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  Cocktail Weddings

 

 

  Wedding Dinners

 

   

 

 

Extras you may want to consider   

 

We are more than happy to tailor a package to suit your requirements
 

 


The MCA Cocktail menus

Gorgeous food in stunning surroundings

Sample Canapé Menu

Peking duck pancake

Butterflied king prawn with lime and chermoula

Pink grapefruit, cashew and toasted coconut salad

Crostini with vine ripened tomato, white bean puree, salsa verde and chervil

Bite size fish fried with turmeric and fragrant roasted spices

Three mushroom ragout tartlet

Mini chicken Tikka skewer with mango chutney

Smoked Atlantic salmon on cucumber with Waldorf salad

Mini double baked Gruyere cheese soufflé served on a Chinese spoon

2 hours - $45.75 per person (12 canapés per person)

2½ hours - $55.75 per person (15 canapés per person)

3 hours - $62.50 per person (18 canapés per person)

Package price includes canapés, food waiters, equipment hire and 10% GST

 

Sample Beverage package

Upgrade options available

 

Bennetts Lane NV Brut

Scotchmans Hill Swan Bay Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

Scotchmans Hill Swan Bay Shiraz

Local beer and light beer

Orange juice, soft drinks and mineral water

2 hours - $26.25 per person 3 hours - $33.00 per person

4 hours - $39.50 per person Per hour after 4 hours - $7.50 per person

Package price includes beverages, beverage waiters, equipment hire and 10% GST

 

Some options to enhance your cocktail party

 

Oyster bar

Freshly shucked oysters on a bed of ice with Lemon and lime wedges; ginger, soy and shallot sauce; homemade cocktail sauce

 

BBQ finger food on the terrace

Seared grain-fed striploin beef on pistol skewers with a selection of sauces -

ponzu with shallots, Béarnaise, hot spicy BBQ

Seafood skewer - salmon, squid, prawn marinated with parsley, garlic and lemon rind

Corn fritters with an avocado, cucumber and chilli relish

 

Substantial stand up dishes

Moroccan lamb tenderloin, pinenut couscous, tahini and cucumber dressing

Tempura fish and chips with a lemon wedge and garlic mayonnaise

Hotpot of Asian greens, tofu and wood mushrooms with star anise 

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Sample wedding and dinner package

 

Entrée
Select one dish
 

Prosciutto rolled with asparagus, semi-dried tomato and shaved parmesan

Confit salmon on shredded beetroot salad, goats curd, olive oil and oregano

Lawar - Balinese spiced chicken salad with green beans, bean and snow pea sprouts, coriander and

crispy shallots

Slow roasted tomato on puff pastry with basil pesto, eggplant compote and rocket salad

Tasmanian ocean trout gravlax on mustard dill potato salad with micro-leaves and mustard cress

Glass noodle salad of chicken and squid with lime and chilli dressing

Pumpkin and ricotta gnocchi with beurre noisette and crisp fried sage leaves

Vine ripened tomato and cucumber salad, sesame carrots, olives, thyme yoghurt curd and sumac-

dusted crispbread

Leaves of smoked salmon on a lemon zest, rosemary, Spanish onion and parmesan risotto

Sauté of four mushrooms and fresh herbs in a puff pastry frame

 

Main course

Select one dish

Roasted fillet of blue eye cod with tomato, lemon and herb salsa *
Individual schnapper and leek pie with a bundle of green beans, butter beans and asparagus
Poached salmon fillet with Roma tomato confit and a sauce of celery leaf, cream and lemon juice *
Rolled roast of duck on silverbeet with a medley of roast vegetables, pears, star anise and orange
zest *
Roast corn-fed chicken breast on crushed desirée potatoes, roast cherry tomatoes and an aged
balsamic reduction
Herb crusted loin of lamb with roast kipfler potatoes, roast parsnip and crushed green peas
Grilled cutlet of veal on the bone, with herbed asparagus and broccoli, grilled polenta batons
Black pepper dusted fillet of beef on a white bean, Swiss brown mushroom and red wine ragout *
Prosciutto wrapped beef fillet on sautéed eschalot potatoes with a rustic red pepper and zucchini
braise
Sautéed field mushroom on chargrilled sirloin, roast kipfler potatoes and a buttered white wine
reduction

 

To accompany main course
* Served with chat potatoes and fresh herbs
Steamed vegetables if not already included in the dish
Green salad with apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard and olive oil dressing
Sour dough bread rolls

