Private dining at elegant Cotswold venue
Posted onSometimes events can be big and lavish, but other times they can be small and intimate – and that’s just as nice. In fact, it’s a lovely change from large busy weddings and corporate bashes, to cater for a smaller private dining event, where guests can chat, laugh and enjoy food and drink together. This event was held in a beautiful and unique venue near Stroud.
The client:
Natalie Bean, organising a special dinner and celebration with friends
The venue:
An exquisite marriage of eighteenth-century elegance and award-winning contemporary architecture in an idyllic Cotswold setting, Woodchester House is a private home available for exclusive hire. Built-in 1740, Woodchester House, near Stroud epitomises the timeless elegance of the Georgian period. It sits within a beautiful estate of organic grassland meadows, native woodland and its own babbling stream.
The menu:
Canapés
Rosemary, cheddar & ham scone, mustard mayo
Gloucester old spot pork croquettes, apple chilli jam
Smoked salmon, rye bread, sour cream & caviar
Monkfish scampi, Cajun dipping sauce
Starters:
Pan seared scallops, pea purée & crispy bacon, sauce vierge, pea shoots
Or
Chicken liver parfait, mini farmhouse loaf, bacon jam & crisp bacon bits
Main course
Braised shin of beef, dauphinoise potato, carrot purée, buttered seasonal greens & braising jus
Or
Pan fried fillet of seabass on a bed of warm new potatoes, green beans, Niçoise olives & sauce vierge
Dessert
Strawberry Eton mess
Followed by individual cheese platters
Feedback from the client:
“Berry Blue catered for a special dinner with our friends and we couldn’t have been more pleased with the food and the service. From helping create the perfect menu, to the most warm and friendly service on the night – working with Berry Blue has been a joy! Every single guest commented on the delicious food and what a treat it was. Would highly recommend!!”
Comments from our team:
It was such a pleasure to cater for Natalie and her friends. Woodchester House is a beautiful and unique venue, and one not many people hear about – we would highly recommend checking it out for private parties and weddings.