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Pink-roasted duck breast with carrot purée and baby vegetables, plated by Chef Lee Clarke

Sample menus

Sample menus

Examples of Lee’s menus for private dinners, celebrations, BBQs and events. Every menu is tailored to your taste, event size, budget and dietary needs.

Sample menu

3 or 4-course fine dining

A restaurant-quality experience at home or at your venue, designed around seasonal ingredients and fully tailored to you.

Slices of beef Wellington with pastry, prepared by Chef Lee Clarke

To begin

  • Homemade breads & flavoured butters

To start

  • Gin-cured salmon with pickled cucumber, beetroot gel, pomegranate, micro herbs & lemon oil
  • Charred tenderstem with watermelon mint salsa, cool ranch dressing, chilli flakes & toasted pine nuts
  • Burrata with roasted peaches, crispy rocket, plum tomatoes & basil verdi

Main event

  • Beef fillet with rösti chips, watercress & pickled shallot salad and mushroom ketchup
  • Seared corn-fed chicken supreme with Parmesan mash, braised carrots, tarragon spinach purée & chicken jus
  • Goats’ cheese, red onion & thyme tarte tatin with ratatouille, baby spinach and tomato jus
  • Cod loin with crushed herb potatoes, minted peas, smoked bacon and red wine sauce

A trio of desserts

  • Brownie trifle — homemade brownie, chocolate mousse, chocolate chunks, Chantilly cream
  • Deconstructed banoffee pie — honeycomb crumble crunch, banana & toffee purée, dehydrated banana, rum syrup, Chantilly cream, chocolate shavings
  • Lemon tiramisu — limoncello-soaked sponge, mascarpone, lemon curd, freeze-dried raspberries

Sharing cheese board

  • Baron Bigod, English Oak smoked Cheddar, Cornish Yarg, biscuits, celery, dried apricots & pickles

Sample menu

Grazing boards & sharing platters

Perfect for relaxed celebrations, networking events or garden parties — beautifully styled and filled with seasonal produce.

Grazing table with cheeses, salads and accompaniments prepared for an event

Cheeses

  • Baron Bigod
  • English Oak smoked Cheddar
  • Ragstone goats’ cheese
  • Cornish Yarg
  • Whipped feta

Charcuterie

  • Prosciutto
  • Milano salami
  • Chorizo
  • Honey mustard sausages

Breads & crackers

  • Charred focaccia
  • Crackers
  • Biscuits
  • Breads

To accompany

  • Pickled peppers
  • Roasted salted almonds
  • Sun-dried tomatoes
  • Nocellara olives
  • Cherry tomatoes on the vine
  • Celery
  • Apple
  • Grapes
  • Dried apricots
  • Figs
  • Satsumas
  • Fruit chutneys
  • Pickles
  • Flavoured hummus
  • Basil pesto

Sample menu

Outdoor BBQ & summer feasts

Chef-cooked BBQ menus packed with flavour — ideal for garden parties, celebrations and summer events.

Grazing display of skewers, vegetables and accompaniments for an event

Salads

  • Roasted sweet potato with chive sour cream, spinach leaves & crispy onions
  • New potato salad with red onion, dill & Dijon mustard
  • Classic coleslaw
  • Green salad with watercress, rocket, spinach, spring onions, mangetout, sugar snap peas & cucumber, French dressing on the side
  • Pickled carrot and cucumber

Crudités

  • Heritage carrots, baby radish, celery, peppers and green beans with lemon & coriander hummus, basil pesto, olive tapenade and tzatziki
  • Focaccia sticks

BBQ meats

  • 6oz lamb and mint burger with brioche buns
  • Sous-vide pork loin kebab with Chinese five spice and soy honey glaze
  • Boneless chicken thighs with blackened Cajun dry rub

Vegetarian options

  • Teriyaki watermelon strips with sesame
  • Onion bhaji burger with mango chutney and mint & cucumber yoghurt

From the pizza oven

  • Flatbreads with parsley garlic butter

Dessert

  • Gluten- and dairy-free brownie

All menus use fresh, seasonal ingredients, and are bespoke to your event theme and dietary needs. Book a private chef or wedding & event catering.

Let’s curate your menu

Tell Lee your date, guest numbers and preferences.

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