Reception Food & Drinks

Welcome your guests with a selection of Canapés and Reception Drinks. You can provide a selection of Canapés along with glasses of sparkling for all your guests, or why not try something a little different and have a mixture of drinks. We are here to build the Party you’ve always imagined!


Canapés

Our Canapés are a general showstopper and are a fantastic accompaniment to your Reception Drinks. You can select from all the sections, but a minimum of 3 different choices is required. We are always here to help with any tailored choices you would prefer to make.

Meat

Honey & Mustard Roasted Sausages | £3
Korean Pork Belly & Pickled Kimchi | £3
Slow Roasted Beef Cheek & Smoked Mash | £3
Karaage Chicken with Sriracha Mayo | £3
Spiced Lamb Kofta & Tzatziki | £3.50
Grilled Steak & Chip with Bearnaise Sauce | £4
Chinese Crispy Duck Spring Roll with Plum Sauce | £4

Fish

Cod Goujon & Tartare Sauce | £3
Smoked Salmon & Boursin Cheese | £3.50
Roast Seabass, Pickled Shallot & Carrot | £3.50
Seared Scallop, Pea Purée & Pancetta | £4

Vegetarian

Masala Roasted Cauliflower, Spiced Aioli | £3
Welsh Rarebit | £3
Sweet Potato, Carrot & Feta Croquette, Tomato Pisto | £3
Pea, Mint & Feta Bruschetta | £3
Warm Mushroom Tartlet, Creamed Leek & Mozzarella | £3

Vegan

Roasted Tomato & Pepper Bruschetta | £3
Baba Ghanoush & Toasted Flatbread | £3
Wild Mushroom Risotto Ball & Truffle Oil | £3


Reception Drink Ideas

Sparkling

A Sparkling Reception is the truly classical option for your first drinks. Prices are for 1 glass per person.

  • Orabella Spumante (Italy)

    £4.75

  • Cantina Trevigiana Prosecco White / Rosé (Italy)

    £5.25

  • Cava Lacrima Baccus Single Estate (Spain)

    £5.25

  • Boschendal Brut White / Rosé (South African)

    7

  • Champagne Chimere Brut NV (France)

    9

  • Moët Brut White / Rosé (France)

    14

  • Sparkling Elderflower

    £3.25

Pimp Your Prosecco

If your guests are drinking glasses of sparkling, why not add a little fun and ‘Pimp Your Prosecco’ by adding a range of fruit, juices & flavoured popaballs. This option is purely the fruit, juices & cordials and is charged on a per bottle of prebought Sparkling.

£13 per bottle of Sparkling
(min 10 bottles)

Drinks Trough

Our Drinks Troughs look amazing and provide a fantastic selection of drinks for all tastes.

12 Peroni
12 Sol
8 Doom Bar
12 Bulmer’s
1 x 8L Cocktail Kilner

£425 (84 drinks)

Beer Buckets

Bottle Buckets are a great addition where your  guests can help themselves throughout your Drinks Reception.

  • 24 Peroni

    £120

  • 24 Sol

    £120

  • 15 Rekorderlig

    £94

  • 12 Bulmer’s

    £68

  • 8 Doom Bar

    £47

  • 12 San Miguel 0%

    £55

Gin Bar

If you have Gin loving guests, this will propel them into Gin heaven. Select 3 Gins, which are presented in Balloon Glasses.

£8 per glass (min 20 glasses)

Bombay Sapphire Dry Gin & Fever Tree’s Mediterranean Tonic served with Lime Wedges

Gordon’s Pink Gin & Fever Tree’s Elderflower Tonic served with Mint Leaves and Sprig

Whitley Neill Rhubarb & Ginger Gin & Fever Tree’s Ginger Ale served with Lime Wedges

Hendrick’s Gin & Fever Tree’s Natural Indian Tonic served with Cucumber Ribbons

Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin & Fever Tree’s Natural Light Tonic served with Orange Wheels

Cask Ale

If you have guests who are Real Ale fans, we can always provide a Cask of Real Ale for the entire day. Prices on application.

Woodfords Wherry – 3.8%
Sharps Doombar – 4%
St Austell Tribute – 4.2%
Hook Norton – 3.5%

Cocktail Kilners

The Cocktail Kilners truly add a wow factor and allow your guests to help themselves. The Cocktail Kilners are 8 litres and serve 40 glasses per Kilner.

£195 per Kilner (£4.87 per glass)

STRAWBERRY CAIPIROSKA
Smirnoff Vodka – Cranberry Juice – Strawberry Syrup – Soda – Brown Sugar served with Lime & Strawberries

GIN JULEP
Gordon’s Dry Gin – Lemon Juice – Lime Juice – Soda Water – Brown Sugar served with Mint Leaves & Lime

MOJITO
Bacardi – Lime Juice – Soda Water – Brown Sugar served with Mint Leaves & Lime

WOO WOO
Smirnoff Vodka – Archers – Cranberry Juice – Lime Juice served with Orange Wheels

PIMM’S PUNCH
Pimm’s – Lemonade served with Mint – Orange Wheels

Mocktail Kilners

The Mocktail Kilners complement the Cocktail Kilners perfectly. The Mocktail Kilners are 5 litres which serves 25 glasses per Kilner.

