Hospitality Essex Delivered Catering Meeting your needs December 2015
Contents About Us. Page 3 Special Diets Page 4 Hot & Cold Drinks. Page 5 Snacks & Sundries Page 6 Wine List. Page 7 Working Breakfast & Lunch. Page 8-9 Finger Buffet Page 10 Sandwiches & Salads Page 11-12 Hot & Cold Fork Buffets, Desserts Page 13-14 Barbeques.. Page 15 Canapés.. Page 16 Important Information Page 17-18 Supplements.. Page 19
About Us Hospitality Essex Delivered Catering is a service available at Colchester campus to internal departments within the University who require refreshments for a meeting, event or celebration. We offer a wide range of food and drink from teas and coffees to champagne and canapés and simple sandwich lunches to hot fork buffets. All menus have been carefully created by our Hospitality Manager and Head Chef and are designed to suit a variety of tastes, diets and budgets. Quality and value for money are at the heart of our ethos and our menus are regularly updated with new products to keep things fresh. Our professional staff are dedicated to delivering what you want, when you want it. Our normal hours of operation are Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm and we are also able to deliver out of hours and at weekends for a small additional charge. We are proud to inform you that all our tea and coffee is Fairtrade and we use local produce wherever possible. We are committed to protecting the University s carbon footprint by using recyclable materials and have significantly reduced the amount of plastic wastage with the introduction of stylish University-logoed glass bottles of mineral water. All prices are inclusive of VAT, delivery, collection and equipment hire. This includes all necessary tableware such as paper table covers, napkins, crockery, glassware and cutlery. Additional charges may apply depending on timing and location and service staff can be provided on request with prior notice. Please refer to the Supplements section on page 18 for details of all additional charges. If you wish to discuss your requirements in more detail or if you need a tailored menu please get in touch and we will be happy to create something just for you! We look forward to being a part of your next event.
Special Diets Our Special Diets Focus Group has worked hard to improve and expand menus and food available to customers with special dietary requirements. Comprised of students, members of staff and representatives from Hospitality Essex, the group has initiated positive changes to both the food we offer and our labelling systems whilst raising awareness and developing a better understanding of the issue amongst our staff. If you would like to contribute to the focus group or have any suggestions or ideas on this issue that you would like to share with us, please contact us. Items suitable for a vegetarian diet are included as standard throughout our menus and labelled with a V where necessary. Dedicated items available for other special diets are detailed below. If you are unsure if any item on our menus is suitable for your diet please do not hesitate to contact us. We will always do our best to accommodate your requirements. Low-Fat Diet Semi-skimmed milk is used as standard for all hot drinks. Skimmed milk is available on request. Low calorie sandwiches are available. A Healthy Working Lunch is available. Lactose-Free Diet Soya milk for hot drinks is available on request. Lactose-free cheese sandwiches are available on request. Gluten-Free Diet Gluten-free rolls are available. Mrs Crimble's gluten-free individual chocolate macaroons and coconut jam rings are available in on our Snacks & Sundries and Finger Buffet menus. Fairfields crisps are gluten-free and available on our Snacks & Sundries menu. Gluten-free biscuits are available with tea/coffee on request. A Gluten-Free Working Lunch is available. Vegan Diet Soya milk for hot drinks is available on request. Vegan sandwiches are available. A Vegan Working Lunch is available. Halal Diet Halal sandwiches are available. Halal alternatives to many of our menu items are available on request. Nut Allergy Please note that due to the nature of our production we are unable to guarantee that our products do not contain traces of nuts. Please contact us for further advice if you are ordering for someone who has a nut allergy.
Drinks Hot Beverages (per person) Tea/Coffee 1.50 Herbal/Fruit Teas 1.50 Tea/Coffee with biscuits 2.05 Tea/Coffee with luxury biscuits 2.40 Tea/Coffee with apple pie 2.10 Tea/Coffee with Danish pastry 2.50 Tea/Coffee with cherry Bakewell 2.50 Cold Drinks (per litre) Apple juice 2.50 Orange juice 2.50 Cranberry juice drink 2.50 Pineapple juice 2.50 Freshly squeezed orange juice 8.00 Still water 2.10 Sparkling water 2.10 500ml still mineral water (plastic bottle) 1.00 500ml Coke/Diet Coke/Sprite/Fanta 1.30 We can provide jugs of tap water at the small cost of 1.00 per jug to cover the cost of service, delivery and washing up.
