Wedding Menus - Buffet style

Our goal is to create a wedding buffet so delicious that they'll be talking about it for weeks. We use organic, locally sourced whenever possible in creating menus just for you.

Buffet dinners help your guests meet and mingle with each other to help get the party warmed up. Buffets make it easy to create a casual atmosphere for relaxed receptions but can easily be dressed up for a more formal affair as well. Wedding dinner buffets also offer more of a selection for your picky eaters. A buffet dinner also pleases your guests with larger appetites since they can return for additional servings.

Enjoy these menus, designed specially for your event. We're delighted to work with you to customize your menu – let us know if you'd like to incorporate family favorites or specialty items.

Set your wedding apart from all others with Exuberance!

Menus change seasonally, using fresh, organic ingredients.

Casual Elegance $27 per person

Our Casual Elegance menus are family-friendly and work beautifully both outdoors and indoors.  Served with rolls and butter, and lemon cucumber ice water.

Salads - Select two salads

Red and Gold Potato Salad – Creamy red and Yukon Gold potatoes, fresh parsley in a creamy Dijon sauce. Served room temperature.

Field of Greens – mixed gourmet greens, bleu cheese and tangy dried cranberries served with ranch dressing on the side

Summer Pasta Salad – penne pasta, fresh tomatoes and basil and herbs lightly tossed in a red wine vinegar dressing

Tequila Slaw with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette - deliciously different, crisp and crunchy.

Accompaniments – Select two accompaniments

Seasonal Vegetable Medley Fresh seasonal vegetables lightly dressed in olive oil, sea salt and fresh herbs.

Rosemary Roasted Red Potatoes - Creamy red potatoes roasted in olive oil, fresh rosemary and sea salt.

Wild and Brown Rice Pilaf - hand-harvested wild rice, tender brown rice, fresh vegetable confetti and herbs

Entrees: Select two entrees

Beef and Pork:

Smoky Kalua Pork - Tender, smoky shredded pork, luau style

Slow-roasted Beef Brisket with signature barbecue sauce - Flavorful brisket cooked low and slow

Chicken and Fish:

Herb roasted chicken breast with rhubarb compote

Mediterranean Tilapia – with sundried tomatoes, kalamata olives and capers

Vegetarian and vegan:

Spanish Quinoa Stuffed Peppers (vegan)

Farfalle with asparagus and lemon thyme cream and parmesan cheese (vegetarian)

Inspired Creations - $32 per person

Special creations from Chef Cindy that set your wedding buffet apart from all others.  Served with rolls and butter, and lemon cucumber ice water.

Salads - Select two salads

Curried Chickpea Salad – Spicy, sweet, crisp and flavorful -  sweet red peppers, curried chickpeas, plump raisins, cool cucumbers, toasted spices and fresh herbs

Watermelon Salad with Feta and Mint – sweet, salty, cool and refreshing

Melon Mojito Salad – no rum but absolutely refreshing flavors of mint and cilantro with honeydew

French Grated Carrot Salad with Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette – French bistro favorite, and one of ours, too!

Accompaniments – Select two accompaniments

Grilled Vegetable Platter - Selections of seasonal best such as carrots,
Portobello Mushrooms, zucchini, onions, peppers, yellow squash, and asparagus with basil chiffonade and balsamic drizzle

Hazelnut Green Beans – served room temperature, crisp-tender green beans with toasted hazelnut, flax seed, red onion with a light Dijon vinaigrette

Citrus Rice – fresh orange and grapefruit, toasted almonds, scallions in a honey, soy and citrus vinaigrette. Served chilled.

Entrees: Select two entrees

Chicken and Fish:

Mirin baked Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms - moist, flavorful chicken with a fusion accent of rice wine and earthy shiitake mushrooms

Sesame Glazed Grilled Salmon (4 oz) With Julienne Of Snow Pea, Red Pepper, And Carrots

Beef and Pork:

Cider Brined pork Loin with caramelized onion and apple - ultimate comfort food, full of flavor

Flank Steak with Bloody Mary Tomato Salad – perfect summer entrée with fresh summer tomatoes, olives, onions and chilled grilled flank steak

Vegetarian and Vegan

Marinated Portobello stuffed with Red Onion Confit - meaty Portobello mushroom caps marinated in herbs, garlic, red wine and olive oil filled with earthy sweet Red Onion Confit

Roasted Asparagus, Leek and Chevre tart - Delicate puff pastry topped with a luscious combination of roasted asparagus, caramelized leek and goat cheese.

Classical Notes

Classical Notes - $37 per person

Traditional favorites, with flair. These entrees are paired with their traditional side dish. Served with rolls and butter, and lemon cucumber ice water.

Salads – Select Two Salads

Chevre and Citrus – gourmet mixed greens, citrus segments, goat cheese and citrus vinaigrette

Panzanella – Tuscan bread salad with seasonally fresh tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, sweet peppers, red onion in dijon mustard and Champagne vinaigrette

Paris Bistro - Spinach with Mandarin Oranges, Strawberries And Raspberry Poppy Seed Dressing

Caesar Salad - Romaine, Parmesan Cheese, House-made Garlic Parmesan Croutons and Creamy Caesar Dressing.

Accompaniments – Our Classical Notes Entrée Selections are already paired with their traditional side dish. Select one additional Accompaniment to round out your feast.

Creamy au gratin Potatoes – Tender baked potato rounds in a classic rich cheese sauce, topped with seasoned toasted bread crumbs.

Jeweled Rice – Delicious, fragrant, gorgeous wedding rice dish with saffron, orange blossom water, dried apricots, currants, cherries, almonds, and nuts

Entrées – Select Two Entrées

Chicken and Fish:

Chicken Marsala - A luscious, flavorful favorite. Tender chicken in a Marsala wine sauce with mushrooms, herbs and prosciutto.

Tilapia with Rice Wine - Delicate white fish in a slightly sweet, slightly salty sauce loaded with Umami, topped with fresh cilantro.

Beef and Lamb:

Braised Lamb Shanks with Rosemary – succulent lamb slow braised in red wine, tomatoes, carrots, garlic, onions and fresh herbs. Served with creamy polenta.

Steak Saltimbocca – Deeply flavorful beef spiral filled with fresh sage, provolone, prosciutto. Elegant, beautiful presentation. Served with Penne with Radiccio and goat cheese.

Vegetarian and Vegan

Gnocchi with Capers, Olives and Tomato Sauce – Soft potato gnocchi in an amped up tomato sauce with briny chopped capers, and three kinds of olives.  Accompanied by Roasted Tomatoes with balsamic drizzle.

Marinated Portobello stuffed with Red Onion Confit - meaty Portobello mushroom caps marinated in herbs, garlic, red wine and olive oil filled with earthy sweet Red Onion Confit.