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BUFFET MENU

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When it comes to tantalising your palette we take as much consideration and pride to detail and taste to complement your overall Laurels experience. Our executive Chef and team have meticulously designed and compiled an extensive cuisine menu to satisfy all tastebuds and enhance the overall ambience of your wedding day.

Our gourmet dishes will give your guests an unforgettable Laurels dinning experience that will leave them pondering wonderful thoughts on our exquisitely tantalising and tasty selections. Our team pride them selves on quality and freshness to provide you and your guests with the finest ingredients which are all made on the premises and presented with every attention to detail.

Our Menus:

- Ultimate
- Sunset
- Cocktail
- Buffet

Ultimate Menu
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Savouries
Choice of 2 hot & 2 cold plus Meze Platter. Selection can be from any given menus

Cold

• Pumpkin & pine nut wraps
• Green onion corn cakes with smoked salmon
• Smoked trout pate with oven roasted lavash
• Ricotta, caviar & dill toast
• Asparagus, ham & hollandaise rolls (in season)
• Smoked or cured salmon blini's
• Antipasto Platter
• Smoked Salmon and Dill Pikelets
• Pate in Filo cups
• Smoked Trout on a Cucumber cup served with a Fish Mousse
• Miniature Roast Beef Snacks 

Hot

• Chicken bites wrapped in pancetta & sage with a cider dressing
• Tempura mussels with chilli jambo
• Shrimp balls with mango lime & ginger sauce
• Lamb Kofta balls with yoghurt & cucumber dip
• Stuffed calamari tubes
• Game sausage rolls
• Min Seafood & bacon pies
• House made Wontons served with a Spicy Mango Sauce
• Caviar and Salmon, Asparagus and Brie Cakes

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Entrées

Choice of 2, Alternate Drop

Soups

• Buttered salmon & Leek veloute
• Seafood Chowder
• Spicy Malay Coconut
• Crème of Gourmet Mushroom Soup
• Sweet Potato Soup with Coriander and Coconut Crème

• Shrimp Waldorf
• Rare Beef salad with anchovies, roasted capsicum & parmesan
• Roasted capsicum, buffalo mozzarella & rocket
• Lamb Greek Salad
• King Prawn & Mixed Seafood Tossed in a Mediterranean Salad with Lime Mayonnaise
• Warm Charcoal-grilled Vegetable Salad
• Garden Salad with Pears and Roquefort croutons
• Asparagus & spinach salad

• Eggplant Pancakes with char grilled Quail & Sage Butter
• Warm Salad of Chicken with Roasted Capsicum & Eggplant Chips
• Teriyaki chicken kebabs on rocket salad with walnuts & pineapple salsa
• Chicken Breast with Wild Mushroom risotto & sage pan gravy

Meat

• Our Special Pork & Veal Terrine with Apricot Relish
• Laurel 's Smoked Tenderloin Beef served on a Fresh Asparagus (in season)
• Seasoned Cold Veal Roulade with Pesto
• with crispy Fennel Chips
• Honey glazed lamb with spiced pumpkin with a pesto dressing
• Char Grilled Baby Lamb Cutlets with Seeded Mustard Pesto on a bed of Baby spinach
• Prime Beef Kebabs with Field Mushrooms on a bed of Rice Pilaf

Seafood

• Trio of Atlantic salmon cured smoked poached
• Seafood Crepe
• Blue Swimmer Crab & King Prawn Ravioli in a rock lobster bisque
• Char Grilled Tuna Served on a Salad Nicoise & Drizzled with a red wine Vinaigrette
• Local reef fish with beetroot risotto with rocket, goat's cheese & walnuts
• Baby Squid Tubes filled with a farce of King Prawns, Fetta and Basil served with a fresh Tomato Sauce and Risotto
• Served with a fresh Tomato Sauce and Risotto

Game

• Kangaroo & Emu Sausages with wild thyme & basil wrapped with baby spinach & served on a bush tomato relish & polenta
• Capriccio of Kangaroo Served on mixed greens & herbs with a Melon & Chilli Chutney

Vegetarian

• Spinach, ricotta & butternut pancakes
• Roasted vegetable stack
• Pumpkin Ravioli with butter apple & walnuts
• Caramelised Pumpkin & ricotta lasagne with lime butter

