Enjoy Ballara’s fine cuisine and excellent service amidst the Victorian antiques in our elegant establishment. We can provide an intimate setting for 50 guests or spacious surroundings for 200 guests. The Cocktail Party offers a less formal alternative to the sit-down meal, with your guests enjoying a mouth-watering selection of canapes and unlimited beverages.
Cocktail Parties are of a 3 hour duration, based on a minimum of 60 guests.
Between 60 and 100 guests, cocktail parties are held on the lovely verandah & foyer.
Between 100 and 200 guests, cocktail parties are held in the elegant ballroom.
Cocktail Parties are available for Monday to Friday evenings or if during the day, 7 days a week.
Entertainment
You may like to provide entertainment by way of a band, string quartet or even a DJ , and we are happy to make recommendations to you in this regard. Alternatively we can play soft background music through our sound system.
Food
Please select 10 canapes from our hot & cold selections listed below.
Additional items may be chosen at a cost of $2 per person per item.
The function concludes with freshly brewed tea and coffee, served with chocolates, meringues and port. You may wish your cake to be cut and plated to serve with coffee, at no extra charge.
Hot Savouries
- Thai chicken sausage rolls
- Panko crusted prawns with lemon aioli
- Minature quiches with assorted fillings
- Individual shepards pies
- Sumac and sweet paprika chicken skewers citrus dressing
- Bacon and corn fritters with a sweet chilli sauce
- Salt and pepper squid and wasabi mayonaise
- Arracinni fromage
- Steamed pork rice balls with a spicy plum sauce
- Hot soup shots
- Oysters with bacon and pinenuts
- Tender marinated lamb kebabs with a yoghurt raita
- Pizza palmiers
- Yakitori chicken sates
- Cajun buttered mussels
- Petite burgers
- Sundried tomato tapenade and brie tarts
- Bite sized baked potatoes topped with cheese, bacon and sour cream
Cold Savouries
- Californian rolls
- Mini Herb muffins topped with cheese and sundried tomato
- Roast beef open sandwiches
- Marinated oysters wtith a chilli, lime and gin
- Salmon profiteroles
- Chicken and honey mustard crostini
- Sweet potato galettes with smoked salmon and crème fraiche
- Chicken and port pate mille faille
- Prawn cocktail
- Bloody mary oysters
- Caprese skewers
- Caramelised onion tartlet
- Cheese and chive blinis with pesto cream and proscuitto
- Assorted dips with turkish bread
- Corn cakes with a nacho topping
Beverages
Victoria Bitter & Light Ice Beer, Hardys Collection Semillon Chardonnay and Cabernet Merlot also Hardys Collection Brut Reserve, Champagne & Orange, and Soft Drinks (all included in the price, spirits on consumption)
Pricing
$55.00 per person 3 hours duration 10 items canapes.
To extend the function, $4 per person per half hour. Conditions apply. A deposit of $500 is required to secure a date. Final payment is required at least 3 days prior to the function
This standard cocktail party menu may be enhanced by any of the selections listed below or please feel free to suggest any other options you may like. Please note that the standard Cocktail Party menu does not substitute for a meal, only as light refreshments. Special dietary requirements may be catered for, with prior notice.
Hand Around Small Dishes
Optional Extras at $5.00 per person per item.
Hand around small dishes may be served if you would like to provide your guests with a more substantial menu offering. This would be advisable if having your Cocktail Party over a meal time, as the standard Cocktail Party menu does not suffice as a full meal.
Tandoori Chicken Skewers with Coriander Yoghurt Sauce on Rice Pilaf
Goats Cheese & Sun-dried Tomato Tartlets
Thai Fish Cakes topped with Chilli Sauce
Veal & Sage Tortellini with a Creamy Sun-dried Tomato & Roasted garlic sauce
Roasted Pumpkin, Pine Nut & Parmesan Risotto
Oriental Beef with Hokkien Noodles
Buffet Platters – Optional Extras
@ $ 5.50 pp Cheese & Fruit Platter
@ $ 5.50 pp Antipasto Platter
Sweet Items – add $2 per piece
Fruit kebabs with a chocolate dipping sauce
Petite vanilla slice
Middle eastern pastries
Strawberry vol en vents
Individual double chocolate brownies
Chocolate profiteroles with a white chocolate filling
Blueberry frangipani tartlets
Mini Choc – mint cheesecakes
Churros with choclate sauce
Ceremonies
The hire of the Chapel or the Gardens for your Ceremony is a cost of $450.00 which is for the hour immediately prior to the Cocktail Party. For example, if having an 11.30am Ceremony, the Cocktail Party would follow on from 12.30-3.30pm. Included in the Chapel are: silk floral arrangements, pew bows, pulpit, microphones and a Function Manager to co-ordinate the service. It is up to you to provide your own celebrant or minister for the service. The Chapel seats 100 comfortably and provides standing for another 50. It is fully heated and air-conditioned for year round comfort.
Should you require help to plan your function, we are more than happy to help. Consider us your personal assistant. We can assist in providing flowers, cakes, entertainment and invaluable advice. Not only do we plan the day with you according to your wishes, we follow it through to the very last detail. We look forward to incorporating your wishes and ideas to create a truly unique and memorable Cocktail Party.