I have very much pleasure in sending you our menus that have been carefully selected from our small group of dedicated caterers.
I would be happy to discuss any special requirements that you may have.
Jo Turner, Eaglehurst, Christow, Exeter, Devon
Tel 01647 252 455 Fax 01647 253 188
Email: belvedere@nick-turner.com
Introduction
Thank you for considering us for your civil service and reception and we hope you will feel free to contact us with any queries. With upwards of 100 weddings a year Devon's flagship venue will certainly be an unforgettable experience. So, whether it is a small intimate ceremony with close family and friends up to a maximum in the Belvedere of 65 guests or a larger occasion, with the option/addition of a Marquette on the side of the Belvedere, offering views over Haldon Hill and the river Exe beyond, we would be happy to discuss with you what arrangements you would like on your special day. London Buses, Classic Cars, Horsedrawn Carriages, Harpists to Quartets, Doves to Divas, Florists to Photographers, the Belvedere can offer this and much more.
Waitress Service
Your chosen menu will be served to your guests after your marriage ceremony together with the drinks that you will have provided. Our waitress service is inclusive of the provision of tables, chairs, table linen, trays, glasses and corkage. We also provide catering for children if required
The waitress service charge per person for waitress service is £2.30 for the standard 3 hour booking. Additional hire period staffing charged at cost. There is a minimum waitress charge of £50.00
Ordering
Once you have decided on your choice of menu please contact me as soon as possible so that we can book your caterer. Likewise if you have any questions or queries please contact me. Dietary options are available. Please, plan well ahead; it's amazing how quickly your wedding day arrives!
Drinks
You provide the drinks for us to serve to your guests or we can orgsanise them for you. Please make sure you have enough soft drinks for drivers and others who prefer not to have alcohol. We strongly recommend that you keep the different types of alcoholic drinks offered to a minimum and suggest the following guidance from experience!- if it is sparkling all one type; if wine then red, rose or white only; we can keep pre-chilled drinks cool but warm champagne from the back of a car can sometimes be a little explosive! As a guide 5 glasses per standard bottle. If your ceremony is during winter time why not offer your guests the infamous Belvedere Brew, our own warm mulled drink.
Celebration flutes etched with a sketch of the Belvedere are available.
For your convenience Majestic Wine in Exeter, tel. 01392 275644 will deliver what you require pre chilled to The Belvedere. One less thing to worry about!
BON GOUT CATERINGÉ
Nicola and Tristan are both qualified chefs and are passionate about food!
We run our catering business alongside our fantastic delicatessen in Exeter and we believe in using the very best ingredients available, sourced locally and from our own delicatessen. Wherever possible we will use local suppliers and small producers to keep to the ethos of Ôslow food'.
We are very flexible and would like you to have just what you want, so please feel free to mix and match between menus. We can cater for any dietary requirement - just let us know. Please contact us on 01392 435521 Ð please mention it is for the Haldon Belvedere.
CANAPES
MENU 1
10 canapés per person £16.50
King Prawns with tarragon crème fraiche in tartlets
Smoked salmon and dill spirals on granary croutons
Asparagus tips wrapped in cream cheese and Parma ham
Savoury rolled crepes with local rare roast beef, watercress and horseradish
Brochettes with free range chicken, apricots and courgettes
Quails egg and caviar tartlets
Spinach and ricotta tortellini with black olives, sundried tomatoes and fresh basil
Tartlets with caramelised balsamic red onions and blue cheese
Smoked mackerel pate on croutons
Mini cheese scones with gruyere and onion marmalade
MENU 1 A
10 canapés per person £16.50
Fresh figs and soft goats cheese wrapped in parma ham
Coconut and cardamom chicken skewers
King prawns marinated with fresh chillies, lime and coriander
Salmon and herb rillette rolled in smoked salmon
Blinis with smoked trout and a beetroot and horseradish relish.
Roasted Butternut squash, red onion and feta cheese frittata
Gorgonzola, caramelised red pepper and rosemary tartlets
Asparagus, quails egg and hollandaise tartlets
Slow roasted tomato, black olive and parmesan puff pastry tarts
Filo tartlets with camembert and cranberry sauce
MENU 2
8 canapés per person £13.80
Roasted salmon and cherry tomato brochettes
Mange tout and king prawn skewers with a lime and coriander dipSavoury rolled crepes with roast turkey and cranberry sauce
Duck and orange pate on granary croutons
Local cocktail sausages with a honey and sesame glaze
Parmesan and rosemary biscuits with sharpham rustic and apple chutney
Sundried tomato and red lentil pate in tartlets
Mini dill scones with smoked trout, crème fraiche and horseradish
MENU 3
6 canapés per person £10.80
Tartlets with quails eggs, Parma ham and hollandaise sauce
Cocktail salmon and dill fishcakes with herbed mayonnaise
Seared fillet of beef on French bread croutons with horseradish and watercress
Savoury rolled crepes with smoked ham, tarragon and mustard cream
Mozzarella, char grilled Mediterranean vegetable and fresh basil brochettes
Black olive and thyme biscuits with feta cheese and sun blushed tomatoes
MENU 4
4 canapés per person £ 7.50
Tartlets with crayfish tails on a spinach and nutmeg pate
Black olive tapenade roasted and smoked cherry tomato and goats cheese galettes
Tandoori chicken skewers served with mini poppadoms and soured cream
Blinis with smoked salmon, crème fraiche and dill
OPEN SANDWICHES
£6.00 per person
A selection of canapé size open sandwiches to include:
Smoked salmon, roast beef and horseradish, poached chicken and tomato concass, egg mayonnaise and watercress, red lentil pate and sundried tomato.
