Dorset Wedding Caterer of the Year 2017
Our wedding menus are carefully designed to offer a well-balanced and varied choice.
Our chefs are always happy and willing to create a menu tailored to your day, with the opportunity to come and try the dishes to help you decide. We pride ourselves in our service and food always striving to make your wedding day a day to remember. Our quotes will always be fully inclusive of V.A.T, staffing and event manager, tableware and of course chefs and waiting staff to serve your meal.
Because when it’s your special day everything has to go your way and that’s exactly how we want it as well. So make sure to get in contact with us.
Our award-winning team will create a package within your budget without compromising on the quality of the food or service. Please see our venues page for catering, prices and menu options for the following venues.
Sopley Mill
New Estate House
Pen House
Longthorns Farm
Southover House
Barford Farm Park
Moors Valley Country Park
Bennet’s Water Gardens

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Spring Banqueting Menu
Spring Banqueting
£40
Warm local baker’s breads with farmhouse butter
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Cream of asparagus soup with crispy Dorset pancetta
Hampshire smoked trout cocktail with avocado cream and mango salsa
Roasted New Forest chicken, ham terrine with a cornichon and tarragon mayonnaise
New Forest ham, spring onion and coastal cheddar tartlet with real ale chutney
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Seared minted lamb fillet with a baby shepherd’s pie and roasted shallot puree +£3 per person
New Forest chicken supreme with crispy smoked bacon, thyme jus and fondant potatoes
Roasted New Forest beef, garlic and rosemary roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and beefy red wine gravy
Cornish herb crusted cod loin, basil mashed potatoes, roasted balsamic cherry tomatoes, fish veloute
Asparagus, broad bean, pea and mint risotto with parmesan tuille and sweet pea shoots
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Lemon posset with fresh berries and homemade ginger shortbread
Warm chocolate brownie, blood orange sauce and vanilla ice cream
Salted caramel apple cheesecake with buttered maple glazed pecans
Strawberry parfait, shaved white chocolate and kiwi and lime coulis
Local cheeseboard + £2 per person
We have a menu for all seasons featuring some of the best local produce…
Extras per person
Tea and coffee service £2.50 per person
Homemade truffles with your coffee £1 per person
Sorbet refresher course £3.50
Summer Banqueting Menu
Summer Banqueting
£40
Warm breads, farmhouse butter and balsamic dipping oil
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Dorset crab tian, basil and avocado and cucumber gazpacho
Meze boards to share +£2 per person
Smoked Piddle Valley chicken and mango salad with lime and honey dressing
Buffalo mozzarella salad with peas, mint, broad beans, lemon and olive oil
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Seared rump of Dorset lamb, sweet roasted shallots, fondant potato, mint jus +£2
Fillet of Dorset black bream, crushed new potatoes, courgettes, sun blushed tomatoes & red pepper coulis
Piddle Valley chicken supreme with preserved lemons, thyme, garlic, polenta and tomato sauce
Pork fillet medallions, grain mustard crushed potatoes, crispy bacon shard, apple cider jus
All the above are served with seasonal vegetables
Spiced chickpea and beetroot falafel kofta, quinoa tabbouleh, sweet cherry tomato salad
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Rich chocolate marquise with praline and raspberry coulis
Signature Summer pudding with clotted cream
Mango and lime parfait, coconut foam and toasted coconut
New Forest strawberry pavlova
Local cheeseboard + £2 per person
We have a menu for all seasons featuring some of the best local produce….
