Wedding Menu Compendium

WEDDING MENUS

MENU IMAGES ARE APPLICABLE FROM MAY 2021 – APRIL 2022

WELCOME TO BALBIRNIE’S WEDDING MENU
COMPENDIUM

CONTENTS PAGE

• PAGES 4-6 – CANAPES
• PAGES 7-9 – COLOURFUL BALBIRNIE
• PAGES 10-12 – CLASSIC BALBIRNIE
• PAGES 13-15 – CONTEMPORARY BALBIRNIE
• PAGES 16-18 – SCOTLAND IN SUMMER
• PAGE 19 – REMARKABLE SCOTLAND

Canapes

Baby Baked Potatoes, Blue Cheese, Pear & Brie, Bacon & Chocolate Dipped
Guacamole & Chilli Jam Cranberry Endive Cranberry File Bite Strawberries

Chorizo & Herb Butter Crushed Pea, Broad East Neuk Crab Goats Cheese & Red
Bouche Bean, Mint & Pecorino on Potato Blini Onion Tartlet

Tartlet

Canapes

Grilled Vegetable Ham Hough Roulade, Lime, Chilli, Chicken & Mature Cheddar Scone,
Kebab Sourdough Crouton, Cucumber Cup Beetroot Salsa

Piccalilli

Mozzarella, Fig & Parma Oyster Mushroom Prawn, Avocado & Roast Beef, Strathdon Blue
Ham Crostini Tempura Smoked Paprika Tart & Rocket Yorkie

Smoked Mackerel Pate Canapes Smoked Trout Parfait, Mini Herb
with Beetroot on Rye Scone, Salmon Caviar
Bread Thai Chicken & Red Pepper
Satay

Sticky Sweet Chilli King Prawn Truffled Goats Cheese, Sesame &
Pistachio Bon Bon

Colourful Balbirnie

Menu 1

Starter

Roast Plum Tomato Soup
Parmesan Croutons, Basil

Oil

Main

Braised Daube of Beef,
Green Peppercorn Mash
Spinach, Mushroom and

Port Jus

Dessert

Lemon Posset, Seasonal
Berries and Crushed
Meringue

Colourful Balbirnie

Menu 2

Starter

Butternut Squash and
Sweet Potato Soup

Sage and Pumpkin Tortellini, Herb
Oil

Intermediate

House Gin Sorbet
Mint Syrup

(not pictured)

Main

Herb Crusted Salmon, Saffron
Potatoes

Parsley and Vermouth Butter
Sauce

Dessert

Mango and Raspberry Verrine
Shortbread Crumble

Colourful Balbirnie

Menu 3

Starter

Seared Scallops, Black Pudding, Peas
Braised Gem Lettuce, Herb Oil

Intermediate

Cassis and Prosecco Sorbet
(not pictured)

Main

Sauteed Chicken Breast Filled with
Sundried Tomato Mousse

Grilled Mediterranean Vegetables,
Pesto Cream Sauce

Dessert

White Chocolate Fondant
Strawberry Ice Cream, Toasted

Marshmallows and Mint

Classic Balbirnie

Menu 1

Starter

Traditional Haggis, Neeps and
Tattie Parcel
Whisky Cream

Main

Slow Braised Scottish Beef,
Shallots, Smoked Bacon and

Claret Gravy

Dessert

Warm Sticky Toffee Pudding
Butterscotch Sauce and
Vanilla Ice Cream

Starter Classic Balbirnie

Cullen Skink Menu 2
Creamy Broth with Smoked
Haddock, Leeks, Potato and

Cream

Intermediate

Mango Sorbet, Topped with
Prosecco

(not pictured)

Main

Grilled Salmon Fillet
Wilted Greens, New Potatoes

and Bearnaise Sauce

Dessert

2 Pots, One Filled with Crème
Brulee, The Other with

Raspberries in Drambuie

Classic Balbirnie

Menu 3

Starter

Chicken Liver, Cognac and
Madeira Pate

Cumberland Sauce, Toasted
Brioche

Intermediate

Raspberry and Drambuie Sorbet
(not pictured)

Main

Sauteed Breast of Chicken
Vallee D’auge

Mushrooms, Crème Fraiche and
Calvados Sauce, Glazed Apple

Dessert

Raspberry Cranachan Verrine
Shortbread

Contemporary Balbirnie

Menu 1

Starter

Home Smoked Chicken, Katie
Rogers Crowdie and Roasted

Red Pepper Verrine
Basil, Chorizo, Aioli

Main

Grilled Seabass Fillets
Saffron Potatoes, Pak Choi,

Spicy Broth

Dessert

Trio Of Caramel
Caramel Pana Cotta, Crème
Brulee Tart, Caramel Ripple Ice

Cream,
Apple Puree

Contemporary Balbirnie

Starter Menu 2

Home Smoked Salmon, Cherry
Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil

Verrine

Intermediate

House Gin & Tonic Sorbet
(not pictured)

Main

Orange and Arran Mustard Glazed
Chicken Breast, Sprouting Broccoli,
Hasselback Potatoes, White Wine

Jus

Dessert

Trio of Chocolate and Cherries
Cherry and Almond Tart, Chocolate

Mousse, Kirsh Sorbet

Contemporary Balbirnie

Starter Menu 3

Crab, Samphire and Lemon
Dressing Verrine

Intermediate

Champagne and Honey
Sorbet

(not pictured)

Main

Olive and Rosemary Crusted
Rump of Lamb

White Bean Mash, Pimento
Gravy

Dessert

Passion Fruit Tart, Milk
Chocolate Pave, Pistachio Ice

Cream

Scotland In Summer

Menu 1

Starter

Grilled Vegetable and
Chickpea Terrine, Red Pepper

Coulis

Main

Poached Salmon Fillet
Ayrshire Potatoes, Asparagus,

Hollandaise Sauce

Dessert

Peach Melba Verrine

Starter Scotland In Summer

Home Smoked Bradan Rost Menu 2
Salmon

Arran Mustard and Potato
Salad, Wild Garlic Oil

Intermediate

Prosecco and Raspberry Gin
Sorbet

(not pictured)

Main

Roast Breast of Chicken,
Crushed New Potatoes,
Sprouting Broccoli, Purple
Carrot, Spring Onion, Mushroom

Cream Sauce

Dessert

Strawberry Pavlova
Strawberry Sorbet, Basil Syrup

Scotland In Summer

Menu 3

Starter

Summer Berry and Melon Verrine

Intermediate

Spiced Tomato Consommee
Basil Dumplings and Courgette

Pearls

Main

Beef Fillet Wellington
Summer Vegetables, Madeira Jus

Dessert

Raspberry Tart, Macaroon and
Raspberry Sorbet

Remarkable Scotland

Starter

East Neuk Langoustines, Parlsey and
Potato Salad, Crispy Capers,
Saffron Dressing

Fish Course

Grilled Halibut Fillet
Curried Broth, Pak Choi, Lychees

and Pimento

Intermediate

House Gin and Tonic Sorbet
Cucumber and Lime
(not pictured)

Main

Beef Fillet Bourguignonne
Truffled Mashed Potatoes

Dessert

Double Valrhona Chocolate Tart
Raspberry Macaroon, Champagne

Ice Cream