With Easter just around the corner team Arbutus are well on their way in preparing for our Easter Sunday Carvery from starters to delicious desserts and everything in between.
If you are not joining us this Sunday for our Easter Carvery check out these top tips for a stress-free Easter.
Now that party season is upon us and the wedding season is almost in full bloom, we have started to think about our welcome drinks and canapés for the Arbutus upcoming events. Take a read below for some canapé inspiration.
Here are Arbutus we are slowly easing our way into spring and as we prepare for a busy Easter weekend full of bookings for our Sunday Carvery we just can't help but share these Easter table setting and centrepiece ideas. We hope you find them useful if you are hosting an Easter party this 2018.
With a lot of hard work and effort from our team, we are extremely excited that Arbutus have now reopened The O'Neill Arms Country House Hotel in Toome. Previously known as The White River Hotel, The O'Neill Arms Country House Hotel now brings exciting new menus, offers and much more such as our 3 for £15 menu running Monday to Thursday from 4pm to 7pm and our exquisite Sunday Carvery. This is a very exciting opportunity to branch out the Arbutus brand and extend our wedding services and catering to the Mid Ulster area and beyond.
Gin! Who doesn’t love gin? It’s the perfect beverage to enjoy on a night out with friends or simply just to sip on, on a summers evening. Gin has become increasingly popular over the last few years with many venues having a designated bar/area just for gin, which is perfect for tasting a range of different flavours and combinations.
Wine has always been a popular choice for coupling up with meals or even just to sip on while having a good old catch up with friends. If you are one of the few who is not educated in the wine department here are a few tips to get you started.
At Arbutus Hospitality we are very often setting hundreds, of tables per week, whether it be for weddings, dinner parties, corporate events, or even in our restaurants. We have strict procedures and policies to follow to ensure tables are turned around correctly, for the next set of diners.
We have checklists as long as our arms to ensure everything is perfect from glasses being set in the correct place, to napkins being folded correctly and every type of necessary cutlery being present on the table.
As Pancake Tuesday approaches Arbutus brings you the most delicious pancake toppings.
Pancakes are an all time favourite dessert, breakfast or snack. The good thing about pancakes is they are very easy to be made. Just following the instructions, and a couple of tries if you’re new in the kitchen, will lead you to the perfect breakfast or dessert for any day. If you want to experiment with the toppings, there are many ways to do it and here is some ideas.
toppings, there are many ways to do it and here is some ideas.
We are extremely pleased to announce that the Arbutus brand will now be taking over the management of the White River Hotel, Toome. We see this as an exciting opportunity to branch out our brand and extend our wedding services and catering to the Mid Ulster area and beyond. We have new and exciting plans for the hotel as a whole and looking forward to embracing these in the upcoming months.
There are many myths and recipes to cooking the perfect steak and we all like to try different methods to wow our dinner guests. So here we have explained a few tops tips on cooking a mouth-watering steak!
So we are now into mid January and you may have encountered a few situations where you have struggled with your New Years healthy eating plan.
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You may have noticed something different recently on our social media channels, website and company vehicles. Yes – we are rebranding!
Arbutus At The Crannagh presents JazzLite on Saturday 20th January 2018.
Get your dancing shoes on as this is sure to be a fun-filled night to lift your January blues. Enjoy a glass of house wine on arrival and JazzLite will take to the stage while you enjoy a 4 course meal specially created for the Jazz Night. Afterwards dance the night away by the River Bann.
As we approach the New Year, and as a chef I often get asked about healthy recipes. January is the prime month for people to start their new healthy diets and I think that it is very important when designing Arbutus menus and attending Arbutus outside catering events, this should be kept in mind.
When we cater for outside events, it is extremely important not only to get the food correct but also to have the event venue looking its best. This goes from setting the cutlery, to laying the lining table cloths and placing the chairs correctly.
Hot drinks to sip around the fire this winter - As the snow hits us this weekend, here we have some Winter warmers for you to sip on by the fire.
You may have had horrible past experiences about cooking the Christmas turkey. It can be hard to get it just right. To help you along this Christmas we have taken the time to lay out the most useful tips on preparing the perfect turkey.
So, some of you may have already started thinking about Christmas dinner. Here at Arbutus we most certainly are well on our way on planning our Boxing Day and New Years Day menu.
This got us thinking, we have decided to share some tips with all of you out there who will be preparing Christmas dinner this year.
Arbutus at The Forum are delighted to win Restaurant of the Year 2017 - Derry at SME Northern Ireland Business Awards. In a very competitive market within the Derry area we are proud that our efforts have been recognised.
Our philosophy of serving up the finest and freshest local produce combined with excellent service guarantees an enjoyable dining experience. We achieve this by continually training our staff on customer service, hand picking our preferred suppliers and dedicating time and expertise to the creation of our menus.