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Main Courses

Choice of 2, Alternate Drop

Poultry

• Turkey Medallions wrapped in Prosciutto with sage, served on a bean ragout & white wine reduction
• BBQ Breast of Duckling Served on a bed of Vermicelli & Asian Greens & napped with a Plum Sauce
• Roast Spatchcock with pumpkin, coconut & onion jam
• Free range French-trim Chicken Breast with prosciutto chips resting on a bed of savoury risotto

Game

• Kangaroo Medallions Char grilled & set on a Sweet Yam Rosti & a bed of Wild Warrigal & Asian Greens. Napped with a Shiraz Jus
• Medallions of Venison with savoury chocolate raisin sauce
• Rosemary & citrus Ox Tongue with raisin sauce

Meat

• Medallions of Prime Tenderloin, char grilled & served on a potato Rosti with oven roast Roma Tomato & Grilled Zucchini, served with Sauce Béarnaise.
• Baby Lamb Rump Seared then gently roasted pink with garlic & rosemary, served reduction with minted new potatoes, sweet potato & green beans with a Honey & Red Wine
• Oven Roasted Rib Eye with Paris mash & Merlot sauce
• Prime Lamb Rump roasted slowly served with La Crique
• Grain-fed Eye Fillet flambéed in brandy served with ratatouille stack
• Paupiettes of baby veal tenderloin filled with a fine farce of herbs, Gruyère & field mushrooms, rolled & wrapped in streaky bacon & napped with a Sherry . reduction
• Mushrooms, rolled & wrapped in streaky bacon & napped with a Sherry.reduction &
• Mignons of baby veal seared until pink & set on a bed of fettuccini & glazed with a Gnocchi alla Romana
• served with Gnocchi alla Romana
• French trimmed Lamb shanks on parmesan polenta
• Saltimbocca - thin slices of Veal topped with prosciutto cooked gently in white wine

• Salmon lasagne with pumpkin, baby spinach & ricotta
• Glazed Salmon with Lime Beurre Blanc & tomato, ginger & basil salsa served with crisp potatoes
• Char Grilled Fillets of Fresh Market Fish with Roast Pumpkin Gnocchi & Wilted Greens
• Char grilled Tuna on a bed of zucchini with roasted capsicum salsa
• Seared Tuna with wasabi & pea mash & ginger juice
• Poached Fillet of Atlantic Salmon with lime & caper sauce
• Seafood Curry

• Roasted vegetable stack
• Ratatouille pancakes with pesto dressing
• Tomato, Garlic & Basil fettuccini with sun dried tomato oil & parmesan
• Baby Pumpkins filled with curried vegetables

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Desserts

• Summer berry mousse
• Stringy Bark Honey, Chocolate or Raspberry Bavarois
• Ricotta & red wine tiramisu
• Espresso chocolate trifles
• Campari jellies with orange ice cream
• Chocolate liqueur mousse
• Chocolate fondant
• Pistachio biscuit & rich chocolate cherry slice
• Chocolate Amoretti cake with espresso syrup
• Irish Cream & Dark chocolate mousse cake
• Parfaits- select from: Chocolate Kailua
• Tortoni (Italian ice cream)
• Fruit Kebabs with Liqueur dipping sauce
• Seasonal Fruits with Cointreau Sorbet
• Steamed Ginger Pudding with Hot Butterscotch Sauce
• Poached Pears with Cinnamon Mousse

When selecting the Ultimate Package you may choose from any of the giving menus and are not restricted to the Ultimate Menu.

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Sunset Menu
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Savouries

Choice of 2 hot & 2 cold

Cold

• Melon & prosciutto wraps
• Chicken yakitori skewers
• Cherry tomato, bocconcini & basil skewers
• Meze Platter
• Mini basil, feta & sun dried tomato quiches
• Peppered omelette rolls with smoked trout
• Sun dried tomato filled toast cups
• House made Dips
• Pin Wheel Sandwiches with selected fillings
• Miniature Turkey and Cranberry Sandwich Stack
• Miniature Wraps
• Bruschetta - Italian style bread topped with fresh Roma tomatoes, basil, oregano & lightly sprinkled with olive oil

