THE WEDDING MEAL
Please choose 2 Starters to offer to your guests.
Please take into consideration any allergies / food intolerances your group may have, and consider any vegetarians or vegans.
For your main course choices, if you have Vegetarians or Vegans in your group, we are happy for you to pick 3 choices to cover all of your requirements.
(We ask for a list for each individual table, with the names of the guests on that table and their food choices, including any allergy information. We require this 6 weeks before your wedding date).
*** if you have a specific dietary requirement for your entire group, such as an entire vegan wedding, just let us know, and we will look after you with different menu choices.
STARTERS
Leek & Potato Soup Carrot & Coriander Soup Red Pepper & Tomato Soup
(All of the soups can be altered for Vegetarians, Vegans, Gluten and Lactose Intolerance)
Figs, Parma Ham, Goats cheese, with green salad and balsamic vinegar
(Parma ham removed for Vegetarians / Vegans, Vegan cheese used for Vegans and Lactose intolerance and pregnant Women, this is Gluten Free)
Chicken Caesar Salad
(We do not use anchovies in this dish, for Vegetarians and Vegans we use vegan chicken style pieces, Cheese can be omitted for lactose intolerance, please request without croutons for guests who are Gluten intolerant)
Partridge with Roquefort, Pear and Pecan Salad
(The pears are cooked in Wine, For Vegetarians / Vegans Partridge is removed, For Vegans / Lactose intolerance / pregnant Women / Vegan cheese is used, For Nut Allergies Pecans can be removed)
Venison, Pheasant, Wild Boar and prune Terrine, salad, chutney and oatcakes
(Not suitable for Vegetarians / Vegans / Gluten Intolerance, does not contain milk or eggs)
Sun-dried Tomato, Goat’s Cheese & Basil Tart with Crispy Salad and Chutney
(Not suitable for Vegans / Gluten or Lactose intolerance) Baked Camembert, seed sprinkle, cranberry, chutney and oat cakes
(Not suitable for Vegans / Lactose intolerance, this can be Gluten Free)
Gnocchi with mushrooms and rosemary ragu
(Cooked with Wine, not suitable for Vegans / Gluten or Lactose Intolerance)
Chicken Liver Pate, with brandy, port, cranberries, salad, chutney and oatcakes
(Not suitable for Vegetarians, Vegans, lactose intolerance, Pregnant Women, this is Gluten Free)
Haggis and Black Pudding tattie scone, with pepper corn whiskey sauce
(Not suitable for vegetarians, vegans, gluten and lactose intolerance, Pregnant Women)
Haggis Bon Bon on Clapshot, with pepper corn Whiskey sauce
(Not suitable for vegetarians, vegans, gluten and lactose intolerance, Pregnant Women)
Portobello Mushroom with Crispy Bacon, melted Stilton topping and salad
(For Vegetarians bacon can be removed, not suitable for Vegans / Lactose intolerance, this is Gluten Free)
*In addition to this…
Children aged 12 or younger – please choose two of the following to offer to your children. The children’s meals are served with the adult starters, and when the adults are eating their main course, we serve an ice cream sundae.
Macaroni cheese/ chicken burger/ beefburger / vegan burger/ fishfingers / Chicken nuggets/ Vegan nuggets/ Sausages / vegan sausages
All of the above is served with chips and either salad or vegetables depending upon the meal.
MAIN COURSES
***All served with potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Chicken Mozzarella and Parma Ham and a roasted vine tomato and olive sauce
(Unsuitable for Vegetarians / Vegans, cheese can be removed for Lactose intolerance, is fine for Pregnant Women, can be Gluten Free)
Balmoral Chicken stuffed with Haggis topped with bacon and whisky sauce
(Unsuitable for Vegetarians / Vegans, haggis can be removed for Gluten Intolerance or Pregnant Women, sauce can be substituted for lactose intolerance)
Chicken Stuffed with Stornaway Black Pudding topped with bacon, porcini mushroom sauce
(Unsuitable for Vegetarians / Vegans, black pudding can be removed for Gluten Intolerance or Pregnant Women, sauce can be substituted for lactose / mushroom intolerance)
…In addition, if one of your choices is a chicken dish, we are happy also to provide a plain chicken breast if you have any fussy eaters.