Extras per person
Tea and coffee service £2.50
Homemade truffles with your coffee £1
Sorbet refresher course £3.50
Autumn Banqueting menu
Autumn Banqueting
£40
Local baker’s rolls with farmhouse butter
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Dorset blue vinney and celeriac soup
Duck liver parfait and blackberry and ginger relish
Dorset crab, leek and cheddar tart with choron sauce
Ham hock terrine with chives and mustard, and Dorset piccalilli
Wild mushrooms with gnocchi in garlic and herb butter
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Hampshire chicken supreme, crispy chicken crackling, wild mushrooms & balsamic cream sauce
Dorset steak and ale pie, colcannon mash and beef gravy
Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, hassleback roast potatoes and beef gravy
Dorset plaice fillets with prawns and lemon and chive butter with crushed new potatoes
Monkfish with chorizo and white bean cassoulet +£3
All the above are served with seasonal vegetables
Black bean, avocado and cashew burrito & roasted pepper quinoa and zingy salsa verde
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Blackberry cheesecake with blackberry and clotted cream ice cream
Orange and cinnamon rice pudding, with mini doughnuts
Sticky toffee pudding, sweet apple compote and homemade custard
Warm chocolate brownie, chocolate sauce, raspberries and vanilla bean ice cream
Local cheeseboard + £2 per person
Extras per person
Tea and coffee service £2.50
Homemade truffles with your coffee £1
Sorbet refresher course £3.50
Winter Banqueting Menu
Winter Banqueting
£40
Local baker’s rolls with farmhouse butter
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Rosary goat’s cheese beignets with Dorset honey and pickled beetroot
New Forest game terrine with spiced pear chutney
Wye valley hot smoked salmon ravioli in cream cheese, lemon and chive sauce
Chicken satay with peanut sauce and cucumber salad
Vegan spiced bean pate, tomato chutney
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Luxury fish pie with winter green vegetables
Braised beef in red wine with truffled mash
New Forest pork belly slow roasted with celeriac mash, apple sage and sherry jus
Herbed chicken ballotine in New Forest smoked bacon, with roast potatoes and thyme chicken gravy
All the above are served with seasonal vegetables
Wild mushroom stroganoff, basmati rice, parmesan and truffle oil
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Apple cinnamon and almond crumble with traditional English custard
Mulled pear, white chocolate sauce, blackcurrant and clotted cream ice cream
Dark chocolate orange tart, hazelnut ganache with Chantilly cream
White chocolate crème brulee with raspberry shortbread
Local cheese board + £2 per person
We have a menu for all seasons featuring some of the best local produce…
Extras per person
Tea and coffee service £2.50
Homemade truffles with your coffee £1
Sorbet refresher course £3.50
Sharing wedding menus
Sharing and Themed Wedding Banquet
Sample menu £44 per person
Try our informal sharing menu for your wedding or event. We can adapt and change the dishes and dessert to your liking. We will always use local produce and suppliers where ever possible.
Served on a selection of glass platters, boards and bowls
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Local and homemade breads with hummus and dipping oil
To start
Meze boards
Serrano ham and chorizo
Red pepper and feta tapenade
Marinated olives,
Manchego cheese with honey and toasted almonds
The main event
King prawns, chilli jam and coriander
Chicken and pepper skewers
Lamb albondigos in spicy tomato sauce
Paprika and smoked garlic potatoes
Mozzarella and cherry tomato salad with basil dressing
Tabbouleh
Yoghurt and cucumber salad with mint
To finish
Homemade baclava
Tea and coffee and Turkish delight
Canapes
Canapés
Bronze £2.00
Bruschetta of tomato, basil and garlic
Chicken liver parfait with seasonal berries
Bacon, leek and cheddar tartlet
Roasted pepper and goat’s cheese quiche
Creamed mushroom palmier
Honey and grain mustard sausages
Spinach, leek and feta filo parcels
Wye Valley smoked salmon & cream cheese blini,
Roasted bean and chick pea falafel with tahini
Vegetable samosa with mint yoghurt
Jurassic coast mackerel pate
Toad in the hole, grain mustard, onion jam
Smoked chicken and bacon Caesar salad
King prawns with chorizo and chimichurri
Endives with Roquefort, baby pear, walnut and honey
Tandoori and yoghurt chicken kebab
Silver £2.50
Herbed chicken & homemade red pesto roulade
Citrus crayfish and prawns with cucumber
Asparagus, poached quail’s egg and chive hollandaise
Fish ‘n’ chips with mushy peas and tartar
Mozzarella stuffed arrancini with tomato sauce
New Forest smoked bacon and eggs on toast with truffle oil
Goat’s cheese beignets with red pepper salsa
Blushed tomato, toasted pine nut Greek basil & feta spoon
Smashed guacamole with smoked pepper hummus crouton
Handmade hoi sin duck rolls
Wild mushroom and roasted garlic tartlet
Gold £3.00
Beef bresaola, horseradish and Parmesan shortbread
New Forest smoked bacon and eggs on toast with truffle oil
Handmade sushi rolls
Gourmet grilled steak sliders
Dorset crab and potato gratin shells
Hand dived scallop, pancetta & cauliflower puree
Local smoked trout, horseradish and dill roulade
Sweet £2.00
Classic brownie with vanilla fudge
Eton mess with seasonal berries
Baby lemon meringue pie
Chocolate dipped New Forest strawberries (seasonal)
Pumpkin pie with pecan mousse
Salted caramel profiteroles
Chocolate and mandarin tart
Mint chocolate marshmallows
Pie and Mash
Signature Pie and Mash
Proper deep filled pie with free range southern counties meats. Hand made with homemade pastry.
