wedding catering in Kent
Among a handful of wedding catering companies in Kent that is been going for almost 30 years, Smith’s Catering Kent specialises in tailormade menus and events.
 
Smith’s wedding team is focused on you, with off-the-shelf options to suit any wedding theme or completely tailor made catering service. From classic wedding breakfast to fork buffets and modern wedding canapés receptions to laid-back informal wedding BBQs and street food, we cater to all kinds of tastes and wedding sizes.
 
Browse our wedding catering menus below but don’t feel constrained; call us if you want something else. With years of experience catering weddings and large events in Kent, including for some top venues, we’re used to bespoke requests!
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Traditional wedding-breakfast

Starter

A selection of sourdough and ciabatta served with butter
Basil marinated chicken fillets served on a salad of fresh tomato and mozzarella dressed with rich balsamic and olive syrup
Scottish smoked salmon and avocado timbale served with tomato salsa and frisee lettuce and olive oil
Chicken and pistachio roulade served warm with seasonal salad leaves and a crisp pancetta sherry shallot dressing
Hand-picked Cornish crab Ballentine on crushed avocado with micro herb salad
Open tartelette of crisp filo pastry with asparagus and caramelised onions, rocket, parmesan and drizzled with a balsamic syrup
White wine and fennel poached king prawns with spicy mango relish and fresh seasonal salad
Slow roast tomato and mozzarella puff pastry parcel with basil pesto and spinach
Creamed smoked chicken mousse and baby vegetable velouté topped with crisp ciabatta
Roasted butternut and spinach served on a charred Portobello mushroom with wild rocket and a basil pesto dressing

Main

Hot roasted salmon Nicoise with new potatoes, wilted rocket, green beans anchovies’ fillets, quails eggs with a light mustard and basil dressing
Free range corn fed roasted chicken breast with crisp Maris Piper potatoes, seasonal vegetables with champagne tarragon velouté
Wild mushroom and spinach filo pastry parcels served on polenta and tarragon cakes finished with a tomato and shallot salsa
Shoulder of Kentish beef ragout topped with crisp puff pastry served with fresh mash, caramelised shallots and braised vegetables
Madeira chicken with a parcel of French green beans, mushroom duxelle and champ mash
Kentish pork sausages with a wild flower honey whole grain mustard mash served with caramelised onion sauce and crisp vegetable
Baked vegetable strudel with a creamy basil sauce strips of seasonal vegetables lightly seasoned and bound in filo pastry

Dessert

Chocolate sensations, duo of chocolate and raspberry
Vanilla crème Brulee with fresh berries
Summer pudding with a quenelle of crème fraiche or Channel Island clotted cream
Classic glazed lemon tart with Chantilly cream and fresh raspberries
Individual Eton mess layers of meringue, strawberries, Chantilly cream and drizzled with coulis
Vanilla cheesecake topped with a wild berry compote
Treacle tart served warm with Channel Island clotted cream or vanilla ice cream

Beverage
Selection of tea and coffee to include; English Breakfast, Earl Grey, fruit and herbal infusion and filter coffee

Cheese boards
A fine selection of international or local cheeses served with artisan biscuits and grapes supplement of £7.50 pp + VAT Selection of 2 petit fours (supplement of £1.35 per person plus VAT
Goat cheese and fig tartlets
Inverawe smoked salmon tartar, shallots and capers on blinis
Rare Angus fillet beef. Wasabi cream on parmesan shortbread
Bocconcini buffalo mozzarella on pesto scone

Hot Fork Buffet Menus

Spatchcock whole roasted chicken marinated in BBQ sauce and rosemary
Fresh baked salmon with rocket and lemon
Hot grilled Thai chicken with ginger, mint and coriander
Chestnut mushroom risotto cakes with a chive and crème fraiche dressing
Pan roasted fillet of chicken with garlic and thyme
Al torcchio pasta bound in a sundried tomato and basil pesto with slow baked cherry tomatoes and shaved parmesan
Warm cheese tarts with apple, walnut and celery salad with chicory
Seared chicken topped with pine nuts crisp prosciutto with a tomato relish
Baked gammon ham
Szechuan chicken breasts
Sauté spinach and potato cakes with a herb and spring onion salsa

