Cuisine
Our informal and relaxed hosted dinner parties are a great part of the The Ridge experience. Maralyns mediterranean style menus change every day and are accompanied by excellent local Matakana Coast wine from the Ransom vineyard - see some sample menus below.
With a maximum of 8 people at dinner (including ourselves), it's a great number for an informal and relaxed dinner party, read what our previous guests say about them in our guest comments - as they say it all.
Maralyn always checks to see if you have any food dislikes when you book to ensure these are avoided when choosing the menus for your stay.
Some Example Dinner Menus
- Pre-dinner drinks and nibbles
- Asparagus salad with tomato, Puhoi Feta cheese & pine nuts
- Paprika chicken with chorizo & chickpeas in a sherry sauce
- Homemade brown bread ice cream with an orange and Cointreau coulis
- Local Matakana Coast wines from the - Ransom vineyard
- Coffee or tea and chocolates
- Pre-dinner drinks and nibbles
- Broccoli & almond soufflé
- Filet Chicken stuffed with homemade pesto, wrapped in prosciutto & poached in white wine, accompanied by honey roasted Mediterranean vegetables
- Homemade fig & almond tart with whipped cream
- Local Matakana Coast wines from the - Ransom vineyard
- Coffee or tea and chocolates
- Pre-dinner drinks and nibbles
- Garlic & coriander prawns
- Chicken roulade wrapped in pancetta baked in white wine on a bed of Marrakesh tajine
- 17th century cheesecake
- Local Matakana Coast wines from the - Ransom vineyard
- Coffee or tea and chocolates
- Pre-dinner drinks and nibbles
- Egg, avocado & dill mousse with prawns
- Roast lamb on a bed of oven roasted vegetables with chickpeas
- Home made honeycomb ice cream
- Local Matakana Coast wines from the - Ransom vineyard
- Coffee or tea and chocolates
- Pre-dinner drinks and nibbles
- Kipper pate with an orange salad
- Roast fillet of beef accompanied by oven roasted vegetables with a red wine jus and horseradish
- French apple tart with cream
- Wines from our local Matakana Coast - Ransom vineyard
- Coffee or tea and chocolates
Breakfast
- Pure fresh orange juice
- A platter of fresh fruits
- Maralyn’s fruit compote cooked with orange flower or rose water
- Home made muffins
- Home made muesli with yoghurt and honey
- Toasted homemade bread with honey and preserves
- A cooked breakfast if preferred
- An assortment of teas and coffee