Snacks & Sundries Sweet (per person) Biscuits 0.60 Luxury biscuits 1.00 Apple pie 0.70 Individual mini Danish pastry 1.10 Mrs Crimbles Chocolate macaroon 1.20 Mrs Crimbles Coconut jam ring 1.20 Cherry Bakewell 1.10 Chocolate bars: 0.80 Mars/Snickers/Twix/Kit Kat Savoury per packet: Fairfields crisps 1.00 Sea salt & Aspall s cider vinegar/lightly sea salted/farmhouse cheddar & chive Walkers crisps 0.70 Ready salted/salt & vinegar/cheese & onion Mini Cheddars 1.20 Twiglets 1.20 per person: Peanuts 1.00 Olives 1.50 Tortilla chips & dips V 1.00
Wine List White (per bottle) El Mazo Chardonnay 13.25 Pinot Grigio, Principato, Italy 15.95 Alpha Zeta Chardonnay, Italy 18.95 Red (per bottle) El Mazo Tempranillo, Spain 13.25 Sam s Island Shiraz, Australia 15.95 Finca Los Primos Malbec, Argentina 18.95 Rose (per bottle) El Mazo Grenache Rose, Spain 13.25 Sparkling (per bottle) Prosecco, Lunetta, Italy 19.95 Gremillet Brut Champagne 39.95
Working Breakfast Continental Working Breakfast V 4.50 per person Freshly brewed coffee & selection of teas Chilled orange juice Selection of warmed croissants & pastries served with butter & preserves Traditional Working Breakfast V 4.95 per person Freshly brewed coffee & selection of teas Chilled orange juice Ciabatta roll filled with your choice of crispy back bacon, local pork sausages or vegetarian sausages, served with a selection of sauces
Working Lunch Silver Working Lunch 5.45 per person Silver sandwich platter Vegetarian quiche selection Packet of Fairfields crisps Piece of fresh fruit Gold Working Lunch 7.95 per person Gold sandwich platter Vegetarian quiche selection Piri piri chicken skewer Packets of mini cheddars and Twiglets Mini chocolate éclairs Ploughman s Lunch 6.25 per person Your choice of one of the following: Mature Cheddar, Suffolk ham or Blue Stilton served with crusty bread, coleslaw, salad, Branston s pickle & pickled onions Executive Working Lunch 11.45 per person (minimum 8 persons) Selection of filled wraps Sweet chilli glazed smoked chicken & mango Black olive & asparagus tart Mini beef Wellington & horseradish dip Honey, lemon & mustard glazed salmon Goat s cheese & golden beetroot Mini macaroons Gluten Free Working Lunch 7.95 per person Gluten free wrap Mini mozzarella & cherry tomato skewer Fairfields crisps Fruit skewer with Greek yoghurt & honey dip Coconut ring Vegan Working Lunch 7.95 per person Vegan sandwich Vegetable crudités with a salsa dip Red pepper & tofu skewer Fruit skewer Olives Healthy Working Lunch 7.95 per person Low calorie sandwich Vegetable crudités & dips Mini mozzarella & cherry tomato skewer Fruit skewer with Greek yoghurt & honey dip
Finger Buffet All prices are for a single item except where otherwise stated. Meat Southern fried chicken strip x 2 1.30 Lamb samosa 1.25 Sausage roll 0.75 Duck & hoi sin spring roll x 2 1.25 Chicken satay x 2 1.20 Piri piri chicken skewer 1.45 Sweet Mini macaroon 0.85 Mini chocolate éclair x 2 1.20 Mini blueberry muffin x 2 1.20 Mini chocolate muffin x 2 1.20 Mini apple pie 0.70 Mini Danish pastry 1.10 Chocolate macaroon 1.20 Coconut jam ring 1.20 Fruit 0.75 Fruit skewer with 1.40 Greek yogurt & honey Fish Yellow fin sole goujon x 2 1.10 (in sea salt & black pepper breadcrumb) Oriental crab cake 1.40 Filo prawn x 2 1.45 Smoked salmon blini 1.20 Hot & spicy prawns x 2 1.45 Vegetarian Mini cheese & tomato pizza 1.10 Mini vegetable samosa x 2 1.10 Jacket potato wedge x 3 0.75 Vegetarian quiche selection x 2 1.20 Vegetable crudités & flatbreads with dips 2.00 Marinated tofu & red pepper skewer 1.40 Mini mozzarella & cherry tomato skewer 1.45 Sweet potato curry bites x 2 1.00 Onion bhaji x 2 0.80 Pick and mix your favourite items to create your own delicious buffet! Add sandwiches from page 11 for more variety. If you would like any help creating the perfect menu for your budget, please contact us.
