Functions & Events
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  function & event catering
Event Catering  

* Formal 3 Course  * BBQs  * Cocktail Finger Food   

* Buffet Style   * Morning and Afternoon Teas

* Halal-Vegarian-Vegan items  * Breakfast menus
 

Ascot Catering can provide event & function catering to suit every occasion and style. Our menus are designed around the seasons and change regularly to maintain freshness by using the best, seasonal market ingredients available for morning to evening.  Contact Ascot Catering for minimum order requirements.

Ascot Catering can provide event catering to suit every occasion and budget. When perusing our event catering menus, keep in mind, items are interchangeable. So if you have a particular favourite item you would like included, please do not hesitate to ask as we are only too happy to design something special for you. Our range of event catering menus include Halal, vegetarian, vegan items.

ALL ASCOT CATERING PRICES INCLUDE GST


BREAKFAST MENUS 


Continental $18 per person

  • Selection of cereal and muesli
  • Seasonal sliced fruits
  • Danish pastries
  • French croissants with preserves
  • Homemade mini muffins
  • Freshly brewed tea and coffee
  • Selection of chilled juices

 

Hot Bacon/Sausages & Eggs $22.50 per person

  • Crispy bacon
  • Fried eggs
  • Grilled tomato
  • Hash browns
  • Mini rolls with butter
  • Freshly brewed tea and coffee
  • Selection of chilled juices

 

Eggs Benedict $25 per person

  • Toasted English muffins topped with English spinach, poached eggs and sauce hollandaise
  • Crispy bacon or smoked salmon
  • Fresh fruit salad
  • Freshly brewed tea and coffee
  • Selection of chilled juices

 


BUFFET MENUS

 

$35 Menu 1

Main Course:  Beef strips in black bean sauce, soy and honey Jasmine rice

Selection of cold meats (chicken roulard, ham and beef)

                                    Spinach and onion quiche with mozzarella

                                    Potato salad in yoghurt and mustard dressing

                                    Broccoli, fetta, hazelnut and cherry tomato

                                    Tossed salad in balsamic dressing

                                    Chef’s selection of Bread

Dessert:           A selection of fine cakes and fresh fruit

 

$35 Menu 2

Main course:   Asian style Ginger Chicken with bok choy and Hokkien noodles

                                    Selection of cold meats - Mortadella, salami, ham, pastrami

                                    Creamy potato salad with crispy bacon

Tossed salad with paw paw and bean sprouts in orange dressing

                                    Roasted vegetables salad in honey and soy

                                    Chef’s selection of Bread

            Dessert:           A selection of fine cakes and fresh fruit

           

$38 Menu 3

Main course:   Mustard crusted sirloin, carved served medium rare with a selection of chutneys

                        Traditional Caesar salad

                        Roasted Pontiac potatoes topped with sour cream and bacon

                        Zucchini, eggplant and rocket salad with shaved parmesan and olive oil

                        Fresh crusty breads

Desserts:          Platter of quality Australian boutique cheeses and fruit with crackers

                        Coffee and petit fours

  

SANDWICH SELECTION

 

Traditional Sandwiches

Basic fillings, one round cut into 4 triangles - $6 per round; $9 per 1.5 rounds

Fillings include:  Ham and salad;  Chicken lettuce and mayonnaise;  Pastrami,

avocado and Swiss cheese;  Meatloaf, tomato, cheese and onion;  Corned beef and

pickles;  Ham and mustard;  Cheese and salad;  Chicken sour cream and chives;

Beef and tomato relish.

 

Gourmet Sandwiches

Gourmet fillings, one round cut into 4 triangles - $7.50 per round;  $10.50 per

1.5 rounds.

Fillings include:  Smoked Salmon, mustard dill mayo and capers;  Turkey breast,

cranberry sauce, sundried tomato and camembert;  Thin sliced rib fillet, seeded

mustard and marinated egg plant;  Pastrami, sundried tomatoes, olives and tomato

relish;  Chicken, tomato aioli, avacado and onion confi;  Proscuitto, feta

cheese and snow pea sprouts.

