Catering

GUIDELINES FOR HEAVY COCKTAIL CATERING

The following is a basic proposal and can be modified to suit the client’s needs.
The prices are guidelines and can be adapted to budgets.

Le Vallauris is a 34 year old restaurant which specializes in French Mediterranean Cuisine however for caterings outside the restaurant premises we can prepare almost any specialties such as Asian, Middle Eastern and European food. The restaurant has been acclaimed to be consistently the best restaurant in the Coachella Valley and it has received many awards i.e. 4 Diamond by AAA and the highest overall rating with Zagat Guide. The Catering division has been acclaimed to be excellent and to surpass client’s expectations, many customer testimonials can confirm this statement. 

Menus: Cocktail menus are tailor made according to the wishes of the clients and cocktail parties may start at as little as $30 per person depending on the menu. 

Cocktail parties may vary from simple Butler Style passed Hors d’Oeuvres to multiple food stations. 

Beverages:

A full Premium Bar starts at $24 per person for 4hours. A bartender fee of $150 is levied on parties of less than 50 persons and a second bar will also require this fee. Overtime fee for more than 4 hours is $5 per person per hour. This includes all glassware, beers, waters, soft drinks, garnish and ice and some specialty drinks like special Martinis. For caterings we also allow the customer to provide their own beverages but we will charge for glassware, ice, garnishes and bartender fees.

Staffing:

Wait staff and cooks are charged at $150 each for a period of 6 hours. Overtime is charged at a rate of $25 per hour. For large parties the rule of thumb is about $24 per person for all staff, chefs, waiters, cleaners, helpers, busboys, etc

Equipment:

Charges for china, silverware, glassware, tablecloths, napkins (colors available) kitchen equipment etc run about $12 to $32 per person for parties over 50 people depending on the needs. For parties of less than 50 persons a flat fee for equipment of $250 will be charged with the exception of chairs or special tables. For parties over 50 persons we contract a reputed rental company, their invoice is charged to the client’s account with no markup except that a 2.5% credit card fee if the bill is paid on the client’s behalf by the restaurant.

Wines:

Le Vallauris has excellent reputed and reasonably priced house wines, ask us for the wine list. We also have one of most extensive wine lists in the Valley with many vintage wines. Please consult our wine list on line.

All charges are subject to 7.75% tax, gratuity is 20% 

SAMPLE MENU ITEMS

The following menu items are only a small sample of our repertoire

Passed Hors d’Oeuvres

Consult our list on the website www.levallauris.com  

Vegetables in shafing dishes

-Au Gratin Potatoes
-Baby Carrots
-Haricots Vert Asparagus

Main Dishes

Grill Station
-Atlantic Salmon Grilled with Ginger Glaze
-Roasted Prime Filet of Beef carved at the table served with
or without mini French rolls and condiments -Grilled Lamb Chops -Breast of Chicken with Morel Mushroom Sauce
-Tiger Prawns

Pasta Station

-Lobster Raviolis with Bisque Sauce
-Penne Pasta Marinara -Goat Cheese Raviolis with Red Peppers Sauce

Seafood Ice Display Station

-Crab Claws
-Oysters -Sashimi
-California Roll
-Lobster Cocktail
-Lobster Claws
-Tiger Prawns

Dessert Station

-Assorted Ice Creams and Sorbets in Cookie Tulips
-Mini Grand Marnier or Chocolate Soufflés
-Apple Tartatin
-Chocolate Volcano (flourless Chocolate Cake with Warm Belgian Chocolate)
-Assorted Mini Pastries
-French Thin Crepes with Powdered Sugar, Fresh Fruits, Belgian Chocolate Sauce, Crème Anglaise, Marmalades and Jams Assortment of Rolls & Breads and Butter Coffee or Decaf

We can also provide Music (Dj or Band), Special Lighting, Lumières, Flower arrangements, Pool Flower Floats, Special decorations, Votive lights, Candles, Ice carvings, Chocolate Fountains, etc

These services will be charged to your bill without markup however a 2.5% credit card fee will be charged if the bill is paid by a credit card. 

GUIDELINES FOR CATERING

Sit Down Dinner or Lunch

The following is a basic proposal that can be modified to suit the client’s needs.
The prices are guidelines and can be adapted to budgets

Le Vallauris is a 34 year old restaurant which specializes in French Mediterranean cuisine however, for caterings outside the restaurant premises we can prepare almost any specialties such as Asian, Middle Eastern and European food.

The restaurant has been acclaimed to be consistently the best restaurant in the Coachella Valley and it has received many awards, 4 Diamond by AAA and the highest overall rating with Zagat Guide. The Catering division has been acclaimed to be excellent and to surpass client’s expectations, many customer testimonials can confirm this statement.

The following is a menu proposal however, we hope you understand that for an off-site catering we cannot give choices to your guests at the table, you have to pre-select a menu. We are aware of the fact however, that if you were to choose, let’s say, the Beef as a main course sometimes someone may not be able to eat beef, we will always have some servings of another dish to substitute for the Beef.

Hors d’Oeuvres: See our website www.levallauris.com

Prices of Hors d’Oeuvres are $14.75 per person per hour And $7.50 per additional hour.