Hot

• Ricotta fritters with sweet chilli dressing
• Cilantro & lime mini fish cakes
• Satay sticks
• Chicken balantine
• Prawn toast bites
• White bait fritters with garlic aioli
• Honey roasted chicken with sesame glaze
• Tomato, rocket & cheese tarts
• Olive, tomato, rocket, parmesan & mozzarella mini pizzas
• Tandoori Chicken Wings
• Trio of Baby Tartlets
• Miniature Tortillas
• Corn Fritters served with a Red Pepper Salsa
• Spring Rolls
• Spicy oven-dried Tomato Pizza Bites
• Cheese Puffs
• Parmesan Filo Triangles

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Entrées

Choice of 2, Alternate Drop

Soups

Can be entrée or extra course at $7.00 per head

• Sweet Potato & Coconut
• Indian chickpea, tomato, coconut & spinach
• Roast Parsnip & Cumin
• Spicy Parsnip
• Pea, Ham & Mint
• Roasted Tomato, Bacon & Basil
• Sweet Potato & Nutmeg
• Thai Chicken & Corn
• Pumpkin, Coconut & Greek Basil

Salads

• Char grilled Chicken Supreme tossed through Classic Caesar Salad
• Lemon Chicken with Couscous salad
• Warm Chicken & Bacon salad
• Bar B Que Fresh Sardines With Marinated Fetta on a Greek Salad

Poultry

• Herbed Chicken Tenderloins on a Sweet Potato Rosti
• Tarragon Chicken in filo with Sweet Pepper Sauce
• Spicy Chicken Kebabs with Moorish flavours
• Citrus chicken
  
• Sauté Supreme of Chicken and Mushroom Crêpe

Meat

• Pork Tenderloin filled with Onion Marmalade on orange & pine nut salad
• Spicy Lamb Kebabs with Moorish flavours
• Two potato pancakes with Mediterranean meatballs
• Beef & mushroom kebabs with tomato & Spanish onion salad
• Barossa ham in verjuice jelly
• Medallions of Beef with Morels & Marsala & Crème Fraiche Sauce

Seafood

• Lightly poached Trout Fillet on julienne of garden vegetables
• Layered Salad with Grilled Reef Fish
• Shellfish Fritters with aioli
• Ginger & lime marinated fish served on wilted spinach with coriander butter
• Salmon mousse with cucumber salad
• Grilled fish with tamarind sauce
• Chilli & Lime Seared Squid on a Baby Asian Green Salad with a Peanut & Miren Dressing
• Creamy Smoked Trout fettuccini with spinach capers & lemon

Seafood Antipasta ($12.00 per head extra)

Vegetarian

• Roasted Butternut Pumpkin and Rosemary Lasagne
• Tartlets with Herb filling
• Dilled Potato & Leek Croquettes
• Roast pumpkin, eggplant, rocket & green bean salad
• Lentil, beetroot & baby spinach salad with honey mustard dressing
• Eggplant with ricotta rolls with tomato sauce
• Spinach & Basil Cannelloni with yellow pepper coulis
• Carrot & Cilantro risotto
• Carrot, Leak & Filo roll with yoghurt & coriander sauce
• Savoury herb tartlets
• Polenta baskets with mushroom, leak filling & mustard dressin

You may choose entrée size from Vegetarian Main Course

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Main Courses

Choice of 2, alternate drop

Poultry

• Cajun Chicken with tomato salsa
• Mint & coriander marinated chicken with snap peas & hokkein noodles
• Mediterranean Chicken – chicken fillet filled with semi sun-dried tomato, basil, olives served with a Roma Tomato Salsa
• Turkey Fillet - roulade with an apricot & herbed bread stuffing
• Smoked Chicken marinated in Sesame & Lime with Cashew nuts & Hokkein Noodles

Meat

• Striploin of Prime Beef Char Grilled & served with Gilette Potato a la Grecque, glazed baby carrots & green beans, napped with a red wine jus & sauté champignons
• Sirloin of Beef crusted with seeded mustard & fine herbs roasted medium rare
• Mediterranean Lamb with roast vegetables
• Beef Wellington
• Pork cutlets with green apple risotto
• Sausages with celeriac on white bean mash with apple & caramelised onion.sauce
• Crackling wrapped pork loin with pumpkin & pine nut stuffing served with blanched seasonal vegetables
• Moroccan lamb tagine with chick peas and fruit melody served with aromatic rice
• Roasted Leg of Pork with chunky apple relish & topped with crackling
• Pesto Beef stir fry with Asian greens
• Veal osso buco with burnt orange and campari with root vegetables
• Roast Sirloin of Prime Beef roasted medium rare & accompanied by individual Yorkshire Puddings & baked baby vegetable medley, napped with a Rich pan jus

