Plenty of Platters
Want to put a new spin on your table? Do it with a selection of delectable platters so everyone can help themselves and get just what they want.
Fresh Fruit Platter
We use only fresh seasonal fruit to create a colourful and sweet tasting treat. Ripe strawberries, honeydew, watermelon, cantaloupe, golden pineapple, kiwi & more
$3.25 per person
International Fruit & Cheese Platter
Fresh cut exotic and seasonal fruit platter with an assortment of international and domestic cheeses displayed with creative and elaborate fruit and vegetable carvings
$4.25 per person
Antipasto Extravaganza
Add some extra panache to your luncheon with our outstanding selection of antipasto platters heaped with grilled zucchini, pickled eggplant and roasted bell peppers, sliced proscuitto and Genoa salami, marinated baby boconccini cheese, fresh Ontario goat cheeses, paired with a selection of crusty country breads, crostini, and flatbreads.
$4.95 per person
Crudité
A fresh market selection of sweet red pepper, crisp broccoli and cauliflower florets, sweet carrots, cucumber, celery & tangy radish all bountifully displayed around a heaping bowl of lemon dill dip.
$2.95 per person
Delectable Desserts
Fudgy triple berry brownies, silky cheesecake squares, fresh fruit tartlets, chocolate mango squares, melt in your mouth hazelnut ovals, mini banana cream tarts, Decadent nanaimo bars, piquant lemon brule tartlets, pistachio squares & a sumptuous variety of bite sized cakes.
$3.95 per person
Chicken Satay served on long skewers with a peanut dip sauce
Vegetable spring rolls served with a plum sauce
Mushroom palmiers
Our Famous zesty all beef Swedish meatballs
Assorted California wrap pinwheels filled with a selection of meat and vegetable fillings
Marinated pork tenderloin served with a honey mustard sauce
$5.95 per person
Bruschetta with asparagus and goats cheese
Shrimp or seafood newburg in flakey phyllo pouches
7 layer fiesta dip platter with homemade pita triangles
Flakey puff pastry stuffed with our homemade seasoned sausage filling
Coconut chicken tenders served with pineapple chutney sauce
Fresh cut seasonal fruit and assorted imported & exported cheese platter
$8.95 per person
Black tiger shrimp & pineapple skewers with a savoury tropical salsa
Arugula proscuitto rolls with goat cheese, lemon zest, and cracked black pepper
Imported and domestic cheese platter garnished with fresh seasonal fruit
Fresh cut seasonal crudité with a creamy horseradish dip
Homemade spinach dip served in a loaf of pumpernickel bread
Assorted finger desserts (triple berry crumble, bite sized chocolate mousse cake, bite sized raspberry cheesecake, Nanaimo squares & more)
$14.95 + taxes per person
Add a carving station for an additional cost of $9.99 - $14.99 per person
Hot Hors D'Oeuvres List
Seasoned all beef Swedish meatballs
Flakey puff pastry filled with gourmet style sausage filling
Water chestnuts wrapped in bacon
Mushroom caps stuffed with your choice of filling «
Mushroom palmiers «
Chicken satay served with a peanut sauce
Vegetable, shrimp or chicken spring rolls served with a plum sauce
Spinach pom-poms «
Seasoned & breaded cheese balls «
Breaded crab or shrimp balls with a tropical dip
Seasoned roasted potatoes wrapped in bacon
Chicken/beef teriyaki on long skewers served with a peanut dip
Spinach& feta/ gourmet cheese/ seafood newburg stuffed phyllo triangles/purses
Potato skins stuffed with full flavoured cheddar and sautéed vegetables «
Cold Hors D'Oeuvres
Proscuitto wrapped around fresh asparagus or melon
Bruschetta with tomatoes, basil and jalapeno havarti OR with asparagus & goat Cheese «
Stuffed cherry tomatoes with your choice of filling «
Jumbo pasta shells filled with a variety of mixtures «
Tri color tortellini on long skewers with dipping sauce «
Bite sized cold California pizza «
Marinated pork tenderloin – also available in jerk seasonings
Watercress & cream cheese triangles «
Norwegian smoked salmon pin wheel
Spinach and feta dip decoratively presented on pumpernickel triangles «
Mini baguettes stuffed with cheddar & parmesan, ham, relish and olives
Smoked salmon served on pumpernickel bagel
Pastrami rolls with dill gherkins, rosemary and red pepper
Marinated and grilled eggplant or zucchini rolls tied with a chive ribbon
Smoked chicken breast on pumpernickel bread
« : Vegetarian options
$1.00 - $1.50 per piece
Black Tie International Affair
Hot Hors D'Oeuvres
