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Horsley Hall
Eastgate
Bishop Auckland
Co Durham
DL13 2LJ

01388 517239

info@horsleyhall.co.uk

Wedding Menu

Four Course Meals

Menu One
Kipper Pâté & Melba Toast
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Roast Turkey with Chipolata, Bacon Rolls, Cranberry Sauce & Gravy
Selection of Fresh Seasonal Vegetables & Potatoes
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Fresh Cream and Strawberry Sherry Trifle
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Coffee and Petits Fours


Menu Two
Fanned selection of Melon served with a Fruit Coulis
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Roast Sirloin of Beef Served with Yorkshire Puddings, Creamed Horseradish Sauce and Rich Gravy
Selection of Fresh Seasonal Vegetables and Potatoes
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Chocolate Profiteroles filled with Chocolate & Hazelnut Ganache & served with Raspberry Coulis
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Coffee and Mints


Menu Three
Oeufs Connaught - Smoked Salmon ribbons served on Cream Cheese Filled Eggs with Watercress
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Individual Beef Wellington - Fillet of Beef, Duxelle of Mushrooms and Onions wrapped in a Puff Pastry
Selection of Fresh Seasonal Vegetables & Potatoes
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Chocolate and Orange Mousse served with an Orange Coulis, Fresh Cream and Chocolate Fan
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Coffee and Petits Fours


Menu Four
Greenland Prawns bound in a Marie Rose Dressing served on a bed of Crisp Tossed Salad Leaves with Wholemeal Fingers
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Roast Loin of Pork accompanied by Apple Sauce, Fresh Sage & Onion Stuffing and Roast Gravy
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Raspberry Pavlova - Individual Pavlova filled with Fresh Raspberries and Cream
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Coffee and Mints

Five Course Meals

Menu Five
Horsley Hall Vegetable Soup and Granary Wedges
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Sole Veronique accompanied with Puff Pastry Crescents
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Roast Duck & Orange Sauce
Selection of Fresh Seasonal Vegetables & Potatoes
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Brandy Snap Baskets - Filled with Brandy Soaked Sponge, Fresh Raspberries and Fresh Cream, served with a Raspberry Coulis
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Coffee and Mints


Menu Six
Stilton Wedges and Crisp Salad
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Poached Darne of Salmon and Hollandaise Sauce with Puff Pastry Crescent
Selection of Fresh Seasonal Vegetable & Potatoes
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Ginger Sticky Toffee Pudding & Ginger Wine Sauce
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Cheese & Biscuits
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Coffee and Mints

Hot Buffet Selection

Menu Seven
Sweet & Sour Pork - Tender Pork pieces in Sweet and Sour Sauce served with Savoury Rice
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Beef Satay - Succulent slices of Beef in an Oriental Peanut Sauce served with Rice
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Pork Au Pourve - Tender Fillets of Pork in a Creamy Pepper Sauce
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Chicken in Oyster Sauce - Chicken Fillets in a Rich Oyster Dressing
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Tiger Prawn Curry - Tiger Prawns served in a Hot Spicy Curry Sauce
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Chilli Con Carne - Minced Beef, Onions, Kidney Beans on a Spicy Chilli Sauce
* * * Chicken Veronique - Chicken pieces bound in a Cream & White Wine Sauce with Green Grapes served with Rice
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Beef, Chicken or Vegetable Lasagne - Choice of Beef, Chicken or Vegetables interleaved with Pasta Sheets and a Cream Cheese Sauce
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Choice of Three Sweets - Banoffee Pie / Chocolate Fudge Cake / Meringues with Chocolate & Fresh Cream
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Coffee / Tea & Mints

