinks Extras

Mini bottles of Champagne from £20.00
Glass of dessert wine from £5.00
Selection of after dinner liqueurs from £5.00
Jugs of fruit juices £5.00

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Canapés Menu 1

Mini pork & leek sausages rolled in honey & mustard
Balsamic roasted new potatoes with red onion & mozzarella
Mini tomato, pesto & feta tartlets
Smoked salmon bellini topped with crème fraiche & chives

Price per head £7.00

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Canapés Menu 2

Tempura king prawns with a sweet chilli dip
Baby Yorkshire puddings filled with rare roast beef & horseradish mash
Chicken satay skewers
Fig, goat’s cheese & red onion marmalade tart

Price per head £8.50

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Canapés Menu 3

Crispy duck, cucumber & spring onion pancakes with plum sauce
Prawn & smoked salmon fish cake topped with a garlic aioli
Tempura asparagus with Hollandaise dip
Filo basket filled with seared tuna & a mango & coriander salsa
Thai chicken served on lemongrass skewers

Price per head £10.00

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Canapés Menu 4

Mini Fish & Chips – Battered monkfish, thick cut chip & minted pea puree
Crispy belly of pork, black pudding & apple puree
Filo tart filled with a carpaccio of beef fillet marinated in Teriyaki
Crostini topped with a wild mushroom & Stilton duxelle & red onion confit
Scallops marinated in lemon and basil & wrapped in crispy Pancetta ham

Price per head £11.50

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Please select one starter, one main course & one dessert

Menu 1

Starters
Smooth duck & chicken liver pate with a Seville orange chutney &
toasted brioche bread

Beef tomato & buffalo Mozzarella salad topped with grilled
chorizo sausage & raspberry balsamic dressing

Salmon Caesar salad with egg, anchovies, croutons & Parmesan

Mediterranean vegetable roulade with red pepper coulis

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Main Course
Char-grilled Corn-Fed Chicken with wild mushroom, shallot,
bacon & red wine sauce

Roast leg of English lamb studded with garlic & rosemary &
accompanied with a rich red wine sauce

Roast topside of beef served with Yorkshire pudding & a port wine gravy

Baked fillet of salmon with a white wine, cream & chive sauce

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Desserts
Cream filled profiteroles topped with a warmed brandy and rich chocolate sauce

Italian tiramisu with summer berries

Raspberry pavlova with a peach sauce

Lemon tart with a berry compote

Fresh Filter Coffee & Chocolate Truffles

Price per head £35.00

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Menu 2

Starters
Award winning Inverawe organic smoked salmon served with
muslin wrapped lemons, baby capers, wild rocket, fresh ground black pepper & rustic wholemeal bread

Grilled chicken fillets with Soya & honey, served on fruity couscous with a lime & coriander dressing

Warm spinach, pine-nut & Stilton tart with an orange &
raspberry salad & warm pear dressing

Peach, brie, mint & leaf salad with a raspberry dressing
topped with crispy Pancetta croutons

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Main Courses
Breast of corn fed chicken filled with mozzarella & sun blushed tomatoes, wrapped in Parma ham & served with a basil sauce

Roasted chicken breast filled with a lemon & mascarpone stuffing
with a light chicken gravy

Roast cod wrapped in courgettes with a pepper and tomato sauce

Braised lamb shanks cooked with a red wine and thyme sauce

Slow roasted belly of pork served with confit fennel, black pudding &
a cider cream sauce

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Desserts
Chocolate & raspberry tart

Lemon & lime cheesecake served with Grand Marnier cream
& summer berry compote

 Banoffi pie tart with banana, toffee, cream & butterscotch sauce

Rhubarb, pear & ginger crumble with an amoretti & fresh vanilla custard

Fresh Filter Coffee & Chocolate Truffles

Price per head £39.00

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Menu 3

Starters
Fresh salmon, smoked salmon & monkfish terrine served on a
baby spinach & roasted butternut squash salad, garnished with crayfish tails & served with a saffron dressing

Thai fish cakes flavoured with coriander, chillies, lemongrass
& ginger served on a mango & vegetable salad with a
sweet chilli dressing & crispy noodles

Antipasto Platter -  A selection of Parma ham, Bresaola & Mortadella cured meats, char-grilled artichokes grilled aubergine & roasted red pepper, olives, mozzarella & pink melon

Red onion, fig and goats cheese tart with a summer herb salad

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Main Courses
Whole boneless baby poussin with a lemon & thyme stuffing
and a red wine sauce

