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Please note all events require fourteen working days’ notice for:

• final numbers• menu choices• start and finish times• dietary requirements and allergen information.

Seven days’ notice for any amendments in numbers for all functions including wine events.

SHELDONIAN THEATRE Events OfficeTel: 01865 277299Email: enquiries@sheldon.ox.ac.uk

BEVERAGES (minimum 50 people)

Tea and coffeeAll coffee served is freshly ground Fair Trade accompanied by a selection of speciality teas and infusions

• Tea and coffee £2.00 per person• With a selection of traditional biscuits £2.75 per person• With a selection of freshly baked mini Danish pastries £3.75 per person• With a selection of mini tray bakes £3.75 per person

Soft drinks• Mineral water still or sparkling £3.00 per litre• Orange or apple juice £3.50 per litre• Soft drinks (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta) £2.00 per can

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WORKING LUNCHES (minimum 20 people)

Classic sandwich lunch £13.75 per personIncludes:• A selection of sandwiches & wraps & mini rolls with meat, fish & vegetarian fillings• Kettle Chips• Seasonal fruit platter

Chef's choice working lunch £18.00 per personIncludes: • A selection of sandwiches & wraps & mini rolls with meat, fish & vegetarian fillings• Quiche of the day• Platter of crudities with houmous• Platter of mini samosas & spring rolls• Honey & sesame glazed Cumberland’s• Kettle Chips• 50/50, fresh fruit platter / mini cake selection

ADD A CHEESEBOARD (serves 6 people) £16.50 per board • A selection of British cheese served with crackers and chutney,

celery sticks and grapes

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COLD BUFFET (minimum 30 people)

2 Choice Buffet £24.00 per person

3 Choice Buffet £28.00 per personPrices include juice and water at lunch and 2 servings of coffee, tea and standard biscuits

MEAT PLATTERS• Classic chicken Caesar • Smoked bacon, leek & mature cheddar tart• Ploughman’s platter of hand raised pork pie, Scotch eggs, Wiltshire ham & chutney• Continental meat platter peppered pastrami, salami, Parma ham & chorizo • Roasted meat platter including Wiltshire ham, Norfolk turkey breast & British beef, served with

traditional chutneys.

FISH PLATTERS• Cajun baked salmon with chive crème fraiche• Char grilled tuna• Smoked mackerel platter with horseradish

VEGETARIAN PLATTERS• Roasted vegetable tart with sundried tomatoes • Sweet potato tortilla with goats cheese & spinach • Roast butternut squash & red onion tart with Oxford blue cheese • Vegetarian Asian platter• Traditional British cheese platter with chutney, celery & grapes

All served with fresh bread rolls

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COLD BUFFET- Continued

SALADS• Seasonal mixed leaves will be served with all buffets

Please choose three additional salads from the choices below to complete your buffet• Mixed tomato salad with fresh basil & balsamic dressing • Chunky cucumber with mint & yoghurt • Fusilli pasta with roasted vegetables & a light pesto dressing• Classic Greek salad• Crisp Caesar salad with baked croutons• Moroccan spiced tabbouleh with mixed beans & coriander• Classic coleslaw• Potato salad with mayonnaise & fresh parsley• Savoury rice salad• Orzo pasta with peppers• Beetroot salad with balsamic, feta, spinach and walnuts• Quinoa salad with baby tomatoes, peas, cucumber & pomegranate finished with, fresh mint & parsley.

DESSERTS Desserts are served with a 50/50 spilt of fresh cut fruit as standard unless otherwise requested• Assorted mini cake bites• Classic lemon tart• Vanilla cheesecake with berry compote• French apple flan• Dark chocolate pots• Banoffie cream pie• Chef's bircher pots – Greek yoghurt pots topped with fruit coulis & granola

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BAGGED LUNCHES (Minimum 20 bags up to 300 bags)

LUNCH BAG – Sandwich or Wrap £6.00 per bag• Fresh sandwich or wrap • Packet of Cape Cod Crisps• Piece of fresh fruit • Cereal bar or mini muffin• Bottle of water

LUNCH BAG – Baguette £7.00 per bag• Fresh baguette • Packet of Cape Cod Crisps• Piece of fresh fruit • Cereal bar or mini muffin• Bottle of water

LUNCH BAG – Salad £9.00 per bag• Box salad• Packet of Cape Cod Crisps• Piece of fresh fruit• Cereal bar or mini muffin• Bottle of water

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RECEPTIONS (minimum 50 people)

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NIBBLES SELECTION 'A' £5.25 per person• Potato and vegetable crisps, roasted nuts & tortilla chips

SELECTION 'B' £6.50 per person• Marinated Olives, assorted cheese bites & seasoned bread sticks

CANAPÉS £14.00 per person • Please choose 4 canapes per person from the list below Additional canapés from £2.75 each