NIBBLES
£6.00 per person
Spanish tortilla with peppers, onions and potatoes
Selection of marinated and stuffed olives
Hand fried West Country potato and root vegetable crisps
PETIT FOURS
£1.89 each
Mini pavlovas with freshly whipped cream and summer fruits
Lemon and marscapone tarts
Mini double chocolate muffins with espresso cream
Selection of mini éclairs and choux puffs
Mini sweet scones with local clotted cream and strawberries
Raspberry cheesecake tartlets
White chocolate chip double chocolate brownies
FINGER BUFFETS
WESTCOUNTRY FINGER BUFFET MENU 1:
£15.00 per person
Selection of freshly made sandwiches and tortilla wraps with wide range of local and continental fillings
Locally handmade mini traditional pasties with either beef and vegetables, lamb and mint or cheddar and onion
Locally handmade cocktail sausages - old English, pork and apple or Cumberland
Dips and crudités:
selection of vegetable crudités to include cherry tomatoes, baby ( cont'd over)
corn, cucumber, celery, carrots and peppers served with our home-made hummus
or blue cheese and caramelised onion dip.Homemade freshly baked quiches: example fillings include salmon and tarragon, ham mushroom and cheddar, goat's cheese and char grilled vegetable, broccoli and stilton, asparagus and gruyere, mozzarella sundried tomato and basil, cheddar and leek.
WESTCOUNTRY FINGER BUFFET MENU 2:
£13.50 per person
Homemade mini scones with cheddar, chives and onion marmalade, or smoked trout, dill and horseradish
Selection of freshly baked savoury pastries to include puff pastry sausage rolls, ham and cheese lattices, spinach ricotta and parmesan plaits and mozzarella and broccoli lattices.
Homemade scotch eggs with a mustard and mayonnaise dip (meat / veggie)
Hand raised pork pies served with Devon chutney
WESTCOUNTRY FINGER BUFFET MENU 3:
£9.00 per person
Selection of freshly made sandwiches and tortilla wraps with wide range of local and continental fillings
Locally handmade cocktail sausages - old English, pork and apple or Cumberland
Hand fried West country potato and root vegetable crisps
CONTINENTAL FINGER BUFFET
£15.00 per person
Mini stuffed croissants with either west country ham cheddar and basil pesto or gruyere and sun blushed tomato
Bon Gout pizza: our famous pizza with char grilled Mediterranean vegetables, basil pesto and an array of cheeses from our deli counter
Asparagus tips wrapped in cream cheese and Parma ham
Mozzarella, sun blushed tomato, kalamata olive and fresh basil brochettes
Chicken goujons: breaded strips of chicken breast served with a tomato salsa or red pepper jam
Selection of marinated and stuffed olives
DELI BUFFET PLATTERS
£29.25 per platter ( generally enough for 10 to give you something of everything )
Platter of smoked salmon served with lemon wedges and fresh dill
Platter of Italian and Spanish salamis / chorizo
Homemade pates - a selection from: chicken liver with brandy, chicken liver with chili and lemongrass, pheasant with calvados and apple, duck and apricot, venison and chili, smoked mackerel and horseradish, smoked salmon and dill, Tuscan bean, spinach and nutmeg, red lentil and sundried tomato, brown lentil and mushroom, stilton and Guinness, plain hummus, sun blushed tomato hummus
Platter of char grilled Mediterranean vegetables - peppers, aubergines, courgettes, artichokes and sundried tomatoes
Selection of marinated and stuffed olives
Dolmades - vine leaves stuffed with herbed rice ( cont'd over)
Freshly baked specialty bread
CHEESE BOARD
£6.75 per person
Selection of West country and / or Continental cheeses served with handmade biscuits or freshly baked bread and a selection of fresh fruit.
CAKES
£3.75 per person
Selection of cakes and slices: traditional black treacle flapjack, yogurt topped flapjack with blackcurrant and apple, chocolate fudge and coconut flapjack, double chocolate brownies, millionaires shortbread, handmade Florentines, chocolate fudge cake, lemon drizzle cake, rich fruit cakeÉ.etc etc.
