Menus
Priced for 4 generous portions
The Summer menu is now available for download:
Kate's Kitchen
menu (PDF, 1.02MB)
While an extensive range of menu suggestions for all occasions is listed below (including the seasonal menu) don't hesitate to call Kate to discuss further ideas which might best suit your needs.
In this page
- Starters and Snacks
- Chicken and Game
- Fish
- Beef, Lamb & Pork
- Vegetables
- Puddings
- Cakes
- Party menu ideas
- For buffets for eight or more
Starters and Snacks
- Chilled velvety vichyssoise soup with chive cream: £12
- Local asparagus wrapped in Parma ham served with home-made mayonnaise: £14
- Smoked trout, walnut and rocket salad with horseradish and walnut dressing: £12
- Parma ham, mozzarella and sweet figs with balsamic dressed salad leaves: £14
- Thai seafood soup: £12
- Eastern Mediterranean creamy chicken soup with lemon, rice & fresh herbs: £12
- Spicy tomato, red pepper and basil soup: £12
- Lemongrass and lime leek soup: £12
- Tomato, mozzarella, pancetta and basil salad: £12
- Smoked trout, walnut and rocket salad with horseradish and walnut dressing: £12
- Vietnamese chicken salad: £12
- Crab, avocado and pink grapefruit salad with sweet chilli dressing: £14
- Fresh salmon mousse with Melba toasts: £14
- Snaffles creamy curry mousse with Melba toasts: £14
- Duck liver parfait scented with orange liqueur served with Melba toasts: £12
- Potted trout with lemon, toasted almonds and Melba toasts: £12
- Goats cheese tarts with caramelised onions and fresh thyme: £14
- Tomato, mozzarella and basil tart with balsamic dressed salad leaves: £14
- Tartiflette de Savoie with Reblochon cheese: £14
- Mini shepherds pie: £14
Chicken and Game
- Jubilee chicken in yoghurt mayonnaise with fruity couscous salad: £22
- Sherried chicken supreme with tarragon, garlic and mustard: £22
- Chicken, leeks and mushroom cobbler: £22
- Genuine chicken Caesar salad with chicken breast, parmesan, anchovies and a creamy dressing: £24
- Thai green chicken curry, served with fragrant coriander rice: £28
- Pot roasted local rabbit with a medley of fresh herbs and citrus juices: £28
- Chicken and tomato Basmati risotto, with crème frâiche and basil sauce: £22
- Coq au vin with smoked bacon and shallots: £22
- Sweet duck legs cooked with plums and a touch of star anise served with Basmati rice: £28
- Braised duck legs with Grand Marnier jus: £24
- (In season) Pot au feu guinea fowl with bacon lardons, cabbage and root vegetables: £26
Fish
- Cold, fresh salmon baked with white wine served with a light dill and cucumber yoghurt dressing: £26
- Thai salmon filo parcels served with a sweet and sour cucumber salad: £26
- Spanish paella with chicken, squid and chorizo: £26
- Smoked fish pie with natural smoked haddock, white wine sauce and Cheddar puff pastry topping: £26
- Salad Niçoise with fresh blue fin tuna, quails' eggs, new potatoes and anchovies: £26
- Turbans of sole with a mushroom filling served with a cream sauce: £28
- Crayfish, lemon and chilli pasta salad: £22
- Luxury salmon and prawn white wine fish pie with parsley mashed potato topping: £22
Beef, Lamb & Pork
- Cold red wine roasted beef sirloin served with whipped mustard cream: £30
- Chilled breaded lamb cutlets served with a light mint mayonnaise: £30
- Spring lamb Navarin with a collage of seasonal vegetables: £28
- Hot braised lamb in wine and anchovy sauce served with walnuts and onions: £28
- Cold roasted pork belly stuffed with prunes, juniper, served with a light dressing: £26
- Hot/chilled roast whole gammon with demerara sugar crust: £28
- Thai beef daube with ginger, coconut milk and lime leaves served with hot cherry tomato salad: £26
- Port marinaded beef casserole with mushrooms, creamed parsnip and potato mash: £26
- Beef bourguignon with baby onions, shallots and red wine: £24
- Smoked paprika beef casserole with red peppers and soured cream, served with noodles or potato mash: £28
- Slow cooked beef hotpot with red wine, bay leaves and crispy sliced potato topping: £28
- Minced beef pasticcio with red peppers, peas and Serrano ham: £22
- Spicy beef lasagne with baby cherry peppers: £22
- Lamb moussaka with béchamel sauce topping: £22
- Slow cooked lamb shanks in spiced red wine: £28
- St Patrick’s Day Irish stew with barley & carrots served with Colcannon mash: £28
- Lamb tagine with apricots, squash, tomatoes and courgettes: £22
- Leg of lamb cassoulet with Toulouse sausage, duck breasts and bacon: £28
- Spring lamb Navarin with a collage of seasonal vegetables: £28
- Apple, sage and onion baked pork chops with Calvados cream: £26
Vegetables
- Oven baked new potatoes with fresh mint: £12
- Sliced potatoes baked with tomatoes and basil: £12
- New potato salad with fresh chives and mint: £12
- Buttery new carrots and courgettes in citrus juices: £12
- Roasted vegetable couscous salad with hot dressing: £12
- Slow roasted balsamic tomatoes with leeks and basil: £12
- Baked courgette, tomato and onion layer cake: £12
- Creamy mashed potatoes or mixed potato parsnip mash: £10
- Pommes Dauphinoise: £14
- Pommes Boulangere: £12
- Roasted root or Mediterranean vegetables: £10