Corn fed Duck Breast in an orange and port wine sauce
(Unsuitable for Vegetarians / Vegans, can be suitable for Gluten and lactose intolerance)
Slow cooked Venison in a red wine and dark chocolate sauce
(Unsuitable for Vegetarians / Vegans, can be suitable for Gluten Intolerance and sauce can be substituted for lactose intolerance)
British Beef Wellington with a rich red wine sauce
(Unsuitable for Vegetarians / Vegans, can be suitable for Gluten and lactose intolerance, contains mushrooms)
Vegetable Roast with Apricot & Goats Cheese
(Unsuitable for Vegans, unsuitable for Gluten or Lactose intolerance free diets)
Gnocchi with mushrooms and rosemary ragu
(Cooked with Wine, not suitable for Vegans / Gluten or Lactose Intolerance)
Gourmet Burger in Brioche bun with salad and seasoned chunky chips (If you are ONLY offering Burgers as your Main course, you can offer your guests all of these options – Beef, Chicken, Venison, Vegetarian, Vegan. Otherwise choose either beef or chicken or venison plus vegetarian and Vegan option, can be gluten and lactose free)
Vegan Sweet Potato, Chick Pea & Spinach Curry, served with rice
(Suitable for Gluten and Lactose intolerance, no nuts, contains mustard)
Vegan Moroccan Nut Roast with roasted vegetable kebabs
(Suitable for Gluten and Lactose intolerance, contains celery and nuts)
WELCOME MEAL
Choose what theme you would like for your welcome meal evening.
Choose between the following…
Pie Night
Lasagna Night
Burger Night
When you have chosen your theme, ask your guests what flavour they would like.
Make a list of all of their names, and let us know whether that person would like beef/chicken/vegetarian/vegan.
Let us know if any of the meals need to be made in gluten-free or lactose free, and any other dietary / allergy information.
*In addition to this…
Children aged 12 or younger – please choose one of the following to offer to your children.
Macaroni cheese/ chicken burger/ beefburger / vegan burger/ fishfingers / Chicken nuggets/ Vegan nuggets/ Sausages / vegan sausages
All of the above is served with chips and either salad or vegetables depending upon the meal.
Desserts
For your Welcome Meal and your Wedding Meal, your desserts are on an informal basis throughout the evening after the meal.
In the Dining Room of the main house, there is a large lit up cake fridge, which contains numerous large cakes in different flavours, looking after all of your various reported dietary requirements. Here you will also find made up Cheese Boards.
This is kept stocked and replenished from when you arrive on your welcome day until your departure.
Your guests are invited to help themselves to cake/cheese whenever they choose.
On your wedding evening, our staff will offer out your individual plated up wedding cake with cream and fruit, and individual cheese boards.
Canapés
We provide canapés, during your drinks receptions, which run from 1 pm until 2pm (when your ceremony commences) and then again from 2.30p.m. until 4 pm (when you enter the Orangery for your meal).
We don’t ask you to choose specifically what your canapés will be, but our chef will provide a large variation on the day that will cover all of your reported, food, allergies, or intolerances.
We do not limit how many canapés guests have, our staff keep offering canapés right the way throughout your drink receptions, so there will be plenty for everybody.
Warm Evening Snack
At about 10.30pm in the evening, our staff will start offering warm rolls for your evening guests, this will be split between bacon rolls and chip rolls.
Breakfasts
Breakfast is served at 9 am in the morning on an informal basis.
We provide warm breakfast rolls, fruit, juices, teas and coffees.
At 11:30 on your wedding day, we provide an informal brunch of sandwiches and scones.
Guests are welcome to ask for seconds, and don’t forget we have our cake and cheese fridge available at all times.