Chantrelles Fine Catering at the Padua Hills Theatre

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Chantrelles Fine Catering is located at the historic Padua Hills Theatre nestled in the beautiful foothills above Claremont. For over Seventeen years, we have been serving only the finest cuisine in one of the most beautiful locations in Southern California.

We adhere to the highest culinary standards, creating exceptional dishes featuring the freshest ingredients. Come experience the magic of the Padua Hills Theatre.

Our full service menus include warm bread/butter and coffee.

Sit Down Menu Appetizers
$12.00 - $17.00 per person

Cajun Crab Cakes with Spicy Mayonnaise
Cajun Quesadillas with Avocado &
Plum Tomato Salsa
Crab Chile Rellenos with Red & Yellow Bell Pepper Cream Sauce
Fresh Fettuccini with Goats Cheese,
Basil & Sun Dried Tomatoes
Fresh Linguini with Garlic Tomato, Shitake Mushrooms & Scallops
Salmon Mousse Ravioli Served with
Fresh Lobster Sauce
Cilantro Crepes with Confeitt Duck and Fresh Pepper Relish

Sit Down Menu Salads
$8.00 - $13.50 per person

Oriental Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing
Warm Brie Salad
Baked Breaded Goat Cheese Salad
Thai Beef Salad with Fresh Bell Peppers and Shitake Mushrooms
Fresh Mixed Green Salad with your choice of dressing
Classic Caesar Salad with Grated Parmesan Cheese
Spinach Raddicchio & Walnut Salad with Basil Balsamic Vinaigrette
Fresh Pear Salad with Watercress & Endive Pear Vinaigrette

Sit Down Menu Soups
$8.00 per person

Lentil
French Onion with Roquefort & Onion
Fresh Gazpacho Black Bean
Yellow or Red Bell Pepper Soup
Split Pea with Bacon
Beet Borscht
Minestrone
Clam Chowder
Vegetable Beef
Vegetable Chowder
Cream of Tomato
Cream of Broccoli
Potato Leek
Cold Melon Soup

Poultry

$39.00 Chicken Breast En Croute with Tarragon Buerre Blanc
$39.00 Stuffed Chicken Breast with Spinach and Feta Cheese
$36.00 Baked Boneless Chicken Breast with Mustard Sauce
$36.00 Roasted Turkey Breast with Ginger Lemon & Soy
$36.50 Cornish Game Hens
$41.50 Grilled Squab with Lillet & Shallot Sauce
$41.50 Roasted Duck with Raspberry & Armangac

Beef & Pork

$46.00 Pan Fried Rib Eye with Red Onion, Jalapeno & Cilantro
$50.00 Grilled or Roasted New York with a Brandy Peppercorn Sauce
$52.00 Steak Asada with Roquefort and Red Wine Sauce
$50.00 Roasted Rack of Veal with Onion Marmalade & Port Sauce
$50.00 Market Roasted Lamb Loin with Roasted Garlic Cream
$39.50 Marinated Pork Loin with Honey Vinegar

Seafood
Market Price

Sautéed Salmon with Gamay & Enoki Sauce
Hawaiian Ahi Flash Fried with Red Onion, Cilantro & Lime
Sautéed John Dory with Champagne & Caviar
Sautéed Sea Scallops in Puff Pastry, Garlic, Basil & Tomato, Buerre Blanc
Grilled Shrimp Brochettes, Fresh Papaya Salsa
Seafood Gumbo
Sautéed Northern Halibut with Bell Pepper Cream (Seasonal)
Grilled Sword Fish with Brown Butter Lemon & Capers

Main Entrees served with rice or potatoes, your choice of seasonal sautéed vegetables, fresh whole breads and roll with butter, coffee and iced tea.

