Occasions Caterers Ltd.

"Real people with real smiles providing real service"

 
 

 
 

Fully Serviced Menus
These menus have been designed for formal, weddings and special occasions

Menu 1

Prices are based on 60 or more guests for menus 1-7. All prices are GST inclusive and cover all food/serving dishes, food serving staff and serviettes consultation time with clients to determine table layout and format of the event. Our in house catering at the officers club Newmarket includes all of the above as well as tables, chairs, tablecloths, chair covers, candelabras, candles, crockery, cutlery, glasses, setting and clearing of premises. Venue hire is payable to the Officers Club Newmarket and is not included in our price per head for catering. Our venue is at 14 Edgerley avenue Newmarket, it is a lovely huge 2 storied villa from early last century, that boasts of old world charm and historical significance. We have a lovely garden, pergolas, in ground pool and plenty of private parking. Our premises also have a licensed bar with full services.

Menu 1 Buffet

Pre meal nibbles
Antipasto display - with olives, cheeses, dips, hommos, airiol, vegetables,
Bread and buns
or
Canape - smoked mussels/smoked salmon/feta & herbs
Platters of mini samosa
Mini spring rolls
Prawn cutlet rolls
Main Course
Meats
Roast beef - with garlic & herbs
Lamb - served with a parmesan and rosemary crust
Chicken in bolognaise sauce
Fish and prawn mornay
Vegetables
Baked baby potatoes
Broccoli and mushroom - with spiced butter sauce
Baby carrots - with honey and sesame glaze
Salads
Tossed garden green salad
Creamy potato salad
Pasta and pesto salad
Chargrilled salad
Freshly baked buns and butter
Desserts
Fresh fruit salad
Pavlova
Baked cheese cake
Rich chocolate mud cake
Tea and coffee
Inhouse catering $46.00 inclusive of GST per person
Out catering $52.00 inclusive of GST per person

 


Menu 2 buffet

Carvery
Ham on the bone - with condiments
Medium rare roast beef - with condiments
Stuffed turkey breast - with apricot and pine nut sauce
Hot dishes and vegetables
Baby gourmet potatoes - roasted in olives and herbs
Baby green beans - with garlic and almonds
Baby carrots - with honey and sesame glaze
Vegetarian lasagne - with rich bechamel sauce, broccoli, spinach,
tomatoes, fresh
herbs fate cheese etc.
Cold Dishes
(Top table only) whole poached salmon decorated
Platter prawns, oysters, mixed shell fish - with regal sauce served in shells
Choose four of the following
Tossed Caesar salad
Waldof salad
Tabulleh - served with tomato salsa and yoghurt
Chargrilled - with Kumara, Pumpkin, Courgettes, garlic, spinach,
and onion in olive oil
Spinach and orange salad - with a citrus Tarragon dressing
Pickled red cabbage - with freshly grated Beetroot and aoili
Desserts
Fresh Fruit Display - with grapes, berries, melon, pineapple, oranges etc.
Strawberry, banana and marshmallow mousse

Lemon Meringue pie

Sacher Torte
Ice cream or thickened cream
Tea and coffee
In house catering $65.00 inclusive of GST per person
Out catering $69.50 inclusive of GST per person

 


 


Menu 3 buffet

Cavery
Hot Ham on the bone
Hot medium beef
(with condiments)
Hot Food
Seafood mornay
Thai chicken chowmein
Minted baby potatoes
Cold
Tossed garden green salad
Chargrilled - seasonal vegetables in a olive oil dressing
Creamy potato salad
Pasta and pesto salad - with capsicum and olives
Freshly baked buns with butter
Desserts
Sacher torte - rich chocolate delight
Berry and apple crumble
Cream anglaise or ice cream
Fruit salad
Cheese board
In house catering $ 40.00 inclusive of GST per person
Out catering $46.00 inclusive of GST per person

 
 

Menu 4

Finger food ( to be passed around )
Canapes - with a variety of toppings
e.g. smoked mussels, pesto and feta Pate and
fresh herbs, smoked salmon and cucumber
Platters of prawn cutlet Rolls - with tartare sauce
Mini vegetarian samosa - served with plum sauce
Petite savory tarts - filled with fresh herbs soft cheese and tomato pesto
Buffet food (stationary)
Carvery of hot ham on the bone - with condiments of mustard
and cranberry sauce
Variety of fresh bread and buns
Carved fresh fruit platter
Gourmet cheese board
Tea and coffee
In house catering $34.00 inclusive of GST per person
Out catering $37.00 inclusive of GST per person

Menus 5 and 6 are plated. We supply the menus from the selection you have chosen, for your guests to order from.

