Family-style pasta service with wine pour at a Stone House Nevada City private event — chef-crafted catering
Catering & Cuisine

Food that honors
the occasion

From themed dinner experiences to custom-built menus, our chef crafts every plate with the highest-quality ingredients — always seed-oil-free, always seasonal, always local.

Wedding & Event Catering Packages

Three tiers,
infinitely customizable

Every wedding and private event at Stone House starts with one of three chef-curated catering packages — Prospector, Brewmaster, or Mother Lode. Each is fully customizable and pairs seamlessly with the themed dinner experiences below.

Pan-seared fish over couscous with rustic focaccia — Prospector package at Stone House Nevada City
Foundation Tier

Prospector

The chef's foundation — seasonal classics, beautifully plated.

What's Included

2 hors d'oeuvres · Salad · 2 entrées · Vegetarian/vegan option · Rolls & butter · Beverage station (coffee, tea, lemonade) · House champagne for toasts

Featured Entrées

  • Lemon Chicken Piccata
  • Center Cut Sirloin, demi glaze
  • Herb-Roasted Chicken
  • Herb-Crusted Tilapia
  • Braised Beef Short Rib
  • Roasted Salmon, dill cream
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Charred steak with chimichurri — Brewmaster package at Stone House Nevada City
Most Versatile

Brewmaster

Where craft meets occasion — bigger menu, broader entrée range.

What's Included

3 hors d'oeuvres · Salad · 2 entrées · Vegetarian/vegan option · Rolls & butter · Beverage station · House champagne for toasts

Featured Entrées

  • Brown Ale Steak Medallions
  • Whiskey Steak, fried onions
  • Champagne or Riesling Chicken
  • Tri Tip, Zinfandel sauce
  • Chicken Madeira
  • Mahi Mahi, rum mango-pineapple salsa
  • Sea Bass, lemon chive beurre blanc
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Family-style feast overhead view — Mother Lode signature package at Stone House Nevada City
Signature Tier

Mother Lode

The full Stone House experience — most courses, broadest choice.

What's Included

4 hors d'oeuvres · Salad · 2 entrées · Vegetarian/vegan option · Rolls & butter · Beverage station · House champagne for toasts

Signature Entrées

  • New York Steak, roasted or carved
  • Prime Rib, roasted or carved
  • Stuffed Chicken Cordon Bleu, creamy chardonnay sauce
  • Or any entrée from Prospector / Brewmaster
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House-baked focaccia with olive oil, wine and tapas-style small plates at a Stone House Nevada City private event — chef-crafted hors d'oeuvres Available with every package

Hors d'oeuvres Library

Twenty chef-crafted passed appetizers and stationed displays. Your package selection draws from the full library.

  • Caprese Kabob
  • Chicken Satay
  • Stuffed Mushrooms
  • Spanakopita
  • Seasonal Crostini
  • Bruschetta
  • BBQ or Swedish Meatballs
  • Vegetable Spring Rolls
  • Potstickers
  • Potato Crêpe
  • Cheese Quesadilla
  • Ahi Tuna on Wonton Crisp
  • Garden Vegetable Crudité
  • Mango Fruit Salsa
  • Domestic Cheeses, Crackers & Fruit Display
  • Coconut Shrimp
  • Poached Prawns with Cocktail Sauce
  • Artisan Cheese Display
  • Cured Meats & Antipasto
  • Salmon
Guests toasting with signature cocktails at a Stone House Nevada City private event — chef-crafted drinks for weddings Three hours of open bar

Beverage Packages

Three hours of open bar service, with three tiers to match your celebration.

Beer & Wine
Curated domestic & imported beers, house wines, soft drinks.
Premium Bar
Premium-label spirits, craft beers, curated wines.
Top Shelf
Top-shelf spirits, fine wines, plus two custom signature cocktails.

Ready to plan your event?

Tell us your date and guest count — we'll build a custom proposal with full pricing within 24 hours.

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Wood-fired vegetable pizza on a Stone House Nevada City catering table
Cucumber gimlet signature cocktail at a Stone House Nevada City private event
Pan-seared fish with carrot couscous at a Stone House Nevada City private event
Red champagne signature cocktail at a Stone House Nevada City private event
Heirloom beet salad with microgreens — Stone House Nevada City private event plating
Orange signature cocktail garnished with pampas at a Stone House Nevada City private event
Beyond the Packages

Every event at Stone House is built around your vision and your guests. Our culinary team works directly with you to design a menu that fits the occasion — from a single passed-appetizer reception to a multi-course family-style feast.

What follows are example menus that show the range of what we can create. Pick a theme, mix and match courses, or hand us a brief — every detail is customizable.

