Bert's 50th Birthday Bash
With a gorgeous location in the Surrey countryside, and keeping the special birthday guest in mind, we decided to keep everything very English and traditional for this 50th celebration.
PenniBlack set about looking at ways to keep the outside and marquee in keeping with the house and garden, using lots of wild flowers and creating a very rustic feeling. We also continued this through the menu and with the drinks as always using Meantime London Lager, City of London Distillery Gin, Chase Vodka and polishing it off with Gribble Bridge English Sparkling Wine.
As the night went on and the band started the real draw for guests was the stunning cocktail bar with guests able to pick their fruit and for the barmen to create their own flavoured mojitos, Orange and Ginger was our favourite.
Event Menu
Canapés
- Crispy potato disk topped with fillet steak and béarnaise sauce.
- Baby venison and blueberry puff pastry pies.
- Seared tuna niçoise with a papaya salad on a Chinese spoon.
- Pea and feta risotto cake with smoked paprika cream.
- Parmesan shortbread with goat’s cheese, cherry tomatoes & red onion marmalade.
Bowl Food
- Steak and Chips – skewers of char grilled beef fillet with big chips and béarnaise sauce.
- Roasted lamb rump, minted new potatoes, braised leeks, and a rosemary gravy.
- Pan fried sea bass, on sweet potato mash, creamed spinach.
- Seared Scallops, minted pea puree, new potato, crispy bacon, and a rich port glaze.
- Wild mushroom truffle risotto.
Bowl Food Desserts
- Rose petal crème brulee.
- Apple and berry crumble with fresh cream.
- Eton Mess.
The party went incredibly well, and we have had so many compliments about the catering. Your guys did a really amazing job – all the food was absolutely delicious, the cocktail bar worked brilliantly, and the waiting staff were so professional. We couldn’t have asked for anything more so please do pass on our thanks to all the staff involved.
Thank you so much for all your hard work.