 
 

Menu 5
4 course plated

Entree
Antipasto platter - smoked and marinated mussels, prawns, salami,
cheeses, pesto, tomato - served with sliced bread served on platters
on tables for guests to help themselves from.
soups ( choose one soup)
Pumpkin and coriander soup with pinenuts and creme Faiche B
Chilled Gazpacho soup
Iced cucumber soup
Freshly baked buns
Mains choose two
Nutty chicken - chicken thighs served with a creamy nut sauce
and wild chilly
Hot chicken salad - tarragon marinated chicken served on a bed of fresh
salad with melon and mint
Hot lamb - spicy marinated lamb served on bed of fresh salad with
olive, feta and rosemary
Peppered beef - thick rare fillets sliced with green or pink
peppercorns and wine jus
Fish in pastry - white fish, salmon, pineapple and cream cheese cooked
in light pastry served with melon and paw paw sauce
Swiss Salad - Gruyere, Emental cheese combined with pasta, olives fresh
salad green tossed lightly in a spiced dressing
ALL MAIN ACCOMPANIED WITH ONE HOT VEGETABLE DISH AND ONE SALAD DISH
Desserts (choose two)
Boysenberry and apple charlottes served with cream anglaise and ice cream
Fresh fruit platter and mascapone cheese
Berry crumble and ice cream
fFesh fruit and cheese platter
Selection of tea and freshly brewed coffee
in house catering $63.00 inclusive of GST per person
out catering $69.00 inclusive of GST per person

 
 

Menu 6 plated
Table buffet or platted dinners

Entrees/soups choose two
Soup served with freshly baked rolls
Pottage Parmentier - potato, chives, leeks, and creme Fraiche
Curried pumpkin and coriander served with pinenuts
Provincial soup - oxtail, herbs, garlic, tomato, and red wine
Gazpacho - iced spicy tomato soup
Thai prawn soup
Antipasto platter - selection of sauteed courgetts Aubergine,
marinated mushrooms, olives, cubed cheeses, anchovies
Sicilian seafood salad - cocktail of seafood's served platted with garlic
and lemon dressing
Spicy melon cocktail - honey dew melon marinated in a spicy light cream sauce
Chicken turkey terrine - served with crusty bread slices, cranberry and
chutney pickles
White fish medallion rolls served with a curried cream and wasabi
Avocado served with prawns and seafood dressing

 

Mains Choose two:


Chicken legs stuffed with pesto and camembert cheese served with
a spicy apricot sauce


Salmon steaks poached in Riesling and pink pepper corns


Tropical fish strudel - white fish and tuna with pineapple,
cream cheese and Pastichio nuts wrapped in a light puff pastry
served with hollandaise and tartare sauces


Boned leg of lamb stuffed with pesto, mushrooms and spinach


Peppered beef fillet with thyme, olives and garlic


Pork loin stuffed with chestnuts and apricots served with wine and plum juice


Tarragon Chicken - chicken breasts served with a light sauce of
tarragon, wine and mushrooms


Lamb cutlets served with a rosemary and Parmesan crust and mint gravy


Desserts choose three

 

Berry and lemon meringue Ramekins

 

Marinated grapes with berry sauce

 

Walnut and apricot meringue torte


Fresh fruits with Kirch and grand Marnier served with almond
or chocolate swirls.


Orange and almond gateaux

 

Fresh fruit and cheese platter


Selection of teas and freshly brewed coffee
In house 3 course $59.00 2 course $45.00 per person
Out catering 3 course $65.00 2 course 59.00 per person

 

(all inclusive of GST)
 


Menu 7 buffet

Starters
Antipasto platters - served with breads, cheeses, pesto, dips,
capsicum, smoked and
marinated mussels, prawns, olives, gerkins and salami
Main course
Meats
Ham on the bone
Thai vegetables and cashew nuts
Fish mornay
Cold meat platters
Hot vegetables
Roast baby potatoes
Baby beans with garlic and almonds
Honeyed sesame carrots
Salads
Greek mixed garden greens
Whole baby beets
Mixed bean salad
Freshly baked buns and butter
desserts
Fresh fruit salad
or
Fresh fruit platter
Sacher torte or chocolate mud cake
Berry crumble or Lemon Meringue pie
Whipped cream
Pavlova
In house $ 44.00 inclusive of GST per person
Out catering $47.00 inclusive of GST per person

 


 


Menu 8 buffet

This menu is designed for small numbers eg. 30-40 people

Antipasto platter - smoked and marinated mussels, prawns, salami,
cheeses, pesto, tomatoes with sliced crusty bread
Mains Choose two:


Eye fillet and bacon kebabs - basted with olive oil, garlic, fresh ginger
and light Soya sauce and spices


Chargrilled salmon steaks - served with Paw Paw and mango sauce, Tartare and
wasabi


Chicken kebabs - chicken marinated in lemon, Tarragon, garlic and oil served with a melon and cucumber salsa


Hot vegetables choose two:


Chargrilled vegetables - with kumara, pumpkin, courgettes and capsicum
with olive oil, garlic and coriander


Baked gourmet potatoes - stuffed with feta, pesto and parmesan


Baked capsicum - filled with wholemeal bread crumbs, fresh tyme, marjoram,
cheeses, courgette and pinenuts


Minted baby potatoes - served with chive butter


Baked aubergines and courgettes - served with tomato salsa


Salads choose two


Tossed garden salad - with everything in it served with a honey vinaigrette


Greek salad - lettuce, basil leaves, cherry tomatoes, crumbed feta and
olive oil dressing

 

Kumera orange and apple - with and orange and coriander cream


Chargrilled salad - kumera, courgettes, pumpkin, capsicum, pumpkin seeds,
olives with a basil citrus dressing

 

Desserts choose two

 

Gourmet cheese board - Whitestone and Puhoi cheeses


Fresh cut fruits and mascapone


Marinated grapes with berry sauce


Walnut and apricot meringue torte or home made cheese cakes

 

Selection of teas and coffee
In house catering $52.00 inclusive of GST per person
Out catering $58.00 inclusive of GST per person