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Welcome to Timeless Elegance.
Welcome to The Elan.
Food, atmosphere and style come together
to create your perfect event at The Elan —
New Jersey’s newest catering banquet hall.
The timeless, intimate atmosphere of our
three event spaces will make events of all
kinds unforgettable — wedding, cocktail
party, corporate retreat, bar / bat mitzvah,
class reunion — with pricing options to
accommodate any budget. Our experienced
staff and five-star service makes planning
your event seamless and stress-free. And our
culinary team creates exquisite cuisine that
offers a variety of flavors to suit any taste.
We will customize every aspect of your
event according to what you want. Contact us
today to discuss your event and schedule a
tour of our newly renovated space.
Menus
Cocktail Reception
Guests will be greeted upon arrival with champagne, white wine and sparkling water, or your personalized specialty cocktail.
Passed Hors d’Oeuvres
COCKTAIL STATIONS
Vegetarian
• Miniature Mac n’ Cheese Bite
• Bruschetta with fresh goat cheese and olive tapenade
• Arrancini (Rice Balls) served with marinara sauce
• Portobello Mushroom Fries with a balsamic aioli
• Roasted Vegetable Panini
Seasonal Harvest Station
• A Selection of Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
-- Asparagus, baby carrots, tri-color
peppers, broccoli spears, cherry
tomatoes, jicama, and french string
beans with a herb dipping sauce
• Artisan Cheese Display
-- A selection of local and international
cheeses served with fresh & dried fruit,
assorted spiced nuts, and fresh baguette
• Fresh Fruit Display
-- An array of ripe seasonal fruit beautifully presented
• Assorted Dips:
-- White bean and rosemary
-- Hummus with pita chips
Seafood
• Sesame Wonton Triangles with smoked salmon and wasabi cream
• Crab Cakes with roasted pepper and corn with a chive crème fraiche
• Mini New England Style Lobster Roll
• Traditional Shrimp Cocktail
• Tuna Tar Tar in a cucumber cup with a spicy chili aioli
Poultry
• Spicy Chicken, Eggplant, and Grilled Onion Quesadillas
• Chicken and Scallion Kabobs
• Curried Chicken Salad on a toast round
• BBQ Style Pulled Chicken on jalapeño corn bread
• Chicken, Chili and Avocado Tostadas
• Sesame Chicken Bites with sweet and sour sauce
Beef
• Spiced Beef Empanadas with a lime aioli
• Traditional Beef Slider with swiss cheese, pickles, and ketchup
• Filet Mignon on a crostini with cognac cream sauce
• Sausage and Peppers
• Herb Crusted Baby Lamb Chops
Old Time Favorites
• Pigs in a Blanket with Spicy Mustard
• Deviled Eggs
• Scallop Wrapped in Bacon
• Crabmeat Stuffed Mushrooms
• Gougres (Cheese Puffs)
Dumpling & Wok Station
• Steamed Dumplings: vegetable and shrimp, with a sesame soy dipping sauce
• Beef Potstickers
• Edamame with sea salt
• Crispy Wontons with plum sauce and hot mustard
• Vegetable Summer Rolls with vietnamese dipping sauce
• Wok Stir Fry
-- Shrimp with broccoli in a garlic sauce
and korean style beef with mixed
vegetables and rice Please Note:
• Assorted Sushi and Sashimi Platters
can be added for $6.00 per person
• Sushi Station with Sushi Chef can be
added for $12.00 per person
Tuscan Station
• An Assortment of Marinated Grill Vegetables including peppers,
asparagus, sweet onions, eggplant,
tomatoes, zucchini
• Bruschetta
-- Tomato Basil
-- White Bean-Rosemary
• An Assortment of Cheeses
-- Asiago, provolone, ricotta, parmesan, pecorino romano
• Bocaccini Salad with tomato pesto,
marinated artichoke hearts and mushrooms, pepperoncini, calamata olives and fresh basil
• Shaved Prosciutto and Aged Hard Salami
• Toasted Baguettes and Freshly Baked Foccacia
• Wild Mushroom Risotto Cakes
• Grilled Seafood Salad: shrimp, scallops, baby octopus, calamari,
tomatoes, onions, capers
Select 2:
• Crispy Eggplant Napoleon, slow roasted
tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil oil
• Seafood Fra Diavlo, shrimp, scallops, and calamari in a spicy tomato sauce
• Penne with sundried tomatoes, spinach,
and roasted peppers in a white wine sauce
• Farfalle with eggplant, peas, prosciutto,
ricotta salata in garlic and olive oil
Latin Station
• Guacamole and Salsa with tortilla chips
• Black Bean and Corn Salad with lime vinaigrette
• Chile Rellenos: poblano pepper stuffed
with manchego cheese, black beans, and rice with red mole
• Arroz Con Pollo
• Guava Glazed BBQ Ribs
• Salad of Tomato and Hearts of Palm with a cilantro vinaigrette
• Tequila Lime Shrimp
Optional:
Whole Roasted Pig with a Mojo Sauce
(minimum 100 guests) for $4.00 per person
Pasta & Ravioli Bar (Select 3)
• Stuffed Rigatoni in a truffle cream sauce
• Cheese Tortellini in a plum tomato sauce
• Cavatelli with broccoli rabe and sausage
• Orecchetti with a homemade bolognese sauce
• Lobster Ravioli in a cognac cream sauce
• Goat cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato
Ravioli in a pesto broth
Carving Station (Select 2)
• Served with an Assortment of Freshly Made Breads
-- Creamy Caesar Cole Slaw
-- Potato Salad with caramelized onions
and a dijon vinaigrette
-- Orzo Salad with Pine nuts and Raisins.