Mini quiche filled with spinach, portabello and scallions or a variety of meat fillings «
Black Tiger Shrimp & Pineapple skewers with a savoury tropical salsa (hot or cold)
Coconut chicken tenders served with pineapple chutney sauce
Grille tiger shrimp with a green chilli Thai dip
Mini chicken or beef fajitas with all the fixings
Breaded chicken tenders
Vegetable, chicken or meat samosas served with tamarind chutney «
Spicy seasoned fish or potato cutlets «
Chicken, goat or beef rolls served with hot & sour dip
Fish or vegetarian patties served with red chilli dip «
Bacon wrapped scallops in a zesty sauce
Scallops in a specialty Thai sauce
Teriyaki glazed beef rolls
Tropical chicken mini kabobs with pineapple
Cold Hors D'Oeuvres
Assorted Sushi: California and Futomaki rolls with wasabi sauce and pickled ginger «
7 layer fiesta nachos and dip with homemade pita triangles «
Proscuitto wrapped shrimp served with lemon relish on a pick
Marinated button mushrooms in an herb pesto dressing «
Fresh cut seasonal fruit platter garnished with International cheeses «
Crudités and dip «
Grilled tiger shrimp skewers with a pineapple mango salsa
Decorative shrimp tree with homemade cocktail sauce
Blini with caviar and aoli sauce
Dainty tea sandwiches (open face) «
Fresh jumbo black tiger shrimp in a cocktail sauce
Miniature toast with black caviar
Crepes filled with smoked salmon, grilled vegetables or chicken
« : Vegetarian options
$1.50 - $3.00 per piece
Wine & Cheese Reception
Domestic and international varieties of cheese with assorted crackers
Seasonal & exotic fresh cut fruit platter
2 glasses of premium quality red or white wine
$12.95 per person
Elegant Meet & Greet Reception
Hip of beef carving station
Seasoned beef carved at a decorative station and served on assorted dinner rolls, onions, mustard and horseradish cream
Seasonal fresh cut exotic fruit platter garnished with an assortment of International and domestic cheese and crackers
Fancy crudites and homemade spinach dip
7 Layer mexican fiesta dip with pita triangles and assorted tortilla chips
4 glasses of premium quality red or white wine
Assorted finger dessert platter decoratively displayed at a station
$24.95 - $39.95 per person
Decorative Display and Carving Stations
The main entrée is custom created in a “made to order” concept to suit the personal preferences of each guest. All our carving stations will feature assorted rolls, condiments, thick and chunky salsa, a variety of dips, toppings and chutney's to provide a wonderful culinary experience for your guests.
Hip of beef |
A full service oyster bar |
» Crepes stuffed with chicken, grilled vegetables or seafood newburg
» Pasta Bar with a variety of pasta, a cream and tomato based sauce and assorted vegetarian and meat toppings that you choose to display
» Italian / portugese s eafood bar
» Stir fry station that allows you the versatility of serving different meats and vegetarian options
Custom Pricing Available upon Request
Bring on the Grill!
Homemade creamy potato salad
Marinated grilled zucchini, red & green peppers, carrots, broccoli florets, red onions in a homemade sun-dried tomato vinaigrette tossed with penne pasta
Or
Create your own salad
Grilled debrezini sausages
Thick and juicy beef hamburgers
Marinated and grilled chicken breast in many flavours
100 % pure homemade veggie burgers
Kaisers, sausage buns
Ketchup, relish, mustard, sauerkraut, onions, pickles & tomato slices
Assorted gourmet fresh baked cookies
Assorted drinks & bottled water
$13.95 per person
Uptown Barbeque Spread
Merlyn’s handpicked spring mix salad with sliced mushrooms, red onions, slices of red peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers in a raspberry vinaigrette dressing
Tomato & boconccini salad with slivers of red onion in a homemade pesto sauce
Boneless, skinless, marinated and grilled chicken breast prepared in many ways
Striploin steak grilled to perfection
Assorted seasonal marinated vegetables hot off the grill
Assorted rolls/ buns and seasoned garlic bread
Accompanied with all the condiments
Seasonal fresh cut fruit platter
Assorted gourmet fresh baked cookies
Assorted pop, juices & bottled water
$19.95 per person
Easy, Breezy Barbeque
Red skinned potato salad tossed in extra virgin olive oil and vinaigrette dressing with fresh herbs
Marinated grilled vegetable salad
Crispy romaine lettuce tossed with herbed and seasoned croutons with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese in a home made creamy caesar dressing.
