The Wedding Menu Food | Whatton House Gardens Stately Home Reception Venue Leicestershire, East Midlands UK


Catering packages


The following catering packages have been designed for your special day. All food is sourced locally and prepared from the finest and most fresh 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 price is based on a minimum of 80 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.

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

Canapés

Menu 1

Mini pork & leek sausages rolled in honey & mustard

Tempura king prawns with a sweet chili dip

Balsamic roasted new potatoes with red onion & mozzarella

Thai chicken on Lemongrass skewers

Char-grilled vegetable & Feta crostini

Menu 2

Glazed spicy meatballs

Crispy duck, cucumber & spring onion pancakes with plum dip

Lime & chili rosti topped with smoked salmon, sour cream & chives

Mini tomato, pesto & feta tartlets

Fig, Roquefort & red onion crostini

Baby Yorkshire puddings filled with rare roast beef & horseradish mash

Menu 3

Chicken satay skewers

Tempura battered monkfish with a thick cut chip & minted pea puree

Prawn & smoked salmon fish cake topped with a garlic aoli

Char-grilled asparagus wrapped in filo with a balsamic dressing

Filo tartlet with a Thai beef fillet salad

Tortilla spoons filled with a mango, red onion & lime salsa

+ 1 other of your choice from menu 1 or 2


Starters

Fresh Salmon, Smoked Salmon & Monkfish Terrine Served on a baby spinach, roasted pumpkin & red pimento salad Topped with toasted pine-nuts & garnished with crayfish tails & served with a saffron & mango sauce

Warm Confit of Duck & Cranberry Tart Served on a rocket, baby spinach & mizzuna salad Topped with pine-nuts & roasted saffron pears

Award Winning Inverawe Organic Smoked Salmon Served with muslin wrapped lemons, baby capers, wild rocket Fresh ground black pepper & rustic wholemeal bread

Thai Salmon & Crab Fish Cakes Flavoured with coriander, chillies, lemongrass & ginger served on a mango & vegetable salad With a sweet chilli dressing & crispy noodles

Anti-Pasti Platter A selection of cured meats Parma ham, bressola & mortadella

Chargrilled artichokes grilled aubergine & roasted red pimento, fresh figs & pink melon with olive & thyme ciabatta

Grilled chicken fillets with soya & honey, served on fruity cous cous with a lime & coriander dressing

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

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

Crab & avocado gateaux topped with crème fraiche & chives, with a spiced chilli vinaigrette

Confit of duck served on a bed of sweet potatoes with an orange and green chilli salsa

Scallops baked in the shell with Pernod, leeks & cream, topped with crisp filo (£2.00 supplement)

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

Char-grilled vegetable gateau topped with Parmesan wafer with red pepper & balsamic reduction

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


Main Course

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

Pan fried breast of corn fed chicken cooked with tiger prawns and leeks flamed with brandy and finished with cream

Char-grilled corn-fed chicken with wild mushroom, shallot, bacon & red wine sauce

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

Whole boneless baby Poussin with a lemon & thyme stuffing and a red wine sauce (£1 supplement)

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

Roast cod wrapped in courgettes served on red onion, with a pepper and tomato sauce

Fillet of monkfish filled with Parma ham, basil and mozzarella coated in a crisp lemon crumb (£1 supplement)

Duck confit with a blackcurrant & red wine sauce

Duck breast (cooked pink) and served with an orange and red wine jus (£1.00 supplement)

Braised lamb shanks slowly braised shanks cooked with tomatoes, onions and lemon flavoured with olives and rosemary

Lamb fillet with a sweet brioche crust and a port wine sauce (£3.00 supplement)

Roast saddle of lamb stuffed with spinach, apricots and pancetta served with a light lamb jus. (£1.00 supplement)

English rump of lamb roasted with rosemary & garlic with an orange, basil & red wine sauce (£1.00 supplement)

Roast fillet of English beef with a rich red wine jus (£3.00 supplement)

Prime fillet of scotch beef Flavoured with thyme and garlic With a truffle & Chianti red wine sauce (£3.00 supplement)

Accompaniments

Potatoes

(Please choose one option to accompany your main course)

Crushed new potatoes with butter & spring onion

Dauphinoise potatoes

Roast potatoes

Baby new potatoes with rock salt, shallots & rosemary

Parisienne potatoes

Fondant potatoes

Irish champ

New potatoes with mint butter

Rocket & Parmesan mash

Coarse grain mustard mash

Vegetables

(Please choose one option to accompany your main course)

