The Party and Celebration pack
At Forty Hall, we completely understand the importance of your Special Day
We believe in offering a personal service
From your first call, right through the planning stage to the day itself, your Sales contact stays with you every step of the way. We will discuss, advise and ensure that every detail is covered and tailored so that your celebration is all you could hope for.
Forty Hall calls on, over 20 years of experience. We therefore understand the importance of careful logistical and operational planning, every bit as important in ensuring the success of your day.
Additional Hours after 23:30 are charged at £200 per hour or part thereof
Canapé Selection
Choose 5 canapés at £7.00 per person (1 hour reception)
Choose 9 canapés at £12.50 per person (1 hour reception)
Choose 13 canapés at £18.00 per person (1 hour reception)
Hot Items
Soya and mirin glazed salmon brochette
Char grilled fillet of beef with salsa verde on focaccia
Steamer baskets of Dim Sum, spring rolls and wontons
Vegetable spring rolls and chilli dipping sauce
Traditional mini Latkes served with an apple and cinnamon sauce
Spicy sweet potato fritters red curry sauce
Baskets of fish and chips with tomato sauce
Leek and goats cheese tartlets
Rosemary lamb kofta spiked with cumin, mint and redcurrant glaze
Mini fish Goujons served with tartar sauce
Deep-fried potato skins with sour cream and chives
Mini chicken satay with a peanut sauce
Cold Items
Peking duck pancakes, plum sauce
Rare roast peppered beef with strawberries on granary bread
Skewers of Mediterranean vegetables and minted Halloumi and sweet black olives
Smoked salmon on brown bread with black pepper and lemon
Parmesan shortbread with cherry tomato, mozzarella and salsa verde
Smoked trout with horseradish on dill scones
Chargrilled asparagus wrapped with bresoala
Cucumber wrapped teriyaki salmon
Crisp polenta, topped with artichoke, sun dried tomato and basil
Aubergine caviar in baby jacket potatoes and chive crème fraîche
Oysters Bloody Mary
Red pesto palmiers
Please ask for further options
Finger Buffet
9 items £18.00 per person or 12 items £22.50 per person
(always include 1 item from the sandwich type selection)
Selection of sandwiches
Platters of deli and continental open sandwiches
Wraps of roasted root vegetables and hummus and tuna and leaf spinach
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Baskets of crudités with herb and cheese dips
Aubergine, courgette and roast pepper roulade
Asparagus, Parmesan and prosciutto barquettes
Chicken and mushroom vol au vents
Prawn and dill vol au vents
Individual salmon and leek quiches
Roasted peppers on black olive crostini
Croustade of Coronation chicken with celeriac and walnuts
Focaccia with tomato, mozzarella and pesto
Smoked chicken and hoi sin pancakes
Croûtes of onion confit and blue cheese
Tomato and courgette tartlets
Cheddar scones with mustard butter and ham
Ratatouille and rosemary tart
Skewers of seared salmon with Chinese salsa
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Served hot:
Marinaded lamb with herb and yoghurt dip
Potato wedges with Caesar dressing
Homemade Thai vegetable filos
Honey and mustard glazed sausages with mustard dip
Sticky glazed red curry chicken bites
Potato wedges with spicy dips
Vegetable samosas with fruit chutney
Butterfly prawns and dill mayonnaise
Selection of dim sum with dipping sauces
Masala potato wedges and Indian ketchup
Cumberland sausages with honey and mustard
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Kettle chips and spicy tortillas with salsa and sour cream dips
Nuts, crisps and rice crackers
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Chocolate profiteroles with coffee sauce
Chocolate brownies
Fresh fruit platter
Strawberry and pastry cream tartlets
Black Forest gateau
Strawberry cheesecake
Chocolate fudge cake with cream
Caramelised apple tart with cream
Coffee and walnut gateau, coffee sauce
Fresh fruit salad and cream
Treacle tart and cream
Bowl Food Menus
Tray & Buffet service in a selection of interesting bowls
For a light menu...
Choose 3 hot and 2 cold bowls at £28.50 per person Normally guests would be served 4 bowls each
For a light bite...