• Fresh Roast Turkey with a cranberry chutney
• Corned Beef served with spicy mustard • Leg of Lamb served with a mint pesto
• London Broil served with horseradish cream
• Loin of Pork served with apple chutney
• Grilled Flank Steak with a chipotle BBQ sauce
• Poached Salmon with dill cream sauce
• BBQ Beef Brisket
Taste of the Mediterranean
• Spanikopita: a blend of spinach, feta cheese, onions, and leeks wrapped in phyllo
• Grilled Seafood Salad: shrimp, scallops, octopus, and calamari
• Tabouli Salad: parsley, bulgar wheat,
tomatoes, green onions, mint and olive oil
• Grill Lamb Kabobs
• Greek Chopped Salad: vine ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta tossed in a herb vinaigrette
• Grilled and Marinated Vegetables:
asparagus, eggplant, portabella
mushrooms, red peppers, squash and zucchini
• Cucumber Yogurt Dip with crispy pita chips
• Moussaka: layers of eggplant, potato, ground lamb, and bechamel
Seafood Bar ($7.00 additional per person)
Served with Cocktail Sauce, Remoulade, & Mignonette
• A Selection of Raw Oysters
• Little Neck Clams
• Jumbo Shrimp
• Jonah Crab Claws
Optional: (Market Price)
• Steamed Lobster with drawn butter
• Alaskan King Crab Legs
• Stone Crab Claws (Seasonal)
Tasting Plate Station
($4.00 additional per person)
Select 2
• Sliced NY Strip Steak with creamed spinach and potato puree
• Grilled Lamb Chop with eggplant caponata and mint yogurt sauce
• Beer Braised Pork Belly with apple and celery root slaw
• Chicken Roulade with sweet potato puree and bourbon cider sauce
• Tea Smoked Duck with crispy wonton and micro green salad with a hoisin vinaigrette
• Seared Giant Scallop with sweet corn
mash with a vanilla buerre blanc
• Spicy Garlic Shrimp with papa pomodoro and lemon & basil
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Seated Dinner
Pasta/Appetizer
ENTRÉES
DESSERT BUFFET
• Homemade Gnocchi with a simple plum
tomato sauce topped with a parmesan crisp
• Wild Mushroom Ravioli with a sage brown butter sauce
• Orecchiette with sweet sausage and broccoli rabe
• Stuffed Rigatoni with a white truffle cream sauce
• Spinach and Artichoke Beggars Purse with a smoky tomato coulis
• Seafood Cake (crab, scallops and lobster)
with a tomato cream sauce
• Roasted Vegetable and Goat Cheese
Strudel with a roasted red pepper sauce
• Spinach and Cheese Souffle with mixed greens
• Roasted Tomato and Parmesean Tart with
caramelized onions and olive tapenade
• Grilled Vegetable Stack with eggplant, red
pepper, zucchini, mozzarella, and aged balsamic
Each menu selection will be served with your
choice of vegetable and starch. We are happy to
accommodate any special requests. Please ask
your banquet manager for details
Candy Bar
• Large lollipops and Swizzle Pops
• Jelly Beans, assorted colors
• Skittles
• Hershey Kisses
• Nostalgic Candies: Mary Janes, Jaw Breakers, Razzles, Sugar Babies, Fizz, Jolly Ranchers, Whoppers, etc.
