Menu Samples

Seared Scallop from convivial catering Panini's are great for business lunches.

Convivial Catering offer many sample menus and custom tailored menus for your event!

There is no better way to get a sense of the detail that Convivial Catering pays to each clients event.  Click on these menu links to check open a downloadable PDF menu and compare our quality! These ideas that may help you decide what style of cuisine you would like to go with.  We have over 100 options listed in the samples below and provide options that are more simple and more decadent depending on your setting.  We have also added some tailored menus that we have created for our clients in the past.  These include menus for wedding catering clients, birthday parties, special holiday gatherings, business and corporate luncheons and a fresh menu created for a beach party in La Jolla.

Wedding Photographer Cooking Demo

This 4  course meal came with two sides and a delicious desert to round it out at the end of the night.

Served for David Difontorum Photography among other sought after wedding photographers in the area, it included a fire seard baby tomato with shallots, white wine and rich butter paired with colossal shrimp in a lemon, butter, caper, and thyme sauce.  The sticky sweet mango with vanilla chocolate sauce was an absolute hit and was served after a lemon and oregano marinated grilled chicken to compliment the overall effect of the closing dish.

Corporate Catering Menu

40 entrees, appetizer’s, salads, and a broad range of options for businesses seeking a corporate catering solution.

Corporate catering events require fast solutions within a budget yet expect the highest quality and demand distinction.  Convivial has prepared a menu for anyone seeking Corporate catering to consider.  These are all items that can be provided for corporate catering events within  a required budget and will make it quick and easy for you to provide your business or clients with delectable catered food and will save your time so you can work on what you do best, while we do the same!

Cooking Demonstration Menu

Cooking Classes and Demonstrations are available and this menu is a good example of some of the techniques and recipes that we teach in our demonstrations.

Catering Menu Idea’s

When your looking for some interesting options to surprise your guests this can give you some great idea’s. Over 40 different menu items show you Convivial Catering’s broad range of gourmet food service.

Appetizer Idea’s From Convivial Catering

Tray passed appetizers are very popular for social gathering’s and are a must have for any hard to impress guests.

Wedding Catering Menu – Spater

This Spater wedding menu gives guests many options for the main dish as well as an appetizer of Chesapeake lump crab, Japanese Beef Tataki, The main dishes were absolutely delicious as well.

Corporate Lunch Sample menu

Many businesses seeking out a catering company prefer great food be provided at a reasonable cost.  Our corporate lunch sample menu gives an idea of the high level of quality that can be expected at our reasonable price point.

Italian Appetizer Sample Menu

20 options that Convivial Catering has mastered in the culinary genre of Italian Appetizers. Anti-pasto, Ensalate and more…

New Years Eve Catering Menu

A truly wonderful Italian menu crafted for an upscale New Years gathering.  We were as proud as ever of the execution on this event and glad that our customer has become a regular client.

Holiday Catering Menu

A special holiday event for a loyal client of our’s shows a good mix of different cuisine mixed tastefully to compliment one another.

Fresh Beach Catering Menu

Nice weather and fresh food inspired the menu we provided for this wonderful beach occasion. The full menu unclude appetizer, salad, main course and desert of Peach champagne sorbet and chocolate Truffles.