Kingsley Catering Menu

Canapés

If you want to start your special occasion off with a difference a selection of canapés will do the trick. The canapés are made in our delicatessens and if you give us a free hand we will produce a very varied selection inspired by the ingredients in front of us, or you can choose from the following:

Selection A £0.50 each

• Ham and asparagus
• Cheese and melon
• Pepper salami and gherkin
• Cucumber cups with feta cheese and basil pesto
• Profiteroles filled with cream cheese and ginger
• Dolmas and olive skewer
• Mozzarella, basil pesto and cherry tomator
• Pâté in mini vol-au-vent
• Milano salami and olive parcel
• Guacamole and bacon

Selection B £0.60 each

• Smoked salmon and horseradish on rye bread
• Tuna, sun dried tomato, capers and olives
• Peppered goats cheese in cherry tomatoes
• Bread sticks wrapped with Serrano ham
• Pepperdew peppers filled with cream cheese
• Poaches salmon, cream cheese and lime vol-au-vents

Selection C warm £0.50 each

• Vol-au-vent filled with mushroom and black olive tapenade
• Olive and pancetta skewer
• Cocktail sausages cooked with honey and mustard
• Tandoori meatballs

Selection D warm £0.60 each

• Chicken satay
• Dim Sum

We recommend 2 hot and 4 cold canapés per person for an informal gathering where food will be provided following the reception. Supplied in units of 10 with a minimum of 6 varieties.

Flexible Finger Buffet

If you have a fixed budget and need a good basic buffet for an event, the Flexible Finger Buffet allows you to pick and mix. Choose from the range of options in Section A, add up the selections and calculate the cost.

Section A

• Ham and asparagus vol-au-vents
• Tomato, cucumber and basil pesto vol-au-vents
• Chicken drumsticks; a mixture of honey roasted and Cajun seasoning
• Tortilla chips with garlic, blue cheese and Mexican dips
• Pâté and kiwi fruit on French toast
• Mexican chicken wraps � shredded chicken, lettuce, cheese and Mexican salsa
• Spicy selection - samosas, spring rolls and onion bargees
• Ham and cheese croissants
• Open sandwiches - 3 varieties served on baguette; choose from:
  • Salami and olive
  • Ham and asparagus
  • Duck and orange pâté
  • Turkey and cranberry
  • Pastrami and dill gherkin
  • Thai chicken
  • Cheese and melon
• Quiche slices
• Chicken satay sticks
• Garlic bread slices topped with cheese and tomato
• Assorted sandwiches:
  • Ham and grain mustard
  • Egg and cress
  • Tuna, sweet corn and mayonnaise
  • Cheese and pickle

Section B

In addition to your selection from section A, the following are automatically included:

• Pork pies and mini savoury eggs
• Cocktail sausages and sausage rolls
• Mixed crisps
• Selection of bite-sized cakes

Prices per person based on the number of choices from Section A:

Fork Buffet

When space is a problem, a fork buffet allows people to eat on the move. We also provide glass clips to attach to the plates.

Mains

• Sliced and rolled ham filled with asparagus
• Poached salmon off the bone garnished with caviar and lemon
• Mixed meat and vegetable quiches
• Sirloin of beef rolled and filled with horseradish
• Loin of pork rolled and filled with English mustard and apple sauce
• Chicken fillet masked in fresh salsa
• Assorted breads and butter

Salads *

• Pasta, apricot and sultana in light curry dressing
• Potato
• Tomato
• Coleslaw

Desserts

• Fresh fruit salad
• Chocolate gâteau
• English and continental cheese board

Traditional Buffet

Buffet

• Whole ham glazed in honey and brown sugar
• Poached salmon off the bone garnished with caviar and lemon
• Ham and wild rocket quiche
• Pepper, courgette, cherry tomato and Brie quiche
• Meat platter - beef, pork and salami
• Chicken fillet masked in Coronation or light chilli salsa sauce
• Duck liver pâté
• Roasted pepper with mixed pulses topped with pesto and cheddar cheese pâté
• Assorted breads and butter

Salads *

• Pasta, apricot and sultana in light curry dressing
• Potato and mint
• Carribean rice salad
• Tomato with red onion
• Coleslaw
• Mixed leaf salad
• Salad dressing

Desserts *

• Fresh fruit salad
• Mokka gateau with Irish whisky
• Lemon posset
• English and continental cheese board

* Any of these recommended items may be interchanged with alternative options from the extended Salads and Desserts page .

See our range of Patchwork pâtés at Food!

"Meals with a little help"

Imagine all the ingredients delivered without all the purchasing, preparation and execution. These menus just require finishing off in your home or venue of your choice; we provide full countdown instructions with inspiring hints for the chef. We can also arrange for a chef to be there to complete the final stages (see Terms and Conditions for our staff rates).

Starters

• Fresh home-made tomato soup with Gordon's Gin
• Salad Niçoise � traditional Provençale salad with tomato, beans, egg, anchovy, tuna and olives
• Melon cocktail with mixed melon pieces, smoked ham and Avocado dressed in raspberry and lavender vinaigrette
• Smoked salmon pâté with Hollandaise dressing
• Stilton and Guinness pâté
• Peppered goats cheese on a tomato cake dressed on salad with saffron dressing
• Mezze platter � a platter of Medditeranean vegetables including sun dried tomato, olives, dolmas, aubergene, courgettes, mushrooms and much more.
  [Priced on selection and weight.]

