Simon Ekas Catering

With a focus on fresh produce, sustainability and over 20 years' catering experience for large-scale events, Simon Ekas Catering is synonymous with quality. To guarantee quality for all Mona Farm wedding receptions, we have an exclusive catering partnership with Simon & his team of culinary experts.

 
 

Sample Menus

  • Canapés (roving)
    Sea scallops with lime, avruga and dill gf
    Tostada with tuna, pickled ginger, wakame and wasabi mayo
    Tapioca cracker, king crab, sweet corn puree, fried jalapeno gf
    Tempura zucchini flowers with soy, ginger and mirin dipping sauce
    Wood ear and shiitake mushroom dumplings with red vinegar and chilli oil

    Entrées (alternate)
    Duck tortellini with beetroot puree, pine nut and currant dressing
    Herb crusted tuna, tuna mayo, fennel and cress salad, and avruga gf

    Mains (shared)
    Bistecca alla fiorentina gf
    Italian porchetta with fennel and rosemary, mustards and apple compote gf

    Sides (shared)
    Paris mash gf
    Market best greens with almonds, lemon and brioche crumbs

    Dessert
    Mona Farm Honey Sponge, Vanilla & Honeycomb Wedding Cake
    Cut and served canapé style

    Please note, per head pricing varies by menu - please enquire for a detailed quote or contact your dedicated wedding planner to confirm your quoted pricing.

  • Canapés (roving)
    Five spiced duck pancake with shallots and hoi sin sauce
    Fillet mignon with bearnaise sauce gf
    Tapioca cracker, king crab, sweet corn puree, fried jalapeno gf
    Sydney rock oysters with sauce mignonette gf
    Half shell Harvey Bay scallops with chorizo butter gf
    Toasted brioche, goats curd, heirloom beetroot relish
    Wasabi pea wafer, pea puree, pickled cucumber
    Tempura zucchini flowers with soy and mirin dipping sauce

    Entrée (roving)
    Crispy pork belly, shave Brussel sprout salad, buttermilk dressing gf
    Chicken and edamame tortellini, corn puree, ginger and shallots

    Mains (shared)
    Braised lamb shoulder, white bean, capsicum, tomato and olive ragu, crispy cavalo nero gf
    Snapper fillet, braised oyster mushrooms, miso butter gf

    Sides (shared)
    Roast potatoes with thyme salt gf
    Charred autumn vegetable salad with caper and sherry vinegar dressing gf
    Pear, apple and witlof salad with creamy blue cheese dressing gf

    Dessert
    Mona Farm’s White Chocolate & Raspberry Wedding Cake
    Cut and served canapé style

    Cheese Table
    Selection of imported and Australian cheeses, crackers, breads, fruit, quince paste and muscatels

    Late Night Snack
    Pulled pork soft shell taco with pickled spanish onion

    Please note, per head pricing varies by menu - please enquire for a detailed quote or contact your dedicated wedding planner to confirm your quoted pricing.

  • Prawn & Oyster Bar
    Market best oysters and Skull Island tiger prawns served on a bed of shaved ice with a selection of dipping sauces

    Canapés (roving)
    Char siu pork pancake with shallot and cucumber
    Fresh king prawns tossed in a chilli, lemon and herb dressing gf
    Potato rosti with horseradish crème, gravalax and arvuga gf
    Gorgonzola and caramelised onion tart
    Tortellini of roasted red onions, pecorino, thyme and pine nut burnt butter

    Entrée (alternate)
    Spanner crab and chervil risotto with champagne beurre blanc gf
    Tuna crudo, white anchovies, capers, tapioca cracker gf

    Main (alternate)
    Wild mushroom crusted beef fillet, potato puree, sautéed spinach and porcini butter gf
    Pan fried Dory fillet with cauliflower puree, caper and sage burnt butter gf

    Sides (shared)
    Buffalo mozzarella, vine ripe tomatoes and aged balsamic dressing gf
    Roasted duck fat potatoes with thyme gf

    Dessert (roving)
    Mini chocolate coated ice cream balls gf
    Lychee and coconut panna cotta gf

    Cake
    Mona Farm Carrot & Walnut Wedding Cake
    Cut and served canapé style

    Please note, per head pricing varies by menu - please enquire for a detailed quote or contact your dedicated wedding planner to confirm your quoted pricing.

