Banquet Menu - Country Club of Ithaca

Banquet Menu
2015
Thomas Smith
General Manager
David Skolfield
Executive Chef
189 Pleasant Grove road
Ithaca, ny 14850
607-257-0010
Hors d’oeuvres selection
(All prices are for 50 pieces)
Seafood
Fallen Stars - A unique blend of Crabmeat, pasta and spices.
Served with a key lime dipping sauce
Dim Sum-steamed with assorted seafood
Scallops wrapped in bacon
Jumbo steamed shrimp with cocktail sauce
Coconut Shrimp with orange jalapeno sauce
$ 77.00
$ 75.50
$ 110.00
$ 127.00
$ 115.00
Beef/Pork/Chicken
Hawaiian Meatballs – glazed with B.B.Q. sauce and pineapple pieces
Mushroom Caps filled with sweet pepper, sausage, and parmesan
Beef Kabob with peppers
Jerk Beef Tenderloin on Plantain chips
Mini Quiche – assortment
Smoked Chicken Cornucopia
Spicy Beef empanada
Duck confit on sweet potato crisp with cranberry chutney
Mini Chicago Style Pizza with sausage
Lollipop lamb chops - grilled with a rosemary garlic pesto
Pork Dim Sum, teriyaki dipping sauce
Medjool dates with toasted almond and blue cheese wrapped with bacon
$ 55.50
$ 62.50
$ 105.00
$ 115.00
$ 85.00
$ 105.50
$ 90.00
$ 85.00
$ 75.50
$ 175.00
$ 75.50
$ 90.00
Vegetarian
Antipasta skewer-artichoke, fresh mozzarella, black olive
$ 82.00
and sun-dried tomato, drizzled with basil pesto.
Crispy Vegetable Spring Rolls
$ 62.50
Spinach blossoms – spinach and feta cheese in phyllo
$ 75.00
Exotic mushroom tart; assorted wild mushrooms with a brandy cream
$ 82.00
sauce, in a flaky tart shell topped with chives.
Asiago Crisp filled with herb cheese, garnished with roasted red pepper
and fresh basil
$ 72.00
Displayed
Imported and Domestic Cheese Tray
(Served with a variety of cracker delicates)
Service for approximately 25 guests/65 guests
$80 / $140
Myriad of fresh & grilled vegetables with hummus & ranch dip
Service for approximately 25 guests/65 guests
$45 / $95
Smoked Salmon Platter
$120
Three pounds of Sliced smoked Atlantic Salmon with usual accompaniments
Soft Pretzel with smoked cheddar cheese dip
$50 / $75
Hors d’oeuvre stations
(Minimum of 40 persons)
Salad Station:
$8.50/person
Assorted gourmet greens with tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, carrots, and
a trio of dressings. Romaine lettuce, croutons, and parmesan cheese with a creamy
Caesar dressing, fresh fruit salad, and pasta salad.
Deluxe Pasta Station
$8.50/person
Chef operated with a variety of ingredients including:
Grilled chicken, sausage, mushrooms, broccoli, tomatoes and kalamata olives.
Seafood Sauté Station $11.50/person
Shrimp & Scallops sautéed with snow peas in a scampi sauce with Jasmine rice
Mexican Fajita Station:
$9.50/person
Chicken and Beef Fajita’s wrapped to order by station chef
Usual condiments: guacamole, sour cream, salsa, cheese, and lettuce
Crabcake Station:
$12.50/person
Our signature jumbo & lump crabcake sauteed, served with mini potato roll,
remoulade sauce and cocktail sauce.
Asian Vegetable Stir-Fry Station:
$8.50/person
Snow peas, bok choy, shiitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, baby corn, red and yellow
peppers sauteed in sesame oil with miso broth and jasmine rice.
Add Chicken or Shrimp $3 additional.
Carving Station
All carving stations include appropriate condiments, sauces, and mini rolls.
Roast Top Sirloin of Beef
$ 9.50/person
Roast Turkey
$ 8.00/person
Roast Pork Loin
$ 8.00/person
Roast Tenderloin
$ 12.50/person
COFFEE & DESSERT STATION
$7.00/person
Pastry collection: miniature phyllo pastries, petit fours, chocolate dipped
strawberries, cream puffs, dessert bars, miniature cannolis, dried apricots &
pineapple.
CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN (minimum 50 persons)
$6.00/person
Rich chocolate cascading down for you to enrobe fresh strawberries, bananas,
pound cake, pineapple, cream puffs, marshmallow, pretzel rods, and rice krispie treats.