£85 per Kilner (£3.40 per glass)

VICTORIAN LEMONADE
Cloudy Lemonade – Soda – Sugar Syrup served with Lemon Wheels

ENGLISH BLOSSOM
Apple Juice – Elderflower Cordial – Vanilla Syrup – Lemonade served with Cucumber Ribbons

NOJITO
Apple Juice – Lime Juice – Soda Water – Brown Sugar served with Mint Leaves

FRUIT PUNCH
Orange Juice – Cranberry Juice – Lemon Juice – Lime Juice served with Orange Wheels

PASSION FRUIT COOLER
Passion Fruit Puree Carton – Water – Lime Juice – Vanilla Syrup – Sugar Syrup served with Fresh Mint

TESTIMONIALS

  • For our Wedding Breakfast, we chose the relaxed menu, where one guest at each table became the ‘chef.’ This was a huge hit with our guests, and the food was brilliant. After each course, the head waiter checked in with my wife and me to make sure everything was perfect—a lovely touch that didn’t go unnoticed.

    One of the biggest reasons we chose Ashton Lodge was how inclusive and accommodating they were. Many venues we looked at only had space for one bride to get ready, but Ashton Lodge had no hesitation in allocating the Bridal Suite as a second dressing room so we could both have our own space. We didn’t want to see each other before the ceremony, and Natalie and her team made sure we didn’t. They handled everything so seamlessly that it felt like they had done this a thousand times before, which made us feel completely comfortable.

    Our day was truly perfect, and we would highly recommend Ashton Lodge to any couple—straight or LGBTQ+—looking for a beautiful, welcoming venue to celebrate their special day. From start to finish, we felt incredibly well looked after.

    A huge thank you to Natalie and all the staff at Ashton Lodge Country House!
    Elizabeth & Tiffany Hughes

  • We had our wonderful wedding at Plum Park Manor in October 24. It was an absolutely amazing day! We have had the best experience throughout the planning process and on the day everything was perfect.

    Before the wedding we went to planning meetings, open days and tasting menus. This really allowed us to see the full beauty of the venue in different settings. The truth is though, we knew this was the place for us on the first time we visited!

    On the actual wedding day Cherrelle kept everything running smoothly. Nothing felt rushed and we were able to enjoy every moment. The food was delicious both at the wedding breakfast and in the evening. The wood fired pizza was a total hit!

    The venue is immaculate and we loved the new pavilion.

    The morning after we were able to share breakfast with our closest family which was a beautiful way to finish our celebrations.

    If you're looking for a wedding venue Plum Park is truly beautiful and the hosts are wonderful to deal with throughout. Thank you to Cherrelle, Claire, Jo, Rowan and everyone else who helped us celebrate.

    Ellen Chapman-Stiff

  • We got married here in October and it was the best day we could have ever imagined. From the first time we viewed the venue to the very last minute the team were incredible. So helpful, let us have the wedding we had always imagined, and were there for us throughout any bumps along the way. Jess who planned everything with us and Vicky who was there for us on the day, I couldn't have wanted anyone else to help me and my wife plan and coordinate our wedding. They were just the best team.

    The food? Wow, we are still getting compliments over a month later about how amazing the food was here. I can highly recommend the Cauliflower Daahl!!!!

    If you are wanting your dream barn wedding, we highly recommend The Great Barn 🤍

    Rebecca

  • We recently had our 'Christmas Wedding' at Milling Barn. From the first viewing we were blown away, we knew immediately that we had found where we wanted to get married.

    The main barn is spectacular. Divided in to 2 sections (Dairy barn & Main barn) and need minimal decoration to look so beautiful. We chose the Relaxed Menu for our wedding breakfast, with it being a week before Christmas day, we went for Turkey! Nearly month on and we are still hearing from our guests about the food. It really was delicious! We had a very small party for the wedding breakfast so the relaxed menu was perfect for us, we were given 4 huge turkeys which we carved at the table by 3 guests of our choice, everyone LOVED this idea! Genius!

    We were all ushered in to the Dairy barn whilst the main barn was set up for the evening entertainment and guests and the room was transformed. From start to finish, we had the best day thanks to Milling Barn, We're both so glad we got married here and if we had our day again, we wouldn't think twice, Milling Barn every time!

    Natalie Whitehead

  • We recently had our wedding here in February

    From the moment we first visited we knew that this venue was the one for us. The venue is just so pretty it doesn’t need loads of decorations.
    We were assigned Niamh as our wedding planner and she was great from start to finish and especially on the day, they go above and beyond to make sure everything is exactly how you want it and make sure you’re at ease.
    The day went seamlessly and it was everything we had wished for and more!

    The food was amazing and so was the breakfast in the morning.
    The only downside was that the accommodation, some of the rooms didn’t have mugs and some essentials, none of the rooms had hot water in the taps and other than the honeymoon suit, all of the rooms have a green light that was so bright some of our guests couldn’t sleep.

    Overall we loved our wedding, we definitely chose the right venue for us and we want to do it all over again!
    Thank you to Niamh and all the staff at milling barns for making our day perfect!

    Gemma and Sean