Wedding and event catering
We can provide a Middle Eastern feast for your wedding, party or corporate event. We can serve your food several different ways: 'festival style' from our decorated gazebo; laid out as a spectacular-looking buffet for guests to help themselves to; or a full waitered service, with the food brought to the tables. Middle Eastern food is normally served as a 'meze', similar to tapas, where a lot of small dishes are provided for the guest to choose from. You can, of course, have starters and a sweet course on top of this, so we offer these too.
We can also arrange hire of all the tableware you may need: table linen, crockery and cutlery and glassware, plus tables and chairs
Please see below for the range of dishes we typically offer. Prices depend on a range of factors including guest numbers, location and whether or not equipment hire is required, so please give us a ring or email to discusss your exact requirements. For a typical meze, we'd suggest choosing one or two warm dishes, a rice dish, two or three cold dishes and a couple of dips.
Canapes
Crispy fried halloumi topped with chimmichuri (spicy coriander salsa) V, GF
Falafel balls topped with tahini sauce and pomegranate seeds Vg, GF
Aubergine or Beetroot pakoras topped with chimmichuri (spicy coriander salsa) Vg, GF
Merghez sausage (spicy lamb sausage) on Mamoosh pita with sweet red onion pickle
Boreka (mini pie) filled with lamb, beef and pine nuts
Boreka filled with spinach, feta & parsley V
Boreka filled with spicy potato and peas Vg
starters
Borekas (see above): two pieces with hummus, pickles and zhoug (coriander & chilli dip)
Falafel: 3 pieces with lemon tahini, pickles and carrot & beetroot salad Vg, GF
Pakoras: crispy deep fried vegetables in chickpea batter with tamarind sauce Vg, GF
Cigara Borek: Rolled filo filled with feta & herbs with Turkish salsa & tahini dip V
Grilled kofta (spicy meatballs) with buerre noisette, Turkish salsa & warm pita
Grilled chicken skewers with harissa, buerre noisette & warm pita
Cold meze dishes
Mejadra (Basmati rice, brown lentils, spices, crispy fried onions) V
Pilav rice (Basmati rice, turmeric, chick peas, sultanas, fresh herbs) Vg
Fattoush: Finely sliced salad vegetables with parsley, mint & lemon/olive oil dressing V, GF
(can be served with crispy pita croutons, too)
Roast aubergines and red peppers with pomegranate molasses dressing & coriander Vg, GF
Roast butternut squash with baby spinach, flaked almonds and a preserved lemon dressing Vg, GF
Roast cauliflower with chickpeas, pickled red onion & olives and a lemon tahini dressing Vg, GF
Cherry tomatoes roasted with garlic, thyme and lemon zest with Greek yoghurt V, GF
Roast Turkish peppers with Greek yoghurt, dill and buerre noisette V, GF
Baby broad beans, green beans, baby spinach with nigella & sesame seeds and a cider vinegar &
date molasses dressing Vg, GF
hot meze dishes
Mejadra (Basmati rice, brown lentils, spices, crispy fried onions) V
Pilav rice (Basmati rice, turmeric, chick peas, sultanas, fresh herbs) Vg
Lamb Shawarma: leg of lamb marinaded in a spice rub, slow-cooked and pulled from the bone GF
Za'atar chicken: chiken thighs roasted with za'atar & garlic, served in a pomegranate sauce GF
Beef tagine with red pepper, squash, fresh herbs & flaked almonds GF
Chicken tagine with preserved lemon, chickpeas, potato and flaked almonds GF
Kofta (spicy meatballs) in a rich, spicy tomato ragu (for 30 or under guests only) GF
Alburnia: roast aubergine & red pepper with borlotti beans in a rich tomato ragu Vg, GF
Vegetable tagine with preserved lemon & flaked almonds Vg, GF
dips & extras
Hummus topped with olive oil and dukkah (spice & seed mix) Vg, GF
Tahini sauce with pomegranate molasses Vg. GF
Harissa (Moroccan chilli sauce) Vg, GF
Zhoug (Chilli & coriander dip) Vg, GF
Turkish salsa: finely diced tomato, onion, red pepper with harissa & herbs Vg, GF
Olives marinaded in olive oil, preserved lemon & spices Vg, GF
Red onion pickle Vg, GF
Mixed Lebanese vegetable pickle Vg, GF
Mamoosh pita (artisan pita from a local producer: they're amazing!) Vg
Sweet
Home made orange-blossom baklava with seasonal sorbet OR icecream Vg/V, GF
Rose Malabi (like pannacotta) with toasted nuts and fruit compote V, GF
We can also serve hot drinks: tea, herba teas, cafetierre coffee, Moroccan mint tea or Arabic cardamon coffee