Sample Hot Buffet Menu

Beef Bourguignon
Tender chunks of Beef cooked in a rich Red Wine Sauce With baby Onions Served with Pilau Rice and Golden Parsley coated Croutons
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Lamb Pasanda
Medium Spiced Marinated Lamb in a Rich Sauce of Yoghurt, White Wine, Garlic, Ground and Toasted Almonds mixed with Spices Served on a bed of Pilau Rice with Poppadoms and Mango Chutney
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Chicken Veronique
Succulent pieces of Chicken bound in a Fresh Cream, White Wine, Grapes, Tarragon Veloute Sauce Served with Pilau Rice
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Cheese Savoury Bread & Butter Pudding
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Vegetable Stir Fry In Sweet & Sour Sauce
Served with Creamed Minted Potatoes
Selection of Desserts:
Summer Berry Pavlova
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Bannoffee Cream Pie
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Chocolate Truffle Roulade

Cold Buffet Selection

Menu Eight
Roast Chicken
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Honey Glazed Ham & Sliced Peaches
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Roast Turkey
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Loin of Pork
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Roast Beef
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Home-Made Quiche: Broccoli & Almond, Sweetcorn & Tuna Fish, Ham & Pineapple, Three Cheeses & Onion
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Coronation Chicken - Roast Chicken pieces or portion covered in Light Curried Mayonnaise
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Roundels of Beef in Aspic - Fillet of Beef spread with Pâté covered in Aspic Jelly
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Decorated Wild Salmon
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Chicken Hawaiian - Fresh Pineapple scooped out &filled with Lightly Curried Mayonnaise, Chicken & Fresh Pineapple
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Prawns & Wild Rice Mould
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Smoked Trout
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Peppered Mackerel
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Fillet of Beef in Tomato & Garlic Sauce with Pasta Twists
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Selection Of Salads

Cold Wedding Selection

Menu Nine
Fanned Melon served with Fruit Coulis
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Decorated Poached Wild Salmon
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Hot Buttered New Potatoes
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4 Varieties of Salad
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Selection of Bread Rolls and Butter
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Lattice Dutch Apple Pie and Cream
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Coffee & Mints

Sample Cold Buffet Menu

Honey Roast Ham & Peaches
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Sliced Roast Beef & Watercress Garnish
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Selection of Quiches
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Dressed Crispy Salad leaves
Halved Baby Tomatoes
Cucumber
Spring Onions
Coleslaw
Red Cabbage
Horseradish Cream Sauce
Beetroot Jelly
Spiced Cous Cous Salad
Bread Basket
Hot Buttered New Potatoes
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Selection of Cold Desserts


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Tea or Coffee

Cold Carved Buffet

Menu Ten
Kipper Pâtè & Melba Toast
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Local Roast Fresh Turkey
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Fillet of Beef in Aspic
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Decorated Wild Salmon
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Crevettes Rice Bombe
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Selection of Salads - Waldorf, Coleslaw, Pasta, Celery & Orange, Potato Salad with Crispy Bacon & Parsley topping, Tossed Salad, Grapes &Cucumber
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Bread Basket Selection & Butter
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Choice of Five Sweets
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Coffee & Mints

Design Your Own Menu

Starters - Select One

Melon Royale
Selection of Chilled Melon served with Raspberry Coulis
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Country Pâté Accompanied with Chutney and Baguette
Diced Pork & Chicken Liver marinated in Brandy & infused with Herbs wrapped in Streaky Bacon
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Chicken & Pineapple Hawaiian
Chicken, Celery, Pineapple masked in a mild Curry Mayonnaise Served in Half a Fresh Pineapple Shell
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Melon Fruit Coupe with Iced Sorbet
Selection of Melons served with Black & Green Grapes in a Melon Liquor
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Feta Cheese & Pine Nut Salad
Dressed Crispy Salad Leaves mingled with Feta Cheese & Toasted Pine Nuts
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Smoked Chicken & Bacon Caesar Salad
Chunks of diced Smoked Chicken & Bacon cooked with Garlic & Herbs Served with Dressed Baby Salad Leaves
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Rosettes of Melon with Salsa Salad Or Summer Berries & Fruit Coulis
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Caramelised Onion & Goats Cheese Tartlet
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SOUPS
Horsley Hall Broth Accompanied with Granary Wedges
A homemade Vegetable Soup made from Ham Shank Stock
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Creamed Carrot and Orange Soup & Freshly Baked Bread Roll
Fresh purée of Carrots & Oranges enhanced with a Swirl of Fresh Cream Served with Buttered Granary Cob
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Fresh Stilton Soup with Granary Cob
Stilton & Cheddar Cheese crumbled into White Wine & Chicken Stock SoupServed with Double Cream & Granary Cob
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Creamed Carrot and Celeriac Soup with Crusty Roll
Fresh purée of Carrots & Celeriac enhanced with a Swirl of Fresh Cream Served with Buttered Granary Cob
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Cream of Leek &Ham Soup with Herbs & Croûtons
Leek Onions & Ham slowly cooked to a smooth consistency combined with Cream & White Wine
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Minestrone Soup Accompanied with Herb & Garlic Bread
A mixture of Pulses, Pasta and Fresh Vegetables