CREAM TEAS
BELVEDERE CREAM TEA MENU 1:
£6.00 per person
2 fruit and 2 plain mini scones with local clotted cream, strawberry jam and fresh strawberries
BELVEDERE CREAM TEA MENU 2:
£11.25 per person
2 fruit and 2 plain mini scones with local clotted cream, strawberry jam and fresh strawberries
Selection of delicate tea time sandwiches with free range egg mayonnaise, smoked salmon and cucumber, local rare roast beef and Dijon mustard, and traditional west country ham with Devon fire chutney.
BELVEDERE CREAM TEA MENU 3:
£12.15 per person
2 fruit and 2 plain mini scones with local clotted cream, strawberry jam and fresh strawberries
Selection of delicate tea time sandwiches with free range egg mayonnaise, smoked salmon and cucumber, local rare roast beef and Dijon mustard, and traditional west country ham with Devon fire chutney.
Selection of homemade cakes and slices.
Caroline Bowser CatererÉ
Caroline has been a specialist caterer for over 25 years. Having learned her sauces from the guru Sonia Stephenson (the Horn of Plenty in its hey-day) and struggled with giant saucepans for Raymond Blanc at La Manoir she has been on a learning curve ever since Ð which knowledge she brings to everything she does Ð whether it is an intimate house party , wedding canapés or a splendid party for 350 guests! Normally she has no set menus as such Ð every event is a matter of discussion to get just the right balance Ð but for her, the important elements are taste, taste, and yes taste!
Below is just a selection of her extensive menus . They can be ordered as they are or Caroline will prepare what you would like so please do ask if you want something different or to mix and match. After all it's your dayÉÉÉÉÉ.
Caroline Bowser may be contacted on 01626 832 497 Ð please mention it is for the Haldon Belvedere
THE CLASSIC COLLECTION: £8.95 per person
Smoked salmon roulades
Stilton and grape balls
Cheese profiteroles with prawns and garlic mayonnaise
Ham and asparagus roulades
Beef and horseradish
Devils on horseback
Warm mushroom and smoked cheese tarts
THE WINTER COLLECTION: £8.95 per person
Warm Artichoke, Pesto and Goats cheese tarts
Shortbread with Salmon mousse and smoked salmon
Egg and bacon puffs
Sausage rolls
Fishcakes with tartar sauce
Smoked duck
Warm Galettes with tomato and pesto
THE MEDITERRANEAN COLLECTION: £8.95 per person
Parmesan and Anchovy Palmiers
Tarts with feta and olives
Spanish omelette with chorizo
Warm tarts with Provencal vegetables with basil and goats cheese
Smoked chicken with baked Tomato and Tarragon
New potatoes with Chicken liver parfait and caramelised onions
Warm Parmesan tarts with courgettes Dill and gruyere
THE SPICES: £8.95 per person
Vegetable Satay with peanut sauce
Tarts with Beef Chilli and sour cream
Spicy profiteroles with Thai chicken and coriander
Chicken cakes with mango salsa
Prawns with dipping sauce
Croutons with Guacomole and tomato salsa
Chicken with Bang Bang Sauce
AFTERNOON TEA: £8.95 per person
Egg and Chive sandwiches
Scones with Jam and cream
Beef tarts with salsa verde
Blinis with sour cream and caviar
Chocolate brownies
Croutons with Gravalx and Dill
Quail scotch eggs
PARTY BITES - A few ideas to tantalise your taste buds
Bits on Sticks - a choice of seven for £8.95 per person
Thai prawn sticks with chilli dipping sauce
Lime marinated chicken with guacamole
Chicken satay with peanut dip
Mediterranean chicken with tomato salsa
Figs wrapped in proscuitto
Strawberries dipped in chocolate
Devils on horseback
Bacon with basil and tomato
Olives and feta
Pasties and Pastries - a choice of seven for £8.95 per person
Mushroom and cheese tarts
Baby Cornish pasties
Vol au vents with prawns and garlic
Tarts with asparagus and with goat's cheese
Sausage rolls
Parmesan tart with courgette, dill and gruyere
Galettes with tomato and basil
Warming Cups of Soup with flavoured breads
Mulligatawny with chilli and tomato bread
Celeriac with parmesan bread
Gaspachio with sun dried tomato bread
Tomato and basil with olive bread
Freshly made Ground Coffee or Tea all with complimentary re-fills as required - £2.50 per guest.
If your ceremony is during the winter time why not offer your guests the infamous Belvedere Brew, our own warm mulled drink slowly made at the Belvedere - £2.49 per glass
Please Note
These prices are correct as at February 1 st 2012. Prices and menus will be confirmed at the time you place your order. Prices and menus may be subject to change particularly where availability of local seasonal produce is concerned. E&EO
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT OUR CATERERS CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF THE FRESHLY MADE FOOD THEY PREPRAE WILL BE FREE OF NUTS