Private Candlelight Dinner

(Served for a Party of Two or Above with Advance Reservations and Venue Selection)

 

In our perpetual search of olde flavors and sensations, we promise you an evening of pampering in a unique ambiance of elegance and intimacy.

Choose from 4 indoor and 2 outdoor venues, all of which ensure your privacy.

Greenhouse Room: Loggia seating with garden view.(year- around)

Turquoise Room: Elegant setting for the formal event.(Fall through Spring)

East Porch (Garden Room) : Airy and colorfulm, may be heated, (year- around; available for groups of minimum 4)

Grand Living Room: Holiday decor in front of the marble fireplace (during Holiday season).

Pan Fountain Patio: Dine under the old maple tree nestled between greenery.(Spring through rarly Fall, )

Mediterranean Courtyard: Southern European scenery under an iron gazebo. (Spring through late Fall, space heaters available)

For groups of eight and above, the dinner may be preceded with a social hour gathering with appetizer(s) on one venue followed by formal seating on another. The soup course may be then omitted in lieu of multiple appetizers. Ask for Eastern Mediterranean Theme-Oriented specials, these may usually be accommodated.

Our Five-Course Dinner Menu

(Spring-Summer 2010)

Appetizers:

* Spinach and Squash Patty with Smoked Salmon (Vegetarian Version is with Marinated Tomatoes and Pommegranate Sauce)

* Mini Phyllo Cigars Stuffed with Beef, Currants and Pine Nuts (Vegetarian Version is with Zucchini, Scallions and Feta Cheese)

* Savory Puppyseed Crepe with Fine Vegetables and Hazelnuts

* Mini Sweet Peppers Stuffed with Crabmeat and Shrimps, Citrus Sauce, (Prepared for minimum 2 guests) (Vegetarian Version is with Cumin Rice, Cashews and Medley of Dried Fruits)

* Plucked Chicken in Walnut Sauce (Prepared for minimum 2 guests)

 

Soups:

* Tomato and Basil Soup, a Classic

* Curried Salmon Soup

* Chick Pea, Spinach and Tahini Soup

* Cucumber and Chive Vichyssoise

* Gazpacho with Avocado & Cilantro (Vegetarian)

 

Salads: (Served with Potato-Onion Bread Roasted with Olive Oil)

* Kale Salad (Toasted Sunflower, Pumpkin and Sesame Seeds and Parmesan Cheese)

* French Bistro Salad (Baby Lettuces, Braised Potatoes, Proscuitto Ham, Granny Smith Apples, Walnuts and Goat Cheese)

* Spinach & Wilted Red Cabbage Salad (Pinenuts, Cranberries and Gorgonzola Cheese)

* Baby Arugula Salad (Red and Green Onions, Grapes, Pomegranate Glaze )

* Salad Niçoise (Romaine Lettuce with Red Onions, Smoke Roasted Tomatoes, Feta Cheese and Black Olives)

 

Entrees:

* Baked Mahi Mahi over Tender Jasmine Pilaf (Mushroom, Dill and Mild Harissa Cream Sauce)

* Basque Style Grilled Tuna (with Braised Saffron Vegetables , Olive Oil and Lemon Sauce)

* Pork Tenderloin and Fingerling Potatoes (with a Normandy Sauce of Apples and Yellow Raisins in Calvados Reduction )

*:Puten Schnitzel (German Style, Hand Pounded Turkey Cutlet Schnitzels with Jaeger-Hunters Sauce over Leipziger Allerlei - a Vegetable Dish of Peas, Carrots, Asparagus, and Wild Mushrooms)

* Zucchini Stuffed with Rice, Lentils, Hazelnuts and Baked with Pommegranate Molasses (Vegetarian)

 

Desserts:

* Lavander Crème Brûlée, a Wonderful TasteVariation of a Classic

* Toblerone - Hazelnut Cassata (Italian Semi-Frozen Chocolate Cake with RAspberry Puree)

* Stuffed Asian Pear a la Mode (Baked in a Puff Pastry Pocket and Served with Vanilla Ice Cream) (Prepared for minimum 2 guests)

* Grand Marnier Dark and White Chocolate Trifle (Prepared for minimum 2 guests)

* Rote Grütze-Raspberry and Blueberry Delight (Traditional Dessert from Baltic Lands Served with Heavy Cream), (Prepared for minimum 2 guests)

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Prix Fixe: $70 per person plus 7.75% tax and 18% service. Served with antique china, fine linens and crystal ware. Couples or separate parties of two's make the same choice item(s) from each course in the menu, PLEASE. If separate appetizers or soups or entrees or desserts are chosen, a $5 charge will be added for each change. Strong European coffee, Turkish coffee, fine teas and soft drinks are included. $2 extra for coffee with Chambord or Dark Sambuca. BYOB with $5/bottle for corking fee.