Hors D’oeuvres

Available per piece, with a 2 dozen minimum order per item. Or choose a package.

Packages: (requires service)
Six Piece $18/person. Choice of six different hors d'oeuvres, for 1 1/2 hours
Ten Piece $25/person. Choice of ten different hors d'oeuvres, for 2 hours

Anticuchos
Peruvian skewers, prepared in hors d’oeuvres size. Priced per piece, two dozen minimum order, or part of a package.

Hors D’oeuvres to graze...

Tropical chips and dips – $7/person (min 20 people)
Homemade plantain, malanga, yucca, and potato chips served with guacamole, mango and black bean salsa, and a fire roasted tomato salsa

Smashed guacamole and yucca chips – $7/person (min 20 people)

Crudités – $7/person (min 12 people)
13 types of raw veggies and fresh herb blue cheese dip

Artisinal cheese, fresh fruit, and crackers – $7/person (min 12 people)
Choose your style: latin, Italian, global, domestic

Spanish charcuterie, olives and crusty bread – $7/person (min 12 people)

Pan de Jamon – $20/ea
Venezuelan bread stuffed with ham, bacon, raisins, and olives

Shrimp and scallop ceviche with plantain chips – $14/lb (4oz per person recommend)

Shrimp Cocktail – $2/each
Fresh jumbo shrimp served with lemons and a horseradish chipotle cocktail sauce

Raw Bar – $20/person for 1½ hours (special service required: oyster shucker $100)
– Fresh jumbo Shrimp
– Blue Point Oysters (West coast oysters available at market price)
– Little neck Clams
– Mussels with a habanera cranberry aioli served with lemons, horseradish chipotle cocktail sauce, mignonette, and oyster crackers

– add Shrimp and scallop Ceviche for additional – $8/person
– add Scallops on the half shell or Lobster cocktail for M/P

Ceviche Bar – m/p
Three different types of ceviche served with plantain chips

Soups for the soul...
$10/qt, 4 quart minimum order

The Main Course...

Meat
Adobo rubbed whole Filet with tamarshire sauce
Ancho chili braised short ribs
Baby lamb chops with a mint poblano salsa
Chocolate baby back ribs
Flat iron steak chimichurri
Honey hoisen glazed St. Louis ribs
Latina Surf and Turf- Chilpotle rubbed filet and grilled lobster chimichurri
Pernil – Venezuelan style roasted pork with garlic and cilantro
Roasted beef filet with chanterelle ceviche

Poultry
Cha Cha Chicken – pan roasted chicken with roasted corn and tomato
Chicken chimichurri – pan roasted chicken with an Argentinean olive oil and herb sauce
Chicken Guava – pan roasted chicken with a guava ginger glaze
Chicken breast stuffed with chorizo, blue cheese, and corn
Chicken breast stuffed with salt cod
Five spice smoked duck breast with a pineapple chayote slaw
Mole Negro house roasted turkey breast
Duck two ways with caper escabeche sauce
Orange tequila cured duck breast

Fish
Blue fin tuna au poivre
Grilled aji tuna with a grapefruit dill salsa
Grilled Atlantic salmon with a passion fruit ginger sauce
Mahi mahi wrapped in banana leaf with a pineapple mojo
Pan roasted Chilean sea bass with a champagne butter sauce
Plantain crusted sea bass with mango wine sauce
Poached halibut with charred tomato salsa
Salmon media noche – mango Dijon glaze
Tilapia with a crab Escabeche

Seafood
Shrimp Pha La Prig
Shrimp Sango – Venezuelan spicy peanut coconut sauce
Soba noodles with crab, lime, and chili
Grilled day boat scallops with curried mushrooms
Pan seared day boat scallops with sweet corn risotto
Grilled Lobster with a chorizo and corn stuffing
Lobster Zarzuela- picked lobster in an almond sofrito broth
Latin Bouillabaisse – lobster, shrimp, scallops, mussels, and clams in a saffron pernod broth

Entrée Salads
Grilled pink shrimp and corn salad
Grilled shrimp and rotini pasta salad with proscuitto and sun dried tomatoes
Grilled Lobster over a baby spinach salad
Latin Nicoise- greens, grilled Jicama, potatoes, olives Ahi Tuna, Dijon vinaigrette
Papas a la Huancaina – cold shrimp and potato salad
Sake cured scallops with a cucumber and ginger salad
Spicy chicken salad with lime, cilantro, and couscous
Spicy lentil salad with prawns and a mint yogurt dressing
Florida salad – greens, fresh crab meat, avocado, cucumber, grapefruit, and scallion vinaigrette

Entrée Anticucho Package $35/person
Choose any three anticuchos, to be served in dinner size portions.
Plus white jasmine rice, chopped salad latina, arbis garbanzo bean salad, and arepitas.

