Dinner Party Menu
Dinner or lunch cooked especially for you
Whether it be a lovely getting together of family and friends, a birthday party, wedding anniversary, or graduation celebration, William/chef can come to your home and cook you a superb dinner, using wonderful local ingredients.
We can also help lay your table, serve drinks and your meal and do all the washing up and clearing of your kitchen before we leave – letting you relax and enjoy the whole occasion as much as your guests.
Starters
Frittata of monk fish, squid and prawn with salad leaves and homemade tartar sauce
Pan fried scallops with chargrilled asparagus, lemon zest and marjoram
Caesar salad with sliced breast of chicken, a mild anchovy dressing and parmesan croutons
Beef carpaccio with pecorino cheese, rocket and red currant compote
Buffalo burrata cheese served with heritage mixed tomatoes, pangrattato and basil oil (V)
Chargrilled baby leeks with tomato and red pepper coulis, roasted almonds and basil oil (Vg)
Mains
Fillet* of beef with a rich Madeira gravy and served with Hollandaise sauce
Breast of free-range chicken wrapped in Parma ham and stuffed with sun dried tomato and ricotta cheese
Spring rack of lamb roasted with rosemary and served with red currants and aioli
Sea bass fillet with wilted spinach and served with beurre blanc
Salmon en croute with pesto and cherry tomato salsa
Spring onion and Cornish goats cheese galette with roasted beetroot, parsley and toasted pinenuts (V)
Coconut curry rice noodles with smoked tofu, cashew nuts, pak choi, carrots, green beans and fresh coriander (Vg)
(* supplement charged for fillet of beef)
Vegetables
Sauteed potatoes with rosemary and garlic
Cornish new potatoes with butter and chives
Duchess potatoes
Pan-fried courgettes with fresh mint and garlic
Green couscous with asparagus, broad beans, peas, mint and lemon zest
Buttered carrots
Aubergine, tomato and basil gratin
Steamed seasonal local vegetables – as available
Desserts
Summer pudding served with baby brown sugar meringues
Rhubarb and strawberry compote served with a crème brûlée topping and a brandy snap biscuit
Orange and passion fruit jelly with fresh exotic fruits and homemade vanilla ice cream
Lemon cheesecake with a ginger biscuit base and homemade blackcurrant ice cream
Black forest mousse cake with cherries and crème fraîche
Raspberry and almond tart served with clotted Cornish cream
How It Works
Choose the starter, main course and dessert that you would like to offer your guests (we ask that you give your guests a maximum of two choices per course).
William’s homemade bread and pre-dinner nibbles are also included.
Let us know if you would like any additional dishes such as sorbets, or a cheese course added.
Visit our Dinner parties event page for more information.
If any of your party have any food allergies or food intolerances please let us know so we can adapt our dishes to accommodate them