LUNCHEON BUFFETS
(Minimum of 25 guests)
ON THE LIGHT SIDE $15 per guest
Tossed green salad with assorted dressings,
Chef’s selection of a fresh fruit display, pasta salad,
chicken salad and tuna salad served with fresh greens
fresh rolls and sweet butter, ice cream or sherbet
iced tea, soda, and coffee service.
DELI BUFFET $18 per guest
Soup du Jour
Choice of two salads
Martha’s Vineyard Salad, Fresh Garden Salad, Classic Caesar Salad,
Fruit Salad, or Pasta Salad
Hearty deli trays of roast turkey, baked ham, Swiss and American
Hot sliced roast beef
Fresh assorted rolls and condiments, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, and chips
Assortment of Cookies, Brownies, and Dessert Bars
Iced tea, soda, and coffee service.
HOT AND HEARTY LUNCH BUFFET $22 per guest
Choice of two salads
Martha’s Vineyard Salad, Fresh Garden Salad, Classic Caesar Salad,
Fruit Salad, or Pasta Salad
Choice of two Entrees:
Jamaiican Jerk Pork Loin with pineapple salsa
Chicken Italiano, chicken breast filled with ham and mozzarella, lightly
breaded and served over Romesco sauce.
Cider glazed chicken thighs
Cajun Chicken pasta in a spicy cream sauce with sweet peppers
Coconut Curry Shrimp-salmon cakes
Spicy Tangerine Beef-teriyaki glaze, tangerine juice, hoisin, and chili sauce.
Pacific whitefish with pecan crumble and pecan butter
*Swiss Chard lasagna with ricotta and forest mushrooms
*Eggplant with ricotta cheese served with marinara sauce
**Vegetable potstickers with a sesame ginger sauce
Served with chef’s vegetable and potato or rice choice
Fresh rolls with butter
Assortment of Cookies, Brownies, and Dessert Bars
Iced tea, soda, and coffee service
*Vegetarian Option
**Vegan Option
Served LUNCHEONS I
All selections below include crisp tossed salad, Chef’s vegetable,
choice of potato, rice or pasta, and fresh hot rolls with butter.
All luncheons are served with iced tea, soda selection, and coffee service.
Butternut Squash Ravioli
With leeks, mushrooms and goat cheese.
(Served with tossed salad only)
Tuscan Steak
Flat iron steak with a salsa verde.
Citrus Chicken
Boneless breast of chicken sautéed and topped with a marmalade-chili glaze
Pork Chop
Grilled pork chop with a madeira wine sauce and pear chutney
$17
Served LUNCHEONS II
All selections below include crisp tossed salad, Chef’s vegetable,
choice of potato or rice, and fresh hot rolls with butter.
All luncheons are served with iced tea, soda selection, and coffee service.
Chicken Saltimbocca
Boneless breast of chicken filled with prosciutto, mozzarella and sage,
Served with a marsala mushroom sauce.
Maryland Lump Crab Cake
Our Signature Crab cake: fresh jumbo lump and back fin crabmeat
in our special seasonings, broiled to perfection, topped with remoulade sauce.
Tuna
Grilled Ahi Tuna with provencale vegetables
Petite Tender
grilled Petite Tender with a wild mushroom brandy sauce.
Petite tender (a.k.a. Teres Major).
The Teres Major is a seldom used muscle in the shoulder
that is second only to the tenderloin filet in tenderness.
$22
EVENING DINNER SELECTIONS
SALAD
(Choose one)
Garden Salad
Assorted gourmet greens with tomatoes, Bermuda onion, croutons and carrots.
Martha’s Vineyard Salad
Mixed greens with raspberry vinaigrette topped with toasted walnuts, Bermuda red onion,
and crumbled bleu cheese.
Classic Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, herb croutons, and Parmesan cheese, tossed with creamy Caesar dressing.
ENTREES
(Choose up to two)
All entrée selections are accompanied with chef’s vegetable and choice of starch,
fresh rolls with sweet butter, and iced tea, soda selection, and coffee service.
Chicken Picatta – $22
Sautéed breast of chicken in a lemon-wine caper sauce.
Chicken Tuscany – $24
Roast breast of chicken, served over polenta, with a tomato basil white sauce
with pitted kalamata olives.
Pork Chops Dijonnaise– $25
Boneless pork chops lightly coated with Dijon mustard and coated with breadcrumbs,
sauteed and topped with a pineapple salsa.
Twin Lump Crab Cakes – $34
Our Signature Crab Cakes: fresh jumbo lump and back fin crabmeat
in our special sauce, then broiled to perfection. Topped with remoulade sauce.
Salmon – $29
Fresh Atlantic Salmon topped with a wild mushroom crust, and
served with a roast tomato cream sauce
Pacific White Fish – $26
Fresh White Fish broiled and topped with a lobster-tomato relish with a white wine sauce.
