What's On Your Reception Menu?

chinofiesta93 · May 2012

We're looking over menus tonight, so I can't tell ya what we've decided on.

Although for an app, we are FOR SURE having proscuitto wrapped melon. I love that stuff and our caterer offers it, we'll definitely have that.

What about you??

sleepyb · May 2012

Passed during cocktail hour: crab cakes and ? (I forgot)

Buffet
- Cheese display
- Fruit display
- Veggie display
- Brisket
- Hot seafood dip
- Crab dip
- Crawfish Fettucine
- Corn Maxchouix (can't spell)
- Chicken salad

I feel like I'm leaving stuff off but can't remember

Winnertag1 · May 2012

We have no idea, we have booked the caterers already & will be serving a choice of steak, chicken or fish (and vegetarian option too) but we havent decided on what exactly & we havent chosen the appetizers or entrees yet eithe. We will be deciding on those after the tasting which isnt for a few months.

LuckyGirl1713 · May 2012

I just can't decide!!! All the cocktail food sounds so yummy and I can't pick from the list...gonna be tough.

shipsinthenight · May 2012

We're doing a brunch/lunch time reception, so we're just planning on some great fruit trays for apps. We're planning on booking the Crepe Maker, who will make both entre and dessert crepes from a menu of at least 30 options. We'll round it out with some salad, so people don't just have crepes. I'm a little jelous of everyone else's more traditional choices, but we are neither traditional, nor fancy. The whole wedding is going to be pretty casual, and this fits what we're going for.

erbear84 · May 2012

I have no idea...that's something I'll finalize at the end of this year/early next year. I just know I get two entrees and a carving station and three sides.

FrankensteinsGirl · May 2012

Burgers! Well its a menu we choose at the burger place in Vegas we are doing our after ceremony dinner. There will be burger options, salad and a chicken sandwich choice too. Then fries, onion rings and fried pickles for each table.

Christine9866 · May 2012

We went for a tasting at our venue when they had a tasting event, everything was great! We will finalize our menu at our details meeting in November!

svanculin · May 2012

We will be serving crab cakes, steak with some kind of peppercorn sauce, and the most delicious chicken I've ever had, but I forget how they made it. Our sides are snow peas and twice baked potatoes. It's more homey than fancy, but it's food that we love, and it fits our wedding and venue.

redjellybean128 · May 2012

We won't finalize until a couple months before the wedding, but we having a buffet with a salad station, two pasta stations, a fish entree, a chicken entree, three sides and two carving stations.

princess pop · May 2012

We are having our reception at Maggiano's Little Italy so we will have some pastas to choose from, and steak of some sort. mm gonna be goood.

svanculin · May 2012

In Response to Re:What's On Your Reception Menu?:[QUOTE]We're doing a brunch/lunch time reception, so we're just planning on some great fruit trays for apps. We're planning on booking the Crepe Maker, who will make both entre and dessert crepes from a menu of at least 30 options. We'll round it out with some salad, so people don't just have crepes. I'm a little jelous of everyone else's more traditional choices, but we are neither traditional, nor fancy. The whole wedding is going to be pretty casual, and this fits what we're going for. Posted by shipsinthenight[/QUOTE]

I thought I replied to this earlier.. Guess not. I really like this idea! It's so different and unique and I am sure everyone will be blown away!

Spunky414 · May 2012

My reception is in a restaurant so we have a pretty big selection:

1st Course

Pasta Duo with penne a la vodka and mezzi rigatoni

2nd Course

Salad Duo with Insalata d’ Endiva (Belgian endive, caramelized walnuts, poached pears and gorgonzola cheesein an olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing) and a Caesar salad

3rd Course

Choice out of 6 entrees (FI and I are still debating on these but I think this is what we'll end up with)

3 will be seasonal seafood entrees, we won't know the specifics until a week before

Pollo Martini (Lightly breaded chicken with Parmigiano and breadcrumbs, served in a lemon and white wine sauce)

Medaglioni di Vitello (Medallions of veal in a creamy truffle sauce over mashed potatoes)

Filetto di Manzo (Medallions of filet mignon over mashed potatoes in creamy peppercorn sauce)

Dessert Course is a choice out of 5 of whatever the oh so French pastry chef feels like making that day and wedding cake.

mistygurl26 · May 2012

I am a cowgirl from the central coast so Santa Maria Style BBQ is a must.

Tritip

Chicken

veggie skewers

Chili

Fruit display

Soughdough garlic bread

and a green salad with strawberries and feta

shanding4787 · June 2012

Appetizers-
      Bruschetta
      Stuffed mushrooms
      Bacon wrapped pineapple

Dinner-
    Chicken spedini
    Beef marsala
    Pasta con broccol
    Twice baked mashed potatoes
    Veggie medley
    Salad
    Rolls

Lechillura · June 2012

We are getting married on a beach in California. We have a heavy Cuban/Floribean influence here in this area so I am combing the cuisines.

Apps:

Conch Fritters
Deviled Crabs (huge Tampa tradition)
Cuban Sandwich Cigars (another big Tampa tradition)
Coconut Shrimp with Mango Salsa

Main:
Rum & Tamarind Pork
Grilled Grouper with mango salsa
Coconut chicken with lime sauce

Sides:
Plantains
Rice and Peas
Roasted Veggie Kabobs with Polenta - which is also part of a vegetarian option
Caribbean cole slaw

And I am unsure about desserts yet. I really don't want a traditional wedding cake. I think we are going with Pineapple upside rum cupcakes and mini Key lime pies.

We are also having a reception that goes very late night and we are on the beach with a bonfire. So we decided to also add a "soak up the open bar" food station outside which is a Euro Frittes stand served in cones with truffle and parmesan & a smores station towards the later hours.

All of us and our friends are big time foodies

Our reception goes until midnight so we will have waves of food.

sadiepup1 · October 2012

I have a question for all of you. We have a choice between a sit down dinner, Buffet two choices of meat, salad, veg and rolls or a social menu, with to start, served shrimp cocktail at table and then about 4 different meats ( Salmon, Chicken tenders...for kids, Beef tenderloin, something else, a carving station( Chicken), martini mashed potatoe bar, pasta station with rolls , Sides are rice , spinach, spagetti squash, Gourmet coffe bar , beverages, dessert bar , Wedding cake. Also we will have fruit and cheese and a passed upscale hour'douve during cocktail hour. Beer, wine and champaigne bar. This is an evening wedding somewhat formal.
What would you want to eat? Please help? Thank you

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