Wedding Menus
Our Head Chef produces delicious and imaginative menus using fresh and locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. Our award winning restaurant, Le Cépage, really is a great place in which to hold your wedding breakfast and the food we provide at Castle Venlaw will satisfy even the most discerning of diners!Our wedding menus fall into the following categories although we are able to personalise most menus:
- Canapés
These are small bites that are served after the wedding ceremony along with drinks, usually of Champagne or Sparkling wine although in Summer many guests enjoy Pimms.
Please click here for further information about our canapé options.
- Silver Menu
The Silver Menu is a fantastic option that will suit many wedding guests. Choose from a fantastic selection of starters, main courses and desserts all prepared for you by our in-house team of Chefs.
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- Gold Menu
The Gold Menu is something quite special! Beautiful cuts of meat and inspiring recipes await you!
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- Platinum Menu
The crème de la crème!
Find out more about what our Chefs have in store for you!
- Evening Buffet
There's nothing better than simple home cooked British and typically Scottish food to finish off your evening
See below for further details.
Castle Venlaw can cater for all needs and we are only too happy to discuss any of our wedding Menu options with you. For further information please contact reception.
Canapés
How better to start the after ceremony celebrations than with some delicious small bites to accompany your drinks. Here at Castle Venlaw Hotel we suggest the following selection of canapés for your special day:Prices: £6.95 per person for 4 canapés and £8.95 per person for 8 canapés.
- Smoked salmon blinis
- Mini brioche and pate
- Cream cheese and chive tartlets
- Prawn tails in sweet chili dip
- Vegetable Crisp with dips
- Prawn and salmon caviar
- Vegetable crudités
- Tapanade and cucumber
Silver Menu.
Price per person £35.00
The Silver Menu option is very popular amongst many of our couples. We offer you a choice of three starters, three main courses and three desserts – there really is something that will suit all tastes.
A sample of the Silver Menu option follows:
Atlantic Prawns ‘Marie Rose’
set on Peppery Rocket Leaves, with Vine Tomatoes and Lemon oil
Chicken Liver Parfait
Accompanied by Caramelized Red onions and toasted ciabatta drizzled with red pepper oil
Carrot and Coriander Soup
finished with Coriander Crème Fraiche
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Supreme of Scottish Salmon Roasted with Scallops,
set on Saffron Risotto with Vegetable Crisps and Red Pepper Coulis
Roulade of Maize fed Chicken
filled with Tarragon and Chicken Mousse, set on Sun Blushed Tomato Polenta and Market Vegetables, with Café au lait
Risotto of Butternut Squash and Roasted Artichoke
Complemented with Glazed baby Vegetables, Parmesan Shavings and Parsley Oil
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Banoffee Pie
Served with Sauce Anglaise and Fresh Berries
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Served with Vanilla Ice Cream and Butterscotch Sauce
Bramble Délice
Complemented with Stewed Fruit Compote
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Tea & Coffee
Coffee with Homemade Shortbread is included with our Compliments
Gold Menu.
Price per person £46.00
The Gold Menu is a wonderful menu put together by our Head Chef. It comprises fantastic cuts of meat and imaginative recipes. The choices contained within the Gold Menu should satisfy even the most discerning of diners!
A sample of the Gold Menu is shown below:
Home Cured Salmon Parcel
Filled with Salmon Mousse, Resting on Seasonal Leaves with Sauce Vierge
Tartlet of Crottin Goat’s Cheese with Red Onion Marmalade, Nestled on a Bed of Rocket Leaves and Red Peppers, with Citrus Beurre Blanc
Smoked Chicken and Sweetcorn Chowder
Served with Herb Pancake Strips
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Traditional Haggis, Neeps and Tatties
Served with Whisky jus
Champagne and Lemon Sorbet
Wild Mushroom Soup
Served with White Truffle Oil
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Rack of Border Lamb
Served with Grilled Marinated Vegetables, Fondant Potatoes
Supreme of Halibut
Presented on Olive Crushed new Potatoes, with Savoy Cabbage and Lobster Bisque
Supreme of Guinea Fowl
set on Horseradish Potato Puree with Buttered Seasonal Vegetables and Wild Mushroom Gravy
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Berry Shortbread Tower
Filled with Crème Chantilly accompanied by Macerated Raspberries
Duo of white and Dark Chocolate Mousse
Layered with Mixed Berry Compote, Topped with Sugar Spring
Pineapple Tart Tatin
Topped with Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream & Drizzled with Toffee Sauce
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Tea & Coffee
Coffee with Homemade Shortbread is included with our compliments
Platinum Menu.
Price per person £59.00
The Platinum Menu is something else! We can not provide you with sample Platinum Menus as these are all prepared on an individual basis with the Head Chef. They are tailored entirely to you and use the best and finest ingredients.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch for further details.
Evening Buffet.
Price per person £7.50
How better than to end the evening with some comfort food! Bacon Rolls, Sausage Baps, Stovies and Scotch Pies await you! Should you, however, desire something that is different our team will only be too willing to oblige!