Gotta have some sauce…

Guasacaca (our famous green sauce you just can’t get enough of) – $8/pint, $12/quart
Chipotle (red and hot if you dare) – $8/pint, $12/quart
Pasilla pepper (fruity and spicy) – $20/qt
Green apple chimichurri (pour over lamb) – $20/qt
Mango horseradish salsita (great on fish) – $20/qt
Mango wine sauce (great on fish) – $20/qt
Mole negro (chocolate and nuts) – $20
Mole verde (with tomatillos) – $20
Mole rojo (with fresh tomatoes) – $20

Dip In…
$20/quart

Guacamole
Black bean and mango salsa
Black bean and goat cheese dip
White bean and rosemary dip
Roasted red pepper hummus

On the Side…

Leaf Salads
Baby spinach with bacon, blue cheese, and charred peaches (seasonal)
Baby spinach with hearts of palm, oranges, and pasilla peppers
Chopped Salad Latina –13 lettuces, tomato, carrots, queso blanco, red peppers, onions, olives
Chili Lime Tortilla Salad – mesclun greens, beets, blue cheese, chili lime tortillas
Inspiration Salad – Mesclun, roasted beets, candied pecans, warm brie-blueberry vinaigrette
Mesclun Salad with candied pecans, blue cheese, grilled apples, balsamic vinaigrette
Watercress Salad with watermelon, goat cheese, and balsamic syrup

Side Salads
Bacon and Egg Potato Salad
Beet salad with plums and goat cheese
Fire roasted tomato and bread salad with a spicy vinaigrette
Green bean salad with cashews and a honey dew dressing
Grilled fingerling potato salad with sugar snap peas
Marinated green beans with aged balsamic vinegar and sweet onions
Roasted corn and jicama salad
Sweet potato and black bean salad
Vigoron Salad - cold vegetable salad tossed with olive oil, lime juice, and mint
Wheat berry salad with tangerines and cashews

Vegetables
Bacon and red onion caramelized green beans
Chili and lime roasted corn – on the cob or off
Ginger glazed sweet carrots
Paper thin Astoria eggplant – thinly sliced eggplant, breaded and fried
Peruvian style grilled zucchini – with a Peruvian cheese sauce
Roasted summer/winter vegetables
Sugar corn with oregano butter
Goat cheese ratatouille

Starches
Arroz primavera
Citrus infused sweet potato mash
Chorizo and sweet potato hash
Frijoles Negros
Fried plantains with sour cream
Jasmine white rice
Horseradish mashed potatoes
Latin au Gratin – South American potatoes layered with asiago cheese
Morros – rice and black bean casserole
Yucca with a garlic cilantro sauce

Quench your thirst…

Mango iced tea – $20/gallon
Fresh brewed black tea with mango essence

Fruit Juice – $30/gallon
Mango, Pineapple-passion, Guava
Great as a refreshing drink or mixed with alcohol for a delicious cocktail

Lemon or Lime juice – $9/qt

Sangria Mix – $20/half gallon
Just add red or white wine and ice.

Mojito Mix – $30/gallon
Fresh mint muddled with sugar. Just add light rum and ice.

Unlimited Juice, Sangria or Mojito Mix – $4/person. Service required.
We will provide an unlimited supply of fresh juice, sangria mix or mojito mix plus ice
for the length of the party.

Coffee and Tea – $3/person. Service required.
Specialty teas, coffee, milk, cream, and sugars (does not include rentals).

From Ice to Olives
Service required.