CANAPÉ CHOICES• Ricotta with Parma ham & figs sour dough• Mini lamb kofta with coriander crème fraiche• Chicken, chorizo & olive skewers• Thai style chicken skewers with sweet chilli dip• Caser Salad croustade

• Boccachini, cherry tomato & olive skewer• Wild mushroom & Oxford blue cheese tart• Parmesan shortbread with roasted tomato confit & fresh basil• Avocado mousse on black bread croutes with chilli flakes• Crudities shot with houmous• Asparagus & parmesan mini croustades

• Smoked salmon bilini with dill mascarpone• Cajun salmon skewer• Crab filo baskets with chilli flake & coriander• King prawns with Bloody Mary salsa• Cray fish & guacamole croustades

• Mini macaroons• Mini fruit pavlova• Raspberry fool in white chocolate cups• Berry tart with vanilla cream• Fruit skewers• Eaton mess shots

DRINKS PACKAGES (minimum 50 people)

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All packages include water & orange juice

Packages below include staffing presence for four hours

Drinks Package A • One glass of Prosecco Frizzante NV • Nibbles 'A' £12.00 per person• Nibbles 'B' £15.00 per person• Canapés (4 per person) £19.00 per person

Drinks Package B • One glass of Prosecco Frizzante NV, followed by 1 glass of our House wine:

Cielo Sauvignon Blanc, Vento, Italy • Nibbles 'A' £14.00 per person• Nibbles 'B' £22.00 per person• Canapés (4 per person) £24.00 per person

WINES

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Whites• Cielo Sauvignon Blanc, Veneto, Italy £12.00 A dry white wine with crisp acidity and clean grassy fruit flavours. This is a wonderfully

versatile white wine.

• Vaquero Unwooded Chardonnay, Monterey, California, USA £15.00 Without oak, all of the ripe rich flavours of true chardonnay character can come to the

fore giving a wine that is ripe and fruity with a lovely lightness and long finish.

• Three Choirs ‘Winchcome Downs’, Gloucestershire, England £20.00 Martin Fowke, winemaker at Three Choirs has done us proud with the 2010 vintage,

an exclusive blend of Schonburger and Siegerrebe. It’s dry, fresh and very aromatic – English wine at its best.

Rosé• Le Petit Pont Réserve Rosé 2009, Pays d’Oc, France £12.00 A delicately fragrant rosé with subtle hints of ripe red fruits, cherry and strawberry

dominating on the palate.

• Mon Rosé de Montrose 2009, Pays d’Oc, France £15.00 Light and delicate, this is an eminently drinkable rosé with deliciously soft red fruit

and clean singly refreshing acidity.

WINES/DRINKS

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Sparkling • Prosecco Frizzante NV, Colli Trevigiani, Enrico Bedin, (IGT), Italy £18.00 Lovely, light, gently sparkling Prosecco with the classic pear, summer apple and melon

flavours, set in a delightful, soft palate, this has a gentler fizz than a sparkling wine.

Champagne• Champagne Gaston Dericbourg ‘Cuvee de Reserve’ Brut, Pierry NV £35.00 A supple and elegant champagne, this has hints of a smoky depth and Mandois’s

‘Cuvee de Reserve’ has a gorgeously creamy texture, persistent mousse and a long, refreshing finish.

Other Drinks• Bottled beers and ciders from £3.95• Local bottled ales from £4.25• Elderflower fizz £3.50 per jug• Summer Pimm’s £20.00 per jug

Soft Drinks• Non-alcoholic fruit punch £3.50 per jug• Mineral water - sparkling and still £3.00 per litre • Fruit juice - orange or apple £3.50 per litre • Soft drinks – Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta £2.00 each • Fruit squash £1.90 per jug

CORKAGE AND LABOUR CHARGES

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Corkage per bottle * (includes chilling, glassware, set-up and clearing after the event)£7.50 per bottle – Minimum 10 bottles charge i.e. £75.00)* does not include table linen or labour service

Additional labour charges for drinks receptionsOur drinks packages include a staff service charge. If you would like to order wine separately ie not as part of a drinks package, then the following charges will apply:

Please note:All events will require a management presence at a flat rate of £32 per hour.All charges have a minimum 4 hour service charge. Any event not ordering from the standard drinks package will be charged a minimum 6 bottles of wine.

Service Style Ratio Weekday Weekday Weekend and 8.30 to 5.00 to after 11.00pm 5.00pm 11.00pm any day

Manned 1 to 40 £13.00 £19.00 £24.00Service Point per hour per hour per houri.e. table

Tray Service 1 to 25 £13.00 £19.00 £24.00 per hour per hour per hour

Tray Service 1 to 10 £13.00 £19.00 £24.00 with toasts per hour per hour per hour

SHELDONIAN THEATRE Events Office

Tel: 01865 277299Email: enquiries@sheldon.ox.ac.uk