Catering

 

 

 As catering requirements can be many and varied, at Gourmet Express we try to be as flexible as possible. Whether you require a full catering service or a self service option where we simply supply the food, we believe we have the answer.

Below are some options for you to consider

 

Option 1

 

This is our no frills option and hence our most economical. Choose from any of the dishes In our ready meals section and these will be delivered frozen in individual foil containers for you to heat and serve at your leisure.

 

Option 2

 

(Usually minimum 8 people but please ask for smaller numbers)

 

Let us take the stress out of cooking and create you a ready to go dinner party .This is prepared specifically for you and comes with all the necessary accompaniments. Meals can be delivered in either disposable containers or ceramic dishes and are designed for minimum input from you.

(Please note where food is delivered in ceramic dishes we do charge for delivery and collection)

 

Option 3

 

(minimum 10 people)

 

 

This is our fully catered service where we prepare and serve your dinner party in the location of your choice.

 

See below for sample menus and prices

 

 Option 2 menus

 

 

Carrot and cardamom soup

Split pea and ham soup

*

Lasagne with mixed leaf salad

Cumberland sausage hotpot with seasonal green vegetables

*

Mango and passionfruit mousse

Apple crumble

(served with fresh cream)

 

£15.00 per head

 

Spinach and prawn roulade

French onion feta and thyme tarts

Roasted plum tomato soup with chorizo crisps

Chicken liver pate with melba toast

*

Luxury fishermans pie

Tarragon chicken

Rich daube of beef

Moroccan lamb tagine

(served with a selection of potatoes and seasonal green vegetables)

*

Sticky toffee pudding

Tarte au citron

Raspberry meringue roulade

Double chocolate terrine with caramel sauce

(served with fresh cream)

 

£20.00 per head

 

Fresh salmon and dill terrine

Smoked haddock leek and cheddar tart

Twice baked tomato and feta souffles

Summer bean minestrone

*

Free range chicken breasts stuffed with wild mushrooms in a creamy marsala sauce

Salmon en croute with a creamy tarragon sauce

Haddock on a bed of spinach in a creamy cider sauce with a gruyere crumble topping

Beef wellington with a wild mushroom sauce

(served with a selection of potatoes and seasonal green vegetables)

*

Rich chocolate torte

Fruits of the forest tiramisu

Tarte au citron

Sticky toffee pudding with a caramel sauce

(served with fresh cream)

 

£30.00 per head

 

All meals come with fresh crusty bread

 

Option 3 Menus

 

Roasted plum tomato soup with chorizo crisps

*

Moroccan lamb tagine served with cous cous and seasonal green vegetables

*

Mango and passion fruit mousse

 

£20.00 per head

 

 

Spinach and prawn roulade

*

Pork tenderloin stuffed with spinach pinenuts and raisons and wrapped in proscuitto

or

Cod provencal

(served with a selection of potatoes and seasonal green vegetables)

* 

Summer berry meringue roulade

(served with fresh cream)

 

£29.00 per head

 

 

Smoked salmon timbales with melba toast

*

Free range chicken breasts

stuffed with wild mushrooms in a creamy marsala sauce

or

Parma wrapped fillet of lamb with savoy cabbage

 

(served with a selection of potatoes and seasonal green vegetables)

*

Vanilla bavrois witha tropical fruit sauce

(served with fresh cream)

 

 £35.00 per head

 

 

Hot smoked salmon with avocado salsa

*

Whole roast fillet of beef in thyme with a wild mushroom sauce

(served with dauphinois potatoes and a selection of seasonal green vegetables)

*

Summer berry mille feuille with berry coulis

(served with fresh cream)

 

£40.00 per head

 

All meals are served with fresh crusty bread

 

If you would like to choose from different menus please call for prices

 

 

 We are also happy to cater for any specific requests or special dietery requirements and of course we can also supply a wide range of curries chillis and pies for those more low key affairs  

 

 

 

Buffet Selection

Below are some suggestions but if you have a specific budget in mind let us know

 

Continental buffet

 

Antipasto Platter

(Parma ham, buffalo mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, artichokes, cornichons, anchovies rocket leaves)

Gazpacho chicken

Ploughmans platter

(slices of roast ham, cheddar, celery,stilton, apples,and chutney)

Mixed leaf salad

Fresh crusty bread

Pudding and cream

 

£18.00 per head

 

Traditional Buffet

 

Dressed side of salmon with dill mayonnaise

 

Honey glazed ham joint

 

Quiche

(Selection from the following)

French onion feta and thyme tart

Salmon and broccoli

Chunky ham and cheddar

Proscuitto and brie

 

Salads

A selection from the following

Caprese Salad

Greek Salad

Herby potato salad with peas and bacon

Mixed green salad

Moroccan couscous salad

Rosy rice salad

Butterbean olive and feta salad

Green bean and tomato salad with hazelnut dressing

 

 

Fresh crusty bread

 

Pudding and Cream

 

£18.00 per head

 

 

 Sandwich Buffet

 

A selection of sandwiches from the following

Roast beef and horseradish

Roast chicken and rocket

Goats cheese and roasted red pepper

Free range egg and watercress

Smoked salmon marscapone and capers

Honey roast ham and grainy mustard

Brie and tomato chutney

Farmhouse cheddar and chutney

 

Crudites and dips

 

Handmade crisps

 

£10.00 per head