 

Traditional Foccocias and Bagels

Basic fillings, 1 round cut into 4 pieces - $9 per round;  $12 per 1.5 rounds

Assorted fillings to your choice.

 

Gourmet Foccocias and Bagels

Gourmet fillings, 1 round cut into 4 pieces - $10.50 per round.

Assorted fillings to your choice.

 

Assorted Rolls

A selection of white, brown, grain and sourdough breads are available with

assorted fillings to your choice at $8 each.

 

Lunch Halal

Gourmet sandwiches and Turkish break with assorted fillings, fillings include

Smoked Salmon, Chicken, Beef, Meatloaf and other Halal meats.

Tropical fruit platter

@ $18 per person

 

Morning and Afternoon Tea

Selection European cakes and slices @ $8.80 per person

 

Beverages

Percolated coffee and tea including cups and sauces, teaspoons, milk and sugar @

$4 per person

Orange juice @ $10 per 2 litres

 

Lunch Boxes

Individual packs with a variety of sandwiches or rolls with gourmet fillings, whole fruits, cake, and water or juice @ 18 per person (minimum of 10 packs)


COCKTAIL FINGER FOOD MENUS      

 

Cost: $16.50 per person

COLD

Marinated eggplant and pesto with roasted capsicum

Assorted Cocktail Sandwiches

Small profiteroles filled with Fish Mousse

 

HOT

Pork and corn Thai cakes

Crispy chicken kebabs with sherried chilli sauce

Light curried fish puffs in a light curry sauce

Asian style vegetable spring rolls

Pitted prunes wrapped in bacon

 

Cost:  $16.50 per person

COLD

Baby foccocia bread with proscuitto and cheese

Dolmades - rice and spices wrapped in vine leaves

Selection of nori rolls wasabi ginger and soy

 

HOT

Skewered marinated fish bites, crumbed in coconut

Petite quiche filled with ham and mushrooms

Curried vegetable samousas

Sweet and sour chicken drummettes with sesame seed

Pizzas with roasted capsicum

 

Cost:  $18.50 per person

COLD

Bruschetta with assorted toppings

Smoked oysters on rye canapés with sour cream and tarragon

Eggplant and potato tarts

Sundried marinated supreme of chicken with minted yogurt sauce

 

HOT

Reef fish and spinach sausage rolls with coriander

Lamb brochette minted tomato salsa

Coriander, curry, port profiteroles

Mini prawn pizzas with lime and ginger salsa

 

Cost:  $18.50 per person

 COLD

 Nori rolls with wasabi, ginger and soy

 Gravlax on dill blinis

 Lemon sandwiches with oysters

 Marinated vegetables wrapped in rice paper

 

 HOT

 Grilled beef fillet with salsa

 Brown rice and risotto pumpkin cake

 Almond coated chicken cordon bleu

 Thai fish cake with shrimps

 Wild mushroom, garlic and thyme vola vent

 

 

Cost $21.00 per person

COLD

Small profiteroles filled with Salmon Mousse

Beef and Caviar on pumpernickel

Mini Burgers in a baby sesame seed bun

Supreme of chicken on croutons

Pastry cornets filled with ham, cheese, and basil

Smoked salmon roulard with spinach

 

HOT

Coconut prawns with mango sauce

Devils on horseback

Crispy lamb shashliks with garlic and rosemary

Gourmet vol-au-vents

Light curried chicken puffs with a light curried sauce

Filo triangle with fresh spinach and fetta cheese

 

Cost $38.00 per person

We plan to serve substantive finger food plus main meal noodle box style and

small individual desserts.

