J8 Sample Menu

CANAPES & BITES We create a huge variety of canapes and bites. Please contact us for full details or to discuss your specific requirements. Meantime, some mouth-watering examples are listed below:

Duck Parfait & Candied Orange Crostini

Spicy Naan with Smoked Chicken, Coriander and Mango

Fresh Pesto on Bruchetta with Mixed Roasted Peppers Shallots & Chives

Japanese Fish Sushi Nigiri

Char Grilled Tuna with Spicy Tomato Salsa and Sweet Potato

Walnut Bread with Mature Stilton and Figs

Aberdeen Angus Beef Tartar Mimosa on Yorkshire Pudding

Tower of Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables with Artichoke

Char Grilled Octopus and Pesto Sushi

Duck Pancakes with Spring Onion and Plum Sauce

Baby Croque-Monsieur

Mini Smoked Haddock Fishcake with Grebiche Sauce

Lamb Kofta, Raita Sauce

Chicken Yakitori Sticks

STARTERS We create a huge variety of starters. Please contact us for full details or to discuss your specific requirements. Meantime, some tantalising examples are listed below:

Potted Chicken Liver and Foie Gras Parfait with Shallot Preserve

Escargots Bourguignon Dozen

Pan-fried Cheese and Onion Croque with Poached Free Range Egg and Herbs

Carpaccio of Octopus with Fine Beans, Lemon and Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Thai Fishcakes with Sweet Chilli, Crème Fraiche and Crispy Shallots

Kick Ass Chicken Wings with Crudités and Blue Cheese Sauce

Fish Soup with Gruyere, Croutons and Rouille

Linguine with Clams, Garlic, Parsley, Chilli and Lemon

Dorset Crab Cake with Poached Egg, Crispy Bacon and Smoked Chilli Hollandaise

Chicken Yakitori Skewers with Pickled Vegetables

Mushroom Soup with Crispy Duck Wontons

Half Dozen Fine de Claire Oysters with Spicy Sausage Biegnets

SALADS We create a huge variety of salads. Please contact us for full details or to discuss your specific requirements. Meantime, some refreshingly different examples are listed below:

Greek Salad with Organic Feta, Cucumber, Cherry Tomatoes, Olives and Quinoa

Rare Asian Sliced Beef Salad with Crispy Won Ton and Tokyo Dressing

Warm Pigeon Salad with Parmentier Potatoes, Bacon and Mustard Dressing

Seared Tuna Salad with Courgettes, Mint, Chickpeas and Olive Oil

Char Grilled Jumbo Prawn and Green Bean Salad with Thai Basil Dressing

Fresh Shoot and Mango Salad with Spiced Tofu and Tamarind Dressing

Classic Caesar Salad

Endive Salad with Coxs Apples, Toasted Walnuts and Devon Blue Fondant

Seared Salmon Escalope with Israeli Cous Cous Salad

Fried Goats Cheese and Onion Pot Sticker Salad with Peperonata

Hand-Made Falafels with Smoked Chilli and Tabouleh Salad

Cornmeal Crusted Calamari and Pineapple Salad with 5 spiced BBQ Sauce

MAIN COURSES We create a huge variety of main courses. Please contact us for full details or to discuss your specific requirements. Meantime, some gastronomic examples are listed below:

Gambas a la Plancha with Wild Mushroom Risotto

Glazed Confit of Salmon with Haricot Beans, Lemon, Garlic, Tomato and Parsley

Thyme Roast Grass-Fed Lamb Rumps with Creamy Flageolet Beans

Basted Suffolk Chicken ‘Spago’ with Rissole Potatoes and Mesclun

Rope-Grown Mussels Steamed with Celery, Leeks, Mushrooms and Crème Fraiche

Plum Tomato and Olive Tart with Goats Cheese, Honey and Watercress Salad

Cassoulet of Monkfish ‘Americaine’ with Basmati Pilaff

Jeff Piggs Award-Winning Sausages, Whipped Potatoes and Mustard Sauce

Steak Tartar with Green Salad and Baker Chips

Calves Liver with Double Smoked Bacon, Goats Cheese Mash and Balsamic Onion Jus

Roasted Whole Lobster with Garlic Butter, Green Salad and Baker Chips

Grilled Black Cod with Sweet Miso, Greens and Noodle Omelette

Espresso Sirloin with Wasabi Latkes and Redeye Gravy

Venison and Chive Towers with Root Vegetable Parmentier and Port Lees

Escargot Ravioli with Spinach Mushrooms and Garlic Butter

Spinach and Ricotta Risotto Fritters with Char Grilled Radicchio and Red Wine

Paella (COOKED THEATRE STYLE)

Rib of 30 day Dry Aged Beef with Béarnaise or Peppercorn Café Sauce

DESSERTS We create a huge variety of desserts. Please contact us for full details or to discuss your specific requirements. Meantime, some ‘to die for’ examples are listed below:

Lemon Tart with Marmalade Ice Cream

Passion Fruit Crème Caramel and Sugar Biscuits

Artisan British Cheeses and Crudites

Apple and Raspberry Charlotte with Honeyed Cream

Chocolate Espresso Marquis with Raspberry Sherbet

Boozy Ginger Parkin with Orange Custard

Zesty Plum Torte with Lemon Sherbet

Chocolate and Pecan Silk and Spice

Sticky Toffee Apple Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

Mulled Pear with Blue Cheese Fondant and Potato Biscuits

BUFFETS We create a huge variety of buffets to suit any occasion. Please contact us for full details or to discuss your specific requirements. Meantime, some examples to nibble on are listed below:

COLD BUFFET

Hand Carved Whole Apple and Honey-Cured Cooked Hams

Hand Carved Home-Cured Salmon Pastrami

Free Range Chicken and Shrimps with Fine Beans, Sour Cream, Yellow Curry, Sweet Onions and Mango

Wood-Roasted Pepper, Red Onion and Taleggio Baked Cheesecake

New Potatoes Tossed in Lemon and Mint Butter

HOT BUFFET

Peppered Whole Dry Aged Sirloin of Beef with Horseradish and Goats Cheese Fondant

Slow-Cooked Chicken Aubergine and Apricot Tagine with Spinach and Coriander

Baked Salmon with Herb and Currant Butter in Salt Pastry

Spinach & Ricotta Tortellini with Garlic, Artichokes, Roast Tomatoes, Sage and Parmesan

Israeli Cous Cous with Roast Red Peppers, Mint, Parsley, Lemon and Olive Oil

FINGER BUFFET

Sirloin Steak with Spring Onion, Cucumber and Wasabi Mayonnaise Wrapped in Warm Flatbread

Sweet & Sour Five Spice Sticky Pork Ribs rolled in Water Chestnuts and Crushed Cashews

Sweet Potato and Orange Hushpuppies

Thai Fish Cakes with Homemade Sweet Chilli Jam and Fresh Coriander

Gravadlax served with Chicory Leaves and Sweet Dill Mustard Sauce

National Gold Medal Winning Sausages Tossed in Honey and Thyme

BARBECUES, SPIT-ROASTS AND ROTISSERIES

Junction Eight are specialists in spit-roasts for the ultimate in slow-roasted meats such as pork, beef and lamb. We also offer BBQs and rotisseries for delicious, whole, free range chickens, Aylesbury ducklings, poussins and a vast range of charcoal specialities.