

Holiday Dining To Fit Every Taste
Host your corporate and group holiday celebration downtown at the Ottawa Congress Centre for a truly memorable evening of dining and seasonal delights. You and your guests will arrive in the glow of the brilliant Christmas lights display along the Rideau Canal, then step into a Centre elegantly styled in sumptuous traditional holiday décor that continues inside and throughout your designated hall or salon. You’ll take a seat and be treated to your personal choices from our most varied and extensive holiday menu ever. Simply choose your date, select your menu and leave the rest to us.
In the true spirit of the season, our Executive Chef is in a giving mood. That means everyone who dines with us this holiday season gets to choose from three magnificent main course menus, five sensational salads, four superb soups, and a cornucopia of trimmings and side dishes, along with our sumptuous buffet selections. In addition to the selections presented here, we would be pleased to create a customized late-night buffet or holiday luncheon menu for your upcoming event. All this choice means you can truly design your menu to suit your guests’ tastes. > Click here to download pdf
We would be pleased to create a customized late-night buffet or holiday luncheon menu for your upcoming event.
May We Suggest A Wine With That?
Award-winning Sommelier, Sean Moher, from Groovy Grapes, has created wine pairing suggestions for each and every dish on our holiday menus. See what Sean recommends as you review our menu selections below.
Holiday Hors D'oeuvres
$8.55* per person (4 pieces per person. For groups of 25 or more)
• Smoked salmon and cream cheese in a mini puff pastry
• Shrimp ceviche on mini toast
• Assorted California rolls and sushi
• Andouille sausage and shrimp skewer
• Spinach and pesto flatbread
• Miniature chicken Wellington
• Scallop “Rockefeller” served in the shell
Holiday Dinner Menus
Develop a menu especially for your guests. Simply select one soup, salad, vegetable and starch to match your main course selection. Assorted fresh dinner rolls, coffee and tea are also included.
Salads
• Baby greens with strips of crisp prosciutto ham, sliced fresh mozzarella and toasted pine nuts, served with poppy seed vinaigrette
• Red leaf lettuce with julienne of smoked duck breast and sun-dried cranberries, served with cranberry and
Dijon vinaigrette
• Hearts of romaine lettuce with seasoned bread croutons and grated Parmesan cheese, served with traditional
Caesar dressing
• Seared large scallop on a bed of baby greens and micro sprouts, served with green asparagus vinaigrette
• Mesclun lettuce, sliced orange wheels, mustard sprouts and toasted almonds, served with balsamic vinaigrette
Soups
• Purée of butternut squash and sweet potato
• Velouté of parsnip with spinach and anise
• Purée of potato, pear and chestnut with chives
• Green lentil and roasted bell pepper
Side Dishes
(choice of one vegetable and one starch)
• Mixed seasonal fresh vegetables
• Sugar-glazed baby carrots
• Whole yellow and green beans scented with thyme
• Oven-roasted Parisienne potatoes
• Baked O’Brien potatoes with red and green peppers
• Israeli couscous pilaf with Spanish onion and peppers
• Basmati rice
Main Courses
• Carve your own turkey, served with cranberry sauce and a homemade stuffing with sage, apple and celery (serves 10) $26.50* per person
sommelier suggested pairing:
White – Chardonnay “Ardeche”, Latour, France $33*
Red – Beaujolais, Duboeuf, Beaujolais, France $34*
• Roasted Angus contrefilet in a blueberry and merlot sauce $35.90* per person
sommelier suggested pairing:
White – Chardonnay, Peninsula Ridge, Ontario VQA $38*
Red – Merlot, Marcus James, Argentina $31*
• Supreme of grilled breast of chicken with an orange and balsamic glaze and
Madeira sauce $29.00* per person
sommelier suggested pairing:
White – Pinot Grigio, Hogue, Washington State, U.S. $38*
Red – Zinfandel, Mondavi “Woodbridge”, California, U.S. $38*
Holiday Dinner Buffet
$44.20* per person
For groups of 50 or more.