Medley of seasonal vegetables

Roasted carrots & swede

Savoy cabbage & crispy Pancetta

Green beans, sugar snaps and baby carrots

Ratatouille

Honey glazed parsnips, sautéed broccoli

Sautéed broccoli, spinach & shallots


Dessert

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

Chocolate mousse clotted cream & sweet chilli dressing

Warm double chocolate fudge brownie topped with cream & chocolate sauce

Chocolate & raspberry tart

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

Italian Tiramisu with summer berries

French apple & mango tart tatin with Crème Anglaise

Vanilla crème brulee

Banoffi pie tart with banana toffee, cream & butterscotch sauce

Lemon & sultana baked cheesecake with passion fruit syrup

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

White chocolate bread & butter pudding glazed with a whisky marmalade with a fresh vanilla custard


Cheese Course

£1.50 dessert supplement / £4.25 for an additional course

Long Clawson Stilton & Tour de Maze Brie, Mrs Kirkhams Lancashire, traditional mature cheddar

Fresh Filter Coffee & chocolate truffles


Evening reception

Please choose one menu for your evening guests.

 

Evening Buffet A - Cold finger buffet

Selection of pizzas, served on crispy ciabatta

Barbequed chicken wings

Tomato, basil & mozzarella tarts

Sausage & sage pinwheels

Mini ham & mushroom quiche

Evening Buffet B - Cold fork buffet

Grilled Cajun chicken served with chili & ginger noodles

Poached salmon fillets marinated in coconut milk, ginger & lemongrass topped with Thai spices a red pepper crust

Greek salad - tomato, red onion, cucumber, basil, feta cheese & olive

Pappardelle, fennel, radicchio, pea & feta cheese salad with a lemon & dill dressing

Roasted Mediterranean vegetable salad with sweet potato, broccoli & pesto

Homemade coleslaw

Evening Buffet C - 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

Char-grilled Cajun chicken Caesar salad

Goat’s cheese, red onion & fig tart

New potato salad bound with coarse grain mustard mayonnaise

Tomato, mozzarella & Parma ham salad

Strawberry & raspberry Pavlova filled with cream

Evening Buffet D
Whole glazed pig served on the spit & buffet

(Based on 100 or more guests)

Bread rolls, apple sauce & stuffing

Selection of vegetarian quiches

Char-grilled pasta salad

Tomato, mozzarella & Parma ham salad

Roasted new potatoes with rosemary & rock salt

Lemon & lime citrus tart

Evening Buffet E - Barbeque & buffet

Home made beef burgers flavoured with coriander

Salmon & courgette kebabs flavoured with lemon & dill

Home made pork & leek sausages rolled in honey & mustard

Lamb & pepper kebabs flavoured with chili, garlic & rosemary

Home made coleslaw

Corn on the cob

Grilled filled mushroom burgers with a red pepper jam

Rich chocolate terrine served with sweet chili syrup & summer berries

Cheese platter

Evening buffet F - Hot fork buffet

Thai green chicken curry cooked in a coconut and chilli broth flavoured with lemongrass, ginger and coriander with Thai rice

Seafood paella, prawns, mussels and squid cooked with saffron, garlic and chorizo finished with white and herbs

Char-grilled vegetable moussaka with rosemary potatoes and a rich tomato sauce

Crispy duck, poached pear & raspberry salad with a plum dressing

New potato, artichoke & tomato salad

Paw-paw, mango & kiwi couscous salad flavoured with lime

Brie, peach & Parma ham salad

Warm triple chocolate fudge brownie with chocolate sauce & cream









Wedding Table



Canapes




The Catering Price List


Canape Menus
Please Choose One From The Following:

Canapé Menu 1 £7.00

Canapé Menu 2 £8.00

Canapé Menu 3 £9.00


Wedding Breakfast £37.00

Your choice of 3 course meal, accompaniments, fresh coffee and truffles.


Cheese Course £4.25


Evening Buffet Menus
Please Choose One From The Following:

Evening Buffet A £8.50

Evening Buffet B £11.50

Evening Buffet C £13.00

Evening Buffet D £15.00

Evening Buffet E £18.00

Evening Buffet F £22.00


Children’s Menus £17.00

This includes soft drinks throughout the reception and wedding breakfast, a half portion of the three course wedding breakfast



Links to the menus on this page

Canapes

Starters

Main Course

Dessert

Cheese Course

Evening Reception




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