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Craig y Nos Castle Wales Weddings - Evening Buffet Menu

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Choose from a Finger Buffet or Two Hot Buffets

Evening Buffet at Craig y Nos Castle 2018 Wedding Function Room

EVENING FINGER BUFFET*

@ £19.00 (2024)

For subsequent years tariffs see chart here

Sandwich selection

Sausage rolls

Chicken wings

Chicken goujons

Nachos

Potato wedges

* Menu now being changed as of Aug 2023. See below.

South Wales Wedding Venue Craig y Nos Castle

Evening Buffet Options £19.00 (2024)

- see tariff for later years here

We have found people are not eating certain items of the original finger buffet - specifically the pastries, cheese pasties, and mini pork pies. So rather than supply items that people are not choosing to eat, we have come up with a number of alternative menus. Remember if you want to have the original finger buffet you still can, but there are further options below:

Fish N Chip Supper

(priced same as original Evening Finger Buffet)

Mini Fish Goujons

Sticky Cauliflower Florets

Chips

Mushy Peas

Crusty Rolls

Curry Sauce

Wing Bar

(priced same as Hot Fork Evening Buffet 1)

BBQ Wings

Chinese Marinated wings

Salted Chili Rub

Jerk Chicken

Honey and Chili Wings

Caramel Chicken

Blue Cheese and Celery Dip

Tofu Selection

Asian Slaw

Min 40 guests required

On average each guest will get one of each flavour

Build Your Own Burger

(Priced same as Hot Fork Evening Buffet 2)

Beef Burger

Lamb Burger

Falafel Burger

Crusty Bread Rolls

Homemade Burger Relish

Bacon

Baby Gem Lettuce

Sauteed Onions

Potato Wedges

Cheese

Hog Roast Buffet

(Priced same as Hot Fork Buffet 1)

Pork Loin

Sea Salted Crispy Crackling

Stuffing Balls

Tofu (Vegetarian & Vegan Option )

Crusty Baps

Apple Sauce

Coleslaw

Mixed Leaves

Curry Buffet

(Priced same as Hot Fork Evening Buffet 2)

Homemade Chicken Curry

Home made Cauliflower Curry

Coconut and Coriander Rice

Chips

Naan Bread

Papadums

Onion Bhajis

Evening Buffet South Wales Wedding Venue Craig y Nos Castle

HOT BUFFET ONE @ £21.95 (2024)

For subsequent years tariffs see chart here

Mini hog rolls

Potato Wedges

Corned Beef Pasties

Cheese pasties

Sausage rolls

Tempura prawns

Mediterranean Vegetable skewers

Halloumi skewers

Potato salad

Penne pasta

Coleslaw

Mixed leaves

See also other options here.

Hot Fork Evening Buffet at South Wales Wedding Venue Craig y Nos Castle

Bespoke Menu Add-Ons

Craig Y Nos Castle offers a good variety of evening buffet options. Our chefs can also discuss any suggestions you may have - so let us know if you want something 'special'.

Spicy Drumsticks - £4pp

Marinated Tofu - £4pp

Duck Spring Rolls - £4pp

Mini Pork Pieces £4pp

Vegetarian Samosas - £4pp

Courgette Fritters - £4pp

Chicken Satay - £5pp

Chicken Goujons - £5pp

Sticky Sweet Meat Balls - £5pp

Sticky Cauliflower - £5pp

King Prawn Skewers - £6pp

Food Allergens Chart to consider when ordering Buffet & menu items

How many should you book for?

How many evening guests do you truly expect for the evening buffet? Have you updated 'evening guests' based on your RSVPs?

We do not really know your 'evening extras' when you first book your wedding. Initially we create a wedding contract with your evening numbers estimated. We may just use your original viewing request 'day' and 'evening' numbers. Once you have your RSVP's in, you tell us your confirmed numbers.

If you have extra guests for the evening buffet, let us know so extras can be added to your account.

Kindly note we do not recommend ‘under-catering’ as this leads to complaints from guests if food runs out. So, if you invite 100 evening guests, you need to cater for 100. However, you should be realistic about attendance levels. Not all your evening guests will turn up on the night. The ‘no-show’ rate may be 5% to 10% or more. You can estimate your 'no-show rate' around this level (but no more than 10%) and deduct this from the original total.

So if you invite 100 evening guests, but expect some day guests to leave early or some evening extras not to come at all, then this is the ‘no show’ rate. If you assume 10% no-shows, you cater for 90 instead of 100 guests. This is quite acceptable as you are making a realistic estimate of numbers.

However, we cannot support intentional ‘under-catering’ where you cater for fewer than you expect, as this leads to complaints when food runs out.

The Gala Buffet at South Wales Wedding Venue Craig y Nos Castle

Timing of Wedding Breakfast finishing

and Evening Buffet going out

The gap between the Wedding Banquet ending and the Evening Buffet going out should be at least two and a half to three hours. A late wedding ceremony precludes this, as you will end up with a late finish to the Banquet and a small gap between the two meals. See Schedule of the Day on the Home Page here for suggested timings.

How hungry will your evening guests be? If you have a lot of evening extras, you may find they will eat more than guests who were at the Wedding Breakfast. If the majority of your evening guests are with us for the day, they'll initially be full from the wedding breakfast and will eat less. That said, alcohol is an appetite stimulator, and demand for the buffet will increase as the evening dancing gets under way.

You need the buffet to go out later if you have very few evening extras, to allow your day guests to work up an appetite. If you have a large contingent of evening extras, you need the buffet to go out earlier as these new evening guests will be hungry on arrival.

Mixed Buffet including small cheese board South Wales Wedding Venue Craig y Nos Castle

Special items or suggestions of your own may cost more per person (such as a specialist cheese board incorporating a selection of interesting Welsh Cheeses) so feel free to discuss any ideas with our Wedding Planner and our Chef.

Some options for Buffet Displays are shown here but the newer menu items may not be shown in pictures.

Craig y Nos Castle Weddings Evening Buffet

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Evening Pudding Choices

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You may also be interested in offering guests a small selection of desserts -
all these individual options can be added at £2.95 per item per head:

Profiteroles with Chocolate or Toffee sauce

Fruit or Vanilla Cheesecake

Chocolate Brownie

Assorted Gateaus

Lemon Tart with Raspberry Coulis

Fresh Fruit Salad

Summer Berry Eton Mess

Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce & Custard

Apple & Cinnamon Crumble

Cheeseboard Buffet

You may add a Cheeseboard Buffet either as an addition to the Evening Buffet, or you can add a cheeseboard option, as one of the six full evening buffet items.