Choose 2 hot and 2 cold bowls at £22.00 per person Normally guests will be served 3 bowls each
Served hot
Bangers and mash
Cumberland sausages on leek mash with red onion gravy
Fisherman’s pie
Salmon, cod and prawns, cream sauce,
topped with cheese mash
Lamb tagine on lemon cous cous
Pad Thai noodles
Green chicken curry on fragrant rice
Seared Thai salmon on lime fried rice
Ratatouille Provençale with olive mash
Beef stew with herb dumplings
Oriental chicken and cashews in yellow bean sauce on plain rice
Sweet and sour vegetables with noodles
Creamy pesto chicken penne
Chilli con carne with rice and nachos
Beef and bok choy
Coconut prawns with chilli on rice
Wild mushroom risotto with parmesan and pinenuts
Served cold
Cajun spiced chicken with tomato and sweetcorn salad
Richmond prawn cocktail
Chargrilled chicken Caesar salad
Salad Niçoise with tuna and olives
Mozzarella, Parma ham on rocket and basil, honey mustard dressing
Crab and spinach soba noodles salad
Roasted Mediterranean vegetables with rocket and roasted garlic salad, toasted ciabatta and shaved parmesan
Bocconcini on a rosemary croûte, sun dried tomato
and caper berry salad
Bowl Food Desserts
£5.00 per person - choose 3 desserts, guests would be served 2
Served Hot
Plum and rhubarb bread and butter pudding Pear and ginger strudels with creme anglaise Winter or Summer fruit crumble with cinamon custard
Served Cold
Fig and passion fruit terrine with clotted cream and passion fruit jam
Shot glasses of raspberry and blueberry trifle
Chocolate and hazelnut mousse
Pina colada creme brulee Strawberry and Kiwi macaroons
Cold Fork Buffet
From £30.00 per person - ask for further details
Hot Fork Buffet
£32.50 per person (select one meat, one fish and one vegetarian main course)
Meat:
Oven baked chicken with garlic and parmesan with sunblushed tomato penne pasta
Classic saute chicken chasseur with new potatoes and broad beans
Rump of lamb on potato and pea puree with minted jus
Peppered beef with anchovy and herb sauce served with spring onion and parsley mash and baby vegetables
Beef Dhansak with coriander, red lentils, chutneys and poppadoms
Japanese rolled pork with plums, coriander soy sauce spring onions served with pilaf and wild rice
Fish:
Poached salmon on wilted, warm new potato salad and hollandaise sauce
Fillet of seabass in orange and cider sauce served with sorrell mash potatoes
Linguine with wild mushrooms, prawns, smoked haddock, white wine and olive sauce
Macadamia nut crusted swordfish on bok choy and shoestring vegetable stir fry, in coconut broth with saffron potatoes
Thai green seafood curry
Vegetarian:
Ricotta and soinach pasta roulade with tomato and sage sauce, roasted tomatoes with garlic shallots
Wild mushroom fricassee with lemon cous cous
Moroccan filo pie (spicy spinach and lentil cheese pie) scented with garlic and herbs
Roast sweet peppers with basil and stir fried vegetables
Sweet potato, feta and spinach filo with roasted squash and pepper sauce
Pea risotto finished with truffle oil and parmesan crisps
Sweet onion, parmesan and thyme tart with basil crisps
Large interested mixed salad and baskets of country breads and butters
Desserts - please choose 1 hot dessert and 2 cold desserts
Hot
Apricot and peach bread and butter pudding
Upside down fig pudding with lemon and port
Rich warm chocolate cake with white chocolate sauce
Caramelised vanilla risotto pudding with mango and paw paw compote
Cold Chocolate
Layered chocolate mousse with a bitter chocolate sauce
Chocolate, banana and coconut cheesecake with Bailey's cream
Chocolate profiteroles with rum sauce
Chocolate and pear tart with cinnamon cream
Dark chocolate and pecan nut flan with mascarpone
Chocolate and hazelnut truffle torte and strawberry sauce
Mousses and creams:
Lemon possett served with amaretti biscuits
Soft baked American cheesecake with blueberry compote
Roasted figs on ricotta brandy snaps with caramel sauce
Lavender pannacotta
Cold traditional puddings and tarts:
Pear tart tatin with clotted cream and caramel sauce
Blueberry and almond tart with chilled creme anglaise
Mango and passion fruit trifle
Yoghurt and summer fruit slice with raspberry coulis
Cold summer fruits:
Summer pudding with red fruit coulis and clotted cream
Orange pannacotta with chilled compote of summer fruits
Terrine of summer fruits with a lemon thyme creme fraiche
Raspberry mille feuilles with raspberry sauce
Lemon and apricot gateau with apricot sauce
Fresh fruit salad with creme fraiche
Mini Dessert Buffet - the ultimate dessert treat! Supplement £2.00 per person
Pina colada brulee, dark chocolate and pistachio foam shot, mini rum and raisin cheesecake with blueberry compote, gateau opera, hazelnut and chocolate mousse domes, summer berry salad of blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries, with clotted cream and biscotti
Three Course Dinner Menus
Gold Menu
at £38.50 per person
Please select one dish for each course:
To start...