Salads and cold vegetarian options
Country house coleslaw with fennel and lemon
Italian salad of vine ripened tomatoes, basil and mozzarella with balsamic vinegar and olive oil
Fusilli pasta, sun dried tomato and basil pesto with slow baked cherry tomatoes and shaved parmesan
Caesar salad with crunchy croutons
Lemon and coriander cous cous
Charlotte new potato and spring onion salad with chives and sour cream
Seasonal mixed herbs and green leaf garden salad with an indulgent French dressing
Roasted Mediterranean vegetables with basil and parmesan
Jacket potatoes
Aromatic rice
Asian noodles
New potatoes with mint butter

Selection of mixed breads to include;
Focaccia, ciabatta and sesame rolls

Desserts
Summer pudding with fresh berries and mascarpone cream
Individual Eton mess layers of meringue, strawberries, Chantilly cream and drizzled with coulis
Tiramisu slices with pouring cream
Ruby orange and ganache torte
Seasonal individual fruit platter

Beverage
Selection of tea and coffee to include; English Breakfast, Earl Grey, fruit and herbal infusion and filter coffee

A fine selection of international or local cheeses served with artisan biscuits and grapes (supplement of £7.50 per person plus VAT at the prevailing rate)

Selection of 2 petit fours (supplement of £1.35 per person plus VAT at the prevailing rate)

Cold Finger Wedding Buffets

Lightly spiced potato wedges with a refreshing herb and garlic dip
Baby sausages cooked in honey and wholegrain mustard
Vegetable samosa with cucumber raitha
Chicken mini fillets with rosemary and thyme
Assorted bread and olives
Baby sausages wrapped in bacon
Rolled pastrami and dill pickles with creamed horseradish
Seasonal vegetable spring rolls
Baby pork and leek sausages wrapped in Parma ham
Tempura king prawns served with lemon and tartar sauce
Crispy chicken goujons with a spicy salsa dip
Skewered lamb koftas
Spicy chicken samosa with sweet chilli dipping sauce
Seasonal vegetable tartlet

Desserts
Can be added for £2.50 per person and a selection of tea and coffee to include:

English Breakfast, Earl Grey, fruit and herbal infusion and filter coffee can be added for £1.30 per person,
both prices are plus VAT at the prevailing rate.

Wedding Canapés Menus

Tonbridge Canapés
London smoked mackerel mousse with kiwi
Tempura Prawn
Chicken Caesar in a pastry cup
Mini “toad in the hole” bouchée
Goat’s cheese & fig chutney on savoury scone V
Bell pepper filled with ricotta, mint & toasted sesame V

Eastbourne Canapés
Inverawe smoked salmon tartar, shallots and capers on blinis
Skewered fresh prawns with dill
Buffalo mozzarella, artichoke & Sun blushed tomato on a savoury Walnut scone
Blue Monday cheese with mulled wine spiced pear & walnut on a savoury Cranberry scone
Char-grilled Turkey, Sage & Red onion stuffing red pepper in filo tartlet
Pecking duck: with ginger & spring onion on cucumber

Ashford Canapés
Seared tuna, roasted pepper on a risotto cake
Spicy prawn ball in filo tartlet
White crabmeat quenelle on dill Scone
Rare Angus fillet beef. Wasabi cream on parmesan shortbread
Classic bacon, lettuce & tomato in pastry tulip
Bocconcini buffalo mozzarella on pesto scone

East Peckham Canapés
Foie gras de canard on brioche. Quince jelly
Rare Elwy Valley lamb fillet, Redcurrant savour
Medallion of lobster with asparagus & truffle oil
Smoked salmon rose with keta
Buffalo mozzarella, artichoke & semi-dried tomato on a savoury scone
Butternut squash, red pepper & aubergine Tricolore

Veggie selection
Goat’s cheese, spinach and semi-dried tomato shortbread
Leek and Gruyere tartlet
Blue Monday cheese with spiced pear and walnut on savoury scone
Butternut squash, red pepper and aubergine tricolore
Buffalo mozzarella, artichoke and semi-dried tomato on parmesan scone
Tomato cream cheese, asparagus and olive in beetroot cup