Add a starter, dessert or both for a traditional rustic informal wedding breakfast.
Price includes crockery, cutlery, waiting staff, napkins, sauces and our friendly service
Two courses £30
Three courses £35
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Rustic tomato soup with crusty bread and butter
Classic tomato bruschetta
Farmhouse pate with chutney and bread
Prawn cocktail
Melon with seasonal berries
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Proper deep filled pie with homemade pastry, mashed potato, jugs of real gravy,
cauliflower cheese and seasonal greens
Choose your fillings
Chicken, ham and leek
Chicken, chorizo and red pepper
Chicken and mushroom
Steak and ale
Steak and kidney
Steak and stilton
Spicy bean, chilli and sweet potato
Butternut squash, leek and goat’s cheese
Moroccan vegetable tagine
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Lemon meringue pie
Custard slice with cream
Chocolate brownie with ice cream
Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce with custard
Banoffee pie
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Summer Slow roasts
Signature Slow Roasts
Roasted long and slow overnight and served to your table. Our prices include v.a.t, service staff, crockery, cutlery, and linen napkins. We use some of the best local New Forest and Dorset free range meats from our farm near Bramshaw in the New Forest and our Dorset butchers in Wimborne.
Choose your meat and three side dishes.
New Forest Hog £28
Soft local baker’s rolls
Seasonal leaves
Homemade apple sauce
Dorset Lamb £32
Warm pitta breads
Seasonal leaves
Yoghurt and mint tzatziki
New Forest Beef £32
Rosemary and garlic focaccia
Seasonal leaves
Fresh horseradish sauce
Piddle Valley Chicken £25
Corn bread
Seasonal leaves
Barbecue chicken sauce
Side dishes
Roasted Cajun potato wedges
Potato and chive salad
Garlic and rosemary roast potatoes
Baked potatoes
Roasted baby onions
Quinoa tabbouleh
Mixed beans and pepper salad
Tomato and onion salad
Spicy tomato salad
Cucumber and dill salad
Homemade coleslaw
Cauliflower and leek gratin
Green bean and baby tomato salad
Sage, cider & shallot stuffing
Traditional afternoon tea
Afternoon Tea £22
Includes all crockery, tiered cake stands and tableware, event manager and service staff
Make it vintage with all vintage and retro crockery for £3 per person
Fresh cut sandwiches
Choose up to four fillings
Smoked Wye Valley salmon, cream cheese and cucumber
Coronation chicken
Brie, grape and cranberry
Roast Hampshire beef with horseradish
Roast chicken and bacon with herbed mayonnaise
Free range egg and Dorset watercress
Cheddar and Bridport chutney
Sustainable tuna with mayonnaise and spring onion
Home baked New Forest ham and mustard
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Choose two of the following savouries
Local award-winning sausage rolls
Bacon, leek and Cheddar tartlet
Devilled eggs
Goat’s cheese, basil and Parma ham rolls
Prawn cocktail cups
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Handmade scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
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Choose two homemade sweet treats
Carrot and walnut slice
Victoria sponge
Bakewell tart
Lemon drizzle slice
Dorset apple cake
New Forest strawberry shortbread
Chocolate fudge brownie
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Dorset teas and fresh coffee
Evening reception food
Evening and Street Food
Burger Barbecue £10
A selection of steak burgers
Marinated chicken fillets
Wild boar & apple burgers
Mixed artisan baps
Caramelized onions
Crisp gem leaves and tomatoes
Homemade coleslaw
Cheese, bacon rashers, relish
Pickles and sauces
New Forest Hog Roast £7.50
Free range Hampshire hog
