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Overview
New for 2012
Breakfast & Brunch
Bytown Elite Brunch
Cocktails & Receptions
Bytown Elite Cocktail Party
Fine Dining & Sit Down Dinners
Bytown Elite Dining Selection
Hot Buffets
Cold Buffets
Lunch Boxes & Meal-Sized Salads
Hot Lunches
Breaks & Snacks
Midnight Snacks
Sandwich Trays & Platters
Appetizer Trays
Soups & Salads
Desserts & Beverages
Barbeques
PigOut Roasts
Tex-Mex
Blossoms Fresh Fruit Arrangements
Bar Services
Full 2012 Catering Menu (PDF)
Holiday Menu (PDF)

Our fine dining and sit down dinner packages feature complementary appetizers, main courses and desserts served by our courteous and attentive staff. Our chefs seek to please any appetite and will be happy to modify these menus or create a special meal just for you! Please contact us for more details or to arrange for a consultation.

Our fine dining and sit down menus include standard dishes, cutlery, tablecloths, cloth napkins (choice of 30 colours) and water glasses at no extra charge. A minimum order of 40 people is required (a surcharge will apply for smaller groups). A 15% Labour charge and all applicable taxes will apply.

Maple Glazed Chicken Breast Dinner	$27.95 (per person)
APPETIZER:
Cream of Butternut Squash Soup or
Market Garden Salad
MAIN COURSE:
Grilled Chicken Breast Glazed with Maple Balsamic Reduction
Wild Rice and Shiitake Mushrooms
Seasonal Vegetables
Buns and Butter
DESSERT:
Chocolate Truffle Cake with Crème Anglaise, Chocolate Coulis and Whipped Cream Served with Fresh Mint or
Triple Berry Crumble Served in a Martini Glass
Starbucks® Coffee, and Tea

Baked Atlantic Salmon Dinner	$28.95 (per person)
APPETIZER:
Potato and Leek Soup or Italian Salad served with Bocconcini Cheese
MAIN COURSE:
Baked Atlantic Salmon, topped with Asian Sesame Sauce
Wild Rice with Shiitake Mushrooms
Seasonal Vegetables
Buns and Butter
DESSERT:
Triple Chocolate Layered Cake with Blueberry Cream Coulis or Assorted Wild Berries marinated in Honey and Orange Zest, Served in a Tulip Cup or Champagne Flute
Starbucks® Coffee and Tea

Stuffed Pork Tenderloin Dinner	$29.95 (per person)
APPETIZER:
Wild Mushroom Soup or Baby Shrimp with a Creamy Garlic and Basil Dressing served in a Champagne Glass
MAIN COURSE:
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin served with an Apple and Calvados Brandy Sauce
Duchesse Potatoes
Broccoli and Bâtonnets of Turnips
Buns and Butter
DESSERT:
Layered Carrot Cake or
Maple Mousse served in a Champagne Flute Starbucks® Coffee and Tea

Stuffed Chicken Supreme Dinner	$28.95 (per person)
APPETIZER:
Potage Crécy or
Hearts of Palm and Tomatoes in a Creamy Garlic Peppercorn Dressing
MAIN COURSE:
Chicken Supreme Stuffed with Roasted Peppers, Sundried Tomatoes and Basil
Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
Seasonal Vegetables
Buns and Butter
DESSERT:
Tiramisu Cake or
Strawberries Romanoff Served in a Champagne Flute
Starbucks® Coffee, and Tea

European Feast Dinner	$28.95 (per person)
APPETIZER:
Perogies with Fried Onions, Sour Cream, and Chives
MAIN COURSE:
Traditional Veal Schnitzel
Baked Cabbage Rolls and Oktoberfest Sausage
Sauerkraut and Apple
German Fried Potatoes
Seasonal Vegetables
Buns and Butter
DESSERT:
Warm Apple Strudel with Cinnamon Whip Cream or Glazed Fruit Tarts
Starbucks® Coffee, and Tea

Additional Sit Down Dinners
Grilled Chicken Breast Supreme with Wild Mushroom Sauce	$27.95 (per person)
Turkey Breast with Stuffing	$27.95 (per person)
Chicken Breast Supreme Stuffed with Mushroom, Asiago Cheese And Basil	$28.95 (per person)
Chicken Breast Stuffed with Vegetables Topped a White Wine Sauce	$28.95 (per person)
Chicken Kiev Supreme	$28.95 (per person)
Chicken Supreme Cordon Bleu	$28.95 (per person)
Roast of Pork	$28.95 (per person)
Chicken or Beef Brochette	$29.95 (per person)
Forestière or Marsala Veal Escalope	$29.95 (per person)
Dijonnaise Pork Tenderloin	$29.95 (per person)
Prime Rib of Beef au jus	$30.95 (per person)
Cornish Hen	$32.95 (per person)
Beef Sirloin served with a Shallots and Red Wine Sauce	$32.95 (per person)
Rack of Lamb	$33.95 (per person)
Alberta Loin of Veal, grilled to perfection, Tender Pink Slices glazed with Lingonberry Porto	$36.95 (per person)
Filet Mignon with Madagascar Green Peppercorn Sauce	$37.95 (per person)

All above meals are served with: Your choice of soup or salad, seasonal vegetables, potatoes or rice, buns and butter, dessert, Starbucks® Coffee, and Tea.

Customize your Fine Dining and Sit
Down Dinner Package
The following options are available for customizing our fine dining and sit down dinner packages. A surcharge may apply for gluten-free
upgrades. Not all upgrades are available as gluten-free or vegan options.