Vegan selection
Baby bell Pepper with garlic hummus and crispy shallots
Butternut squash, red pepper and aubergine buba ganoush Tricolore
Thai Vegetable tartlet
Greek Stuffed vine leaves
Wild mushroom arancini
Spinach Artichoke and roasted red pepper tartlet

Dessert
Lemon cheesecake, dark & white chocolate shavings
Strawberry cheesecake dark & white chocolate shavings
Mini Banoffee pie
Pear & almond tart

Wedding BBQ Menus

Smith’s original BBQ Menu

Outdoor reared pork Cumberland sausages
Aberdeen Angus 6oz Cheeseburger In a Brioche bun
Hickory Smoked Pulled free-range chicken, in a brioche sub

Vegetarian/Vegan options
Vegetarian Burger Tomato chilli salsa (Vegan)
Vegetarian Greek feta Cheese red onion tomato burritos
Spicy Falafel, chargrilled vegetables with tomato salsa in a Spinach tortilla wrap (Vegan)

Salads
Tomato Cucumber red onion / Green Salad/ Tomato sweetcorn salsa/ guacamole/ sour cream & chives
Coleslaw/ Raithia / Mexican chilli bean salad refried bean / Houmas
New York Cheesecake with summer berry coulis
All staff equipment condiments and disposable included (not waiting staff)

Argentinian BBQ Menu

Piri piri chicken Burger with jalapenos, Guacamole lemon sour cream dressing in a Char-grilled Burrito
Grilled flat iron steak with chimichurri sauce, Fajita (£2.00 supplement)
Salt & pepper popcorn squid with red onion salsa

Vegetarian
Mexican Char- grilled chilli Vegetables, In a Beetroot burritos (Vegan)
Blackened spiced sweetcorn (Vegan)
Stuffed portabella mushrooms feta cheese home-made pesto & pine nuts

Salads
Tomato Cucumber red onion / Green Salad/ Tomato sweetcorn salsa/ guacamole/ sour cream & chives
Coleslaw/ Raithia / Mexican chilli bean salad refried bean / humus
Salted caramel cheesecake with berry compote
All staff equipment condiments and disposable included (not waiting staff)

Brazilian BBQ Menu

Lambuja (Hamburger) Angus beef marinated in garlic oil
Cacoila de Porco: Pulled pork marinated with chilli and garlic served in brioche sliders Cooked low & slow & served
Frango Com Pimenta Chicken Piri Piri marinated in chilli and garlic

Vegetarian options
Lambuja (Hamburger) Vegetarian burger marinated in garlic oil (Vegan)
Burrito vegetal Vegetable burritos with salsa & guacamole
Barquinhos de berinjela Tortillas with peppers, onion, tomato, Tofu & chilli (Vegan)

Salads
Tomato Cucumber red onion / Green Salad/ Tomato sweetcorn salsa/ guacamole/ sour cream & chives
Coleslaw/ Raithia / Mexican chilli bean salad refried bean / humus / Taramusalata
Sicilian Lemon Tartelette
All staff equipment condiments and disposable included (not waiting staff)

American BBQ Menu

New Orleans smoked beef & pork jumbo chilli dog in grilled sub with kicking’ onions
Smokey Texan pulled beef, slow-cooked beef brisket with garlic and olive oil, served in slider
Sothern fried breaded chicken red cabbage coleslaw garlic mayonnaise in a Tortilla wrap

Vegetarian options
New Orleans smoked veggie chilli dog in grilled sub with kicking’ onions
Char-grilled Texan tofu Vegetable, Beetroot wrap (Vegan)
Tortilla with peppers, onion, tomato, & chilli Salsa (Vegan)

Salads
Tomato Cucumber red onion / Green Salad/ Tomato sweetcorn salsa/ guacamole/ sour cream & chives
Coleslaw/ Raithia / Mexican chilli bean salad refried bean / humus / Taramusalata
Banoffee pie
All staff equipment condiments and disposable included (not waiting staff)

Chinese BBQ Menu

Free-range Shredded Chinese Szechuan Chicken
Singapore Style sticky pork ribs
Skewered Cantonese king prawn with sweet chilli jam

Vegetarian options
Teriyaki marinated baby aubergine (Vegan)
Char-grilled hoisin tofu wrap (Vegan)
Black bean Shitake mushrooms steamed sesame bun (Vegan)