FINGER FOOD SUGGESTIONS

COLD

Beef carpaccio canapes topped with caviar

Bloddy Mary oyster shooters with lime

Selection of sushi

Vietnamese rice paper rolls

Gorgonzola and fennel tartlets

Ginger garlic prawns with vegetable julienne on a crouton

 

HOT:

Goujons of Coral Trout with dill mayonnaise

Orange lemon saffron chicken kebabs skewers

Beef Wellington - eye fillet of beef rubbed with Dijon mustard

Barbeque duck and ginger tartlets

Indonesian style pierced prawn

Brown rice and risotto pumpkin cake

Reef fish and Moreton bay bug pastry wraps

Thai fish medallions

Coconut prawns

 

MAIN MEAL

Noodle boxes filled with garlic chicken with hokkien noodles served with plastic

forks during the finger food period.

 

Alternative Finger Food Items

We suggest:     2 hour cocktail party choose 6-8 items

                        3 hour cocktail party 9-10 items

Please select from the following finger food items and make your own menu or let us design to suit your taste for a minimum of 30 guests.

6 items              $15.50 per person

7 items              $17.50 per person

8 items              $19.50 per person

9 items              $21.50 per person

10 items            $23.50 per person

            COLD CANAPES

            Quail eggs with sweet soy and pickled ginger

Oysters shooter with lime orange wasabi dressing

Polenta cakes topped with pesto and sundried tomatoes

Japanese style scallops terrine

            Seafood rolls or smoked salmon in rice paper

            Selection of sushi

            Oysters with cucumber salad Ascot Catering style

            Wild duck pate on French bread

            Beef and caviar on pumpernickel

            Smoked salmon roulard with spinach

            Baby foccocia bread with proscuitto and cheese

            Chilli and lemon olives

            Bocconcini, tomato and basil canapés

            Coral trout quenelles

            Small profiteroles filled with salmon mousse

            Parmesan and anchovy palmiers

Rosti with smoked trout and crème fraiche

Blue cheese and caramelized onion dip

Profiteroles with salmon mousse

Bocconcini, olive and cherry tomato skewers with pesto

Mini prawn cocktails

Roast beef with caramelized onion on rye

 

HOT CANAPES

Thai style prawns Ascot Catering style

Seasame tempura green beans

Lime and ginger scallops

Baby chicken cordon bleu with sandcrab and avocado

Gourmet vol-au-vents

Ratatouille tarts with feta in short crust pastry

Light curried fish puffs in a light curry sauce                                       

Veal chipolatas with herb and garlic

Coconut prawns with spicy mango sauce

Sundried tomato pesto palmiers

Skewered marinated fish bites crumbed in coconut

Reef fish and Moreton bay bug sausage rolls

Beef Wellington  - eye fillet of beef rubbed wiht Dijon mustard
Fresh Salmon and potato cake with zesty lime
Layered pumpkin capsicum, zucchini fritata with cheese
Goat cheese tartlets with cracked pepper and artichokes
Polenta cake with roasted sundried tomato and spinach
Poached scallop on petit Greek salad
Orange lemon saffron chicken skewers
Filled Quail eggs wrapped in Salmon
Mussel kebabs with walnut sauce
Grilled lamb kebabs with tomato compote
Cottage pies
Ravioli with soy vinegar sauce
Prosciutto and cheese wrapped asparagus
Barbeque duck and ginger tartlets
Tikka prawns with raita
Tarragon and lime scallops
Prawn dumplings
Gorgonzola and fennel tartlets
Oysters with pesto butter
Ham and artichoke risotto cakes
Chive pancakes with sausages and caramelised onion

 

Additional Hot Items Served in Noodle boxes

            Small                $5 per person

Medium            $7.50 per person

Stir fried hokkien with roast pork and black bean sauce

Light curried rice noodles and chicken in coconut cream

A variety of seafood with stir rice

Traditional lamb curry on pilaf rice

We are also able to cater to your menu suggestions – just let us know your thoughts.

