Elegant Dinners

Elegant Dinners

Buffet

Our buffet style dinners include your choice of salad, 3 sides, a bread display with butter & infused oils and water service. We provide all of the necessary high-end buffet serving equipment.
35 person minimum required.

Prices starting at:
2 entrees: $35 per person
3 entrees: $38 per person

Family Style

Our family style dinners include a first course of a plated salad, fresh baked breads & butter on the tables and water service. Your selected entrees and 3 sides will be served to guests tables with our provided white platters, bowls and silver serving utensils. A $5 per person service fee will be added for family style dinners.
35 person minimum required.

Prices starting at:
2 entrees: $36 per person
3 entrees: $39 per person

Plated

Our plated dinners come with either 2 or 3 entrée choices for your guests. The dinner includes a first course of a plated salad and fresh baked breads & butter on the tables and water service. Each entrée will be served with the same 2 sides of your choice. A $3 per person service fee will be added for plated dinners.
Contact your catering director to discuss plated dinner minimums.

Prices starting at:
2 entrée choices: $32 per person
3 entrée choices: $36 per person
2 entrée duet plate: $34 per person
*Ask your catering director about duet plate pairings!

*At the request of the client and/or per client's menu selections, some menu items may be raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or under cooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Regarding the safety of these items, written information is available upon request.

Beef & Pork Entrees

★fan favorites

Chimichurri Brazilian Cut Steak

  • Beef tender

    (GF) all of our hand-cut premium steak selections will be seasoned with our signature garlic, herbs & spices blend, cooked to perfection (medium rare to medium), sliced and served with your choice of sauce.
    For buffet style dinners, steaks will be carved to order by a Uniformed Chef

    Beef Tenderloin (Filet Mignon) $10 upcharge
    Petite Beef Tender (Teres Major)
    New York Strip
    Prime Rib $7 upcharge
    Tomahawk Ribeye $20 upcharge
    Homemade Sauces (choose 2 for a buffet, 1 for plated or family-style) Garlic Bordelaise, Horseradish Cream, Chimichurri, Signature Steak Sauce, Cabernet-Mushroom Demi, Peppercorn-Brandy Cream (Au Poivre), Gorgonzola Cream, Classic Béarnaise

  • (GF) Marinated Coulotte steak, grilled to a perfect medium rare, thinly sliced and dressed with our house chimichurri sauce & fire roasted cherry tomatoes

  • Steakhouse sirloin

    Basted in a tangy hoisin sauce, sliced and topped with an Asian cucumber relish

  • Beef short ribs

    (GF) Boneless beef short ribs slowly simmered & braised with leeks, bacon, mushrooms & thyme in a Chianti Reduction

  • Porchetta stuffed pork loin

    Stuffed with Italian herbs & garlic, wrapped with prosciutto, served with a natural au jus

  • (GF) rubbed with a blend of herbs & spices, topped with a NC Lusty Monk dijon cream sauce

Seafood Entrees

★fan favorites

Blackened mahi

NC Fresh Catch Blackened with Pineapple Salsa

  • (GF) All seasonal fish is caught locally and served fresh for your event. The type of fish is typically a white mild fish that goes great with a wide variety of preparations | subject to market pricing
    Popular preparations: lightly blackened with pineapple salsa, baked with a lemon-dill-white wine sauce, pan seared with a tomato-caper-onion relish

  • (GF) Fresh Atlantic Baked Salmon served with a Champagne sauce, fresh dill & lemon

  • Shrimp & grits

    (GF) Large Blackened Shrimp and a bacon-thyme southern cream sauce served with cheddar grits, chopped chives & tomatoes

  • Stuffed flounder

    Fresh NC flounder stuffed with real crab meat, baked to perfection, finished with a lemon-dill white wine sauce

  • Sesame seared tuna

    Sushi grade Ahi Tuna, coated with tuxedo sesame seeds, seared, sliced and served over Asian slaw, drizzled with a ginger ponzu
    *Served cold 

  • Hand-packed with real crab meat, lightly breaded with panko, flash fried and served with a zesty bistro sauce, lemon & fresh dill