Fish Courses - Select One as a Starter or 2nd Course

Spicy Tuna Fish Cakes
Spicy Tuna Fish Cakes in a sea of Cream & Chive Sauce
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Sole Veronique
Fresh Fillet of Sole rolled and stuffed with Grapes Masked in a Tarragon & White Wine Cream Sauce
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Cod Tapenard
Roasted Cod topped with Sun- Dried Tomato Tapenade
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Supreme of Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce
Fresh Salmon Poached and Masked with Hollandaise Sauce and Garnished with Watercress
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Smoked Sea Food Symphony
Smoked Salmon, Trout and Mackerel served with Dressed Crispy Salad Leaves and Fresh Baked Brown Bread
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Fresh Salmon & Parsley Fish Cakes
Accompanied with Cream & Chive Sauce & Garnished with Watercress
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Roast Cod on a Bed of Garlic Crushed Potatoes & Creamed Spinach
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Smoked Salmon Blinis
Smoked Salmon served with Blinis, Quinnels of Cremè Fresh & Crispy Salad Leaves
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Oeufs Connaught
Egg Whites Filled with Cream Cheese & Egg Yolk Sauce Topped with Smoked Salmon Ribbons & served with Dressed Salad Leaves & Granary Bread Fingers
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Kipper Pâtè & Melba Toast
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Greenland Prawns in Marie-Rose Sauce
Bed of delicately sliced lettuce topped with Greenland Prawns and finely diced Celeryin a Marie Rose Sauce, served with Granary Fingers

Main Courses - Select One

Roast Turkey, Bacon & Sausage Roll with Stuffing, Gravy
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Traditional Roast Beef, Yorkshire Puddings with Roast Gravy
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Roast Sirloin of Beef, Yorkshire Puddings with Gravy
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Roast Brisket & Horseradish Sauce
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Roast Leg of Weardale Lamb & Mint Sauce
Local Weardale Lamb served with Fresh Mint Sauce or Redcurrant Jelly and Roast Gravy
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Roast Pork & Apple Sauce
Roast Pork with Apple Sauce, Stuffing, Crackling & Roast Gravy
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Individual Fillet of Beef Wellington
Roundels of Beef combined with a duxelle of Onions & Mushrooms topped with Pâté and wrapped in Puff Pastry
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Duck à l`Orange
Crispy Roast Duck slowly cooked in the AGA Accompanied with a Fresh Orange jus
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Speciality Sausages
Speciality Sausages Braised in Red Wine, Bacon & Mushroom Sauce served on a Bed of Crushed Potatoes
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Seared Spiced Darne of Salmon & Salsa Salad
Darne of Salmon spiced with Garlic, Spices, Limes & Herbs Accompanied with Red Beans, Chillies, Tomatoes, Fresh Coriander Salsa Salad With Duchess Potatoes
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Lemon Chicken served with Spicy Cous Cous
Chicken Breasts marinated with Lemon Oil & stir fried until Caramelised Served on a Mound of Spicy Cous Cous
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Roast Chicken & Bacon Rolls
Served with Stuffing Balls & Roast Gravy
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Medallions of Pork
Served in a White Wine & Cream Sauce
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Chicken Veronique
Breast of Chicken masked with a White Wine & Cream Sauce with Green Grapes

