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~Sit Down Dinner Menu~
includes
fresh cream biscuits & foccacia with butter, tapenade & hummus

Soup or Fresh Fruit included …or substitute appetizer
Homemade Soups large variety available, see soup page
Fresh Fruit Plate a mix of fresh and dried fruits in mint syrup over thin sliced cantaloupe

Vegetable Tart with basil oil baked in a puff pastry shell $3
Eggplant Fritter Napolean fried thin sliced breaded eggplant layered with sundried tomato pesto, goat cheese $4
Fresh Baked Sweet Sausage Bread with shallot & sundried tomato cream, spinach~mushroom ragout $4
Baked French Onion Soup with garlic crouton and melted swiss & mozzarella cheese $3
Cheese Fritters gouda & cheddar cheese cakes with tomato basil sauce $2.95
Baked Brie in Puff Pastry with black mission figs, honey pecans and mango sauce $5
Beardslee Grilled Quesadilla with three cheeses, spinach and scallions, roasted pepper aioli $3
Wild Mushroom Strudel  with bell pepper sauce $3.65
Shrimp Cocktail (4 large shrimp) with traditional cocktail sauce & fresh lemon  $7.50
Crab Cakes or Alligator Cakes with chipotle aioli $6
Sliced Warm Beef Tenderloin over arugula with fresh horseradish aioli & grilled onion $7

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Castle Salad
greens, cucumbers, tomato, carrot and onion with house vinaigrette
or
Caesar Salad
crisp romaine with house Caesar dressing (no anchovies)
toasted croutons, shredded fresh parmesan
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Entrees (choose one or two)
served with rice pilaf or garlic whipped potatoes as appropriate to the dish
Chicken Tarragon with vegetable and herb stuffing and tarragon sauce
Raspberry Chicken with herb stuffing and fresh raspberry coulis
Grilled Vegetable Lasagna grilled seasonal vegetables layered with ricotta and pasta
Sliced Angus Top Round of Beef with frizzled onions and rosemary scented beef jus
the above dishes $29

Chicken Romana with sweet Italian sausage stuffing and basil cream sauce
Fruited Chicken stuffed with apples, walnuts, apricots & raisins with cider butter sauce
Chicken Stuffed with Spinach & Feta Cheese with red & yellow bell pepper sauces
Maine Crab & Rock Shrimp Cakes with herbs and cumin remoulade over 5-grain pilaf
Crab & Shrimp Strudel in puff pastry with fresh herbs and sundried tomato butter
Roast Breast of Turkey with traditional stuffing, cranberry~orange sauce and pan gravy
the above dishes $31

Braised  Loin of Pork rolled with sausage sage stuffing served with apple-raisin chutney and toasted walnuts
Pan Roast Salmon with cider butter sauce, julienne vegetables and toasted pumpkin seeds
Lemon & Herb crusted Swordfish steak with citrus tomato relish and saffron cous-cous
the above dishes $33.50

Choice Roast Prime Rib frizzled onions, bleu cheese crust, rosemary scented demi glace  $35
Scallops & Shrimp in Puff Pastry with sautéed vegetables and white wine butter sauce, lemon zest  $37
Grilled Yellowfin Tuna fresh tuna with white wine butter sauce, kalamata olives and scallions $36
Pan Seared Scottish Salmon Filet with fire roasted cilantro corn relish, lime garlic aioli, jalapeno cornbread $33
Grilled Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breast with raspberry hazelnut sauce and dried fruit compote $36.50
wood Grilled Filet Mignon bacon wrapped tenderloin with spinach, red onion confit and 3-herb béarnaise  $40
wood Grilled New York Strip Steak frizzled onions, blackened green beans, Saranac Amber mustard sauce $38
Cold Water Brazillian Lobster Tail (8oz) with tarragon butter, wild rice, saffron cous-cous $48

Entrée Duets – one all guests receive the same dinner
Filet Mignon & Lobster grilled filet topped with lobster claw meat poached in sundried tomato butter,
with broccolli béarnaise $46
Chicken & Salmon with julienne vegetables and bourbon cider butter sauce, toasted walnuts $38
Steak & Shrimp grilled strip steak with zinfandel shallot demi glace & sautéed jumbo shrimp scampi $39

Wedding Cake
additional, pricing starting at $2.50 per person:  many styles and flavors available.. see cake page

Coffee and Tea fresh decaf and regular Folgers Coffee, tea with lemon

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~Premium Plated Dinner Package~
this is an example of our premium 5 course plated dinner package
at a la carte pricing this menu represents a savings of about 20%     
you may make comparable substitutions to this menu

Bar and Hors D'oeuvres outside or indoors at no charge
includes Premium Brands open bar for five hours with full selection of cordials and specialty bottled beers

Hors D'oeuvres (comparable substitutions from the hors d’œuvres page acceptable)
Shrimp Cocktail     Sea Scallops wrapped in Bacon    stuffed mushroom caps       grilled barbecue beef kabobs
Fruit baskets and vegetables crudités      domestic and imported cheeses, assorted crackers   

Champagne Toast
Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut or Mumms Napa Brut
(comparable substitutions acceptable)

Fresh Bread Baskets with cream biscuits, foccacia & corn muffins
with olive tapenade, hummus, and herb butter

Appetizer
choice of one, many other selections available
Clams Casino      Grilled Golden Pineapple Skewers   
Grilled vegetables in puff pastry with bell pepper sauces      Nori Maki~Vegetable sushi rolls or California Rolls
Wild Mushroom Strudel     Eggplant Fritter Napolean      Baked Brie with mango vinaigrette
House Smoked Salmon with crostini        Rock Shrimp or Alligator Cakes with remoulade

Soup of the Season

Salad Selection, Choose one
House Salad, sweet  & sour vinaigrette
Caesar Salad
tomato & mozzarella salad caprese, basil vinaigrette (add $2.50)
iceberg wedge, warm bleu cheese , radish and walnuts
Boston lettuce, feta, kalamatas, pistachios, balsamic vinaigrette (add $2)

Dinner Entrées : 
sample choices, comparable substitutions acceptable
Grilled Choice Strip Steak Diane 
with brandy bacon peppercorn glaze and frizzled onion 

Scallops & Shrimp in Puff Pastry
with carrots, onion, celery in lemon basil butter sauce

premium wines poured with dinner entrée
Reds:     Fetzer Valley Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon    or  Cellar #8 Cabernet Sauvignon
Whites:   Fetzer Sundial Chardonnay      or    Hogue Pinot Grigio    or    Fetzer White Zinfandel
other wine options available

Wedding Cake Included
many styles and flavors available …see cake page

served with Strawberries dipped in dark chocolate on each plate

Coffee, Flavored Coffees and Herbal teas

---$97.50  per person---
A Beardslee Castle premium wedding is an event to remember,
with your guests being pampered and pleased throughout the evening.
Please speak with Jennifer or Lynn for consulting on your individually tailored premium package wedding.

LINKS TO CURRENT INFORMATION, MENUS, PRICING, AVAILABILITY:
available dates through 2013
hors d'oeuvres and bar packages
family style dinner menu
4 sit-down dinner menu and 5 course premium package
buffet menu and premium buffet menu
luncheon menu for events beginning before noon
Rehearsal Dinners & Bridal Showers
wedding cakes
read thank-you-notes from past weddings
wedding photo album
Table Arrangements-Room Layout-Seating Plans
answers to all of your questions
details on deposits and billing