Filet Mignon (6 oz.) and Crab Cake – $42
The best of both, a tender 6 ounce grilled filet mignon and a fresh jumbo lump
and back fin Maryland crab cake broiled to perfection.
Filet Mignon — $34
6 oz grilled filet mignon with onion straws and red wine demi-glace.
Roast Prime Rib of Beef — $33
10 ounces, slow-roasted prime rib of beef, served with horseradish sauce.
Butternut Squash Ravioli*—– $24
With leeks, mushrooms and goat cheese
Pasta Primavera*— $21
Penne and fresh vegetables tossed in a rosa sauce.
Add Chicken
$23
Add Shrimp
$25
* Complete dish—does not come with vegetable or starch
Children’s menu for children 10 and under: (Choice of two) Grilled cheese,
chicken fingers, cheeseburger, kid’s pizza, or pasta with marinara and Alfredo sauce.
Each meal comes with a starch and a vegetable - $12.95 per person.
Buffet dinners
$40.00
Minimum of 30 guests
All selections are served with chef’s vegetable choice, starch (red bliss potato or rice)
fresh hot rolls with butter, iced tea, soda selection, and coffee service.
Salads
(Choose two)
Martha’s Vineyard Salad
Classic Caesar Salad
Fresh Garden Salad
Fresh Fruit Salad
Creamy Cole Slaw
Pasta Salad
Carving station (Choose one)
Roast Round of Beef
Roast Loin of Pork
Roast Turkey Breast
Roast Prime Rib of Beef + $9.00
Roast Tenderloin of Beef + $10.50
Entrees
(Choose two)
Cider Glazed Chicken Breast
Chicken Picatta - sautéed chicken breast with a lemon caper sauce.
Chicken Italiano– chicken breast with prosciutto, litely breaded and served over
a Romesco sauce.
Pacific Whitefish with pecan crumble and pecan butter
Salmon topped with a sunflower crust, white wine sauce
Coconut Curry Shrimp-Salmon Cakes
Spicy Tangerine Beef
Tender tips sauteed in a hoisin, tangerine juice, chili sauce, and teriyaki sauce.
Jamaican Jerk Pork loin with pineapple salsa
*Swiss Chard Lasagna with ricotta and forest mushrooms
*Eggplant Roulade - eggplant wrapped around ricotta cheese with marinara sauce.
**Vegetable Potstickers with a sesame-ginger sauce over stir-fry vegetables..
*Vegetarian Options
**Vegan Option
Served DESSERTS
CHEESECAKE
With Raspberry Sauce
$4.50
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Intense chocolate mousse rich with flavor
$5.00
APPLE TART
Warm apple tart with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
$6.00
CARROT CAKE
Moist carrot cake with a cream cheese icing.
$5.00
FRESH BERRIES SABAYON
Fresh seasonal berries topped with a Marsala custard sauce
$7.00
CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE
Chocolate cake with a gooey chocolate ganache center
$6.00
ICE CREAMS:
Vanilla
Chocolate
Rainbow Sherbet
$4.00
Lemon Sorbet
Wild Berry Sorbet
DESSERT TRAY
$25.00
Assorted cookies, brownies, chocolate dipped strawberries, cream puffs,
and petit fours.
Buffet DESSERTS
DESSERT STATION
$7/person
Pastry collection: Miniature phyllo pastries, petit fours, chocolate dipped
strawberries, cream puffs, dessert bars, miniature cannolis, dried apricots
& pineapple.
CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN (minimum 50 persons)
$6/person
Rich chocolate cascading down for you to enrobe fresh strawberries,
pretzel rods, pound cake, pineapple, and marshmallows.
Bar Options & PRICING
OPEN BAR OPTIONS:
I.
II.
Open bar for four hours………………………..$24.00 /per person
Open bar for three hours…………………...….$19.00 /per person
III.
IV.
Open bar for period of time determined by host
Open bar until set price determined by host is reached
CASH BAR PRICING:
House Mixed……………………………………………...…………..…$5.00
House Rocks………………………………………………...…………..$6.00
Call Mixed……………………………………………………...……….$6.00
Call Rocks……………………………………………………………….$7.00
Premium Rocks………………………………………….………...……$7.00
Premium Up…………………………………………………...…….….$8.00
Domestic Beer……………………………………………...….……..…$4.00
Imported Beer…………………………………….……………....…….$5.00
House Wine………………………………………..…….….....$22.00 /bottle
Keg……………………………………………………...…………...$300-350
HOUSE WINES:
Estrella Red Varietals: Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir
Estrella White Varietals: Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Grigio,
White Zinfandel—pink
HOUSE BEERS:
Imported: Heineken, Heineken Light, Corona
Domestic: Labatt Blue, Coors Light, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra