Wedding Menus
Sample Buffet Menu $55.00 pp
Canapes
Mini Tomato Bruschetta - mini ficelle loaves sliced & rubbed with olive oil and garden-fresh garlic, toasted. Topped with tomato feta & basil.
Cocktail Sushi - delicious cocktail sized Salmon & Avocado sushi with pink ginger, Kikkoman soy and wasabi
Lamb Palmiers - Caramelised onion palmier topped with NZ lamb with a salsa verde
Buffet Main course
Alabama Ham on the Bone
This succulent Ham is lightly wood-smoked, baked and glazed with bourbon and fresh orange juice
Italian country-baked chiicken
Pieces of tender chicken marinated in the juice of fresh lemon with garlic, virgin olive oil and sprigs of garden-fresh rosemary, served with chargrilled lemon
Seafood & Pasta salad
Orichetti shell shaped pasta with NZ green-lipped mussels, Aussie prawns & fresh crab tossed through a caper and cherry tomato dressing with fresh dill
Small scrubbed potatoes
Tiny potatoes simply served with a little herbed farmhouse butter and Maldon salt.
Fresh Baby Carrots
Gently steamed, served with a honey & whole grain mustard sauce
Morrocan Chickpea Salad
Chickpea’s infused with Morrocan spices, tossed with roasted almonds, chargrilled capsicum and a spiced creamy dressing
Mesclun Green Salad
Baby mesclun & baby spinach salad leaves tossed in a flavoursome red wine vinaigrette
Bread Selection
A selection of Sugar Loaf European style breads served with flavoured butter
Dessert
PETIT FOURS - selection of the following sweet treats for the centre of each table for guests to enjoy –
Mediterranean orange cake topped with pistachio nuts and citrus icing
Dark Chocolate cups with milk chocolate mascarpone
Lemon and Lime tartlets topped with fresh berries
Or
Baked Chocolate Cheesecake
Our house-baked decadent Dark and White chocolate cheesecake served with vanilla bean yoghurt and a berry compote drizzle
Sample Buffet Menu $72.00 pp
Canapes
Prawn Twists - Thai marinated Aussie prawns in a crisp oven-baked wonton wrapper, served with a coriander, chilli & lime dipping sauce
Cocktail Salmon Blinis - Tiny buckwheat blini freshly made from the griddle, served topped with caper crème fraiche and South Island smoked salmon
Petite Authentic Malaysian Spring Rolls - a delicious vegetarian baby spring roll served hot from the kitchen with black bean dipping sauce to dunk
Buffet Main course
Marinated Eye Fillet
Eye fillet of beef marinated, char-roast cooked to medium rare in the typical South American way and served beautifully tender with our own rich tomato chilli jam
Roasted chicken Thighs
Oven roasted crispy skinned chicken thighs lightly drizzled with a spiced cream sauce and topped with golden toasted almonds
Oven roasted sea-run Salmon
Fresh from the rivers of the South Island, boned & roasted in our kitchen. Glazed with bush honey, soy and sweet chilli and served with a dill mayonnaise on side
Potatoes with Salsa V erde
New season steamed baby potatoes tossed in fresh herb salsa verde, served piping hot
Chargrilled seasonal vegetable salad
A selection of winter vegetables individually roasted & tossed together with horopito & avocado oil drizzle
Bean and sesame seed salad
Using garden-fresh green beans, this Japanese-inspired dish uses sesame seeds, saki and light soy sauce
Roast Kumara & baby Spinach Salad
Golden & red skinned kumara oven roasted and gently tossed with a ginger, palm sugar & mild chilli dressing
Hand-picked green leaf salad
Baby beet, rocquette & mizuna leaf salad finished with pickled red onion and a chardonnay vinaigrette
Bread Selection
A selection of Sugar Loaf European style breads served with flavoured butter
Plated Dessert or Petit Four Platters per table
– choose one to serve on day
Pavlova with a twist
Decadent pavlova roll filled with mascapone, late summer berries and white chocolate, finished w a silky balsamic and raspberry couli
or
Tarte Citroen
Orange & vanilla citrus tart with a light short pastry case and Ameretto anglaise
or
Petit Fours Dessert Platter for the table to share
A selection of the following sweet treats for the centre of each table for guests to enjoy –
Sticky Toffee Pudding topped with butterscotch mascapone
Raspberry curd tartlets w dark chocolate ganash spikes
Crisp Pistachio Biscotti dipped in smooth white chocolate
Sample Plated Menu $55.00 pp
Canapés
Salmon & BASIL roulades
Fresh smoked salmon wrapped in naan wrap, stuffed with cream cheese & bitter basil and topped with avo salsa
Mozzeralla & sun-dried Tomato Risotto Balls
Arborio rice flavoured with creamy cheese and sundried tomato - rolled into balls, baked and served warm
table centre to begin
Fresh Ciabatta loaves with our own dukkah and cold pressed olive oil to dunk & enjoy
as guests seated
Plated Main course – Pre-Chosen
Aged Eye Fillet of Beef
Eye Fillet of Beef, carefully aged and oven roasted til medium with a
mushroom & jalapeno jus
and
Parmesan Chicken
Parmesan crusted breast of Chicken stuffed with eggplant & sun-dried tomato & served with a caponata sauce
both served on a herb potato rosti with centre-table green salads and steamed seasonal greens
Plated Dessert or Petit Four Platters per table
– choose one to serve on day
Pavlova with a twist
Decadent pavlova roll filled with mascapone, late summer berries and white chocolate, finished w a silky balsamic and raspberry couli
Or
Tarte Citroen
Orange & vanilla citrus tart with a light short pastry case and Ameretto anglaise
Or
Petit Fours Dessert Platter for the table to share
A selection of the following sweet treats for the centre of each table for guests to enjoy –
Sticky Toffee Pudding topped with butterscotch mascapone
Raspberry curd tartlets w dark chocolate ganash spikes
Crisp Pistachio Biscotti dipped in smooth white chocolate
Sample Plated Menu $72.00 pp
Canapés
THAI CHICKEN MEATBALLS
Farm fresh chicken made into bit sized meatballs and served with a sweet Thai chilli & coriander dipping sauce.
COCKTAIL SUSHI
Delicious cocktail sized prawn and avocado sushi served Kikkoman, pink ginger and wasabi
MINI TOMATO BRUSCHETTA
Mini ficelle loaves sliced & rubbed with olive oil and garden-fresh garlic, toasted. Topped with tomato feta & basil
Entrée Plated Pre- Chosen
(Choose 2)
THAI PRAWNS
Thai marinated prawns gently steamed and served with coriander & noodle salad with sesame ginger dressing
PEKING DUCK
Glazed peking duck with a fresh mint & julienne cucumber noodle salad with hoisan dressing
SMOKED CHICKEN
Manuka smoked chicken and salad with baby cress, roasted peppers & avocado oil
SOUTH ISLAND SALMON
Seared Salmon on a roasted Mediterranean style vegetable salad & aged balsamic dressing
Main Course Plated – Pre Chosen
(Choose 2 )
HOT SMOKED SALMON WITH A CAPER AND LIME CRUST
Fresh South Island Salmon fillet, lightly smoked and encrusted with capers and fresh lime
MOROCCAN BEEF
Prime Eye fillet of beef rubbed in Moroccan spices, roasted medium and served with a balsamic tomato jus
SPICED LAMB RUMP
Spicy encrusted lamb rump served medium with a capanata & cabernet jus.
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED CHICKEN
Mediterranean stuffed chicken breast served with a smoked tomato sauce
all served on a mustard potato cake and served with a seasonal green vegetable
Dessert Plated – Pre- Chosen
MEDITERRANEAN ORANGE CAKE
Mediterranean orange cake served with vanilla mascarpone, citrus syrup and basil sugar
CHOCOLATE STACK
Boysenberry & dark chocolate brioche stack layered with mascapone & garnished with vanilla bean tuille
Sample Plated Menu $90.00 pp
Canapés
PEKING DUCK
Glazed peking duck with plum relish nestled on wild rice pancake
MUSHROOM & SCOLLOP TARTLET
Mini mushroom tartlet with pan seared scallop and smoked tomato pesto
VENISON PALMIERS
Caramelised onion palmiers with smoked venison & salsa verde
FETA AND MELON
Fresh melon and cows milk feta on a baby bamboo skewer
Entrée Plated – a la carte
SEARED SALMON
Seared South Island Salmon, with bok choy, cherry tomato and rocquette pesto tart
or
MASALA CHICKEN
Marinated Chicken thigh, avocado and mango salad tossed in a light masala dressing on a crisp black sesame seed wonton
Main Course Plated – a la carte
PRIME EYE FILLET
Shiraz & Garlic marinated Hereford Prime Eye Fillet w a crushed mustard seed jus
or
HAPUKA
Deep sea Hapuka fillet Chermoula rubbed and ovenbaked, topped with fresh summer gazpacho salsa
both served on a kumara rosti and served with a seasonal green vegetable
Dessert Plated – Either a la carte or Taste Plate (tbc before day)
TIRAMISU TORTE
Espresso soaked vanilla sponge layered with rich chocolate and tia maria flavoured mascarpone. Dusted with grated chocolate and cocoa
or
LEMON SYLLABUB TORTE
Layers of fresh genoese sponge filled with syllabub cream (made using wines, golden lemons, fresh limes and dairy cream) served in a wedge with softly whipped cream and garnished with berry compote
Dessert Taste - plate served to each guest
Baby Ginger parkin pudding w butterscotch mascapone
And
House-baked fresh white chocolate and raspberry curd cheesecake
And
Blueberry Jelly shots w locally grown berries
CHILDREN’S MENU
Children 10 years and under $25.00 per child, specially selected by our executive chef as being food that children love best …
Starter
PRINGLE CRISPS WITH CREAMY DIP
Main course
FRESH CHICKEN BREAST LIGHTLY CRUMBED WITH FARMHOUSE CHIPS AND A TINY SIDE SALAD
Dessert
FRESH FRUIT SALAD SELECTION AND DAIRY ICE CREAM
For guests with special dietary needs, we are happy to provide innovative food selections