Your hosts, Nathan and Natasha Smith,
will be pleased to discuss your special
day with you and advise you on any
questions you may have. For an obligation free quotation, please do
not hesitate to contact us.
Duart Homestead specialises in wedding
receptions, providing the perfect venue for garden ceremonies, featuring
a Federation style Gazebo with beautiful natural garden setting at its colourful best in
spring/summer and the huge 120 year old Moreton Bay Fig tree which reigns
supreme over the gardens. The tree is classified by the National
Trust and is a beauty to behold. The ivy clad verandah is a
picturesque spot for photos or as the stage for your garden wedding
ceremony.
The main function room, which holds up to 120, is air conditioned,
fully licensed and provides everything you need including a dance floor,
stage area for bands and a change room for the bride. The smaller
room, which seats 40 guests, is perfect for those more intimate weddings.
PO Box 525, Maffra, Vic. 3860
Phone/Fax: 03 5147 1985
Wedding Reception
Details
Included
in the price per head
Not
included within the price
Serviettes to complement the bridal
colour scheme (white linen serviettes are available at
an additional cost)
Bridal table and cake table with pleated
valance
Cake knife and cake bags
PA system with mobile microphone and CD
player
Your choice of menu
from our wide range of classy simple fresh food
Round or rectangular tables
Table plans as per your requirements
Exclusive use of the verandah, gazebo,
gardens and reception rooms
Alcohol: The cost of providing alcohol is not
included in the reception price per head but will be arranged with
us. Duart Homestead is fully licensed and as such cannot permit beverages to
be brought onto the premises for consumption at Duart. We have
base and premium packages available for a price per head or you can
simply put a tab on the bar, so once you reach your limit we will make
you aware of it.
Entertainment: The provision of
entertainment is not included in our price but we would be pleased to
assist in recommending available bands/DJs.
General
Information
The final number of guests attending is
required six days prior to the wedding and will be charged at that amount
The months of July and August receive a
10% discount on our wedding reception price
A deposit of $500 is required on
confirmation of booking and is deducted from the final account;
cancellation within three months of the date will result in loss of
deposit
A tentative booking will only be held
for two weeks
Full payment is due on the day of the
function or as negotiated
Wedding ceremonies held at Duart incur a
fee
If you would like more details or
wish to discuss your function with us further, please don't hesitate to
contact us for obligation-free information and price
quotations
You are welcome to make a hard copy of these
menus for your own reference
Please note that all items on our menus are
subject to modification by yourselves if you wish. We aim to provide
a genuine, value-for-money flexible service, tailored to suit your
individual needs.
Sit down
Dinner packages -
devise your own 2 course or
3 course meal from the selections below
Entrées
- please select 2 items from this list if you choose this category
Salt and pepper squid on snapping wok
tossed vegetables
Crisp risotto parcels on bush tomato
coulis, fresh wild herbs and leaves
Royal Tasmanian smoked salmon rosettes on
basil blinis with wasabi tartare and crisp capers
Confit of duck salad with quondong chilli
jam
BBQ seafood salad with char-grilled prawn,
squid and scallop, palm sugar and lime dressing
Roasted pumpkin, local honey and hazelnut
soup
Roasted quail salad on fresh local greens
and citrus vinaigrette
Caesar salad with crisp proscuitto, free
range egg, garlic croutons, shaved parmesan and aioli dressing
Chicken and sweet corn soup
House made raviolo with local smoked trout
and lemon-myrtle sage butter
Your choice ...
Mains - please select 2 items from
this list if you choose this category
Aged grain and grass fed eye fillet oven
baked with roasted garlic mash, local greens, sweet potato crisps and red
wine jus
Local eye fillet grilled with Swiss brown
mushroom, roasted rosemary chats, caramelised onions and port jus
Char-grilled vegetable wonton lasagne stack
with tomato coulis
Chicken Saltimbocca: chicken breast
wrapped in proscuitto pocketed with Jindi brie, verjuice and crispy
rosemary potatoes
Chicken breast stuffed with Maffra garlic
cheddar, semidried tomato and basil, wild herb crust and garlic butter
with green bean risotto
Crispy skin salmon on potato wedges,
avocado salsa and lime aioli
Barramundi fillet oven baked with citrus
butter and crisp potato cake
Lamb Wellington: lamb loin basted in
cashew nut pesto, wrapped in puff pastry and served with a minted jus
Crispy skinned double roasted duck with
roasted chats, greens and orange blossom jus
Pork fillet wrapped in proscuitto with
apple hazelnut salad and apple basalmic
Your choice ...
