Menus

Birchtree’s award-winning catering starts with our carefully chosen menu ingredients, cooked by our team with a love for food and a respect for the environment.

See a few of our favorite sample menus below.

Local Ingredients and Sustainable Sourcing

All dairy, eggs, meats and cheeses are locally sourced. Fruits, vegetables and herbs are sourced locally whenever possible and all other produce is sourced from low- or no-spray U.S. farms. Seafood is carefully selected for sustainability and quality.

Seasonal Menus and Scratch Cooking

Birchtree’s approach to catering is building menus sourced from local ingredients, featuring foods prepared fresh and cooked from scratch. Our seasonal menus are curated for each event.

Local sourcing can be unpredictable due to weather patterns and farming conditions, so the Birchtree kitchen stays flexible throughout our menu planning. We confirm produce and herbs the week of your event, and we aim to simply give you the best flavors that the area has to offer.

We can accommodate all dietary preferences such as vegan, gluten-free, kosher style or vegetarian. Whether it’s an entire menu dedicated to your style or you want to make sure that all of your guests have options, we’ll find a balance for you.

Sample Menus

Cocktail Party Favorites

At the Bar

Signature Cocktails

Greenhouse Tonic a Birchtree favorite, this makes a perfect gin and tonic with cucumbers, lemon verbena simple syrup, and herbs

Botanical Sparkler a refreshing cocktail with St. Germain, sparkling wine, sage and rosemary with a cucumber curl

Small Bites

Passed Appetizers

Hen of the Woods Tarts with local maitake, crimini, shiitake mushrooms and house ricotta

Cucumber Canapés cucumbers & local radishes, chive cream cheese and herbs on house honey white bread

Mac n’ Cheese Fritters cheesy fritters served with spiced marinara

Crispy Chicken with seasonal buttermilk ranch

Philly Pigs pretzel-wrapped beef hot dogs with spicy mustard / df

Stationary Birchtree Boards

Cheese and Charcuterie Board with toast points and house pickles, includes seasonal and local cheeses, house garnishes and mustard, pate and local sausage

Flatbread Board vegan flatbread with seasonal roasted vegetables; coca flatbread with Manchego cheese, chorizo and red bell peppers; garlic ricotta flatbread, with caramelized onions and rosemary

Fall Family Style Menu

At the Bar

Bar Snack

Pumpkin Spice Popcorn gf, v

Signature Cocktails

Apple Cider Mule cider and ginger beer with muddled mint, lemon, and club soda * Spike it with vodka, bourbon, or spiced rum

Cocktail Hour

Passed Appetizers

Blue Cheese Canapé with Apple Chutney crispt toast points with Birchrun Hills Farm blue cheese and Lancaster Apple Chutney

Roasted Beet Fans roasted beets layered with chèvre, topped with sage pistachio / gf, contains nuts

Short Rib Shortbread slow braised short ribs with apple butter

Spicy Pumpkin Tartlet local pumpkin, maple syrup and fall spices

Charred Shrimp Cocktail grilled jumbo shrimp with smoked ancho chili sauce

Stationary Appetizer Board

Local Cheese Board An assortment of hard and soft artisan cheeses, served with our seasonal garnishes and pickles, toast points and fresh fruit

Family Style Dinner

Plated First Course

Market Salad local greens with the season’s best fruits and vegetables, with house champagne vinaigrette

Family Style Entrées

Birchtree’s Roast Chicken brined and slow roasted, served au jus / gf, df

Pumpkin Gnocchi house nutmeg-spiked gnocchi with pumpkin, kale and mustard greens, roasted apples, brown butter

Family Style Sides

Fall Roasted Vegetables butternut squash, pumpkin, mature peppers, new potatoes, candy onions, cabbage

Crispy Potatoes crispy local potatoes finished with herbs / gf

Dessert

Caramel Budino with double whipped cream and candied maple walnuts

Vegan Family Style Autumn Menu

At the Bar

Bar Snack

Dill Garlic Popcorn / gf, v

Signature Cocktail

Ginger Fizz ginger beer with ginger simple syrup, steeped with cinnamon, nutmeg & citrus, with lemon curls, great on its own or spiked with bourbon or vodka

Cocktail Hour

Passed Appetizers

Tomato Pie focaccia dough, local Jersey tomatoes, garlic and basil / v

Seitan Steak Sliders house rolls with seared seitan, caramelized onions and whiskey barbecue / v

Parsnip Agnolotti stuffed with roasted parsnips and garlic, garnished with toasted pine nuts and fresh thyme / v, contains nuts

Veggie Confetti spoons of confettied local veggies with herbs and a splash of champagne vinaigrette / gf, v

White Bean Hummus Crostini on crispy crostini, with herb oil / v

Stationary Appetizer Board

Vegetable Board roasted marinated vegetables, fresh crudité, and focaccia with seasonal dips and dressings

Family Style Dinner

Plated First Course

Market Salad local greens with seasonal fruit and vegetables, with house champagne vinaigrette / gf, v

Family Style Entrées

Smoky Mushroom and Tofu Kebab served with chimichurri / gf, v

Pumpkin Curry flavorful coconut curry over spiced rice / gf, v

Family Style Sides

Confit Potatoes slow cooked new potatoes with herbs / gf, v

Roasted Vegetables a Birchtree seasonal favorite with the month’s best vegetables, with balsamic reduction / gf, v

Menus

Local Ingredients and Sustainable Sourcing

Seasonal Menus and Scratch Cooking

Sample Menus

locally minded, seasonally inspired