Sample Menus

Every Lowcountry Gourmet menu is built around you, so think of these as a starting point. They're real menus Chef Darren has cooked for clients across Bluffton, Hilton Head and the Lowcountry. Plated dinners start at $130 per person and family-style dinners start at $120 per person. Vegetarian, gluten-free and other dietary needs can be worked into any menu.

Lowcountry Plated Dinner

First course: White lotus roll with bluefin tuna, avocado, roasted red peppers and seasoned rice

Second course: Box'd Caesar with house-made Caesar dressing, parmesan crisp and cherry tomatoes

Third course: Lowcountry raviolo filled with blue crab, ricotta and Old Bay, with sweet potato and corn hash and andouille chips

Main course: Butter-poached lobster tail with saffron beurre blanc and a petite filet, porcini risotto cake and asparagus tips

Dessert: Three-layer chocolate cake with ganache and raspberry coulis

Five-Course Fall Tasting

First course: Pumpkin bisque with pancetta, chive oil and feta, served in mini pumpkins

Second course: Fall harvest salad with roasted acorn squash, candied pecans, cranberries, goat cheese and apple cider vinaigrette

Third course: Herb-crusted grouper over brown butter grits with tomato velouté

Fourth course: Braised lamb shank with carrot-potato purée, broccolini and sage gremolata

Dessert: Pumpkin pear cobbler à la mode

Four-Course Steakhouse Dinner

To start: Charcuterie board and beef crostini with pear chimichurri

Salad: Poached pear salad with Gorgonzola, candied pecans, pickled shallots and warm bacon dressing

Main course: Center-cut filet with carrot-potato purée, peppercorn brandy sauce and Swiss chard

Dessert: Crème brûlée with chocolate sauce

Family-Style Southern Dinner

Starters: Charcuterie board and lamb cornbread crostini with chimichurri

On the table: House-made cornbread with honey butter, harvest salad with apples and goat cheese, roasted red skin potatoes with orange and sage, and honey bourbon green beans

Mains: Pan-seared chicken with apple champagne beurre blanc and beef tenderloin with horseradish cream and red wine demi

Dessert: Apple cobbler with whipped cream

Lowcountry Boil

Salad: Grilled peach salad with goat cheese, candied pecans, pickled onions and lemon basil vinaigrette

Main: Lowcountry boil with shrimp, smoked sausage, corn and red potatoes

Dessert: Peach cobbler with whipped cream

Want something different? Tell us about your event and Chef Darren will build a menu around it.