Dessert - please select 2 items from
this list if you choose this category
Wedding cakes are these days more often
than not served as dessert and you may therefore wish us to make your cake.
We can create many styles that would make your day extra special and
uniquely yours. We specialise in mudcakes, croqembouche (profiterole
tower with spun sugar), sponge-cakes and butter-cakes.
Alternatively you may choose from the
options below and incorporate your cake and another lighter option to suit particular
requirements. For example, the
fruit salad in brandy snap cone plus cake would be suitable for diabetics.
We do however
certainly accept that you may wish to provide us with your own cake and
welcome that also.
Fresh fruit and mango cheek mousse in
brandy snap cigar with passionfruit
Wild lime and passion curd tart with
raspberry coulis and vanilla icecream
Strawberry shortbread with double cream
and fresh strawberries stacked
Profiteroles filled with jaffa custard and
hot chocolate sauce
Banana and Baileys pudding with caramel
sauce
Duart's sticky fig pudding with
butterscotch sauce and vanilla icecream
White chocolate pannacotta with balsamic
strawberries
Kahlua Crème brulee with hazelnut cookies
Maffra cheese plate: a hard one, a soft
one and a blue one
This menu can be used to incorporate stand-up
or sit-down options. Its simple approach helps people to eat in an
informal manner, allowing guests to mingle and eat what they choose.
It lends itself well to garden ceremonies for lunch or afternoon weddings.
Hot and cold selections:
Fetta, rocket and vine ripened tomato
bruschetta
Crisp chorizo sausage with roasted
garlic mayo
Thai green prawn tails grilled with
caramel chilli lime
Chicken tikka bits wrapped in kaitafi
pastry
Tuscan risotto balls with kalamata
olive, semi-dried tapenade and basil
Assorted Japanese rolls and Vietnamese
rice paper with dippers
Red Thai beef cucumber cups
Fresh seasonal fruit platters and
regional cheese board
Mini lamburgers with baby roasted roma
and caramelised onion
Crisp potato nests with smoked salmon,
rocket and Jindi Brie
Selection of pastries: beef and burgundy
shepherd pies, home-baked sausage rolls, assorted mini quiche served with smoked tomato
relish
Beer battered barramundi pieces with
gremolata and tequila mayo
Assorted noodle boxes
- canapés for guests prior to reception can
be discussed to suit your requirements
- dessert finger foods can also be incorporated for an additional fee:
mini lime curd tart, mini flourless fudge cake pieces,
meringue kisses, mini assorted cheesecakes, chocolate dipped
strawberries, mini yo-yos
Buffet style menu -
a range of choices available
Our Buffet menu includes
traditional roasted vegetables with crispy potatoes, pumpkin, carrots,
onion and baby beetroot, cauliflower and broccoli mornay, condiments, Duart Caesar Salad and crusty breads.
A choice of two roasted meats:
herb crusted beef; crispy crackling pork; breast of turkey; seasoned
chickens; rosemary lamb leg
Cold meat platters featuring:
ham off the bone; seasoned chicken pieces; salami; silverside
Vegetarian options: a swwet
potato and chickpea korma curry; spiced cous cous with tzatziki and
puppodums
A choice of three desserts:
fresh fruit salad; apple and rhubarb pie; mini Pavlova with drunken
berries; Black Forrest choc-ripple cake; house-made cheesecake; chocolate
mousse; profiteroles with hot chocolate sauce
tea and coffee with homestead chocolate
fountain
Drinks packages
Please select one
of the options below. Alternatively you may but a tab on the bar and
we will certainly let you know when you are nearing your set amount.
Normally allow $20-$35 per person for your alcohol account; most people put
down $1000-$1500 and see how they go.
Base Package
- details on application
Crown Draught/Cascade light
Soft Drink/Juice/Punch
Red Wine - Preece Cabernet Sauvignon
White Wine - Preece Sauvignon Blanc
Sparkling - Syn Sparkling
Premium Package
- details on application
Crown Draught/Cascade light
Soft Drink/Juice/Punch
Red wine - Glenmaggie Shiraz
- Trentham Estate Merlot
White Wine - Shaw & Smith Sauvignon Blanc
Sparkling - Chandon N/V