Sandwiches Bronze sandwich range 2.50 Egg mayonnaise on white bread V, Low calorie Cheddar cheese on white bread V, Low calorie, No mayonnaise Tuna mayonnaise on white bread Ham on white bread Low calorie, No mayonnaise Silver sandwich range 3.10 Mature cheddar Ploughman s on malted bread V, No mayonnaise, Low calorie Cheese & onion on malted bread V Free-range double egg and cress on malted bread V, No mayonnaise Tuna mayonnaise & cucumber on soft grain bread Tuna & sweetcorn mayonnaise on malted bread Low calorie Chicken & sweetcorn mayonnaise on malted bread Roast chicken salad on malted bread Ham & salad on malted bread No mayonnaise, Low calorie Ham & cheese on oatmeal No mayonnaise Gold sandwich range 3.70 Falafel, hoummous & coriander on malted bread Vegan, No mayo, Low calorie Two cheese & red onion chutney on malted bread V Free range egg, slow roast tomatoes, watercress & rocket on malted bread V Farmhouse cheddar cheese & coleslaw on malted bread V Cheddar cheese & cumin spiced soft cheese with mango chutney on malted bread V Hot smoked salmon with cucumber & dill mayonnaise on malted bread Smoked salmon & soft cheese on oatmeal bread No mayonnaise, Low calorie Prawn mayonnaise on oatmeal bread Beef & horseradish on white bread Coronation chicken on malted bread Chicken & bacon on malted bread Bacon, lettuce and tomato on malted bread Chicken salad on malted bread Halal Piri Piri chicken on malted bread Halal Free range egg mayonnaise seeded thin V, Gluten free A mixed sandwich platter is available to order for each sandwich range and for wraps if you don t want to specify fillings.
Wraps & Salads Wraps 3.70 Mozzarella & tomato V Chicken Caesar Chicken fajita Hoisin duck Red Thai chicken Halal, No mayonnaise Bombay chicken & potato Halal Harissa chicken seeded wrap Guten free Houmous and carrot seeded wrap V Gluten free Salad Pots Chicken Caesar 4.75 Greek V 4.25 Cous cous & roasted vegetable V 4.25 Chicken noodle 4.75 Tuna Nicoise 4.50 Plain mixed salad 2.25
Hot Fork Buffet 10.50 per person. Please choose a maximum of 3 dishes for your event from the choice below. (Minimum order of 8 persons per dish applies) Braised beef Bourguignon served with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables Traditional beef Lasagne served with new potatoes and salad Breast of chicken Balti served with rice and naan bread Breast of chicken Provencal served with rice and salad Natural smoked Haddock, leek & potato bake served with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables Salmon fillet in a cream & dill sauce served with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables Baby leaf spinach & mushroom stroganoff served with rice and salad V Vegetable Dansak served with rice and naan bread V Roasted vegetable lasagne served with new potatoes and salad V Caramelised red onion & goat s cheese tart served with new potatoes and salad V Complimentary bread rolls are served as an accompaniment to all dishes. Minimum order numbers are set due to the nature of our operation in line with our ordering and production processes. If your requirements do not meet the minimum order or if you have any special dietary requests, please contact us to discuss and we will do our best to accommodate you. See page 13 for a delicious selection of desserts!