Teriyaki barbequed jumbo black tiger shrimp with a tropical fruit salsa
Caribbean beef steak drizzled with a delicious mango sauce
Thai style marinated & grilled chicken with a tangy fruit salsa
Grilled portabello mushrooms drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
Assorted rolls/ corn bread & butter
Decadent tropical fruit flan
Fresh tropical and exotic fruit platter garnished with a decorative display of fruit and vegetable carvings
Coffee & tea
Custom pricing available upon request
Additional Choices of Meats
Hip of beef
Grilled glazed turkey
Whole salmon
Leg of ham
Pork roast with a maple glaze
Beef tenderloin
Prime rib
Assorted dinner size kabobs
& much more
Sides
Sweet potato
Grilled corn on the cob
Baked potato with all the fixings
Vegetable kabobs
Desserts
Watermelon slices
Whole fruit
A variety of decadent pies
An assortment of cakes
Gourmet Fresh baked cookies
Tropical or seasonal fruit kabobs
Assorted tarts
Boneless skinless marinated Chicken Breast in:
Marsala sauce
White wine & brandy sauce
Wild mushroom & champagne glaze
Orange citrus glaze
Lemon dill sauce
Red pepper pesto sauce
Cajun style sauce
Pineapple mango salsa
Boneless skinless marinated chicken breast stuffed with:
Wild rice, mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes in a unique sauce
Olives, sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, herbs and pine nuts
Mushroom, spinach and goats cheese
Broccoli & cheddar
Inside round roast beef in a red wine au jus
Roast beef medallion served with sautéed mushrooms and carmelized pearl onions in a port jus
Salmon or shark medallions
Lemon dill sauce
Fresh herb sauce
Encrusted with sesame seeds in a teriyaki sauce
Lemon herb butter
Prime rib in a red wine au jus
Prime rib in a madeira jus
Prime rib crusted with cranberry & served with rosemary chutney
Half French rack of lamb in a variety of specialty sauces
combination platters
Roast beef + chicken in your choice of sauce
Chicken + filet of salmon in your choice of sauce
Chicken + shrimp in your choice of sauce
Chicken + veal in your choice of sauce
Roast beef + filet of salmon in your choice of sauce
Roast turkey + roast beef in your choice of sauce
Vegetables
Glazed petit baby carrots & green beans
Sherry glazed carrots and carmelized pearl onions
Green bean almondine
Asparagus with lemon sauce
Grilled asparagus in a red pepper or orange pepper ribbon
Tomatoes stuffed with couscous, basil and goats cheese
Marinated grilled vegetables with eggplants and zucchini
Farmer’s medley of fresh seasonal vegetables
Sautéed mushrooms and pearl onions
Harvest blend sautéed vegetables
Julienne fresh vegetables ribboned with julienne carrot
Starch
Wild rice with sautéed mushrooms and onions
Mexican style rice
Basmati rice with cashews, raisins and carmelized currants
Jasmine scented rice
Saffron rice pilaf in a chicken stock
Roasted parisian potatoes with rosemary and roasted garlic
Piped garlic mashed potatoes
Mashed potatoes with buttermilk and gruyere cheese
Rosti potatoes served with sour cream and chives
Mushroom champagne risotto
Penne smothered in a rosé sauce
Coffee & tea service
Choice of dessert from specialty dessert list
$24.95 - $39.95 per person
Our service for formal dinners include the following types of services: plated, platters, French or Buffet Style.
Coffee & Tea Service is included in all packages
The option of having a sweet table to end the evening on a memorable note is also available for an additional cost.
Decoratively displayed fresh seasonal fruit platter including oranges, golden pineapples, kiwi, mango, papaya, grapes, strawberries, apples, garnished with beautiful fruit and vegetable carvings.
Assorted Finger Desserts including:
Nanaimo squares
Triple berry crumble
Raspberry tarts with fresh raspberries
Mini pecan tarts and butter tarts
Triple chocolate decadent brownies
Bite sized mousse cakes
Bite sized cheesecakes
Coffee & tea
$4.50 per person + tax
Decoratively displayed fresh seasonal fruit platter including oranges, golden pineapples, kiwi, mango, papaya, grapes, strawberries, apples garnished with beautiful fruit and vegetable carvings.