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Hors D'oeuvres
Chantrelles offers a variety of Hors D'oeuvres to compliment any menu.
($4.00 and up per person, per piece)

Our Selection includes the following:

Cold:

Oysters Mignonette
Jumbo Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce
Crab Claws on Ice
Marinated Salmon with Dill Mayonnaise and Avocado
Cherry Tomatoes and Snow Peas Stuffed with Garlic, Basil & Cream Cheese
Cucumber Slices with Herbed Cream Cheese, or Smoked Trout Pate
Cheese Platter (Imported or Domestic)
Assorted Pate Board
Fresh Fruit Platter
Crudites with fresh Dipping Sauce
Roast Pork Loin with Gargonzola
Endive with Roquefort & Bacon
Puffs Filled with Chicken, Turkey, or Ham Salad
Sliced Jumbo Shrimp with Avocado on cocktail Rye
Avocado wrapped with Rare Roast Beef
Cocktail Crepes with Assorted Fillings
Cocktail Size Bagels Served with assorted toppings, Cream Cheese, Lox, Raspberry and Strawberry Jams
Blueberry Muffins with Smoked Turkey Breast
Cranberry Orange Muffins with Country Ham
Date Nut Bread with Apricot Cream Cheese
Proscuitto Wrapped Asparagus
Baby Summer Squash Stuffed with Red Pepper
Cheese Beggars Purses – Crepes with Caviar and Creme Fraiche
Deviled Eggs with Dill and Caviar
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Hot:

Pizzas:

Assorted Vegetable Pizzas with Marinara sauce
Sun Dried Tomato, Goat Cheese & Pesto
Smoked Salmon or Tuna with Jarlsberg Cheese & Pesto
Grilled Chicken, Corn & Pepper with Chile Oil
Pepperoni or Sausage with Marinara
Four Cheese Pizza with Basil & Tomato
Lamb Pitas with Cucumber Coulies, Yogurt Mint Sauce, Marinated Red Cabbage, Tomatoes & Onions
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Stuffed Mushrooms:

Traditional with Garlic and Parmesan
Spicy Italian Sausage - Crab - Spinach

Coconut Fried Shrimp with Spicy Orange Marmalade
Grilled Skewers: Chicken, Beef, Pork, Shrimp or Scallops
Grilled Italian Sausage with Two Mustards (10 lb. Min)
Buffalo Wings
Mashed Potato Martini Bar
Chicken Drumettes (Sweet & Sour, or Cajun)
Cocktail Empanadas: Beef or Chicken
Smoked Scallops
Cocktail Meatballs (Italian or Sweet & Sour)
Breast of Chicken Strips with Sweet & Sour Sauce
Shrimp with Sweet and Sour
Steamed Clams with Garlic, Basil and White Wine
Spanokipitas (Filo Dough with Spinach and Feta Cheese)
Filo Dough with Ham and Jarlsberg Cheese
Puff Pastry with Basil and Goat Cheese
Pate Choux Puffs with Herbed Cream Cheese or Goat Cheese
Cheese Straws
Rumaki (Date & Almond, Bacon Wrapped)
Rumaki (Water Chestnuts & Chicken Liver)
Fried Wontons (Seafood or Curried Chicken)
Deep Fried Eggrolls
Assorted Hors D'oeuvre Quiches
Individual Smoked Scallop En Croute
Pork & Duck Rillets with Garlic Croutons
Savory Palmiers Filled with Pesto, Ham or Cheese
Hushpuppies served with Orange Jalapeno Dipping Sauce
Apple Fritters
Baked Oysters with Pesto and Sun Dried Tomatoes
Hot Curried Oysters
Filo Triangles with Wild Mushroom Filling
Lamb Skewers with Fresh Mint Sauce
Cocktail size Breaded, Sautéed Goat's Cheese served with Baguettes
Steamed New England Green Lip Mussels with Basil Butter
Brie En Croute
Caramel Walnut Brie
Beef Sate' with Peanut Sauce

All Prices Are Subject To Change Without Notice
All Seafood is at current Market price.
Our Grill Set-up charge is $100.00 for grilling in front of guests.