Seafood

• Grilled Atlantic Salmon with Thai green risotto
• Baby Spinach. Served with a Lime & Ginger Bure Blanch.
• Supreme of Atlantic Salmon Encased in a puff pastry lattice with Tarragon & Lemon Butter Sauce & served with Minted Turned Baby Potatoes & Asparagus Spears
• Grilled swordfish, green beans & spicy tomato salsa
• Grilled Fillet of Local Reef Fish served with baby chats & baby beans
• Fillet of Market Fish served with Julianne vegetables, tarragon & lemon sauce
• Seafood Marinara
• Summertime Fish & Chips

Vegetarian

• Mediterranean vegetable lasagne
• Pumpkin Curry with saffron rice
• Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli with a Provencale sauce
• Courgette and Parmesan Fritters topped with eggplant spears
• Cherry Tomato, Corn and Fresh Herb Tartlets
• Spicy Vegetable Kebabs on couscous risotto, spring vegetables topped with.roasted Pine nuts

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Desserts

Choice of 2, alternate drop

Dessert can be substituted with Fruit & Cheese Platter if wedding cake is served as dessert

• Chocolate Indulgence
• Classic Lime Tart with Cream Chantilly & Raspberry Coulis
• Crème Caramel
• Baked apple caramels
• Petit Paris Brest Filled with Cointreau Custard Crème, Mixed Berries & Tropical Fruits
• Strawberry Syllabub Tart
• Pear & cinnamon galettes
• Orange Almond Tart
• Passionfruit Soufflé
• Summer P udding
• Coffee Risotto
• Lemon & Saffron Jellies
• Banana Fritters with Green Tea ice-cream
• Butterscotch Tartlets with chocolate sauce
• Crepes with Passion Fruit butter
• Tipsy Trifle
• Parfaits- selection from Passionfruit Flummery or Strawberry Whip
• Citrus Crepes with Liqueur Sauce
• Spicy Fig & Ginger Pudding
• Chocolate Pudding with Muscat Cream
• Profiteroles with Brandy Alexander Sauce
• Lime Delicious
• Champagne Jelly with Seasonal Fruit

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Cocktail Menu
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Finger Food Cocktail Buffet

Choice of 16 or choice of 4 fork food from Sunset Menu Entrée selection

• Smoked Tasmanian Farmed Salmon on a Buckwheat Blinis with Crème Cheese, Dill and Capers.
• Green Lip Mussel Kebabs with Walnut Sauce
• Goujons of Fresh Reef Fish in Beer Batter with Lime Mayonnaise
• Coconut King Prawn Brochette with Sweet Chilli and Coriander Sauce
• Tikka Marsala King Prawns with Raita
• Grilled Salmon on Lemon Grass Skewers
• Tarragon and Lime Scallop Brochettes
• Spiced Crab Meat Balls with Coriander and Ginger Sauce
• Crème Fraîche with Salmon Roe on Buckwheat Blini
• Vietnamese Bar B Que Mixed Seafood on Lemon Grass Brochette
• Mini Crab and Corn Quiche
• Prawn Dumplings with Sesame and Lime Sauce
• Mini Mixed Seafood Pizza
• Crostini with Tomato and Anchovy
• Mini Fish Cakes with Mirin Sauce
• Mixed Grill Skewers with Tomato Compote
• (Mini Tenderloin Steak, Chipolata, Bacon)
• Profiteroles filled with Smoked Salmon Mousse
• Bar b Que Mini Chicken Drumsticks in Honey, Sesame and Soy
• Spicy Kofta Lamb Kebabs with Peanut Sauce
• Mini Beef and Stilton Burgers
• Chicken Satay Sticks
• Roulards of Baby Veal Filled with a Creamy Mushroom and Leek Farce
• Turkish Lamb Rosemary Skewers with Lemon and Garlic Sauce
• Bar B Que Baby Lamb Cutlets with Mint and Yoghurt Dressing
• Mini Cottage Pies
• Pork and Prawn Spring Rolls with Sweet Chilli
• Chicken Yakitori with Sesame Sauce
• Spicy Pork Satay with Peanut Sauce
• Chive Mini Pancakes with Chorizo and Caramelised Onion
• Mini Filet Mignons with Béarnaise Sauce
• Thai Green Chicken Curry in Crispy Wonton Cups
• Goat Cheese and roasted Capsicum Bruschetta
• Bruschetta Nicoise
• Bocconcini, Olive and Cherry Tomato Skewers with Pesto
• Vegetable and noodle Spring Rolls with Sweet Chilli
• Garlic Mushroom, Basil and Chats Brochette with Tomato and Olive sauce
• Char Grilled Vegetables with Garlic Mayonnaise
• Mushroom Caps with Herb Nut Butter
• Asparagus Spears with Citrus Hollandaise
• Chilli Puffs with Green Curried Vegetables
• Aubergine Fritters with a Yoghurt Dipping
• Vegetable Pakoras with Mint and Coriander
• Spinach Croquettes with Minted Yoghurt Sauce
• Potato and Cashew Samousas with Mint and Cucumber Yoghurt Parmesan and Pesto