Baskets of warm country breads and butter
Roasted tomato soup with a purée of basil and olive croutons
Salad of seasonal melon, strawberries, papayas and
key lime with poppy seed vinaigrette
Baby leek and spinach tart on a bed of rocket with olive oil dressing
To follow...
Roulade of chicken breast filled with
wild mushroom and tarragon mousse, served with sherry sauce
Roast rump of lamb with rosemary jus
Escalope of salmon with beurre blanc sauce
All main courses are served with fondant potatoes and seasonal vegetables
To finish...
Hazelnut Pavlova with summer fruits and amaretti biscuits
Burnt lemon tart with passion fruit jam and thick cream
Light and dark chocolate mousse served with coffee sauce
Coffee, Tea, Herbal Teas and Truffles
Platinum Menu
at £42.00 per person
Please select one dish for each course:
To start...
Baskets of warm country breads and butter
Seared salmon served on dill dressed new potato and rocket salad drizzled with basil oil
Classic chicken Caesar salad
Chicken liver parfait with red onion chutney and toasted fig bread
Quails egg and wild mushroom salad with watercress and tarragon sauce
To follow...
Brioche crusted rack of lamb with Dauphinoise potato, ratatouille and lamb jus
Supreme and confit of duck with rich duck jus, herb whipped potatoes,
spiced carrots and French beans
Roast sirloin of beef with horseradish and potato purée, courgettes, leeks and red wine
To finish...
Strawberry tarts with black pepper and basil crème fraîche
Vanilla pannacotta with a chilled compote of summer fruits
Baked chocolate and Amaretto cheesecake with chocolate sauce
Hot pear puffs with Poire William sauce
Coffee, Tea, Herbal Teas and Truffles
Drinks Options
Our Party Drinks Package
Price per guest £6.65
On Arrival, tray service of:
One glass of house sparkling wine or
Freshly squeezed orange juice
Sparkling mineral water
During the meal:
Two glasses of house red or white wine
Iced water
Bar facilities available from a cash or account bar after dinner
Wines and Beers
French White - Domaine de Jalousie 2005 at £12.95 per bottle
French Red - Condamine L Evêque 2005 at £12.95 per bottle
Pouilly Fumé Les Moulins a Vent 2004 at £17.65 per bottle
Julienas Ch de Julienas 2001/02 at £17.25 per bottle
House Brugnon Champagne at £24.80 per bottle
House Sparkling Chardonnay Brut at £13.95 per bottle
Bottled Beer at £3.00 per bottle
You are also able to bring your own wines, Champagnes and soft drinks to the venue, service charges apply, please contact us for further details
Soft Drinks
Orange Juice £5.25 per litre
Apple Juice £5.25 per litre
Elderflower Presse £5.50 per litre
Sparkling or Still Mineral Water £3.75 per litre
We can serve your guests a variety of reception drinks from Pimms to Cosmopolitans and Summer Punch, please contact us for a full wine list
You are also able to bring your own wines, Champagnes and Soft Drinks to Forty Hall - please contact us for further details
Theme and Décor
Chocolate Fountain
As an alternative we are able to provide a chocolate fountain as a dessert option or evening buffet option. Why not offer your guests a dessert buffet to include a chocolate fountain.
The Chocolate Fountain comes with a selection of freshly prepared cut fruits and marshmallows to dip in smooth milk chocolate.
For further details ask the team at Forty Hall.
Fairy Floss Machine
Make your event fun by adding a Fairy Floss Machine as part of a dessert buffet.
Other ideas
- Coloured napkins knotted with gold cord, tassel ties or ribbons
- Gold scripted place cards which can also be tied to the napkins
- Coloured chair covers and bows to complement colour themes
- Round floor length table cloths in shimmering, shiny materials, pastel or deep colours
- Coloured liner plates to create a dramatic table presentation
- Innovative table decorations and balloon bunches and nightlights
- Elegant string quartets & harpists, trendy jazz trios & dance bands, colourful steel bands & discos
- Casinos, magicians and children’s entertainers
- Table posies, baskets or hand tied flowers for gifts, garlands, archways and pedestals
- These are just a few of our ideas!
Young Adults parties and security
If you are interested in a young adult party (12 - 24 years) we do require security to be provided for this, the charge varies depending on hours and date of event and the split of adults and young adults charges are usually between £200 - £500, please contact us for further
How to Book
- Call us to check our availability
- Hold a provisional booking for up to 2 weeks
- A deposit of 50% of the room hire will be required to confirm a booking
- Full payment of hall hire plus 50% of the catering should be made two months before the event date
- The remaining 50% catering should be paid 10 days before the event together with final numbers.
- Please note all prices include VAT