  • Canapés (roving)
    Smoked wagyu, seeded cracker, goats curd, piccalilli and celery gf
    Market best oysters with champagne and shallot vinegar gf
    Salt and pepper squid with lemongrass, ginger and garlic dipping sauce gf
    Toasted brioche, goats curd, heirloom beetroot relish
    Scallop and prawn tortellini with verjuice butter gf

    Entrées (shared)
    Black sesame crusted kingfish, pickled radish, wasabi mayo and nori gf
    Braised Western Australian octopus with rouille and chorizo gf
    Seared scallops wrapped in speck with cauliflower puree, caper and raisin vinaigrette gf
    Buffalo mozzarella, heirloom vegetables, basil, pane carasau

    Main (shared)
    *1kg Riverine rib eye with Braidwood black garlic butter gf
    Barossa Valley chicken, soft polenta, celeriac, tomato and confit gf

    Sides (shared)
    Baby gem lettuce with horseradish and sherry vinegar dressing gf
    New potatoes with rosemary gf

    Cake
    Mona Farm Honey Sponge, Vanilla & Honeycomb Wedding Cake
    Cut and served canapé style

    Late Night Snack
    Mini cheese burgers with gherkin and caramelised onions
    Hot chips served in banana leaf cones

    Please note, per head pricing varies by menu - please enquire for a detailed quote or contact your dedicated wedding planner to confirm your quoted pricing.

  • Pre-Ceremony Nibble
    Chicken, celery and pine nut sandwiches

    Canapés (roving)
    Pancetta wrapped pork loin with apple puree and szechuan crumbs
    Squid ink cracker with tuna tartare and pickled baby onions
    Tempura king prawns with chilli salt and green shallot dipping sauce
    Fried polenta, mushroom duxelle, parmesan and chives
    Beetroot chip with horseradish cream and fresh fig gf

    Entrée (alternate)
    Kingfish ceviche with parsley oil, lemonade fruit, tapioca crumbs and baby greens gf
    Quail saltimbocca with celeriac puree and parsley salad gf

    Main (alternate)
    Roasted duck breast with maple roasted pear and potato gratin gf
    Mulloway fillet, white bean salad, capsicum, fennel and chervil vinaigrette gf

    Sides (shared)
    Crispy herb crushed potatoes with confit garlic gf
    Broccolini with citrus oil gf

    Dessert (roving)
    Lemon meringue tart
    Tiramisu

    Cake
    One tier white chocolate and salted caramel cake
    Cut and served canapé style

    Please note, per head pricing varies by menu - please enquire for a detailed quote or contact your dedicated wedding planner to confirm your quoted pricing.

 

Experiences

  • Sydney Rock oysters served with a Champagne and shallot vinegar — served on a bed of shaved ice

  • Sydney Rock oysters and Skull Island tiger prawns — served on a bed of shaved ice with a selection of dipping sauces

  • Tuna, salmon and kingfish sashimi — served with wakame, soy, wasabi, miso mayo and house pickled vegetables

  • A selection market best oysters, Skull Island tiger prawns, sashimi and octopus — served with pickled ginger, seaweed salad, selection of dipping sauces

  • Barbecued Cowra lamb cutlets — served with a selection of dipping sauces (mint sauce, salsa verde herb yoghurt, chimichurri)

     

  • Caviar de Neuvic — served on a bed of shaved ice

    Buckwheat blinis, melba toast, creme fraiche, eshalllots and chives

    Accompanied by frozen Belvedere vodka shots

  • Fresh oysters
    Skull Island tiger prawns
    Moreton Bay bug tails
    Scallop ceviche
    Tuna, salmon and kingfish sashimi
    Baby octopus
    White anchovy salad

    Optional Upgrade: Australian blue swimmer crab, Lobster and Alaskan crab legs

    Served with a selection of dipping sauces

  • Selection of imported and Australian cheeses
    Crackers
    Breads
    Fruits
    Braidwood Honey
    Muscatels

  • Glazed free range Berkshire ham — served with selection of condiments and bread

  • A table brimming with an extensive array of decadent desserts and bite sized sweet treats. This sumptuous experience also features Australian and imported cheese served with a selection of breads, fruit, quince paste and muscatels. This is definitely a moment your guests will remember!