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Buffet Menu _______________________________________________________________________
Finger Food Cocktail Buffet :

• Choice of 2 hot & 2 cold savouries from selected package menu
• Choice of 2 Entrées from selected package menu
• Buffet should consist of 1 selection from each group (Meat, Poultry, Fish & Vegetarian) plus 2 salad choices
• Choice of 2 desserts from selected package menu (If buffet desserts are required these will be charged at an additional $5.00 per head)
• All buffets are served with roasted vegetables, potato gratin and seasonal green vegetables.

Buffet Selection

Meat:

• Roasted Sirloin of Beef with seeded Mustard Crust
• Leg of Pork with Crackling & Apple Sauce
• Roasted Mediterranean-style Leg of Lamb
• French trim Riblets of Lamb with Red Currant Glaze
• Moroccan lamb tagine with chick peas and fruit melody served with aromatic rice
• Whole decorated Ham
• Beef Curry with crispy Pastry Puffs
• Beef Wellingtons
• Oriental Pork
• Lamb Tagine with chickpeas and fruit medley served with aromatic rice
• Roast Loin of Pork with Crackling and Spiced Apple Sauce
• Strip Loin of Prime Beef with Seeded Mustard, Sauté Mushrooms and Napped with a Shiraz Reduction
• Roast Baby Lamb with Mint Jelly

Poultry & Game:

• Buffet Turkey roasted with Cranberry Glaze
• Moroccan Chicken wrapped in Filo served with roasted Pepper Sauce
• Chicken Crepes
• Turkey & Ham Medallions served with roasted Vegetable Stack
• Chicken Cacciatore (Italian Hot-Pot)
• BBQ Chicken Drumsticks marinated in Honey, Soy & Orange Juice
• Chicken Crab & Avocado Bake
• Breast of Tom Turkey with York Ham served with Cranberry and Pan Gravy
• Roast Spring Chicken with Apricot Stuffing and Streaky Bacon
• Stir Fried Chicken with Cashews and Asian Greens
• Breast of Chicken filled with a farce of Sun dried Tomatoes, Olives and Basil, wrapped in prosciutto
• Sauté Chicken Chasseur in a rich white wine sauce with tomatoes, olives,.mushrooms & panchetta served on Couscous
• Moroccan Lemon Chicken served on bed of fruity couscous
• Tandoori Chicken served on a bed of rice with Pappadums & mango chutney

Seafood:

• Mediterranean Fish Parcels
• Portuguese Seafood Hot Pot
• Summertime Fish in Beer Batter
• Thai Seafood Curry served with Crispy Noodles
• Reef Fish Fillets with Chinese Vegetables
• Fish Kebabs

Vegetarian:

• Vegetarian Tian (French Gratin dish)
• Vegetable Ragout
• Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli with a Provencale sauce
• Baby Pumpkin - filled with Curried Vegetables
• Cherry Tomato, Corn & Fresh Basil Tartlet
• Caramelised Onion Pastry Tarts
• Selection of Stuffed Mediterranean Vegetables

Salads:

• Vine-ripened Tomato & Bocconcini Salad
• Potato & Crumbly Bacon
• Thai Noodle & Summer Salad
• Polynesian-style Lime Infused Salad
• Orange , Rocket & Celery Salad
• Warm Citrus and Radicchio Salad
• Greek Salad
• Caesar Salad
• Tomato feta & watermelon
• Rice salad with orange honey dressing