Assorted finger desserts including:
Nanaimo squares
Triple berry crumble
Raspberry tarts with fresh raspberries
Mini pecan tarts and butter tarts
Profiteroles with a crisp caramel glaze
Assorted truffles
Crème caramel
Triple chocolate decadent brownies
Bite sized mousse cakes
Bite sized cheesecakes
3 Assorted varieties of full sized cake or cheesecakes from specialty dessert list
Coffee & tea
$5.95 per person + tax
Specialty Dessert List
Cakes |
Cheesecakes |
Fancy Finger Desserts
Raspberry Brownies, Cheesecake Squares, Pistachio Squares, Hazelnut Ovals
Duplos Rounds, Lemon Brulee Tartlets, Ganoche Tartlets, Chocolate Truffle Boats
Profiteroles, Cosmopolitan, Nanaimo Bars, Chantilly Swans & more
Creative Desserts
Raspberry ice cream crepes decoratively displayed and drizzled with fruit coulis, chocolate sauce and garnished with fresh fruit and mint
Half moon triple fudge brownies individually served on a decorative plate dusted with icing sugar and caramel sauce
Chocolate fountain – A sure hit at any function!
(an elaborate chocolate fountain with fresh cut seasonal and exotic fruit on long skewers that can be dipped into the overflowing fountain of decadently melted Imported Belgian chocolate)
Oriental Feast Fresh bean sprout & cucumber salad Beef strips with oyster Sauce Chilled fruit toss with fortune cookie
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Taste of the Far East Butter chicken Strawberry mousse
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Create your own buffet or sit down dinner!
Oriental Fusion Dishes Chicken/beef/vegetarian/seafood chow mein |
Indo-Sri Lankan Dishes Devilled shrimp |
Indo-Carribbean
Grilled tomatoes, pineapple and mango salad garnished with green onions.
Minted melon and grape salad in a zesty jalapeno dressing.
Tender pieces of chicken simmered in a house blend of savoury Indian spices combined with tomatoes, clarified butter and yogurt garnished with coriander
Jamaican curried goat with red onions, roasted garlic, fresh thyme and a house blend of savoury Jamaican spices.
Vegetable stir fry with fresh cut broccoli flowers, cauliflower, snow peas, onions and peppers in a teriyaki glaze
Channa dhal mixed with a variety of Indian lentils in a peppercorn sauce garnished with fresh coriander.
Basmati rice with a hint of cumin served with cashews, sun dried currants and garnished with deep fried onions.
Chow mien noodles with cubed seasoned chicken, sea scallops and baby shrimp with julienne red and green peppers and carmelized pearl onions tossed in a black bean sauce.
Tropical mango mousse
Fresh cut tropical fruit platter
New York cheesecake with tropical fruit coulis
Italian Feast
Funghi Marinati – marinated mushrooms
Olive marinate – marinated olives served with garlic crostini
Tomato basil pasta salad with goat cheese
Five leaf salad
Cheese stuffed jumbo pasta shells in homemade tomato sauce
Veal scallapini
Chicken parmesan
Potatoes frittata
Grilled eggplant, bell peppers, zucchini, pearl onions
Tiramisu
For all Multicultural Menus – custom pricing is available upon request
Available all year round
Thanksgiving Dinner
Butternut squash & ginger soup
California baby green salad topped with peaches, slices of red pear, grilled pearl onions & grilled baby zucchini sprinkled with smoked gouda and drizzled with a citrus vinaigrette dressing.
Roasted turkey served with a homemade new england apple nut stuffing
Homemade gravy & cranberry sauce
Apple ginger glazed ham
Mashed root vegetables
Herbed glazed petite baby carrots
Green bean granteau
Herbed roasted petite parisian potatoes
Homemade pumpkin, apple & cherry pie
Apple caramel pies
Yule Love this Dinner
Starters
Potato nests
Roasted red pepper & walnut dip with toasty pita triangles
Mexican shrimp skewers
Christmas quesadillas
Wintery baby greens with ripe pears and toasted pecan salad
Fresh cut beets, oranges & watercress salad
Pork crown roast with an apple-sage stuffing
Tarragon roasted salmon with caper sauce
Green beans with a honey pecan butter glaze
Spicy pearl onions
Apricot ginger carrots
Roasted red & white potatoes with garlic butter.
Brandied buche de noel
Austrian drum torte
For holiday menus – custom pricing is available upon request