Share & be Merry - lots of choice, lots of mingling, lots of fun!
Offer options, but without complicated & more expensive pre-orders & without guests having to get up & down from their seats to a buffet…
Sharing Starters
These can be served both before a Formal Plated Main or a relaxed Sharing Feast Main
Veggies/vegans/Allergies will all have plated, tailored alternatives as close to the standard as possible.
Starter Sharing Platters: £6.45 p/p (2022 prices) (2023: £6.95 p/p)
Popular options are
(but as always these can be tailored):
Western Mediterranean: Cured meats: chorizo, serrano ham, fennel salami ; pork rilletes; manchego; buffalo mozzarella; antipasti: mixed olives, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, pickled eggs & chillies; caramelised onion chutney; mustard mascarpone; mixed artisan breads; oil & balsamic dip. Fresh tomato salad
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Indian: Minced lamb, date, cumin & onion kebab; garlic, chilli, burnt red pepper halloumi skewers; onion bhajee; big bowls of salad: Classic tomato, onion, coriander & cucumber with a zingy mint yogurt
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Middle eastern mezze: Lebanese lemon & garlic fried cauliflower with tarator sauce (tahini & garlic sauce); beetroot hummus; lamb koftas with apricot & pistachio; torshi bademjan - pickled aubergine; warm dates stuffed with pistachios & goats cheese wrapped in Pancetta; (v) turkish red onion, tomato, parsley & sumac salad
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Thai: Thai salad: coriander, Thai basil, lemongrass, baby leaves, cucumber, apple, toasted peanuts; (v) fresh veggie spring rolls; tamarind baby pork ribs with plum ginger glaze; chicken coconut satay skewers; sweet chilli crab cakes, with sweet chilli dipping sauce & dipping Nam Pla fish sauce
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South American: Mexican prawn cocktail shot glass - sweet king prawns, silky avocado, Tequila, spring onions, coriander, hint of chilli & lime juice; pulled chicken mini empanada; baked corn on the cob with chilli, lime & macadamia nuts; Mexican themed coleslaw, robust tomato, refried bean & fennel & citrus salad; (v) Beef, Chipotle, black bean, & toasted crunchy corn kernel wraps with creamed corn & tarragon dressing; Pineapple Salsa
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Around the world: Thai style arancini: coconut rice, filled with a Thai flavoured prawn filling with sweet chilli; fried chorizo, butterbean, aubergine, garlic & tomato dipping pots; slow cooked belly pork, infused with toasted coriander, cumin, star anise, gently curried aromatic pork; crispy salt & chilli prawns; Mediterranean fresh tomato, cucumber, radish & balsamic glazed basil & mozzarella salad
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Purple Carrot’s special: Sticky belly-pork with autumnal blackberry; beef carpaccio with shaved parmesan, pesto & rocket; filo tartlets stuffed with Bwlch venison & asian salad; smoked salmon & lemon crepes
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Lighter option £4.20 p/p (2022 Prices) (2023: £4.60 p/p)
Lighter sharing platter: Olives; artichokes; dipping oils & balsamic vinegar; artisan bread; small nibbles of cured meat; manchego & quince sticks; potted pork rillettes
Build Your Own /DIY Desserts
Half plated & half sharing! Allows guests to build their own dessert with as much or as little as they want
- full on decadence or lighter & simpler, whatever is their perfect combination…
An elegant plated dessert with the core elements served to each guest (& tailored to any special dietary requirements); then side bowls of different elements served to each table (or groupings for larger tables) for guests to self serve.
Plated dessert + 3-4 side bowls £5.45 p/p (where not already included in price) (2023: £5.75 p/p)
Popular options: Eton Mess; Double Chocolate Raspberry Brownie;
Profiteroles; Cheesecake; or Banoffee Pie; Trifle
With Amaretto Cream; burnt meringue; Raspberry Coulis, Butterscotch Sauce, Almond Brittle, Belgian Chocolate & Mixed Fruit
All options can be tailored: be it using passion fruit & mango coulis & tropical fruit instead of summer berries; orange liquor instead of amaretto or vanilla cream etc..
Example Middle Eastern version: Saffron & Honey Cheese Cake with Rosewater fruit Coulis; Pistachio brittle; & sides for guests to add at table: orange blossom honeycomb; Pomegranate jewels & seasonal fruit; Cardamom dark chocolate pieces
Please feel free to request your favourite dessert & flavours & we’ll let you know what is possible/will work!
Dessert Platters
Options:
Sharing platters served to table for guests to help themselves £6.25 for 3 p/p (choose 4 types) (2023: £6.50)
Served by mingling staff as sweet Canapés £6.25 for 3 p/p (choose 4 types) (2023: £6.50)
~ (v) Double Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Brownie
~ (V) Pear & Almond Frangipane Tartlets
~ (V) Zingy Lemon Meringue Tartlets
~ (V) Mini Pecan Banoffee Pies
~ (V) Mini Keylime & Ginger Pies
~ (v) Mississippi Mud Pies
~ Pink Rhubarb & Raspberry Mousse Verrine
~ (V) Pear & Cardamom Frangipane Tartlets
~ (V) Bite Sized Fresh Fruit Meringues
~ (v) Middle Eastern Fresh Fruit Meringues With Rosewater & Pistachios
~ (v) Belgian White & Dark Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
~ (v) Fresh Berry Fruit Creme Patisserie Tart
~ Peanut Butter & Raspberry “Jelly” Chocolate Cheesecake Brownie
~ (V) Cointreau & Chocolate Truffle Cup
~ (v) Layered Velvety Amaretto, Cherry & Chocolate Mousse Shot Glass
~ (v) Tiramisu Shot Glass
~ (v) Mini Florentines
~ (V) Popping Candy Rocky Road Balls
~ (V) Bite Sized Orange Millionaire’s Shortbread
~ (V) Chocolate-Orange Bread & Butter Bites
~ (V) Double Baked Blueberry Cheesecake Squares
~ (V) Spiced Carrot Cake Squares with an Orange Zest Buttercream
~ (V) Iced Strawberry Jam Coconut Cake Squares
~ (v) Almond & Cherry Heart Shaped Welsh Cakes
~ Raspberry and Elderflower Jelly shots