- Traditional braised red cabbage with apple: £12
- Buttered orange braised carrots: £8
- Plain Basmati rice: £6
Puddings
- Perfect Pavlova with summer berries, Cassis syrup and vanilla cream £18
- Glazed strawberry and crème anglaise tart: £16
- Crushed meringue and raspberry ice cream loaf served with fresh raspberry coulis: £18
- Vanilla cream terrine served with seasonal fruit reduction: £18
- Chocolate roulade: £16
- Chocolate or lemon meringue roulade: £16
- Kate's cappuccino confection: meringue wafers, whipped coffee cream and praline: £16
- Rolled pancakes with moist almond and orange filling, served with orange sauce: £18
- Apple and apricot crumble with oatmeal topping: £12
- Raspberry and apple crumble: £10
- Mrs's B's apple shortcake: £10
- Chilled lemon tart with raspberry coulis: £12
- Butterscotch pecan pie: £14
- Bakewell tart: £12
- Deep filled treacle tart made with golden syrup: £14
- Rich chocolate mousse: £15
- Passion fruit creams with orange butter biscuits: £18
- Rich chocolate, raspberry and raspberry liqueur cake served with fresh raspberries: £18
- Chocolate brownie, strawberry and mascarpone trifle: £18
- Chocolate & rum trifle with coffee custard topping: £18
- Traditional strawberry sherry trifle with ratafia biscuits, crème anglaise and fresh strawberries: £18
- Luxury bread and butter pudding: £15
- Almond biscuit tortoni ice cream served with raspberry coulis: £18
- Glazed strawberry galette with crème anglaise filling: £18
- Fresh red fruit salad with seasonal red fruits & red apples served in a light fruit syrup: £14
Cakes
- Squidgy chocolate brownies with rich chocolate sauce: £10
- Gooey meringues with vanilla cream: £8
- Kate's cupcakes or mini cupcakes: £8
- (in season) Kate's all butter mini mince pies: £8
- Kate's all butter apricot glazed mini apple tarts: £8
- Coffee walnut cake: £8
Party menu ideas
Please feel free to discuss any particular needs or ideas with Kate; meanwhile here are some of her suggestions.
Canapes
Allow 7-8 canapés per person for drinks parties; 10-12 for longer parties.
Minimum order £100.
1) Specials from 75p - £1.50 per person
Hot
- Oven cooked Thai fishcakes with cucumber dipping sauce
- Szechuan pepper chicken with tomato chilli jam
- Crispy chicken bites with curried dip
- Cheddar and smoked trout pastry bites
- Mini cocktail sausages tarts piped with creamy mustard mash
- Brie & cranberry filo parcels
- Tomato, mozzarella & basil tartlets
- Sweet caramelised onion tartlets with goats cheese and thyme
Cold
- White bean & sage crostini
- Baby tomatoes stuffed with crab and tarragon mousse
- Spinach and potato tortilla bakes
- Blue cheese terrine topped with walnuts served with breadsticks
- Provençale pepper, tomato and anchovy topped cheese croûtons
- Cucumber cups filled with smoked trout and dill cream
- New potatoes stuffed with soft cheese topped with Avruga caviar served on a bed of rock salt
- Caesar salad mini croustades
- Smoked trout and horseradish mini croustades
- Sweetcorn and potato pancakes topped with soured cream and chives
2) De luxe from £1.50 - £2.50 each
Hot
- Mini crabcakes with lime and chilli mayo
- Sole goujons with horseradish mayonnaise
- Mushroom tartlets with truffled cream topping
- Prosciutto wrapped tiger prawns with garlic mayonnaise
- Salmon and dill fishcakes with yoghurt mayonnaise
- Duck a l'orange served in sweet pastry cases
- Cheese, pancetta and soured cream baked potato skins
- Chicken and tarragon supreme filo pastries
Cold
- Local asparagus spears wrapped in Parma ham seved with real mayonnaise
- Mini fresh salmon & hollandaise filo bites
- Fillet of beef, Reblochon and rocket rolls
- Smoked salmon blinis topped with caper and sour cream topping
- Chicken liver pate with Cumberland sauce served in mini croustades
- Mini Peking duck pancakes with plum sauce
- Thai prawns threaded with cucumber and red peppers flavoured with lime and coriander dip
- Bresaola, rocket and parmesan rolls
- Terriaki beef lettuce cups
For buffets for eight (or more) servings only:
prices on application
- Chilled salmon, prawn and cod terrine with white wine, cream and tarragon
- Chilled whole salmon with light dill sauce or real mayonnaise served with new potato salad
- Hot salmon en croûte stuffed with leeks and mushrooms and served with a dill sauce
- Cold red wine roasted beef sirloin served with whipped mustard cream
- Cold roasted pork belly stuffed with prunes, juniper and served with a yoghurt dressing
- Chilled breaded lamb cutlets served with a light mint mayonnaise
- Hot braised lamb in wine and anchovy sauce served with walnuts and onions
- Hot/chilled roast whole gammon with demerara sugar crust
- Genuine chicken Caesar salad with breast of chicken, parmesan, anchovies and a creamy dressing
- Creamy pasta salad with tomatoes, sweetcorn, spring onion and peppers
- Avocado, mozzarella and tomato salad with basil and balsamic dressing
- Green bean, mushroom and garlic salad with a piquant dressing
- Chargrilled peppers and anchovy salad with basil and balsamic dressing
- New potato salad with fresh mint and a light dressing
- Chicory, orange and almond salad with a citrus dressing