• Assorted dinner rolls in a basket
• Mixed baby greens with sun-dried cranberries, Mandarin orange and toasted almonds
• Antipasto platter: sliced tomato, fresh mozzarella with basil and marinated grilled green beans with sesame seeds
• Traditional Caesar salad with condiments
• Devilled eggs with Matane baby shrimp
• Israeli couscous salad with chickpeas,
red and green bell peppers
• Orzo pasta salad
• Red skin potato salad
• Italian bowtie salad with mixed seafood
• Platters of: • Grilled salmon medallions and marinated squid salad
• Honeydew melon and prosciutto ham
Select one pasta dish and two hot main courses:
All entrées are served with a seasonal vegetable and Yukon gold mashed potatoes.
• Vegetable lasagna
sommelier suggested pairing:
Pinot Grigio, Hogue, Washington State, U.S. $38*
Zinfandel, Mondavi “Woodbridge”, California, U.S. $38*
• Ricotta and spinach manicotti
sommelier suggested pairing:
Sauvignon Blanc, Caliterra, Chile $33*
Beaujolais, Duboeuf, Beaujolais, France $34*
• Broiled fillet of tilapia with turmeric scented chardonnay sauce
sommelier suggested pairing:
Chardonnay “Ardeche”, Latour, France $33*
Beaujolais, Duboeuf, Beaujolais, France $34*
• Steamed fillet of Atlantic salmon in a dill sauce
sommelier suggested pairing:
Riesling “Reserve”, Henry of Pelham, Ontario VQA $38*
Baco Noir, Henry of Pelham, Ontario VQA $38*
• Grilled breast of chicken with a lemon and mustard sauce
sommelier suggested pairing:
Semillon/Chardonnay, Lindemans “Cawarra”, Australia $27*
Beaujolais, Duboeuf, Beaujolais, France $34*
• Oven-roasted breast of turkey in a creamy champagne
and cranberry sauce
sommelier suggested pairing:
Riesling “Reserve”, Henry of Pelham, Ontario VQA $38*
Zinfandel, Mondavi “Woodbridge”, California, U.S. $38*
• Slow-roasted smoked loin of pork in its own pan juice
sommelier suggested pairing:
Chardonnay “Ardeche”, Latour, France. $33*
Zinfandel, Mondavi “Woodbridge”, California, U.S. $38*
• Roasted loin of pork in a tarragon and red wine sauce
sommelier suggested pairing:
Riesling “Reserve”, Henry of Pelham, Ontario VQA $38*
Merlot, Marcus James, Argentina $31*
• Sliced roast top sirloin in a red wine sauce
sommelier suggested pairing:
Chardonnay, Peninsula Ridge, Ontario VQA $38*
Baco Noir, Henry of Pelham, Ontario VQA $38*
• Roasted Alberta Angus rib eye au jus (add $5.00* per person)
Carved at the station $75.00 (plus GST) per chef to be added.
sommelier suggested pairing:
Chardonnay, Peninsula Ridge, Ontario VQA $38*
Cabernet Sauvignon, Rothschild, Pays d’Oc, France $30*
Desserts
• Assorted domestic and imported cheese served with crackers and breadsticks
• A variety of cakes, pies, Christmas stollen, croquembouche, French pastries and English trifle
• Coffee and tea
Holiday Desserts à la Carte
• Artisan chocolate candles on gingerbread, filled with passion fruit mousse, served with a vanilla sauce and sprinkles of candied fruit
$9.25* per person
• Mini belle Hélène yule log on a bed of raspberry coulis
$8.25* per person
• ‘Little Drummer Boy’, chestnut Bavarian cream and chocolate biscuit
on an eggnog custard
$8.75* per person
• Christmas cranberry delight with chocolate ganache and purée of berries
$8.50* per person
*Taxes and gratuities extra
To select one of these menus or items for your upcoming event and for information on our specialty wine pairings that have been developed for the 2007 Holiday Menu offerings, please contact Loretta Briard, Catering Manager at 613-563-1983 ext.676 or lbriard@ottawacongresscentre.com.
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