weddings

A table in The Bay restaurant set ready for guests

Waterhead - Wedding Breakfast packages

We respectfully request that, when creating your menu, one choice per course is selected for the entire wedding party, along with one vegetarian alternative. Should any of your guests have special dietary requirements, please inform us at your earliest convenience and we will be delighted to suggest suitable alternatives.

All of our menus at The Waterhead are designed with the emphasis on theuse of fresh, local, quality produce and our wedding menus have a combination of tried and tested old favourites, along with dishes synonymous with our highly regarded Bay Restaurant.

Once again, please do not hesitate to contact us should you have your own favourite dish that you would like us to prepare for your special day!


Silver - £30.00 per person

Please choose one from each of the following courses:

To Start

Creamy Leek Potato and Chive Soup

Platter of Melon and Soft Fruits
Glazed with orange sabayon

Smooth Chicken Liver Parfait
Sun-blushed tomato chutney, toasted brioche

Red Onion and Thornby Moor Goat Cheese Tart
Young leaves, basil oil, aged balsamic

Main Course

Roast Eden Valley Chicken Supreme
Root vegetables, fondant potatoes, thyme and honey jus

Pan-Seared Salmon
Pea velouté with saffron potatoes, broad beans and wilted greens

Baked Vegetables Pithivier
 Roast shallots, mushroom and chive sauce

Slow-Braised Belly of ‘Old Spot’ Pork
Caramelised red cabbage, herb mashed potatoes, apple sauce and cider jus

To Finish

Lemon Posset
Orange and almond wafers

Raspberry Brûlée
Home-made shortbread biscuit

Fresh Fruit Pavlova
Vanilla crème chantilly

Fresh Strawberry Roulade
Strawberry sauce

Freshly Brewed Waterhead-Blend Coffee

With Waterhead Chocolates

 

Gold - £40.00 per person

Please choose any course from the Silver Menu or select one from each of the following courses:

To Start

Cartmel Valley Hot Smoked Salmon
With Cumberland honey mustard mayonnaise, saffron onions

Pressed Ham Hock and Potato Terrine
 Celeriac rémoulade, grape chutney

Wild Mushroom Soup
With tarragon pesto croute

Mediterranean Vegetable and Goat’s Cheese Terrine
Red pepper rouille

Main Course

Roast Chump of Fell-Bred Lamb
Dauphinoise potatoes, redcurrant and rosemary jus
 with puy lentils and chandanais carrots

Grilled Sea Bass
Sauté potatoes, Savoy cabbage,
carrots and celeriac, asparagus velouté

Confit of Duck Leg
 Braised potato cake,
cassoulet of smoked pancetta, chorizo, beans and tarragon

Roast Butternut Squash and Asparagus Gnocchi
Shaved parmesan, red pepper pesto

To Finish

Sticky Chocolate Pudding
Dark chocolate sauce, rich vanilla ice-cream

Iced Kiwi Fruit Parfait
Mango and raspberry purées

Lemon Tart
Crushed strawberry sorbet, fresh strawberry sauce

Bramley Apple Crumble
Green apple sorbet, Granny Smith jus

Freshly Brewed Waterhead-Blend Coffee

With Waterhead Chocolates

 

Platinum - £45.00 per person

Please choose any course from the Silver or Gold Menus or select one from each of the following courses:

To Start

Pressed Seafood Terrine
Wrapped in Cartmel Valley smoked salmon, sauce vierge, shellfish oil

Salad of Asparagus, Mâche and Rocket
 Shaved parmesan with white truffle oil

Eden Valley Duck, Pigeon and Spiced Apple Terrine
Beetroot and apple chutney, soft saffron onions, sherry caramel dressing

Rich Shellfish Bisque
Crab and chive beignet

Main Course

Roast Fillet of 28-Day Aged Beef
Château potatoes, root vegetable gratin with smoked Cumberland cheese rarebit,
Madeira and shallot sauce

Pan-Seared Sea Trout
Potato and celeriac rosti, orange-scented fennel and carrot, orange butter sauce

Tender Fillet of Pork
Wrapped in Cumbrian air-dried ham, caramelised red cabbage and sultanas,
Bury black pudding, potato fondant, calvados jus

Feuilleté of Wild Mushrooms
Thyme-roasted onions, Jerusalem artichokes and Parisienne potatoes

To Finish

Warm Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pudding
Orange and butternut purée, banana ice cream, marshmallow, hot toffee sauce

Lemon and Lime Meringue
Raspberry purée, compôte of kumquats

Crunchy Hazelnut and Frangelico Parfait
Strawberry coulis

Waterhead Assiette of Desserts.

Freshly Brewed Waterhead-Blend Coffee

With Waterhead Chocolates