Fillet of monkfish filled with basil and mozzarella, coated in a crisp
Parma ham & lemon crumb

Duck Confit with a blackcurrant & red wine sauce

English rump of lamb roasted with rosemary & garlic with an orange,
basil & red wine sauce

Sirloin of beef topped with butter de Paris, served with a medley
of wild mushrooms

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Desserts
Warm double chocolate fudge brownie with cream & chocolate sauce

White chocolate & apricot bread & butter pudding with a
fresh vanilla custard

Lemon & sultana baked cheesecake with passion fruit syrup

Vanilla panacotta with champagne poached strawberries

Fresh Filter Coffee & Chocolate Truffles

Price per head £43.00

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Menu 4

Starters
Lobster & crayfish gateaux topped with crème fraiche & chives,
with a spiced chilli vinaigrette

Scallops baked in the shell with Pernod, leeks & cream topped
with crisp filo pastry

Warm confit of duck & cranberry tart served on a rocket, baby spinach & mizzuna salad topped with pine-nuts & roasted saffron pears

Char-grilled vegetable gateau topped with a Parmesan wafer, served with
a wild mushroom salad & balsamic reduction

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Main Courses
Roast duck breast served with an orange and red wine sauce

Rack of lamb accompanied with a mini shepherds pie confit with a rosemary & lavender red wine jus

Roast fillet of English beef glazed with Stilton & served with a port wine sauce

Pan-fried seabass with scallop and squid risotto, served with a coriander & tomato butter sauce

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Desserts
Fresh raspberry & vanilla crème brule

Hot chocolate fondant with mascarpone & vanilla ice cream

Trio of desserts – Chocolate brownie, lemon tart & a raspberry &
vanilla crème brule

French apple & mango tart tatin with crème Anglaise

Fresh Filter Coffee & Chocolate Truffles

Price per head £49.00

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Extras

Cheese Course
Platter of cheeses for each table
Long Clawson Stilton, Vacherin Mont-d’or, Mrs Kirkhams Lancashire traditional mature cheddar, Cornish Yarg.  Served with a selection of biscuits, celery and grapes.
Price per head £5.95

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Evening Buffet 1 – Cold Fork Buffet

Chicken noodle salad
Poached salmon fillets marinated in coconut milk, ginger & lemongrass topped with Thai spices a red pepper crust
Roast new potato salad
Paw-paw, mango & kiwi couscous salad flavoured with lime
Brie, peach & Parma ham salad
Mixed leaf salad

Price per head £15.00

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Evening Buffet 2 – Hog Roast

Hog roast & crackling
Bread rolls, apple sauce & stuffing
(Vegetarian alternative) Puff pastry filled with mushroom, apricot, Stilton & toasted pine nuts
Selection of vegetarian quiches
Green salad of mixed leaves, peas, broccoli & avocado
Tomato, red onion, mozzarella & Parma ham salad
Roasted new potatoes with rosemary & rock salt

Price per head £17.00

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Evening Buffet 3 – Hot & Cold Knife & Fork Buffet

Sugar baked glazed ham, served with a peach & fig compote
Roast sirloin of beef cooked medium with an olive & pesto crust
(Vegetarian alternative) Goat’s cheese, red onion & fig tart
Salmon Caesar salad
Vegetable samosa
Hot new potatoes
Roasted Mediterranean vegetable salad with sweet potato,
broccoli & pesto

Price per head £19.00

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Evening Buffet 4 – Bowl Food
Try something a bit different, please choose 4 dishes.  Our staff will then serve a selection of mini dishes to your guests.
Sausages & mash
Seafood paella
Thai green chicken curry
Fish & chips
Meatballs in a rich tomato sauce
Lamb tagine with cous cous
Chilli con carne
Pasta puttanesca

Price per head £21.00

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Evening Buffet 5 - Barbeque

Home made beef burgers with fried onions
& cheese served in a bap
Home made pork & leek sausages
Lamb & vegetable kebabs
Chicken fillets with a Thai sweet chilli glaze
Homemade coleslaw
New potato salad
Tossed mixed salad
Chocolate brownie squares

 Vegetarian Alternative

Mediterranean vegetable kebabs & Paneer cheese
flavoured with pesto
Corn on the cob
Open flat mushroom burger

Price per head £21.00

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Notes

VAT is included at 15%. 
This may change for 2010 and will be invoiced accordingly

Children’s meals are charged at half price



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