Cold Fork Buffet & Desserts Minimum order of 12 persons per menu applies. Menu A 11.25 per person Breast of Norfolk turkey with cranberry sauce Honey glazed Suffolk ham with mustard Poached fillet of salmon with dill mayonnaise Roasted vegetable flan V Menu B 13.75 per person Scottish smoked salmon English roasted topside of beef with horseradish Ham hock terrine with piccalilli Brie, red pepper, sundried tomato & basil flan V Both menus are served with our chef s selection of four seasonal salads plus a variety of breads. Desserts Raspberry & white chocolate Bavarois 3.20 Lemon tart 3.20 White chocolate & lime cheesecake 3.20 Chocolate truffle torte 3.20 Fruit salad 3.20 Cheese & biscuits 4.10
Barbeques Not just for summer! Simply name a suitable location and organise chairs and tables and we ll do the rest. Menu A 10.50 per person 100% beef burger Jumbo pork & herb sausage Cajun chicken pieces Vegetarian burger Fried onions Seasonal mixed salad Selection of sauces & relishes Menu C 19.95 per person Prime British beef minute steak Lemon & black pepper chicken breast Fillet of salmon Field mushroom with horseradish Corn on the cob New potatoes with sea salt & thyme Seasonal mixed salad Traditional coleslaw Mediterranean pasta salad Tomato & red onion salad Crusty French bread Selection of sauces & relishes Menu B 14.95 per person Chinese marinated pork steak Smokey BBQ chicken pieces Tuna steak with honey, soy & sesame seeds Mediterranean vegetable kebabs with pesto Corn on the cob New potatoes with sea salt & thyme Seasonal mixed salad Traditional coleslaw Tomato & red onion salad Crusty French bread Selection of sauces & relishes See page 13 for a delicious selection of desserts!
Canapés Minimum order of 12 canapes per variety applies. 1.50 per single canapé (unless otherwise stated) Cold Canapés Parma ham wrapped Cantelope melon Smoked salmon with black pepper cream cheese Thai chicken & mango Sweet chilli glazed seared tuna & watermelon Smoked mackerel & horseradish pate on crostini Fillet of lamb with yellow pepper & pesto Asparagus & black olive tart V Mediterranean vegetable salsa V Marinated cherry tomato & mozzarella V Goat s cheese & golden beetroot V Hot Canapés Cocktail venison sausages x 2 with a trio of mashed potato dips Mini beef wellington x 2 with horseradish cream Minted mini lamb and pepper brochette Please note that availability of hot canapes is dependent on venue. Please contact us for advice.
Important Information New information for events in the Constable Building/iLab and John Tabor Building: Booking Procedure All bookings should be made using the online order form. If you require any assistance please contact us. Confirmation of your booking, including your order reference number, will be sent by email usually within 24 hours (Monday to Friday). Please contact us if you have not received booking confirmation after this time as we may not have received your order. We require 48 hours notice (not including weekends) for all drink orders. We require one week notice for all food orders. We require two weeks notice for any weekend orders. Any orders received outside these times cannot be guaranteed and if confirmed will be subject to a late booking fee. Please refer to the Supplements section on page 18. We will endeavor to accommodate bookings at short notice but to avoid disappointment please try to give us as much notice as possible. If you need to amend or cancel an order please contact us as soon as possible. Cancellation charges may apply. Please see page 18 for further information. Wivenhoe House is now the primary provider of catering for events in the Constable Building as they are located next door and better placed to provide hospitality to this area of campus. Stephen Mannock and his team at Wivenhoe House will soon be surveying the tenants of the Constable Building with regards to their hospitality requirements, now that the pre-opening phase of the hotel has been completed. To book catering from Wivenhoe House for your event in the Constable Building or John Tabor Building please contact Venue Essex at venues@essex.ac.uk. Catering from Wivenhoe House for events in the ilab should be booked through ilab@essex.ac.uk. If the current offering from Wivenhoe House does not fulfil all of your requirements at present, it has been agreed that Hospitality Essex will continue to offer this service. However, due to transportation challenges and because it is not cost efficient for us to resource bookings such as small orders for tea and coffee, a minimum order spend and set delivery times have been introduced. These are as follows: All charges will be processed after your event, using the expenditure code supplied when you place your order. Financial transfers will show up on Agresso within a few days of your event. Delivery & Collection We can access all areas of campus where a trolley can be wheeled. We regret that we cannot carry deliveries up/down stairs. If you do take your delivery up/down stairs we request that you return it for collection. It is the customer s responsibility to book an appropriate room and to organise the provision and setting up of tables prior to catering being delivered. Minimum order value of 50.00 per delivery Van hire charge of 10.00 per day Set Delivery times: 8.50am (registration) 10.50am (mid morning) 12.50pm (lunch ) 2.50pm (afternoon) All food and drink items will be labelled where appropriate, including vegetarian items and anything relating to special dietary requirements. If a menu item is not available we will let you know and endeavour to replace it with a similar item. We aim to collect all equipment on the same day. If you would like your delivery to be collected at/after a specific time please specify when booking.
