Our Buffets
Depending on the type of event, sometimes a little more than bite size canapés may be preferred and this is where our cocktail buffet comes into its own. Staff will circulate amongst your guests with delicious platters of hot and cold fare making sure that no one goes hungry.
Oliver Catering offer a variety of different buffets including Finger Buffets, Fork Buffets, Cocktail Buffets & Fully Dressed Buffets. We can also provide a range of hot dishes served buffet style from chafing dishes. This is an ideal solution if not all guests will be eating at a designated time and you require food to be served throughout. Fork Buffets with a selection of cold meats and antipasti, homemade quiches and salads or hot chilli & rice can be served as an option at countless events.
If your guests have eaten earlier (for example, weddings), you may prefer a simple finger
r buffet where those who feel peckish can satisfy their appetite at their leisure.
A Five Selection Cheese Board Served with black & white grapes, celery, apple & an assortment of crackers or French stick, all served on a mirrored board will add a touch of decadence to any buffet. Add a selection of desserts or baby cakes including miniature lemon meringue pies, raspberry pavlovas, rich chocolate brownies and fresh strawberry tarts, to ensure that those guests with a sweet tooth are not left disappointed.
Thank you so much for your wonderful food and service for my 70th Birthday Party. You created a really good convivial ‘posh’ atmosphere, with the place settings laid out so elegantly – Jenny Moir
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Fish
Mediterranean Prawns with Salad & Marie-Rose Sauce
Avocado Pear with Prawns
Avocado Pear with Crab Meat & Mayonnaise
Dressed Crab Cocktail
Terrine of Seafood with Red Wine & Herb Dressing
Prime Scotch Salmon, Crisp Green Salad & Lemon
Home Cured Gravadlax, Dill & Mustard Mayonnaise
Terrine of Salmon, Sole and Spinach With Cherry Tomato Coulis
Smoked Mackerel Pâté, Crackers, Mixed Leaves & Horseradish cream
Terrine of Lobster, Prawn & Salmon Finished with Chive Mayonnaise
Tartlet of Squid, Prawns & Mussels with a Light Garlic Sauce
Salad of Prawns, Salmon & Stilton
Poached Salmon Mayonnaise with Endives
Meat
Terrine of Chicken & Pistachio with Homemade Tomato Chutney
Terrine of Game with Spiced Cumberland Coulis
Chicken Liver Parfait & Melba Toast
Pork & Chorizo Sausage Terrine with Mixed Marinated Pickles
Chicken & Bacon Tartlet with a Piquant Tomato Sauce
Smoked Chicken & Plum Tomato Salad & Garlic croutons
Warm Mushroom & Bacon Vol-au-vent with Cream Stilton Sauce
Homemade Cold Soups
Lobster & Prawn bisque
Cold Avocado Soup with Flaked Salmon
Cold Cucumber & Mint
Vichyssoise (Chilled Leek & Potato Soup, Cream, Chives)
Gazpacho (Chilled Tomato Soup, Peppers, Onions, Garlic, Fine Herbs)
All Soups Finished with Croutons & Cream
Vegetarian
Tricolour Vegetable Terrine with Roasted Red Pepper Coulis
Avocado a& Orange Salad with Walnuts
Roasted Red Pepper & Brie Tart with Mixed Leaf Salad
Platter of Orange, Pink Grapefruit & Pineapple
Fanned Melon with Seasonal Fruits
Half an Ogen/Galia Melon & Ruby Port
Trio of Melon (Watermelon, Galia, Honeydew) with Fresh Fruit
Fanned Melon, Fresh Strawberries & Strawberry Coulis
Fanned Melon, Orange & Crystallised Ginger
White Onion & Garlic Tart with Plum Tomato Chutney
Homemade Hot Soups
Red Cabbage & Stilton
Carrot, Orange & Coriander
Celeriac & Walnut
Tomato, Basil & Coconut
Leek & Potato
Cream of Mushroom & Garlic
Chicken & Stilton
Minted Garden Pea
Thick Winter Vegetable Broth
Puréed Farmhouse Vegetable
Watercress & Potato
Cream of Tomato