Your wedding is quite possibly the most important day of your life and it requires careful planning. A day you won’t forget. We aim to make your day unforgettable.
The Highfield Hotel has an excellent reputation for service, attention to detail and flexibility of your catering arrangements. As well as having an excellent choice of facilities. The hotel can also offer comfortable ensuite accommodation for an overnight stay, ample parking and easy access from all major routes.
This brochure has been put together to give you some ideas and suggestions. However, if you wish to design your own menu, or have special requirements we will be delighted to help you. It isn’t easy to choose from a brochure, it is always advised to make an appointment, so you can view the hotel and our facilities and discuss in detail your personal requirements.
Our Package includes
Reception
Your choice of pre-reception drinks
Menu
Your choice of wine / champagne
Flowers
Bud vases and flowers – colour of your choice
Tables
White linen covers – coloured paper napkins – your choice of colour
Cake stand / knife
Traditional cake stand and cutting knife
Toastmaster
Basic toast mastering by the Maitre 'D in charge of the room during the wedding reception
1st Anniversary
Any bride and groom wishing to celebrate their 1st wedding anniversary will be given a 15% discount (1 night stay)
Wedding Day Drinks
We will also be pleased to assist you in the selection of wine, from our competitively priced list. A drinks package is also offered to suit all tastes and prices.The drinks that you choose for your reception and meals should be what you want rather than what you must have, and for the more adventurous we have well stocked bars or our wine list.
Selection A
- Sherry or Whiskey on Arrival
- 1 Glass of Red or White Wine with your Meal
- 1 Glass of Sparkling Wine for the Toast
Selection B
- Sparkling Rose Wine or Bucks Fizz on Arrival
- 1 Glass of Red or White Wine with your Meal
- 1 Glass of Sparkling Wine for the Toast
Selection C
- Bucks Fizz or Rose Sparkling Wine on Arrival
- 1 Glass of Red or White Wine with your Meal
- 1 Glass of Champagne for the Toast
Non-Alcoholic Drinks
- Jugs of Squash £4.00
- Jugs of Fresh Orange
Wedding Day Menus
We offer a variety of suggested menus to suit your taste and budget. You may, however, prefer to suggest your own menu. We would be delighted to discuss the option with you. We can also arrange special menus for vegetarians. Children under 12 years old are only charges half the adult meal price.
Menu 1 £22.95 per person
Starters
Melon
Served with port Chefs Homemade Soup Country pate
With redcurrant jelly & hot toast
Main Courses
Roast Chicken Breast
Served with bacon roll & roast potatoes Roast Leg of Lamb
With mint and roast potatoes Roast Leg of Pork
With sage & onion stuffing & roast potatoes
Desserts
Ice Cream
Chocolate Fudge Cake with custard or cream
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Coffee & Mints
Wedding Day Menus
We offer a variety of suggested menus to suit your taste and budget. You may, however, prefer to suggest your own menu. We would be delighted to discuss the option with you. We can also arrange special menus for vegetarians. Children under 12 years old are only charges half the adult meal price.
Menu 2 £25.95 per person
Starters
Egg & Tuna Salad
Chefs Homemade Soup
Prawn Cocktail
With seafood sauce Deep Fried Breaded Mushrooms
On a bed of mixed salad leaves
Main Courses
Roast Turkey
With stuffing & chipolata sausage Roast Beef
With Yorkshire pudding Chicken Breast in Mushroom Sauce
Desserts
Strawberry Gateau served with fresh cream
Meringue Nests with fresh fruit salad
Deep Fried Bananas with ice cream
Coffee & Mints
Wedding Day Buffet 1 Wedding Day Buffet 2
Spring Rolls
Spare Ribs
Sausage Rolls
Cheese & Pickles
Platters of Assorted Meats
Assorted Salads
Roast Potatoes & New Potatoes
Chicken curry
Day/Night £11.95 Per Person
Chicken Wings
Spring Rolls
Spare Ribs
Dim Sum
Roast Potatoes
Assorted Salads
Platters of Assorted Meats
Also choose three hot dishes from the following
Chicken Curry
Sweet and sour pork
Beef in Oyster Sauce
Chicken cashew
Day/Night £15.95 per person
White and House wines
House Wines
Vine Canda Red
Spain. Plum and cherry nose. Very smooth and easy drinking. Vina Canda White
Spain. A dry fruity white with a fresh lemony aroma. Vina Canda Rose
Spain. A fresh fragrant rose,
White Wines
Rocky Hill Semillon/Chardonnay Australia - Bright colour with a fresh clean style. A lovely dryish white Australian. Muscadet Sur Lie France - A beautifully made ‘Domaine Wine.’ Soft and dry with a delicious citrus flavour. McGuigan Riesling Australian - Lovely straw colour, aromas of luscious tropical fruits, lychees and melon. Excellent balance, medium sweet in style.
