Christmas Champagne

'tis nearly

       the season...'

The George Pre-Christmas Menus

Celebrate in style at The George in one of our six venues. Superb food and attention to detail is a signature of The George and the secluded Residence includes beautiful gardens for pre-dinner canapés.

Organise a dinner for 15 or more guests for your end of year party and you will personally receive a free nights accommodation to enjoy at The George*.

Pre-Christmas Set Menu

$65.00 per person inclusive of GST

Selection of House Breads
with truffle butter & Canterbury EV olive oil

To Start

Saffron sweet pea prawn risotto
with slow roast vine tomato, & reggiano foam
or
Smoked ham hock terrine
with potato capers salad, crisp poached truffled egg


To Follow

Roast sweetbriar merino rump & braised shoulder croquette
with chard feta & asparagus salad, mint gel
or
Confit duck leg & spinach pie
crisp skin duck breast, roast kumara & almond, cranberry chutney


Sweet Finish

Summer pudding
spiced panettone crumble, vanilla mascarpone whip
or
Orange meringue tart
with toasted pudding ice cream
Coffee & Tea

Pre-Christmas Buffet Menu

$60 per person excluding carvery minimum 30 people
all prices include GST of 12.5%

Chefs Soup
Served with freshly baked dinner rolls

Cold Selection
Selection of European cold cuts presented with appropriate accompaniments
Platter of seafood, smoked Akaroa salmon, marinated mussels, shrimp salad with sauce Mary Rose, Thai spiced calamari & sesame crusted tuna tataki
Soy marinated beef on a Burmese style salad with chilli-lime dressing & fried shallots
Selection of 3 seasonal salads

Hot Selection
Please select three items from the below five

Five spiced turkey tenderloin, served with turkey jus & cranberries
Herb coated hapuku fillet with a spiced broth of oven dried tomatoes
Pine nut & aged cheddar stuffed chicken breasts with bell pepper puree
Confit lamb shank off the bone with a wild mushroom ragout
Char grilled pork loin, with figlet compote, marsala jus & crackling

Your selection is served with
Seasonal garden vegetables
Fragrant jasmine rice pilaf
Minted new potatoes

Carvery
Virginia baked ham on the bone
$8.00 per person (40 person minimum)
Roast lamb with mint pesto
$7.50 per person
Roasted turkey breast with cranberry sauce
$7.00 per person

Dessert Selection
Traditional steamed Christmas pudding with a caramel brandy sauce
Passionfruit & apple strudel with macerated cherries
Fresh fruit salad
Pavlova with vanilla cream
Christmas mince tarts

Tea & Coffee

  

To make an enquiry contact our Conference Co-ordinator Daniel Dunne Ph: 03 371 0255 or fill in the form at the bottom of the page. 

*Offer only valid for dinners (excludes cocktail functions) in the time period of 17 November to 24 December 2008. The above mentioned free nights accommodation is for a standard room and is subject to availability.

 

 

 

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