Ballara Menu – Sit Down Wedding Menu
GF- Gluten Free DF – Dairy Free NF – Nut Free V – Vegetarian
Entree
Served with freshly baked dinner rolls
Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni (V/N)
Topped with basil napoli, cheese bechamel & shaved parmesan
Veal & Sage Tortellini
With a creamy bacon & mushroom sauce
Gnocchi Fromage (V)
Gnocchi with a mild gorgonzola cream sauce and roasted walnuts
Tuscan Beef Rigatoni (NF)
Slow-cooked in red wine, rigatoni pasta & shaved parmesan
Smoked Chicken Risotto (GF/NF)
Spicy chroizo, leek, garden pea & parmesan
Primavera Risotto (V/GF)
White wine creamy risotto with seasonal greens, goats curd & pine nuts
Slow Cooked BBQ Spiced Beef Brisket (NF/GF)
Barbecue sauce served on a potato rosti with sriracha mayo, rocket & radish salad
Buttermilk Fried Chicken (NF)
Smoky potato salad, jalapeno & a chipotle maple dressing
Teriyaki Barramundi Fillet (DF)
Served on wilted Asian greens & teriyaki sauce
Salmon Caprese (NF/GF)
Topped with cherry tomato, bocconcini & basil salad drizzled with balsamic reduction
Pumpkin and Goats Cheese Pasta (V)
With creamy vodka napoli sauce & toasted seeds
Confit Five-Spice Duck (DF)
Served with rocket, watercress and mint salad with cucumber ribbons, pomegranate seeds, & drizzled with a hoisin vinaigrette
13 Hour Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder (GF)
Served with quinoa salad, raita, parsley & smoked almonds
Roasted 5 Spice Pork Belly
Served with chilly caramel & asian slaw
5 Spice Pork Belly
Served with a bao bun, pickled veg & peanut brittle & hoisin sauce
Chefs Tasting Plate
Pork belly, Spanish croquette, ricotta & spinach cannelloni
(served to all guests) – Included in Prestige Package or $2.00 per person for Estate Package.
Mains
Main Courses are served with a quality seasonal vegetable chosen to complement each dish
Chicken Prosciutto (NF/GF)
Three-cheese-filled chicken breasts wrapped in prosciutto with potato & white bean cassoulet
Laksa Spiced Chicken (DF)
Served on Hokkien noodles with laksa sauce, topped with bean shoots & coriander
Butter Seared Chicken (NF)
Wild mushroom, brioche & thyme filling with mushroom crème sauce & fondant potato
Glazed Duck Breast (NF)
Honey soy ginger sauce accompanied by confit potato
Miso Glazed Barramundi (NF/GF)
With seasonal potato salad & parsley oil
Seared Salmon (DF)
With black sesame rice & a ginger soy sauce
Twice Cooked Pork belly
Served on creamy potato, coconut puree with a galangal chilli caramel
Rosemary & Porcini Lamb (NF/GF
Lamb backstrap marinated with garlic, rosemary & pomegranate molasses served with a porcini, masala & rosemary sauce on garlic potato mash
Apple Glazed Beef Short Rib (NF)
Slow cooked and served with fennel salad & persillade
Slow-Roasted Beef (NF/GF)
With truffle field mushroom accompanied by hasselback potato
Lamb Shank (NF/GF)
Cooked with sumac, rosemary and pomegranate molasses & served on garlic potato mash
Eye Fillet Red Wine Jus (NF/GF)
Caramelised balsamic shallots & potato galette (250gm) (+$10.00pp)
Main Sides – Optional
Main Sides
Optional salads or vegetables $35.00 per table
Roasted Root Vegetable Medley (V/NF/GF/DF)
Steamed Asian Vegetables with ginger and garlic (V/GF/DF)
Cauliflower with spiced seeds and lemon dressing (V/GF/DF)
Roast chat potatoes with rosemary sea salt (V/NF/GF/DF)
Roasted garlic mash (V/NF/GF)
Garden Salad (V/NF/GF/DF)
Greek Salad (V/NF/GF)
Rocket Parmesan & Roasted Walnut Salad (V/GF/DF)
Optional Extras
Price per table
Antipasto platter – $85
Fruit platter – $75
Fruit & cheese platter – $85
Grazing station – $10 per person for chosen number of guests
Trio of dips platter with Turkish Bread and Crudités – $50
Seafood platter – P.O.A.
Desserts
Chocolate Pudding (V)
Caramel-centred chocolate pudding with a salted caramel sauce, caramel popcorn & vanilla bean ice cream
Custard Kataifi (V)
Aromatic custard filling encased in kataifi pastry with orange blossom syrup and pistachios
Rhubarb and Strawberry Cheesecake (V)
Baked cheesecake served with a rhubarb & strawberry compote, white chocolate mousse & berry coulis
Traditional Tiramisu (V)
Savoiardi biscuits soaked in coffee liqueur topped with mascarpone cream & shaved chocolate
Red Velvet Pudding (V)
Filled with cream cheese & white chocolate ganache served with raspberry coulis & ice cream
White Chocolate & Macadamia Cheesecake (V)
Accompanied by roasted macadamia praline & salted caramel sauce
Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie (V)
Served with choc fudge sauce, honey joy snap & vanilla ice cream
Salted Caramel Mousse (V)
Layers of crunchy pretzel crumb and caramel mousse drizzled with salted caramel sauce & topped off with a delicious caramel popcorn pretzel treat
Sticky Date and Banana Pudding (V)
With butterscotch sauce, vanilla ice cream & banana crisps
Bounty Tart (V)
Sweet shortbread tart with a rich coconut centre & topped with chocolate ganache
Pandan-Infused Coconut Panna Cotta (GF)
Served with tropical fruit & lemongrass syrup
Lemon Meringue (NF)
Sweet shortbread tart filled with tangy lemon curd, topped with fluffy meringue
Roaming Desserts
Chef’s selection of six items, or you choose three items, roaming style.
Churros with cinnamon sugar & chocolate dipping sauce, lemon meringue tart, assorted profiteroles
Seasonal fruit crème patisserie tart, dainty chocolate eclairs, baked cheesecake bites
French donuts with coffee sugar, lemon curd drops, chocolate pistachio tart
Dessert Tasting Plate
This option is in lieu of 50/50 service of plated desserts. Each guest will still receive an individual plate, but each plate will have three mini desserts. Included in Prestige Package or $2.00 per person for Estate Package.
You can select from either a Mixed Trio or a Chocaholic Trio and the chef will then create the plates for your special day.
Selection 1 – Shot Glass
Raspberry Panna Cotta (GF/NF)
Coffee Tiramisu
Salted Caramel Panna Cotta (GF)
Choc Mint Mousse
Selection 2- Individual Tarts
Lemon Tart
Profiteroles
Blackberry Frangipani
Mini Éclairs
Selection 3- Tortes and Cheesecakes
Day & Night Chocolate Mousse Gateau
Passionfruit Cheesecake (GF)
Tim Tam Torte
Beverages
Ballara Receptions beverage packages all include ice water, soft drinks & orange juice
Ballara House Beverage Package
(Included as standard in package)
Included in our standard house range are:
White: Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Moscato
Red: Shiraz Cabernet & Cabernet Merlot
Bubbly available throughout the whole function
Carlton Draught, Great Northern & Cascade Light
A range of soft drinks, waters & juice
Upgrades to our House beverage package also available
Spirits can be added in for the duration of your wedding.