 

Dessert Options Served in disposable cups

            A range of sorbets, ice creams are available @ $2.80 per serve

            Selection of Desserts @ $3.20 per serve:

            White chocolate mousse

            Red berry compot

            Fruit or caramel tartlets

            Chocolate mud cake

            Mini éclairs

         

FORMAL, 3 COURSE MENUS

Entree       

(Please select one of the following)

  • Salmon Tartar - finely diced Salmon with home-made mustard and  dill yoghurt sauce serviced pumpernickel.
  • Ravioli of Prawns with crustacean oil and stone-ground mustard.
  • Eggplant pyramid with sun dried marinated breast of chicken balsamic dressing.
  • Bouquet of bitter salad leaves with char grilled reef fish and prawns with avocado tomato dressing.
  • Seafood lasagna with local fish of the day and tomato concasse with ginger lemon sauce.
  • Lamb and bacon salad mini bagel with green mustard, shoestring potatoes and preserved olives.
  • Trim lamb schnitzel dressed with proscuitto and garden sage, sweet corn bush puppies and tomato salsa.
  • Poached reef fish and Moreton bay bug dumplings with red ginger mousiline.
  • Ocean King prawn cocktail topped with a special seafood sauce and garnished with lemons.
  • Galantine of chicken served with marinated mushroom salad.
  • Timbale of smoked salmon filled with smoked trout mousse and prawns with spinach vinaigrette.
  • Coral trout soufflé on sauce homardine and pastry fleuron.
  • Salad of smoked chicken breast on seasonal greens with grain mustard sauce.
  • Freshly opened oysters on rock salt or Kilpatrick with bacon and Worcestershire sauce.
  • Deep fried camembert on redcurrant sauce with crispy bacon and fruit of the season.
  • Poppy seed and herb crepe with green asparagus and forest mushrooms with a touch of tomato coulis.
  • Rainbow trout roulade on wild rice topped with saffron beurre blanc.
  • Fresh spinach fettuccini a la cream with salmon and basil topped with grated parmesan.
  • Quenelle of wild duck pate with crispy crouton and walnut raspberry marinated spinach leaves.
  • Thin slices of smoked German ham with feta cheese and garlic bruschetta.
  • Fresh poached slice of Atlantic salmon on green asparagus with Beurre Blanc.
  • Puppiette de salmon fume filled with prawns in smoked trout mousse.
  • Filled quail salad on green beans and petit salad with potato vinaigrette.
  • Roulade of coral trout filled with spinach on mushroom risotto.
  • Watercress, rocket, sweet pear, walnut and Parmesan Salad in red Spanish onion dressing
  • Salad of boiled potatoes, avocado and cress with marinated shrimps tossed in orange mango dressing
  • Tomato and bocconcini Salad on bruschetta with basil, balsamic vinegar and pine nut dressing
  • Filo pastry roulade with fetta cheese and fennel in olive oil and lemon juice dressing
  • Asian selection of nori rolls and coriander marinated vegetables wrapped in rice paper with wasabi and Soya sauce
  • Red mullet with baby leeks, fennel and saffron potatoes
  • Sandcrab lasagna with corianda and tomato topped with vegetable tempura.

Main Course

(Please select one of the following)

  • Steamed fillet of King Snapper on mushroom, spinach quiche  with light applesauce
  • Skinless poached supreme of Chicken filled with sandcrab on a  bed of stir fried bok choy with crustacean jus.
  • Fillet of beef wrapped in strudel pastry with herbs on black pepper beef jus.
  • Pan fried Veal fillet topped with proscuitto and blue cheese on a bed of stir fried bok choy and asparagus.
  • Fillet of Lamb with herbs served with dried tomatoes, roasted garlic on polenta cake.
  • Poached lamb with horseradish sauce on bouillon potatoes.
  • Chicken roulade filled with pine nuts and spinach on green vegetables and lime.
  • Lamb sirloin spiced with native pepper berries and polenta crusted sweet potato cakes.
  • A mixed plate of slow roasted leg of lamb with char grilled seasoned vegetables julienne.
  • Slow roasted rack of lamb with saffron risotto, balsamic eggplant and zucchini.
  • Beef fillet Wellington, topped with mushroom duxelle and baked in puff pastry, with sauce béarnaise.
  • Medallions of beef tenderloin with shallots and port wine sauce.
  • Tournedos of beef en croute with forest mushroom filling and served with shallot jus.
  • Fillet of beef topped with chicken and coriander mousse and baked in a crepinette.
  • Wood smoked fillet of lamb on sweet and sour cabbage with onion chervil jus.
  • Veal medallions on ragout of ris de veau and green asparagus served with on fried spaghetti dumplings.
  • Combination of seafood on black noodles in a ginger and coriander butter sauce.
  • Herb crusted roast rump of trim lamb and mild green peppercorn sauce.
  • Smoked loin of lamb with marinated egg plant and tomato on spinach timbale with mango compot.
  • Rack of lamb marinated in rosemary and thyme, on beans and pumpkin puree.
  • Fillet of beef on morilles cream sauce, with crispy bacon and red cabbage timbale.
  • Crispy duck a la orange with chestnut puree and gratin potatoes.
  • Reef fish fillet topped with salmon mousse on aniseed butter.