SALAD
• Caesar Salad: chopped romaine, oven dried tomatoes, shaved parmesan, and garlic crouton
• Babay Spinach Salad: shaved almonds, dried cranberries, crumbled goat cheese,
and champagne vinaigrette
• Arugula Salad: parmesan cheese and balsamic vinaigrette
• Romaine and Radicchio Salad: gorgonzola cheese, spiced pecans, and red wine vinaigrette
Beef
• Pan Roasted Filet Mignon with caramelized
onion and wild mushroom sauce
• Braised Short Rib of Beef with a balsamic glaze
• Horseradish Crusted Filet Mignon with a red wine sauce
• Grilled Flat Iron Steak with chimichurri sauce and frizzled onions
• Peppercorn Crusted Tenderloin of Beef
with a port wine sauce
Chicken
• Sage Roasted Chicken Breast with a madeira sauce
• Chicken Marsala: medallions of chicken and season mushroom with a Marsala sauce
• Roasted Chicken Breast stuffed with fontina
cheese, artichokes, and sundried tomatoes
• Chicken Sorrentina: boneless breast of
chicken topped with eggplant, prosciutto
and mozzarella
• Herb Roasted Chicken Breast with a bourbon cider sauce
Fish
• Miso Glazed Salmon with frizzled rice noodles
• Red Snapper Oreganata in a lemon white wine sauce
• Mediterranean Shrimp Kabobs marinated
with garlic, parsley and lemon zest
• Pan Roasted Tilapia topped with a ragout of tomatoes, capers and olives
• Crabmean Stuffed Lemon Sole with lemon butter sauce
Vegetarian, gluten free & Kosher options
available upon request
Vegetables
• Sautéed Broccoli Rabe • Haricot Vert Bundle
• Spinach and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
• Seasonal Vegetable Sauté
Starch
• Roasted Shallot Mashed Potatoes
• Parmesan Polenta Cake
• Simple Roasted Potatoes
• Saffron Risotto Cake
Mini Desserts
• Crème Brule Cups
• Dipped Marshmallow Pops
• Mini Cup Cakes
• Mini Cannoli
• Mini Éclairs
• Seasonal Berry Tarts
• Profiteroles
• Seasonal Fruit Crumb Tarts
• Mini Carrot Cake
• Madelines
• Brownies
• Mini Cheese Cakes
• Chocolate Covered Strawberries
• Whoopie Pies
Additional Desserts
• Seasonal Fruit and Berry Salad
• Death by Chocolate Trifle
Action Station (Select One)
Bananas Foster Station
• Fresh bananas caramelized with butter,
cinnamon and brandy, served over vanilla ice cream
Crepe Station
• Strawberry and Mascarpone
• Nutella and Banana
• Caramel Apple
• Served with freshly whipped cream
Ice Cream Sandwich Bar
• Freshly baked Chocolate Chip, Peanut
Butter and Oatmeal Cookies filled with Vanilla Ice Cream and rolled with toppings to include:
-- Miniature Chocolate Chips
-- White Chocolate Curls
-- Colored Sprinkles
-- Crunch Topping
WEDDING CAKE
Palermo’s Bakery is our exclusive partner for all things sweet. They will go above and beyond to
create the wedding cake of your dreams. Choose from a variety of styles and flavors to make it
your own. Below is a list of some of the flavors they offer. If something is not listed that you want,
please do not hesitate to ask!!