Fresh baked rolls
Soft caramelized onions, homemade apple sauce
Stuffing, mustards and sauces
Sandwich Buffet £12
Mixed fresh sandwiches and mini rolls
Local sausage rolls
Vegetable samosas
Homemade quiche
Marinated chicken skewers
Gourmet potato crisps
Fresh cut vegetables and tzatziki
Handmade Pizza Buffet £8.50
A delicious selection of hot pizza, served with dips for your crusts and fresh rocket
Bacon and Sausage Sizzle £6
New Forest bacon rashers and prime pork sausages with fresh baked rolls
Onions, cheese and sauces
Evening Ploughman’s Platters £10
British cheese board with biscuits
Crowe farm pork pie
Crusty breads
Baby leaves
Coleslaw
Celery Sticks
Grapes
Chutney and pickles
Meze Boards £15
Grilled and marinated vegetables
Sun blushed tomatoes
Marinated Olives
Local and home cured charcuterie
Marinated Feta
Homemade focaccia
Homemade hummus
Roasted garlic aioli
All our tacos are gluten free and served with crisp gem lettuce, sour cream, smashed avocado guacamole, our speciality charred corn salsa and spicy jalapenos.
Choose two fillings plus a vegetarian
£8 per person
New Forest pulled pork taco
8hr slow roasted piddle cider marinated pulled pork with hickory barbeque sauce
Falafel taco(vegan)
Homemade falafel, roasted peppers and tahini sauce
Chipotle chicken & chorizo taco
Fajita-spiced Piddle Valley chicken, chorizo, peppers and onions
Halloumi tacos
Grilled halloumi, pomegranate and yoghurt dressing
Steak Tacos
Marinated flat iron steak & caramelised onions
Scallop tacos(seasonal)£1 supplement per person
Hand dived Dorset scallops with crispy New Forest bacon
Sustainable fish tacos
Crispy MSC sole goujons with lemon and tartare
Extras per person
Tea and coffee service £2.50 per person
Homemade chocolate truffles with your coffee £1
Sorbet refresher course £3.50
Cheese course from £5.50
Children's Wedding Menu
Signature weddings
Children’s menus
A very important part of making a happy stress-free day is making sure the children are all fed and happy. Our children’s meals are all homemade and nutritionally balanced.
They are suitable for children up to 12 years old.
Main course £10
Main and dessert £13
Three courses £15
Starters
Tomato soup
Cheese on toast fingers
Garlic pizza bread
Chicken goujons with barbecue sauce
Main Courses
Sausage and mash with baked beans
Macaroni cheese with spinach and ham
Fish goujons with mash and peas
Roast chicken with potato wedges and cucumber salad
Jacket potato shells with bacon and cheese, ketchup and green salad
Tomato and cheese stuffed courgette with rice
Dessert
Marshfield’s ice cream tub
Strawberries and cream shortbread
Banana and toffee meringue
Chocolate brownie with raspberries
Traditional Wedding Banquet
Traditional Wedding Banquet
£40
Warm rolls and butter
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Seasonal vegetable soup and roll
Smoked bacon and camembert tart with baby leaf salad
Prawn cocktail, seafood sauce and malted bread
Farmhouse pate with onion marmalade and herbed crostini
Tomato and goat’s cheese tart, balsamic drizzle and herb salad
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Roasted salmon supreme, classic hollandaise sauce, buttered new potatoes and wilted spinach
Roasted topside of New Forest beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Roast chicken supreme with mushrooms, white wine & cream, crushed new potatoes and green beans
New Forest pork sausages, grain mustard mash, savoy cabbage and onion gravy
Deep filled local pie, chive mash, real gravy and seasonal greens
Roasted tomato, pine nut and pecorino risotto
Pesto roasted vegetable encroute with cheese and chive sauce
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Apple crumble with traditional custard