Dessert

(Please select one of the following)

  • Trio of boutique cheeses served at room temperature with seasonal fruit and roasted nuts.
  • White chocolate mousse with red berry confi.
  • Lasagna of fruit and berries on butter milk sauce with orange cassata.
  • Tiramisu - Italian Trifle with cream cheese and coffee liqueur.
  • Traditional German strudel with raisins and almonds on sauce Anglaise.
  • Cream caramel with fresh fruit and almond bread.
  • Profiteroles filled with custard and topped with chocolate sauce.
  • Brandy snap baskets filled with marinated strawberries and blueberries and cointreau sabayon.
  • Éclairs filled with cream and coffee custard with chocolate sauce, garnished with fruit.
  • Pavlova with fruit and cream on raspberry coulis.
  • Traditional bread and butter pudding.
  • Red berry compot served in a glass with vanilla sauce.
  • Individual glazed fruit tartlets served with clotted cream and sauce Anglaise.
  • Coffee and kahlua parfait on marinated fruit with fresh cream.

Tea & Coffee

  • Fresh brewed Tea & Coffee served to the table with dinner chocolates


Cost

All inclusive – menu & table settings

  • Your delicious 3 course menu plus tea and coffee, will be served to the table
  • Table setting (including cutlery, crockery and glassware for each guest)
  • $70 per guest (minimum of 15 guests)

  • Menu only  – 3 course   - 
     $55 per person (minimum of 15 guests)

 

MENU SUGGESTION – Buffet Style Service in chaffing dishes

 

All meals will come with crispy dinner rolls/rye bread/sour dough bread (selection to change daily) and butter

 

MAIN MEALS

Chicken curry with coriander and red capsicum in coconut milk with rice

Sweet and sour pork with rice or pasta

Roulard of sea perch poached in tomato basil wine sauce with steamed rice

Supreme of chicken breast in spinach mushroom sauce and cashews

Roast pork or beef with gravy roast potatoes and vegetables

Chicken roulard filled with spinach and pinenuts gratin potatoes

Pork scallopinis marinated in lemon, garlic and herbs on pasta

Beef medallions in red wine sauce with baked potatoes

Shoulder lamb chops with roasted potatoes

Chicken parmigiana topped with tomato/basil sauce and cheese with fettucini

Home styled lasagne prepared freshly by our chef

 

SALADS

Garden salad with Italian dressing

Tossed green salad with balsamic dressing

Creamy potato salad with smoked bacon  and grainy mustard

Marinated tomato and feta salad

Caesar salad with shaved parmesan cheese and anchovies

Fresh pasta salad

Marinated cucumber salad with dill

 

VEGETABLES

Seasonal vegetables

Roast vegetables

Green vegetables

Stir fried vegetables

 

DESSERTS

Fresh fruit platters

Family cheesecake

Fruit salad

Carrot cake

Apple strudel

 

Cost @ $25 per person Including 1main, 2 salads or vegetables, and 1 dessert