Pencoose Pantry - Menu - Fork and finger buffets

If you like the idea of your guests coming to help themselves and seeing a feast laid out before them, then Pencoose Pantry can provide wonderful hot or cold spreads.

These are ideal for private and corporate lunches and we have had experience doing both. We have recently done a business function serving freshly ground coffee and home made biscuits followed by a delicious finger buffet.

Most recently we provided a buffet for a wedding where the table looked something like a Dutch still life, loaded with platters on a variety of levels and amongst the roasted head of the porcetta and fillet of beef were apples, grapes, pomegranates and chestnuts… We have also provided hot and cold summer buffets with Brazillian style barbequed beef or Cornish mackerel wonderful cold salads with nasturtium and borrage flowers served with everyone’s favourite, Cornish new potatoes with melted butter.

Menu A

Smoked salmon pate and olive tapenade on fried toast

Platter of Cornish salamis, with shavings of Parmesan cheese and black and green olives

Quiche Lorraine with onion, bacon and cream or leek and Gruyere cheese

Baby tomatoes, mozzarella and avocado with basil on cocktail sticks

Platter of mixed sandwiches, smoked salmon and cream cheese, Pencoose free range egg and cress and ham, cheese and Cornish pickle, decorated with fresh salad

Carrot cake with cream cheese and orange icing and fresh fruit kebabs

Prices from £8.50 p/p Finger buffet - (price for minimum of 30 people)

"I don’t think there was anyone at Granny’s 100th, who didn’t say how wonderful the food was and how fantastic you all were in your calm, cool efficiency and professionalism. Thankyou all so much for helping make the day so stress free for me."

Menu B

Baby home made pizzas with mozzarella cheese, tomato and basil

Smoked salmon and broccoli tart or roasted tomato and red pepper tart

Chicken liver pate and globe artichoke hummus on fried toast

Marinaded chicken kebabs with sweet chilli dipping sauce or peanut satay sauce

Spinach roulade with cream cheese, mushrooms and fresh herbs

Platter of mixed sandwiches, smoked salmon and cream cheese, Pencoose egg and cress and ham, cheese and Cornish pickle

Mixed cruditee with hummus, olive tapenade and avocado dip

Platter of chocolate brownies, a cheese board of Cornish cheese with biscuits and fresh fruit

Prices from £10.50 p/p Finger buffet (price for minimum of 30 people)

"So many people commented on the food and how brilliant it was – the feast looked and tasted just as we’d hoped. Everything was absolutely perfect and all your staff were so lovely……Altogether Pencoose Pantry made our whole day work so well"

Menu C

Breast of free-range chicken with sun dried tomato, paprika, chilli and crème fraiche

Roasted tomato and goats cheese tart with thyme on puff pastry

Roasted rosemary and garlic potatoes

Coleslaw or local carrot, red cabbage, swede, fresh herbs and mayonnaise

Greek salad with feta cheese

Tarte au citron and chocolate roulade with ginger cream

Prices from £17.50 p/p Fork Buffet (price for minimum of 30 people)

"Thankyou so very much for J’s 21st Dinner – just superb – you should see all the thankyou letters raving about your seafood spread, so delicious, but also pretty to look at (not that it lasted long enough for too much of that!) It was a magic evening but a huge part of the party was the really fabulous meal, thank you. LW"

Menu D

Slices of chicken breast stuffed with cream cheese and pesto wrapped in Parma ham

Locally smoked fish platter, smoked haddock mousse, smoked mackerel, hot and cold smoked salmon with horseradish cream sauce

Leek and Gruyere cheese tart, roasted vegetable tart, or spinach, globe artichoke and pea tart

Hot Cornish new potato with butter or potato salad with olive oil, lemon juice and capers

Tomato and chick pea, lemon and herb salad with grilled halloumi

Organic green leaf salad with roasted pine nuts and French vinaigrette

Summer pudding with baby brown sugar meringues and home made vanilla ice-cream served from William’s ice bowl

Prices from £18.50 p/p Fork Buffet (price for minimum of 30 people)

"Many thanks for the wonderful spread you provided for my parents' diamond wedding celebration. Everybody enjoyed it immensely - particularly the raspberry meringue roulade!! Many thanks again for making our party so memorable. Warm regards J"