Offering the finest menu options for catering in Cape Town, Chardonnay Chefs aims to keep all menus fresh and up to date, working with seasonal ingredients to ensure variety. From well-combined flavours for savoury morsels to succulent sweet dishes that melt in your mouth, we provide a wide range of menu options.
Words will never do justice to the sumptuous culinary delights Charmaine created for us. Suffering myself with numerous food allergies and intolerances, not to mention the diverse dietary requirements of our wedding party from Diabetes to Coeliac, Charmaine’s energy never faltered once, if anything her enthusiasm soared.
Charmaine has an exceptionally calm, warm and friendly disposition that her professional approach to everything not only puts you at ease but also fills you with such confidence that you can’t help but relax, sit back and enjoy the whole experience.
We cannot recommend Charmaine and her team more highly and simply can’t wait to be wowed by her expertise again.
Lucy and Pete – London
Some of our most current menus include the following for canapé functions or other occasions:
Canapé Menu
Hot and Crispy Bites:
Served with homemade sweet chilli sauce.
Thai duck spring rolls with ginger, soy and coriander
Vegetable spring roll
Roasted butternut, fetta and pumpkin seed
Sesame tempura prawn
Mini Tartlets and Savouries:
Smoked salmon blini’s topped with cream cheese, dill, avo and salmon roe
Caramelised onion, peppers and goats cheese puff pastry tartlets
Bite sized baked phyllo triangles filled with spinach, feta and toasted almonds
Crumbed butternut and goats cheese risotto balls
Savoury Shortbreads:
Chicken liver pate, truffle vinaigrette and fig preserve
Goat’s cheese and basil pesto
Smoked salmon mousse and cucumber shavings
Mini Skewers/Spoons:
Prawn and avo skewer with a sweet chilli sauce
Salmon gravalax with a grilled asparagus and hollandaise sauce
Delicious Treats:
Decadent double chocolate brownies with chocolate ganache
Mini chocolate tarts
Chocolate and hazelnut truffles
Macaroons
Mini ice cream scones with assorted homemade ice cream flavours
Plated Menu
Starters:
Served with ciabatta on the table
Chicken liver pate served with croutons, candied almonds and fig pate
Ostrich carpaccio with beetroot marmalade and rocket salad
Steak tar tar, herbed topping and spicy aioli with olives, tomato and capers
Prawn bisque with fresh coriander
Goats cheese, roasted pepper and caramelized onion tart with a honey balsamic dressing
Mains:
Served with grilled seasonal vegetables and a rustic potato bake
Grilled line fish served with a prawn bisque sauce
Crumbed lamb rack served with a butternut muffin and gorgonzola sauce
Grilled fillet with a parmesan and black pepper sauce
Venison loin with a spiced red wine sauce
Butternut and gorgonzola risotto with almond praline and rocket
Rolled aubergine filled with spinach and ricotta on grilled polenta and served with a tomato based sauce
Dessert:
Frozen chocolate mousse with a toasted almond cream
Caramelised lemon tart
Poached pears with a homemade vanilla ice cream
Trio homemade ice cream (pecan nut, vanilla and chocolate
To learn more about our exclusive catering services in Cape Town, contact us to request a quote!
Testimonial:
“Charmaine, Craig and their team catered our wedding at the villa St James and we are so glad that they did. Nothing was too much trouble.
From our first emails we knew we were in good hands, all communication was clear and concise. They were so obviously experienced professionals who paid great attention to the details and had great common sense. We were never pushed into a decision but were supported with as much information as we needed. They had good connections that were all very good.
The staff were attentive and well-presented and stayed until well after they were meant. Did we mention the food? Almost everybody mentioned one dish as being the best they’d ever tasted but everyone was talking about a different dish.
I have no hesitation in recommending Chardonnay Chefs to anyone getting married or for any other catering in Cape Town.”
Simon and Nina
Married Cape Town Nov 2011