  • Fire Roasted Jerk Shrimp

    (GF) Large fresh Shrimp, rubbed with a dry jerk seasoning, grilled to perfection and topped with a pineapple salsa

  • Stuffed shrimp
    Stuffed Shrimp
    $3 up charge

    Jumbo shrimp stuffed with crab meat served with a red pepper boursin sauce

Poultry Entrees

★fan favorites

Deep South Chicken

  • Boursin chicken

    (GF) Seasoned and Grilled Chicken Breast, sliced and dressed with our homemade boursin cheese sauce, fresh herbs & parmesan
    OR
    (GF) Prosciutto wrapped Chicken with our roasted red pepper boursin cheese sauce, garnished with fresh herbs & parmesan ($3 upcharge)

  • (GF) French traditional recipe of braised bone-in chicken in a burgundy wine, bacon, pearl onions, and mushrooms

  • (GF) Grilled chicken served with a sauté of chopped artichokes, cherry tomatoes, red onion, Kalamata olives, white wine & herbs, topped with feta cheese

  • Hand-breaded fried boneless chicken breast, dressed with a bourbon-peach butter sauce, garnished with fresh grilled peaches & thyme

  • Thyme chicken

    (GF) Grilled chicken breast topped with sauteed spinach & mushrooms and an Asiago & Romano cheese, white wine & thyme cream sauce

  • (GF) Grilled chicken breast topped with a traditional tomato-basil bruschetta, shaved Parmesan and aged balsamic reduction

  • (GF) thinly sliced chicken basted in a lemon-butter-caper white wine sauce

  • Chicken Madeira

    (GF) Covered with mozzarella, Madeira & mushroom sauce, garnished with roasted asparagus tips

Pasta & Vegetarian Entrees

★fan favorites

  • Orzo with sautéed with fresh vegetables, white wine, garlic & herbs (VG), add Parmesan (V)

  • Baked ziti with five cheeses & a robust marinara
    *vegan cheese available for $2 upcharge 

  • (GF & VG) Butternut Squash polenta cakes, topped with a white wine & fresh thyme wild mushroom ragu

  • (GF) A lightly balsamic marinated portobello mushroom, grilled until tender and topped with fresh basil pesto, tomatoes and mozzarella, drizzled with aged balsamic
    *vegan cheese available for a $2 upcharge 

  • Artichoke bottoms

    Stuffed with lemon-thyme risotto, topped with Parmesan cheese and a caper vinaigrette
    *vegan cheese available for $2 upcharge 

  • (VG & GF) Tofu simmered in a coconut milk with stir-fry vegetables

Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Salads

★fan favorites

  • Strawberry salad

    (V & GF) Mixed Greens, Sliced strawberries, craisins, toasted almonds, goat cheese with our house-made strawberry vinaigrette

  • Apple salad

    (V & GF) Mixed Greens & spinach, sliced apples, candied walnuts, dried cherries, NC smoked blue cheese crumbles with apple cider vinaigrette

  • Hell or High Watermelon Salad

    (V & GF) Summer Watermelon, Cucumber, Red Onion, Feta, Mint and Organic Greens, tossed in a Lemon-Herb Vinaigrette

  • Brusselin’ salad

    (VG & GF) Organic Mirco & mixed greens, roasted brussel sprouts, sweet corn, sunflower seeds, baby tomatoes & a dijon-vinaigrette

  • Pear & arugula salad

    (V & GF) Spicy arugula, mixed greens, fresh pear slices, dried cranberries, candied pecans, crumbled goat cheese with white balsamic vinaigrette

  • Romaine leaves, house-made croutons, tomatoes and shaved Parmesan with a homemade Caesar dressing

  • chopped romaine, tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded cheddar, bacon and cornbread croutons with a pimento-ranch dressing 

  • farmers market salad

    (GF) Baby Greens, cucumbers, shredded carrots, onions, peppers and tomatoes with our Ranch dressing & House Vinaigrette (VG)

Sides

★fan favorites

Macaroni and cheese
Pesto Pasta
Blackened NC Mahi
Hell or High Watermelon Salad
Chicken Madeira
Artichoke bottoms