Add a menu course
Amuse-bouches (3 pieces per person)	add $6 (per person)
Shrimp Cocktail	add $5 (per person)
Antipasto Plate	add $6 (per person)
Add a soup or salad	add $3 (per person)
Cheese and fruit plate	add $7 (per person)
Intermezzo (Palate cleanser)	add $3 (per person)

Luxury service package

add $10 (per person)

Includes your choice of premium linens, dishes, cutlery, and glassware. Also includes butter rosettes served in a martini glass, and milk and cream served in ceramic pourers instead of disposable packets.

Premium bottled water (San Pellegrino and Spring Water)	add $5 (per person)
Premium Dessert Upgrades	add $5 (per person)
Choice of:

Crème brulée classique, seasonal berries in Chambord syrup, dark chocolate cigarettes

Sable de Breton, with mascarpone and peach mousse, garnished with caramel glazed hazelnuts

La Marquise au chocolat

Millefeuille with lemon thyme cream, lemon confit, and a caramel sauce

The Bytown Elite Dining Selections

Give your guests the five-star treatment. These dinner packages feature an exclusive menu served on your choice of premium dishes, linens,
cutlery and crystal and our premium bottle water service. You and your guests will feel pampered.

The Bytown Elite Dining Selections come complete with the following:

San Pellegrino and premium bottled water
Your choice of fine dishes and cutlery, crystal glassware, and premium linens
Butter rosettes served in a martini glass
Milk and cream served in ceramic pourers

Hot Appetizer
Choice of:

Velouté of Camembert		Chicken Consommé with Julienne of Leeks

Heirloom tomato gazpacho with crab and shrimp		Butternut squash and ginger cream soup with scallop and tarragon garnish

Cold Appetizer
Choice of:

Spinach and Goat Cheese Salad with Pine Nuts, Walnut Oil Dressing		Micro greens with yellow and red baby beet salad, deep fried goat cheese and sweet savoury caramelized pecans.

Smoked Trout on a Chiffonnade of Assorted Greens, topped with a Caper Vinagrette		Spring rolls stuffed with locally-made duck confit, ginger, pine nuts, served with a red currant and honey dipping sauce.

Entrée
Choice of:

Lamb
Roasted rack of lamb with sauce Périgueux, sweet potato puree and miniature vegetables
$50 per person

Veal
Alberta Loin of Veal, grilled to perfection, Tender Pink Slices glazed with Lingonberry Porto, with baby Yukon Gold potatoes, and white and green
asparagus
$55 per person

Pheasant
Roast pheasant with caramelized apples and shallots, Chateau potatoes, steamed heirloom carrots and patty pan squash tossed with lemon, herbs and avocado oil.
$55 per person

Bison
Takawana Bison, in a chocolate juniper sauce with parisienne potatoes and buttered carrots tourney
$60 per person

The Duo
Roast beef tenderloin and tender breast of chicken with a merlot Dijon sauce and tropical fruit salsa served with root vegetable and mushroom galette steamed green beans and roasted red pepper
$60 per person

The Mixed Grill Beef
Tenderloin, Lamb Chops, Venison Medallion with a bouquet of colourful potatoes and grilled vegetables
$70 per person

Land and Sea
Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Seared black pepper prawns with mango salsa and cumin flavoured black beans, market fresh vegetable bundle
$70 per person

Dessert
Choice of:

La Marquise au chocolat	Crème brulée classique, seasonal berries in Chambord syrup, dark chocolate cigarettes

Sable de Breton, with mascarpone and peach mousse, garnished with caramel glazed hazelnuts	Millefeuille with lemon thyme cream, lemon confit, and a caramel sauce

A 15% labour charge and all applicable taxes will apply
Minimum 50 people (a surcharge may apply for smaller groups)

Gluten-Free and Vegan Dinners
Minimum 40 people (a surcharge may apply for smaller groups). Minimum 5 people when ordered in conjunction with another Fine Dining and Sit Down Dinner Package

Our specially designed gluten-free and vegan options feature a range of selections that contain high quality ingredients verified to meet gluten-free and vegan needs and are prepared with the utmost care and consideration separately from any other menu items. Meticulously designed by Kathy Smart, a registered Nutritional Consultant and Holistic Teaching Chef specialized in addressing unique requirements (allergies, sensitivities, cultural), these gluten-free and vegan meals may have your other guests jealous!

Gluten-Free and Vegan Special

$29.95 (per person)

Maple Mustard Greens
Walnut and wild mushroom nut roast with pureed potatoes and sweet ginger carrots
Gluten-free bread and butter
Maple glazed banana bread
Starbucks® Coffee and Tea

Gluten-Free Table d’hôte

$39.95 (per person)

APPETIZER:
Choice of:
Curried butternut squash and apple soup
Greek salad
Vegan Greek salad
Quinoa salad
Roasted red pepper soup with a coconut milk swirl
MAIN COURSE All main courses include gluten-free bread and butter. Choice of:
Masala lentils served on a medley of wild/brown rice and dandelion greens
Grilled Moroccan rack of lamb with sweet potato ravioli, steamed asparagus with lemon vinaigrette
Honey baked chicken with roasted rosemary Yukon gold potatoes and a medley of sautéed sweet peppers and shallots
Grilled portobello mushroom skewers with tofu, peppers and spicy peanut sauce served on Tamari
DESSERT All desserts come with tea and Starbucks® Coffee. Choice of:
Almond shortbread cookies with Villa Massa Limoncello and mango sorbet
Chocolate coconut milk brulé
Chocolate quinoa cake
Apple pie served with coconut milk vanilla ice cream

Mailing Address:
20-5480 Canotek Rd, Ottawa, ON K1J 9H7

Telephone: 613-745-6389 Fax: 613-745-0359
Email: sales@bytowncatering.com