Main Courses

• Roast salmon dressed on Mediterranean vegetables
• Lamb steak in red wine and rosemary sauce
• Breast of chicken in creamy tarragon sauce
• Beef Wellington en croûte � fillet of beef with mushrooms, shallots and Dijon mustard
• Whole ham en croûte
• Salmon en croûte seasoned with ginger and golden sultanas

Served with a choice of :

• New potatoes or
• Gratin potatoes or
• Basmati rice with saffron
• and fresh seasonal vegetables

Desserts

Choice of four desserts from the dessert menu .

Please note that these meals can only be served subject to adequate facilities and a minimum of 20 people

Price per person:

Ready to Serve Supper Meals

Highly suited for parties where punctual delivery of hot food is required. These dishes are delivered in bulk delivery containers ready to be reheated and served. Simply pick your menu and we will do the rest.

If you choose 2 main course dishes, allow an extra 5 portions of one dish to make allowance for those who take some of each.

A - Starters

• Continental pâté with French bread
• Leek and potato soup
• Goats cheese, contenental salami, pepperdews and olives with garlic bread
• Fresh Florida cocktail

B - Main Course

• Lasagne � meat or vegetable
• Beef hot pot
• Chicken in a creamy white wine sauce with mushrooms
• Chicken Provençale � tomatoes, mushrooms, butter beans, garlic in red wine
• Thai green curry
• Steak and kidney with individual puff pastry crusts
• Mexican chicken � hot and spicy with sliced peppers
• Beery beef � beef braised in a rich beer sauce
• Somerset pork � pork steaks slowly cooked in cider and apple
• Chicken curry
• Lamb bobotie � a South African dish with fruit and nuts in a lightly curried seasoning
• Chilli con carne
• Chilli non carne � vegetable chilli
• Tuscan Bean pot � mixed pulses cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms and peas

Side dishes � 2 side dishes are automatically included in main course option:

• Green beans with bacon
• Pickled red cabbage
• Baby carrots cooked with ginger butter or marmalade
• Plain boiled new potatoes (will need cooking)
• Rice
• Poppadums or tortillas

C - Desserts

• Strudle apple slice
• Sherry trifle
• Bakewell tart
• Chocolate mousse
• Chocolate profiteroles

Minimum 20 people � prices per person:

Children's Parties

Parties, Hampers and Buffets

We offer traditional party teas as a complete service or deliver the items for you to serve. Children's hampers or buffets include party-style food, bottled drinks and optional gift.

The hampers and buffets are ideal for weddings, christenings and other events where adult food is not appropriate. The children can be given their food and asked to vanish, allowing the adults to eat in peace!

A typical hamper would contain:

• Sandwiches � choice from ham, cheese, jam or Marmite
• Sausage rolls
• Cocktail sausages
• Cheese and pineapple cubes
• Individual packets of crisps
• Chocolate cake
• Jam biscuits
• Lolly
• Bottled or canned drink

Children's party food and buffets can include food in bowls and plates i.e. jelly and ice cream or warm items.

In addition to the food and drinks we can provide or arrange:

• Party bags to your specification
• Theme paper plates, cups and table cloths
• Birthday cake

Entertainers

There are dozens of entertainers advertising, we have found the following very popular:

Cowboy Joe and friends 01244 312711

Mr Trix 01704 879855

J.J. The Magic Clown 01704 875404

Bizzy Lizzy 01829 782488

Pop up Polly 01928 701455

Barbecues

Barbecues are not just burnt sausages and smoke, they should be fun and exciting. We have the expertise and equipment for organising barbecue parties large and small. Take a look at our Barbeque packages.

The prices for each barbecue are flexible (but we assume at least 50 people) and include the barbecue equipment with lump wood charcoal, serving tables for the salads etc., crockery, cutlery and staff to cook the food.

If we are busy and unable to cook for you on the day, we are happy to deliver the food and equipment for you to do the cooking.

You can also choose from our extensive ranges of salads and desserts .

Barbecue package 1

• Butcher's sausages � old English, celery and Stilton, chorizo, pork and tomato; the list is extensive...
• Fresh burgers � including beef, pork & apple, chilli, lamb & mint and lightly curried lamb
• Bread basket full of baps and sliced olive or sun dried tomato bread
• Homemade salsa � plain and chilli
• Mustards, ketchup and relishes

Barbecue package 2

All of the above plus

• Chicken breast marinated
• Lamb koftas
• 4 salads
• Fresh summer fruits and cream
• Lemon Tart

Barbecue package 3

Barbeque 1 & 2 plus

• Whole legs of lamb studded with garlic cooked over rosemary in our smoker barbeque
• Salmon steaks
• Gambas
• Fruity chilli salsa
• Minty salsa
• Hollandaise sauce
• Summer fruits to include strawberries dipped in dark chocolate with Cointreau cream
• Cheese board

Alternatively select your own, choosing from our selection of ingredients:

Fish

• Trout
• Salmon steaks
• Sardines
• Tuna
• Swordfish
• Giant prawns marinated in chilli and garlic sauce

Meat

• Pork steaks marinated in garlic, ginger and soy sauce
• Chicken fillet marinated in fresh lime and red chilli sauce
• Chicken satay
• Whole fillet of beef
• Legs of lamb
• Whole lamb
• Traditional, steaks, chops, cutlets, drumsticks, sausages, fresh burgers, kebabs, ribs and frankfurters

To go with it...

• Fresh salsas
• Salads
• Desserts

And please look at our equipment hire page for equipment. We can supply lumpwood charcoal of the type that we would use to do the cooking ourselves. Visit our Food! shops in Frodsham and Stockton Heath.

The options are endless. We do however rely on you for the weather!