McGuigan Sauvignon Blanc Australian - The palate is full and generously flavoured with a clean, crisp aftertaste. Soave Clivus Italy - One of Italy’s most famous wines, big powerful and full bodied with a smooth long aftertaste. Chablis Domaine Manants France - A lovely straw colour edged in green. With a clean crisp dry flavour and well structed finish. From the famous House of Brocard. Gold Medal winner. Mountain Range Chadonnay Chile - Central valley is a principal viniculture area of Chile, where the warm days and cool nights produce great white wines such as this Chadonnay,
White and House wines
House Wines
Vine Canda Red
Spain. Plum and cherry nose. Very smooth and easy drinking. Vina Canda White
Spain. A dry fruity white with a fresh lemony aroma. Vina Canda Rose
Spain. A fresh fragrant rose,
White Wines
Rocky Hill Semillon/Chardonnay Australia - Bright colour with a fresh clean style. A lovely dryish white Australian. Muscadet Sur Lie France - A beautifully made ‘Domaine Wine.’ Soft and dry with a delicious citrus flavour. McGuigan Riesling Australian - Lovely straw colour, aromas of luscious tropical fruits, lychees and melon. Excellent balance, medium sweet in style.
McGuigan Sauvignon Blanc Australian - The palate is full and generously flavoured with a clean, crisp aftertaste. Soave Clivus Italy - One of Italy’s most famous wines, big powerful and full bodied with a smooth long aftertaste. Chablis Domaine Manants France - A lovely straw colour edged in green. With a clean crisp dry flavour and well structed finish. From the famous House of Brocard. Gold Medal winner. Mountain Range Chadonnay Chile - Central valley is a principal viniculture area of Chile, where the warm days and cool nights produce great white wines such as this Chadonnay,
Red Wine list
Rose Wines
McPherson Shiraz Australia - Ripe cherries and raspberries dominate the palate, along with pepper-spice and well-integrated toasty oak. Waters Edge Merlot California - An easy drinking red with lively cherry and blackberry flavours and hints of cocoa and violets. Beaujolais Villages Chateau du Carre France - Fresh fragrant bouquet with soft cherry fruit on the plate. A wine of the highest quality from one of the leading producers of Beaujolais. Franschhoek Callars Pinotage South Africa - Medium to full bodied dry red wine with an approachable, earthy berry fruit aroma. Softy styled in character. Delicious at room temperature or lightly chilled. Mountain Range Cabernet Sauvignon. Chile - A medium bodied wine with rich fruit flavours. Turnstone Red Zinfandel California - Powerful, robust red wine, lovely rich peppery flavour. The most famous of California’s red grapes.
Turnstone Rose California - Coral pink in colour. Medium in style with soft fruit flavours of strawberries and peaches.
Sparkling Wines
Riflessi Rose Italy - A very sweet rose wine presented in a twisted glass bottle. Riflessi Asti Spumante Italy - Deliciously sweet and sparkling in a attractive twisted glass bottle.
Champagne
Drappier Gold Label France - Light straw gold colour with very fine bubbles. Round and fruity taste with a creamy texture and crisp finish. Moet and Chandon France - A full concentrated yeasty biscuit nose character made from the finest cuvees.
The Highfield Hotel - Tel : 0191 5120905 - Fax : 01915848787 - Email : enquiries@highfieldhoteldurham.co.uk