Lemon tart with crème fraiche and seasonal berries
New York vanilla cheesecake with strawberries
Chocolate brownie, caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
Eton mess of seasonal fruits
Extras per person
Tea and coffee service £2.50 per person
Homemade truffles with your coffee £1 per person
Sorbet refresher course £3.50
Vegan and Vegetarian
Vegetarian and Vegan choices
£40 per person
Celeriac and fresh horseradish soup
Garlic and rosemary baked camembert, chilli jam and ciabatta
Vegan wild mushrooms with spelt and sunflower toast in garlic and herb olive oil
Goat’s cheese and red pepper tart, beetroot reduction, local wild rocket salad
Vegan spiced bean pate, tomato chutney and crostini
Vegan potato gnocchi with sun blushed tomatoes, capers and olives
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Vegan spiced chickpea, spinach kofta with sweet pepper coulis, mint & lemon couscous
and sweet potato crisps
Vegan burrito with black beans, rice, avocado and cashews, fresh zingy salsa & herb salad
Classic homity pie, with roasted baby beets
Vegan broad bean, pea and mint risotto, truffle oil and pickled walnuts
Roasted plum tomato, buffalo mozzarella, basil and pine nut pappardelle
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Vegan brownie with peanut brittle and dark chocolate sauce
Vegan salted caramel cheesecake with blueberry compote
Vegan chickpea meringue with fresh forest fruits and coconut cream
Vegan mango and lime posset with shortbread
Other vegetarian options are available from our seasonal menus
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Street Food
Signature Street Food
Barbecued Pork Ribs – £10
With southern style bashed potatoes and barbecue sauces
Vegetarians – Barbecued Halluomi and watermelon skewers
Jambalaya – £9
with shrimp, chicken and spicy sausage
Vegetarians – Vegan Jambalaya
Mac and cheese bowls – £9
Topped with your favourite protein – Chilli beef, chorizo, pulled pork, or bacon
Vegetarians – Pulled Barbecue Jackfruit
Asian Grill – £12
Chapatis with – Tandoori king prawns, Thai chicken and Lamb tikka, with crunchy kimchi vegetable salad and dressings
Vegetarian – Korean Barbecue Tofu with pineapple
Burger Barbeque – £12.00 per head
Choose two burgers from – beefsteak, venison, chicken fillet, wild boar and apple and Moroccan lamb with
A selection of artisan baps
Caramelised onions
Crisp lettuce and tomatoes
Homemade coleslaw
Cheese, bacon rashers, relish, pickles and sauces
Vegetarians – Mushroom, halloumi and grilled peppers
Sausage-Fest Barbecue – £10.00 per head
New Forest Handmade jumbo sausages
Soft rolls
Caramelised onions
Chilli jam
Cheese
Sour cream
Sauces
Tomato salad
Vegetarians – spiced vegetable sausages
New Forest Hog Roast – £7.50 per person
Slow roasted New Forest hog
Soft rolls
Homemade Stuffing
Caramelised onions
Apple sauce
Vegetarians – Falafel and spinach burger
Signature Pulled Pork– £10 per person
16 hour barbecue pork
Sour dough rolls
Caramelised onions
Cajun coleslaw
Sweet potato wedges
Sauce’s
Vegetarians – Pulled Barbecue jack fruit
Mexican Barbecue – £15 per person
Steak and chicken tacos
Mango, chilli and lime king prawn kebab
Hand cooked tortilla chips
Warm cheese sauce
Charred corn salsa
Avocado guacamole
Sour cream and chives
Crispy salad mix
Spicy jalapeños
Vegetarians – Spiced cauliflower tacos – Grilled halluomi and pepper kebab
Middle Eastern wraps – £9
Harissa spiced lamb or chicken
Jumbo pitta bread
Buckwheat tabbouleh
Yoghurt, mint and fennel coleslaw
Vegetarians – Harissa spiced falafel with tahini sauce
Desserts – £3.50
Vanilla cheesecake
Homemade Brownie
Eton mess
Lemon tart
Chocolate tart
Lemon meringue pie
Custard tart
Fresh fruit salad