Bar Set Up – $5/person for the first 1½ hours, then $1/person each additional hour
3 juices, 6 sodas, sour mix, lemons, limes, cherries, cocktail onions, ice, and oh yea, olives

Bar Set Up Plus – $8/person for the first 1 ½ hours, then $2/person each additional hour
All of the above, plus 2 premium cocktail mixes (fresh juice, sangria, or mojitos)

Just Ice – $2/person

Something Sweet…

Occasion Cakes
- Orders require 4 day advance notice.
- Round cakes consist of three layers of cake and two layers of filling.
- Sheet cakes consist of two layers of cake and one layer of filling.
- All cakes are iced with vanilla Buttercream.
- Additional options to personalize your special occasion include fondant icing as well as custom sugar decorations. Priced after consultation. (Pictures available upon request).

Prices
8” round / 6x6 square (serves 16) – $45
10” round / 8x8 square (serves 24) – $65
12” round / 10x10 square (serves 38) – $85
14” round / 12x12 square (serves 50) – $110
Quarter sheet cake (serves 30) – $70
Half sheet cake (serves 55) – $120

Specialty Cakes, Cookies, and Desserts

Traditional Rum Cake – $35 (serves 12)
Moist butter cake soaked in a sweet rum syrup

Bourbon Chocolate Cake – $35 (serves 12)
A deliciously rich, almost flourless chocolate cake with a hint of bourbon

Tropical Carrot Cake – $45 (serves 12)
Extra special with the addition toasted coconut, fresh pineapple, and roasted hazelnuts. Finished with a coconut cream cheese icing

Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding – $35 (serves 16)
Custard and bread swirled with chocolate sauce and chunks of banana

Banana Tres Leches – $30 (serves 16)
Traditional 3 milked soaked sponge cake with a splash of banana liquor

Valencia Flan – $20 (serves 8)
Baked custard with a caramel sauce

Arroz con Leche – $20 (serves 10)
Cinnamon infused rice pudding

Cheesecake – $35 (serves 10)
Rich and creamy cheesecake with graham cracker crust.

Cupcakes – $45 per 2 dozen or $25 per 2 dozen (minis)
Vanilla, Chocolate, Carrot

Cake Truffles – $22 per 2 dozen
Decadent Cake like truffles, enrobed in chocolate.
Chocolate, Peanut butter, Coconut raspberry, or Rum

Bite size Tea Cookies – $22/lb
Approximately 50 assorted cookies per pound

Brownies – $22 per 2 dozen
With or without walnuts

Fudge Bars – $26 per 2 dozen
A rich brownie with a milk chocolate icing

Large Cookies – $20 per 2 dozen
Peanut butter, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip

Cinnamix – $9/lb
Sweet cinnamon snack mix

Empanadas Dulce – $2.75/ea
Chocolate plantain, Nutella & cream cheese, Guava & cream cheese, Apple & dulce de leche

Isla Bonita Fruit Salad – $3.50/person
Fresh cut fruit with an orange mint syrup

Have some fun…

On Site Pig Roast
$30/person, minimum 25 people. Service required.

Includes whole roasted pig to be cooked in a pig box on site.
Plus choose 5 items from our list of leaf salads, side salads, vegetables, or starches.

Pig will be delivered earlier in day, set up and left to roast. Staff will return prior to event for full set up.

Chef Demo at Home
$1200 for three hours, for up to 12 people. $50/person each additional person up to 24. More than that, ask.
Price includes hands on instruction with Chef, three course meal, recipes, and a kitchen assistant.
Price does not include tax or gratuity.

Valencia for an Evening
$1500 for three hours. Maximum 24 people
Exclusive use of the restaurant for a private party.
Price includes three course meal or 10 piece tapas meal, plus service.
Corkage fees are waived. Price does not include tax or gratuity.
Available Monday – Wednesday after 5:00pm, Thursday – Sunday after 8:30 pm

Some extra help…

Delivery (in Fairfield County)
Just delivery – $35

Drop and Set (in Fairfield County)
Delivery and buffet set up – $70

Service
Minimum 4 hours.
For a full service event, the staff must arrive at least one hour before for set up, and stay one hour after for clean up. This time only reflects hours needed in reference to the food, it does not include any time required for room set up and break down. More time may also be required in the case of parties of 75 people or more.

Server – $35/hr
Bartender – $35/hr
Kitchen Assistant – $35/hr
Executive Chefs – $75/hr

Buffet Table Décor
Plantain leaf covering for buffet table – $100

Rentals
Chafing dish – $20
Buffet tent – $50
Generator – $100
Votive glass and tea light – $.85/ea

Private Tasting
At Valencia, Monday – Wednesday evenings. $75/hr plus the cost of the food.