Chantrelles Fine Catering

The following is an outline of our catering charges. Please take an opportunity to review our policies. We are more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

Service and Sales Tax
For all services provided by Chantrelles Catering, we do add a service fee of 20% and applicable sales tax to your final bill. (The service fee is not a gratuity)

Linens
There is a linen rental fee that varies based on the event. Our clients may choose the color, style, and the length of all linens. The charge for linens will be added to your bill after we receive your final guest count.
*** (All Tables, China, Inside Glassware, and Silverware are included in our prices)***

Alcohol Service/Bar

A fee of $600.00 will be applied to your bill. This fee will include the set up of up to (2) bars and the service of up to (2) bartenders. We do require the use of our on-site bartenders and all sales of alcohol must go through Chantrelles. A standard tip cup will be placed at the bar unless other arrangements have been made.
For those events needing more than (2) bartenders the fee for each additional bartender will be $150.00
For clients wishing to handle a gratuity with the bartender, a standard $1.00pp per bartender is recommended.
Last call for liquor will be made approximately 15 minutes prior to the music end time.

Food
Certain foods are subject to season availability. Chantrelles reserves the right to offer substitutions if the food is not up to our level of quality. Due to the fluctuation in food costs, all prices are subject to change without notice.

Security
Chantrelles requires a security guard for all events. A private security guard will be provided for your party for a fee of $600.00.

Gratuities
Our staff members work hard to ensure the success of your event. They are appreciative of any gesture of kindness the clients provide. We do not automatically add a gratuity to your bill like many locations. We believe this should be up to the client based on the quality of service. A recommended gratuity is 15% of the menu charges.

Entertainment
REQUIRED OF ALL ENTERTAINMENT PLAYING AT THE PADUA HILLS THEATRE:

All disc jockeys & live bands MUST have liability insurance to cover them the day of the event.
Proof of liability is MANDATORY and must be given to Chantrelles 2 weeks prior to the scheduled event.
If the client fails to provide Chantrelles with this requested information, the Entertainment company will not be permitted on the premises of the Padua Hills Theatre.
(An insurance policy may be purchased through the City of Claremont covering the event. This policy must be purchased by the indicated renter of the facility and will only cover Disc Jockeys.)

Ceremony:
There is a $1,200.00 ceremony set-up fee.The following is completed for your ceremony. We prepare the gazebo, set up all the chairs, guest book podium, gift table, ceremony table (if needed), place the white isle runner, ceremony breakdown and cleanup. A bridal hotel suite and area for the groom will be provided. The hotel suite will be available to host the bride & groom on there wedding night if needed. A one-hour rehearsal time will be made available for you during the week of your event, which is included. Please ask your family and wedding party to be on time so we can begin the rehearsal at the designated time. An additional charge of $75.00 will be charged for rehearsals that go beyond the one-hour time frame. Rehearsal times are not guaranteed. (wedding rehearsal times are not guaranteed due to week day bookings, of course a time will be made available).

Holding of Dates:
All dates are sold on a first come, first serve basis. Chantrelles does not hold nor guarantee dates without deposits.

Booking Deposit:
The deposits required to book and confirm are as follows: (Deposits may be made by check or cash) A $3000.00 deposit is paid to Chantrelles Catering. Rental of facility paid in full. These deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable. A date change will require new deposits.
(There is a $25.00 charge on all returned checks and the client is responsible for any additional bank charges/fees incurred) (We do not accept credit cards)

Payments:

A second retainer of 50% of the catering bill is due six months (180 days) prior to your event. We will finalize your menu choices, linen colors, bar set-up, ceremony set-up, room diagram, and all other details at this meeting.
Final guest count confirmation is due two weeks prior to your event. From that point on, your guest count may go up but not down. At this point, your menu selection can only be changed with an increase of menu items. No decrease in menu items will be permitted.
The remaining catering bill is due two days prior to the event. Final payment is to be made by a cashiers check only payable to Chantrelles Catering.

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