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Red Velvet
Combination (Vanilla and Chocolate)
Marble
Lemon Chiffon
Carrot
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Italian sponge (Vanilla or Chocolate)
Cheesecake
Pound Cake (Vanilla or Chocolate)
Napoleon
Eggless (Vanilla or Chocolate)
Sugar free Sponge (Vanilla or Chocolate)
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Pineapple
Mocha
Cannoli
White Mousse
Raspberry Mousse
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Butter Cream
Raspberry
Tiramisu
Ganache
Cream Cheese
Amaretto
French Cream
Key Lime
Fresh Banana ‘n’ Cream
Chocolate Bacci
Caramel
Butterscotch
Lemon Cream
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Chocolate Custard
Vanilla Custard
Vanilla Pudding
Strawberry
Cappuccino
Peaches ‘n’ Cream
Blueberry
Cherry
Oreo Cookie
Chocolate Mousse
Strawberry Mousse
Peanut Butter
Coconut Cream
Chocolate Butter Cream Fudge
Hazelnut
Dulce di Leche
Fudge Brownie
Chantilly Cream
Boston Cream
Fresh Strawberry ‘n’ Cream
Fresh Fruit in Season
German Chocolate
Whipped Cream
Cheesecake
Lemon Mousse
Rum
Chocolate Pudding
Coffee
Peach
Lemon
ENHANCEMENTS &
ADDITIONAL OFFERING
• Intermezzo(sorbet): $3.00 per person
-- Zesty Lemon, Blood Orange, Grapefruit, Mango
• Ice Sculpture: $150 and up
-- Please discuss options with your event manager
• Valet Parking: $3.00 per person
• Espresso Bar: $3.50 per person
-- Gourmet Espresso, Cappuccino, Latte, and Mocha made to order for your guests
• Cordial Cart: $7.00 per person
-- Sambuca, Amaretto, Frangelico, Nocelo,
Bailey’s Irish Cream, Cognac, Kahlua
• Menu Cards: $2.00 per person
-- Customized menu cards in your choice
of color are available to be set at each
place setting or each table for.
• Late-Night Snack (Select Two):
$5.00 per person
-- Chocolate Milkshakes
-- Mini Cheeseburgers
-- Miniature Grilled Cheese; with tomato
soup served in a cocktail shooter glass
-- Mini Hot Dogs
• To-Go Station: $3.00 per person
-- Freshly Baked Cookies; Chocolate Chip,
Chocolate Chocolate Marshmallow,
Oatmeal Raisin, Snickerdoodle, Ginger Snaps, Cranberry Orange, Lemon
Poppyseed, Peanut Butter Banana, White
Chocolate Cherry, Pumpkin Spice
-- Homemade Hot Chocolate with whipped cream
Spaces at The Elan
The Isabella Room
The Alessandra Room
The Grand Ballroom
The Skylight Room
The Lounge
Preferred Vendors
The Elan is proud to announce our Preferred
Vendor list. We highly recommend that when you
book an event with us, you take advantage of their
exceptional services. Together we will make your
dreams become a reality.
BAKERY & EDIBLE FAVORS
Just D’sserts By Sparkle www.jdbysparkle.com
(201) 791-7717
Palermo’s Bakery www.palermobakery.com
(201) 641-1654
ENTERTAINMENT
DJ Express www.djexpressnj.com
(201) 694-8202
iReserve Entertainment www.ireservedj.com
(973) 800-0582
Time Machine www.2sayido.com
(973) 839-2519
EVENT PLANNERS
Elegant Events &
Occasions, LLC www.eleganteventsandoccasions.com
(201) 684-1643
Elegant Affairs
International www.elegantaffairstt.com
(201) 873-8761
FLORISTS
Botanically Correct, LLC www.botanicallycorrectllc.com
Petals Premier/
Adam Leffel Productions www.petalspremier.com
(201) 787-4225
(201) 487-1300
HOTELS
Fairfeld Inn by Marriott www.marriott.com/ewrsc
Holiday Inn
Hasbrouck Heights www.holidayinn.com/has-meadowland
(201) 507-5222
(201) 288-9600
LIGHTING
Power Posse Productions (860) 572-7322
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Glenmar Photographers www.glenmarphotographers.com
(973) 546-3636
Lauren Elle Photography www.laurenellephotography.com
(201) 960-0663
Studio Uno www.studio-uno.com
(973) 778-5870
FLORAL, FURNITURE, CANDLES, LIGHTING, LINENS AND PROPS
www.petalspremier.com
375 North street z suite c z teterboro, N.J. 07608 z 201-487-1300
Intimate - Distinguished - Elegant
Of all the moments in your life
this is the one to create, capture and remember.
Flower arrangements for all occasions:
Weddings, Corporate Events, Birthdays, Communions, Sweet 16’s,
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Showers, Dinner Parties, Graduations, and much more.
To set up an appointment please contact: Lisa Catoggio
Cell: 201-787-4225 - email: [email protected] - www.BotanicallyCorrectLLC.com
Directions toThe Elan
The Elan
Catering & Events
111 Route US 46 West, Lodi, NJ 07644
973.777.0503 | [email protected]
www.TheElan.com
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Follow US-46 East for approx 3.5 miles and exit at RT-17.
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West for .5 mile to The Elan.
The Elan
Catering & Events
111 Route US 46 West
Lodi, NJ 07644
973.777.0503
[email protected]
www.TheElan.com