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About these menus: The dishes below are examples from our chef's library — they represent the style, range, and ambition of what's possible. Your menu will be designed for your date, your guest count, and your occasion. Talk to us about your vision and we'll build something just for you.
Take your guests somewhere memorable

Themed Dinner Experiences

Beyond the packages above, our chef builds themed dinner experiences from scratch. These four examples show the range of what's possible — each can be added to any package, scaled, simplified, or expanded for your event.

Family Style · Family-Style Service

Asian Rolling Family Style Dinner

Bar Snacks

  • Sesame-dressed edamame
  • Vegetable rice paper rolls, sweet vinegar & soy
  • Mini chicken satay, fresh lime & sesame sauce

Dim Sum & Tempura

  • Bamboo-steamed langoustine & daikon dim sum
  • Pan-fried pork & lobster gyoza with black truffle
  • Tempura panko shrimp sushi roll, mango & ponzu
  • Tempura tofu, sweet soy & sesame

Sashimi

  • Tuna with black truffle
  • Salmon & caviar with sake dressing
  • Hamachi with jalapeño & ponzu

Mains

  • Miso-braised black cod with spring onions & ginger
  • Claypot-roasted organic chicken teriyaki
  • Seared grass-fed beef tenderloin with aromatic seasoned oils
  • Bok choi, bamboo skewers, asparagus & snow peas, garlic sauce
  • Fried ginger & garlic jasmine rice

Dessert

  • Caramelized pineapple, brown sugar & ginger ice cream
  • Fresh local fruit platters
Family Style · Tagines & Mezze

Moroccan Feast

Mezze & Salads

  • Flatbread, hummus, yogurt, herb & harissa dip
  • Carrot & preserved lemon salad
  • Lentil & kale salad, tahini dressing, date & chickpea
  • Chargrilled tender-stem broccoli, asparagus, pine nuts & chermoula
  • Eggplant baba ganoush
  • Pickled cabbage & cucumber
  • Roasted vegetable couscous

Tagines

  • Mixed seafood tagine — calamari, prawns, mussels, peppers & parsley
  • Lamb tagine with green olives, parsley & artichoke
  • Chicken tagine, almond & tomato

Dessert

  • Orange & cardamom crème, saffron sablé
Family Style · Wood-Fired

Indian Night

Bar Snacks

  • Vegetable samosas with cucumber raita
  • Chili crab claws, tamarind, garlic, lime & chili
  • Tandoori octopus, flash-fried with pine nuts
  • Paratha breads & chapatis with mango pachadi, tamatar & coconut-ginger chutney

From the Tandoor

  • Wood-fired tandoori ratan: pepper chicken, mustard-marinated king prawns, tandoori gobi
  • Masala scallop, seared with masala spices, poppy seeds, turmeric & lemon juice
  • Meen moilee — pan-seared snapper, coconut milk, turmeric, curry leaves & coriander cress
  • Wood-fired lamb cutlets, smoked pepper sauce, toasted almonds & mustard cress

From the Garden

  • Shari yengi — baby aubergines filled with kolphar spices, peanuts, braised with tamarind
  • Bombay potatoes, fenugreek, turmeric, mustard seeds & chili
  • Vegetable rice — lemon, cashew, mustard seeds, curry leaf, peas & asparagus tips

Dessert

  • Homemade mango sorbet, caramelized mango & pineapple, sugared almonds
  • Fresh fruit
Plated · Three Course

Pub Night

Starters

  • House-made soup of the day
  • Fresh crusty bread
  • Crispy breaded mushrooms with garlic mayonnaise

Mains

  • Parmesan-crumbed eggplant, herb crumble, sun-dried tomato, tarragon, feta & kale
  • Roasted pork loin, grilled pineapple, chunky triple-cooked chips, fried egg
  • Traditional shepherd's pie — minced lamb, seasonal vegetables, creamy mash
  • Guinness-battered red snapper "fish n chips" — tartare, mushy peas, triple-cooked chips

Sides

  • Roasted seasonal vegetables with garlic
  • Organic green leaf salad

Dessert

  • Bread & butter pudding, vanilla anglaise
Build Your Own

Custom menus for
any occasion

Wedding receptions, corporate dinners, intimate elopements, milestone birthdays, multi-day retreats — our chef will design a menu around your vision, your guests, and your budget.

"Tell us your idea — a Caribbean rum dinner, a Thai street-food brunch, a 7-course gala, a vegan farm-to-table tasting. We'll build the menu, source the ingredients, and serve every plate."

Every menu accommodates dietary needs (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies). Dishes can be passed, plated, family-style, buffet, or food-station. Beverage and bar packages are quoted separately.

Let's design a menu
around your day

Send us your date, guest count, and a sentence about what you have in mind. We'll come back within 24 hours with a custom menu proposal and a quote.

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