Important Information Food Safety Hospitality Essex uses nominated suppliers for all its food products and therefore we cannot accept responsibility for any food items purchased outside and consumed on campus. In accordance with the Food Safety Act, customers are strongly recommended not to undertake the preparation of food themselves. To ensure your food remains in perfect condition once it has been delivered please store it away from direct sunlight and heat sources, and keep it covered until it is required to ensure freshness. Food deteriorates when left out at room temperature for long periods. We advise that hot food is consumed within two hours of delivery and cold food is consumed within 3 hours of delivery. Any leftover food will be disposed of by us. For further information regarding food safety at the University of Essex, please see the Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Service webpage at: http://www.essex.ac.uk/ohsas/a-z/food.htm Conferences Hospitality Essex works in partnership with Venue Essex for both events organised by internal departments and those for external clients which require the organisational skills and services of the Conference Office. If you are planning an event through the Conference Office, your catering requirements will be managed by them. Any queries regarding menus and pricing should be directed to venues@essex.ac.uk Customer Feedback As part of our ongoing commitment to customer service we include a short Customer Feedback form with all delivered catering. This lets us know if we have met your expectations with regards to criteria such as quality, value and presentation. We strongly encourage you to spend just a few minutes completing the form at the end of your event and leave it for us to collect with our equipment. If you are not in attendance please kindly encourage the event organiser to do this. Not only is this information essential to the continued development of our service, it also helps us to deal with any issues in a timely and efficient manner. Thank you for your co-operation.
Supplements Hospitality Essex is a self supporting organisation and therefore needs to generate a profit to operate successfully. In order to remain self-funding and maintain the service level that our customers require, we have set the following charges: Minimum Order A minimum order of 10.00 applies to all orders Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm. A minimum order of 20.00 applies to all orders Monday to Friday before 8am and between 5pm and 8pm. A minimum order of 50.00 applies to all orders Monday to Friday after 8pm and at weekends. A minimum order of 50.00 applies to all deliveries to the Constable Building/iLab/John Tabor Building. Please see page 16 for further details. Late orders Orders Monday to Friday: A surcharge equating to 15% of the total order value (maximum charge 20) will be added to all orders received and confirmed with less than 48 hours notice. Weekend Orders: A surcharge equating to 15% of the total order value (maximum charge 20) will be added to all orders received and confirmed with less than one week notice. Cancellations The minimum notice required to cancel an order without charge is 48 hours before the event (excluding weekends). Orders cancelled with less than 48 hours notice will be subject to the following charges: 50% of the total order value if cancelled within 48 hours of the event. 100% of the total order value if cancelled within 24 hours of the event. Service Staff We can provide members of our staff to serve your food and drinks at a rate of 6.00 per server per half hour. Van Hire A 10.00 van hire charge will be applied to all deliveries to the Sports Centre, Constable Building/iLab and John Tabor Building. Missing Equipment Customers are responsible for our equipment whilst in their charge. Any damage or loss must unfortunately be paid for. The charge is dependent on the item and will be added to the order value after the event.