Salads
Tomato Cucumber red onion / Green Salad/ Tomato sweetcorn salsa/ guacamole/ sour cream & chives
Coleslaw/ Raithia / Mexican chilli bean salad refried bean/hummus/ apple sauce
Triple chocolate mousse with popping candy
All staff equipment condiments and disposable included (not waiting staff)

North Africa BBQ Menu

Spicy Lebanese pepper chicken with a chickpea salsa
Egyptian beef Shawarma with hummus and tahini
Moroccan spiced minced beef with cashew nuts in a flatbread

Vegetarian options
Lebanese veg and tomato, chickpea salsa in garlic & coriander flatbreads Refried bean (Vegan)
Spiced roasted butternut squash Fennel, Coriander & fenugreek (Vegan)
Tortilla with peppers, onion, tomato, cheese and chilli

Salads
Tomato Cucumber red onion /Green Salad/ Tomato sweetcorn salsa/ guacamole/ sour cream & chives
Coleslaw/ Raithia / Mexican chilli bean salad refried bean/humus
Tart titan with Chantilly cream
All staff equipment condiments and disposable included (not waiting staff)

Indian BBQ Menu

Tandoori Chicken Kebab with raitha
Indian Beef Keema with chickpea and coriander, Chickpea, dhal in Plat Bread
Chicken tikka masala Green chilli Burger

Vegetarian options
Indian vegetable Keema with spit pea & Lentil & coriander dhal in flat Bread
Curried Cauliflower with char-grilled tofu Burrito (Vegan)
Spiced roasted butternut squash Fennel, Coriander & fenugreek (Vegan)

Salads
Tomato Cucumber red onion /Green Salad/ Tomato sweetcorn salsa/ guacamole/ sour cream & chives
Coleslaw/ Raithia / Bombay Aloo/ spicy lentil Dhal / poppadum’s
Chocolate indulgence
All staff equipment condiments and disposable included (not waiting staff)

Spanish BBQ Menu

Chilli Bean chicken red cabbage coleslaw garlic mayonnaise in a Tortilla wrap
Presai Iberica Pork shoulder with remesco spring onions burrito Guacamole, tomato salsa
Spanish spicy chorizo Picante, Piri piri mayo & rocket in olive Ciabatta

Vegetarian food
Spanish Vegetarian Monterey Jack chilli bean Tortilla with refried beans (Vegan)
Tortilla with peppers, onion, tomato, cheese & Mince Quorn chilli
Blackened spiced sweetcorn (Vegan)

Salads
Tomato Cucumber red onion /Green Salad/ Tomato sweetcorn salsa/ guacamole/ sour cream & chives
Coleslaw/ Raithia / Mexican chilli bean salad refried bean / hummus
Pear & almond tart
All staff equipment condiments and disposable included (not waiting staff)

Afternoon Tea Menus

Traditional wedding tea

Selection of sandwiches
Poached Scottish Salmon, Caper and Fennel Slaw
Free Range Egg, Smoked Paprika Crème Fraiche, Wild Rocket
Marinated Roast Chicken, Tarragon Mayonnaise
South Devon Crab, Avocado, Pickled Cucumber Roll
Watercress and Berkswell Cheese Muffin, Apple Chutney

Smiths fruit scones
Plain and Sultana Scones Served with Jams and Clotted Cream

Variety of fine pastries
Raspberry Opera
Mango and Lime Macaroons, White Chocolate Mousseline
Zephyr Caramel Orange Tart, Dark Chocolate Mousse
Sunshine-Pear and Vanilla Cream, Coconut Shortbread

Vegetarian wedding tea

Selection of sandwiches
Free Range Egg, Smoked Paprika Crème Fraiche, Wild Rocket
Cucumber, Cream Cheese and Chives
Watercress and Berkswell Cheese Muffin, Apple Chutney
Hummus, Roasted Vegetables
Spiced Butternut and Courgette with Tomato Relish

Smiths veggie scones
Plain and sultana scones served with clotted cream & homemade preserves

Selection of fine pastries
Raspberry Opera
Mango and Lime Macaroons, White Chocolate Mousseline
Zephyr Caramel Orange Tart, Dark Chocolate Mousse
Sunshine-Pear and Vanilla Cream, Coconut Shortbread

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