Dessert
Select one dish
 

French Brie and vintage Australian cheddar with dried fruit and lavoshe (individual plates or platter for
the table)
Cherry and almond frangipan tart sprinkled with kirsch and fresh mint
Caramelised banana pancakes with palm sugar, coconut cream and a wedge of fresh lime
Individual tira mi su
Steamed double chocolate pudding with warm chocolate sauce and double cream
Crème caramel with whipped cream and fresh strawberries
Individual apple and cinnamon tart, served warm with crème anglaise
Three melon salad with fresh mint and lime sorbet

Coffee and selection of tea with biscotti
 

Beverage package

Bennetts Lane NV Brut

Scotchmans Hill Swan Bay Sauv. Blanc Semillon

Scotchmans Hill Swan Bay Shiraz

Local beer and light beer, juice, soft drinks, mineral water

 

Package details:

$147.50 per person which includes

Menu and beverages as listed, waitstaff and chefs for a 4½

hour function, crockery, cutlery, glassware, linen, kitchen

and bar equipment, 10% GST

Package extension past 4½ hours - $8.50 per person per hour

Under 120 guests - a staff charge of $284.90 applies

Sunday surcharge 3%, Public Hol surcharge 20%

 

Some options to enhance dinner

 

Upgrade to Premium Wines

Match your food to Australia’s best wines and beers

 

An Oyster bar

Greet your guests with waves of freshly shucked oysters

on ice, lemon, freshly ground pepper and home made sauces.

 

There are so many more options

Sample premium wedding and dinner package

 

Gastronomy Premium Wedding Package

 

Travelling Entrée

Selection of canapés served for 1 hour

Tartlet of seared kingfish carpaccio, pickled ginger and bitter orange

Za’atar and sesame potato fritter, red onion confit, parsley pomegranate salad

Grilled quail breast with prosciutto and sage

Baby pea and cherry tomato arancini with napolitana sauce

Mini crab sandwich with parsley and tarragon

Thai chicken and corn cake with homemade sweet chilli sauce

Shredded beetroot, snowpea and caramelised walnuts with walnut oil and

raspberry vinaigrette

Ponzu marinated beef Tataki

Freshly shucked oyster with lemon and pepper

 

Sample Main course

Mushroom dusted veal, roast trussed tomatoes, thyme scented zucchini

and pan-fried ricotta gnocchi

Seasonal vegetables

Green salad with apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard and olive oil dressing

Sour dough bread

 

Travelling Dessert

Bite-size desserts on large platters

Vanilla profiterole with caramel

Gelato such as lime and lychee, pistachio, vanilla bean

Rich Belgian chocolate mousse in a mini parfait glass

Bite-size lavoshe with Charleston Woodside Brie and dried fruit, Quicks

Cheddar and quince paste, and Fourme d’Ambert blue and glazed fruit

Coffee and selection of tea with biscotti

 

Beverage package

Champagne cocktail on arrival

Bennetts Lane NV Brut

Scotchmans Hill Swan Bay Sauv. Blanc Semillon

Scotchmans Hill Swan Bay Shiraz

Local beer and light beer, juice, soft drinks and mineral water

 

Premium package details:

$179.50 per person which includes

Menu and beverages as listed, waitstaff and chefs for a 4½ hour function,

hire of crockery, cutlery, glassware, linen, kitchen and bar equipment, 10% GST

Package extension past 4½ hours - $8.50 per person per hour

Under 90 guests - a staff charge of $181.50 applies

Sunday surcharge of 3%, Public Holiday surcharge of 20%

 

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Package options 

 

Canapés on arrival

Add $8.25 per person
Chef’s selection of 3 canapés served over 30 minutes

 

Alternate service of dishes

Add $4.50 per person per course

Alternate main course complimentary for 120 guests and over

 

 

Champagne cocktail on arrival

Add $8.50 per person - please select one:

Bellini - sparkling wine, peach schnapps and peach nectar

Velvet rose - blackberry liqueur, cranberry juice and lemon juice, topped with sparkling wine

The Traditional - sugar cube soaked in Angostura bitters, doused in sparkling wine

 

 

Upgrade to Premium beverages

 

Add $12.00 per person - please select Premium 1 or 2:

 

 

Premium 1

Chandon NV

Isabel Estate Sauvignon Blanc

Thorn-Clarke Shotfire Ridge Quartage (cabernet blend)

Crown Lager and Cascade Light

Orange juice, soft drinks and mineral water

Premium 2

Chandon NV

Green Point Chardonnay

Campbells Bobbie Burns Shiraz

Crown Lager and Cascade Light

Orange juice, soft drinks and mineral water

 

 

Spirits

 

Add $14.50 per person OR Charged on consumption @ $7.50 per glass

 

Finlandia Vodka, Gordons Gin, Bacardi Rum, Bundaberg Rum, Jim Beam Bourbon, Johnnie Walker Red Scotch and mixers

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Updated Tuesday May 06, 2008
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