Desserts - Select One

Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce
Profiteroles filled with cream & topped with Chocolate, Cream & Brandy Sauce served with Raspberry Coulis
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Seasonal Fruit Pavlova with Ice Cream
Meringue with Seasonal Fruit, Ice Cream & Fresh Cream
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Sticky Toffee Ginger Pudding with Ginger Wine & Brandy Sauce
A light Ginger Sponge pudding, with Bramley Apples & Preserved Ginger Covered with a Green Ginger & randy Sauce Served with Single Fresh Cream
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Banoffee Ice-Cream with Fresh Bananas served in a Brandy Snap Basket
Brandy Snap Basket with Home-made Banoffee Ice-Cream & Caramelised Banana
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Raspberry Shortbread Stack
Layers of Chantilly Cream, Fresh Raspberries and Home Made Shortbread
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Chocolate & Orange Truffle Torte
Decorated with strips of Candied orange Peel dipped in Chocolate served on swirls of fresh cream
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A Medley of Desserts
Fresh Cream & Strawberry Tart / Raspberry & Fresh Cream Profiterole / Bakewell Tart / Hazelnut & Chocolate Truffle Torte
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Trio of Chocolate Desserts
Chocolate & Orange Truffle Torte
Chocolate Profiterole stuffed with Fresh Raspberry
Dipped Strawberry in White or Dark Chocolate
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Chocolate Truffle Roulade
A light Chocolate Sponge filled with Chocolate Cream, Raspberries & Rum Mousse served with Raspberry Coulis & Cream Hearts
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Caribbean Parfait
Layers of Caramel, Vanilla and Honeycomb Ice Cream accompanied with a Mango Coulis
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Choux Pastry Swan decorated with Fresh Cream
Floating on a Sea of Fruit Coulis
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Chocolate Fruit & Nut Crunch
Hazelnut & Brandy soaked Fruit and Chocolate Served with Chantilly Cream
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Selection of Cheese ∓ Biscuits
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Coffee & Mints
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Coffee & Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
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Coffee & Petit Fours

Chocolate Wedding Cake / Dessert

Chocolate Wedding Cake served as a Dessert
Layers of light Chocolate Sponge layered with Dark Chocolate & Cream filling
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Sacher Torte Wedding Cake
A dark chocolate cake. Slightly denser than sponge, made with 5lb of Belgian Chocolate with a nutty flavour.
It may be served as a dessert with Summer Berries and fresh Cream
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Carrot Cake Wedding Cake
Available upon Request
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All wedding cakes are covered with White, Milk or Plain Chocolate Curls and decorated with Fresh or Sugar Craft Flowers & Berries. As an alternative, Fresh Berries may be used.

The arrangements on the cake may be co-ordinated with the Bridal / Table Flowers.

Evening Buffet

Selection of Sandwiches
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Quiche Lorraine
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Cajun Potato Wedges
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Sticky Mustard Sausages
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Dressed Salad
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Crisps & Nuts
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Hot Chicken Curry & Rice
Large Bacon Butties with Nuts & Crisps on Tables

Hot Beef Cobs

Beverages

Reception & Toast Drinks

Whisky
Sherry
Orange Juice
Glass of Red or White Wine
Sparkling Wine
Champagnes
Buck's Fizz With Sparkling Wine
Buck's Fizz With Champagne
Kir Royale or Kir With Sparkling Wine
Kir Royale or Kir With Champagne

Champagne & Sparkling Wines

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin (Yellow Label)
Piper Heidsieck
Moet et Chandon
Montaudon
Lanson Black Label
Sparkling Wines:
Phillippe Herard Blanc de Blanc
Drinks Package's

1 Glass of Sherry or Whisky
1 Glass of House Wine
1 Glass Sparkling Wine for the Toast

Following Wedding Solemnisation

1 Glass of Sparkling Wine for the Toast,
1 Glass House Wine