Formal & Informal Meals

The menus below are just a few suggestions and we can tailor our menus to suit your event depending on the venue and the facilities available. We can also create menus using your favourite dishes whether they are traditional English recipes or dishes from around the world. Special dietary requirements such as gluten free, dairy free, diabetic and vegetarian can all be catered for provided we are advised in advance.

Menu A - £6.50 per person
Two Course Lunch

This menu includes crockery, cutlery & paper napkins but does not include waitress service. (Choice of one Main Course & one dessert)

French Farmhouse Soup (a thick & hearty soup with Ham, Toulouse Sausage & Beans)
Minestrone with Macaroni
Hot & Sour Thai Chicken Broth
Selection of Rolls

Black Forest Gateau
Prune & Almond Tart
Fresh Fruit Salad



Menu B - £9 per person
High Tea

This menu includes crockery, cutlery, paper napkins and waitress service.

Selection of Wholemeal, Seeded & White Bread Sandwiches
Fillings: Cucumber, Tuna Mayonnaise, Ham, Egg & Cress, Cheese
Served with mustard & Pickle
Home-made Sausage Rolls
Cheese Straws Twists

Selection of Home-made Cakes served on Cake Stands
Scones with Strawberry Jam & Whipped Cream
Fresh Cream Chocolate Eclairs
Jam & Cream Horns
Assorted Cup Cakes

Selection of Teas & Fresh Ground Coffee



Menu C - £11 per person
Self-Service 3-course Cold Buffet

This menu includes crockery, cutlery & napkins.
(Choice of 2 Starters & 2 Desserts) Waitress service available at extra cost.

Prawn Cocktail
Melon, Orange & Medori Cocktail
Pate & French Bread

Selection of Cold Meats: Roast Beef, Ham, Roast Turkey, Salmon
with Mixed Green Salad (Lettuce,Rocket & Watercress), Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Mixed Peppers, Cucumber, Tomato Vinaigrette, Green Pesto & Pasta Salad, Tomato & Olive Pasta Salad

Fruit Cheese Cake (Strawberry or Mixed Berry)
Mixed Fresh Fruit Pavlova
Gateau (Strawberry, Black Forest or Mandarin)



Menu D - From £17.50 per person
2-Course Hot Formal Meal (price depends on facilities available)

This menu includes waitress service, crockery, cutlery & napkins.< br/> (Choice of 1 Main Course & 1 Dessert)

Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding & Horseradish Sauce
Roast Turkey Breast with Chipolatas wrapped in Bacon, Sage & Onion Stuffing & Gravy
Roast Potoatoes, Buttered Sprouts
Peas & Carrots

Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce
Pecan Pie with Fresh Cream
Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce

Coffee & Mints



Menu E - From £22 per person
Three Course Formal Meal (price depends on facilities available)

This menu includes waitress service, crockery, cutlery & napkins
(Choice of 2 Starters, 1 Main course & 2 Desserts)

Tomato. Apple & Celery Soup
Fresh Carrot & Coriander Soup
Melon Medori Cocktail

Roast Chicken With Chipolata Sausage wrapped in Bacon
Bread Sauce, Sage & Onion Stuffing
Spanish Chicken with Butter Beans, Chorizo Sausage & Tomatoes
Hungarian Beef Goulash with Dumplings
Roast Potatoes
Seasonal Vegetables

Kiwi Cheesecake with Wild Berry Coulis
Charlotte Russe
Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce

Coffee with Chocolate Truffles



Menu F - From £27.50 per person
Four Course Formal Meal (depends on facilities available)

This menu includes waitress service, crockery, cutlery & napkins
(Choice of 2 Starters, 1 Fish Course, 1 Main Course & 2 Desserts)

Ham Hock and Caper Terrine served with Piccalilli & Crusty French Bread
Butternut Squash Soup with Toasted Sweetcorn
Prawn Cocktail

Smoked Salmon with lemon wedges & brown bread
Fillets of Plaice Veronique

Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding & Horseradish Sauce
Chicken Chasseur with Mushrooms, Onions. Tomato & Tarragon
Seasonal Vegetables

Missisippi Mud Pie with Fresh Cream
Home-made Apple Pie with Custard or Fresh Cream
Mixed Berry Cheesecake

Coffee with Chocolate Truffles

Download our formal meal menus

Use the following link to download our range of formal meal menus:

Formal Meal Menus (PDF)

"Thanks for the fantastic meal you cooked for Oak Grove Chapel earlier this month. It really was a great occasion."

      - Jo

Catering, Norwich