Be surrounded by elegance and romance at Mercure Ballarat

The spectacular gardens at Mercure will fulfill all your dreams on your wedding day.

The hotel’s elegant reception rooms can accommodate an intimate wedding reception for 10 guests to the grandest reception catering for up to 600 guests.

A personal invitation is extended to you to view our reception rooms and discuss making your wedding dreams come true.

Phone: + 61 3 5327 1200
And make an appointment with our experienced wedding planner.

Mercure Ballarat, Romantic, Elegant, Memorable

Romance Reception $89.00 per person

(Minimum of 60 guests) Price subject to change

• Complimentary use of the gardens for your ceremony & photos
• Trial wedding dinner for the bride and groom
• Chef selection of hot & cold canapés
• Select from our three course menu or the buffet with tea, coffee, port and chocolates (refer below)
• Five hour of beverages incorporating 30 minutes of pre-dinner drinks which includes sparkling, wine, beer, soft drink and juice
• A glass of sparkling wine per guest for your toasts
• 2 personalized menus per table
• Lectern and microphone for speeches and dance floor
• Special accommodation rates for your wedding guests
• Deluxe accommodation with breakfast in our restaurant or through room services with a bottle of sparkling
• An Invitation to celebrate a romantic dinner and a glass of sparkling for two on your first wedding anniversary in the Victoria Restaurant

Elegance Reception $96.00 per person

(Minimum of 80 guests) Price subject to change

• Complimentary use of the gardens for your ceremony & photos
• Trial wedding dinner for the bride and groom
• Chef selection of hot & cold canapés
• Select from our three course menu or the buffet with tea, coffee, port and chocolates (refer below)
• One antipasto platter per table
• Five hour of beverages incorporating 30 minutes of pre-dinner drinks and which includes sparkling, wine beer, soft drink and juice
• A glass of sparkling wine per guest for your toasts
• Chair covers for all chairs with bows
• 2 personalized menus per table
• Lectern and microphone for speeches and dance floor
• Special accommodation rates for your wedding guests
• Deluxe accommodation with breakfast in our restaurant or through room services with a bottle of sparkling
• An Invitation to celebrate a romantic dinner and a glass of sparkling for two on your first wedding anniversary in the Victoria Restaurant

Reception Menu

Entrée Selection

• Pistachio crusted salmon on julienne vegetable and mushroom with raspberry butter sauce
• Crepe filled with chicken and caramelized onion with chive white wine cream
• Marinated prawns and mussels on basil and parmesan risotto
• Potato and leek soup with fennel and watercress
• Roasted vine ripped tomato soup with pesto crème fraiche
• Fresh fettuccine with mushroom, snow peas, olives, bacon and spinach with napolitano sauce and shaved parmesan
• Caramelized red onion, red currant and sun dried tomato tart, top with whipped gorgonzola cheese
• Fresh crab and fish cake with shaved fennel salad and watercress remoulade
• Pan roasted scallops with asparagus, oven dried tomato, served with macadamia nut and raspberry dressing
• Sear thai style prawns with soba noodles, cucumber and paw paw salsa
• Spicy seafood peri peri on rosti potato
• Crisp salad with vine ripened tomatoes, goat cheese, pistachios, seasonal berries, and lemon basil dressing
• Honey glazed chicken with snow peas and mushroom, apple mustard sauce
• Caramelized red onion, red currant and sun dried tomato tart, top with whipped gorgonzola cheese

Vegetarian Selection

• Tempura zucchini and pumpkin with harissa yoghurt
• Antipasto plate with slow roasted tomato with olive tapenade, marinated artichoke, roasted capsicum, poached figs, blue cheese and balsamic
• Potato Tart with tomato, mozzarella, thyme and char grilled capsicum

Main Selection

• Marinated chicken breast with stir fried vegetable and mushroom, served with chili, garlic and soy glaze
• BBQ pork neck with vegetable ratatouille, apple cider and caraway seeds jus
• Slow roasted porterhouse of beef top with forest mushroom ragout, rich red wine sauce
• Double roasted duckling with braised cabbage and sausage on herb polenta, pinot noir jus
• Grain fed beef medallions on bean cassoulet, vine ripened tomatoes sauce
• Chicken supreme on ragout of leek, bacon and mushroom and served with a red wine sauce
• Escalopes of veal topped with shrimps on parmesan polenta and peperoni, served with roasted garlic butter sauce
• Chicken in puff pastry roulade with roasted garlic cabernet jus
• Perch fillet with sautéed fennel, pancetta and spring onion, served with rocket and basil sauce
• Beef porterhouse steak with whipped chive and Roquefort cheese served with port wine reduction
• Slow roast pepper and mustard crusted scotch fillet on spiced chick peas with forest mushroom sauce
• Oven roast turkey breast with chestnut and raisins stuffing, cranberry jus
• Chicken supreme on ragout of leek, bacon and mushroom and served with a red wine sauce

Vegetarian Selection

• Slow roasted onion with goats cheese, pumpkin and thyme served with sweet potato chips
• Parmesan baked polenta with roasted egg plant, zucchini and tomato served with saffron yoghurt
• Spinach and porchini mushroom risotto with side of rocket and parmesan salad
• Rice noodles and vegetable stir fry with lime, chilli and ginger

Dessert Selection

• Chocolate cream and cherries pavlova roll with fruit coulis and cherry compote
• Trio of Home made ice-cream and sorbet with Australian Champagne and sparkling fruit soup
• Mocha, hazelnut and baileys roulade with berry coulis and seasonal fruit
• Ice-cream terrine with roast peach compote
• Passionfruit cheese cake with seasonal fruit salsa
• Port wine jelly with homemade sorbet and biscotti
• Chocolate and hazelnut crepes with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice-cream
• Individual berry and fruit pavlova with fruit coulis
• Poached pear with meringue and vanilla ice-cream
• Lemon and Tequila Tart with liquid cream and seasonal berries
• Trio of Home made ice-cream and sorbet with Australian Champagne and sparkling fruit soup
• Passionfruit cheese cake with seasonal fruit salsa

Reception Buffet

Cold

• Continental deluxe cold cuts (including ham, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, salami, pate and terrine) with appropriate garnishes
• Mediterranean style calamari
• Smoked salmon with capers and horseradish
• Japanese sushi platter with soy sauce and wasabi
• Thai style marinated chicken
• Roasted eggplant, tomato and feta cheese with balsamic dressing
• Marinated half shell green lip mussel
• 6 freshly made salads with your favorite dressings

Hot Selection

• Potato and leek soup
• Oven roasted lamb strip loins with olives, sundried tomato and boconcini cheese, tomato sauce
• Malaysian chicken curry with mango chutney
• Baked sea perch with ginger, champagne and dill sauce
• Escalope of veal with peppercorn sauce
• Vegetarian pasta with cream sauce
• Garden fresh vegetables and chat potatoes

Carving

• Slow roasted porterhouse with red wine sauce

Dessert

• Selection of French pastry, tartlettes and slices
• Australian farm house cheese platter with lavosh biscuits
• Variety of tarts, cakes and gateaux
• Crème caramel and profiteroles
• Fresh fruit platters
• Tea, coffee and chocolates

Optional Extras

• The following is a summary of services that we can assist you with…….

Appetizer $20.00 per platter

(10 pieces per table)

• Fresh baked vianne bread served with olive oil & aged balsamic
• Tomato, onion, basil bruschetta
• Peeking duck on spring onion bilinies, hoi sin and ginger
• Smoked salmon, fried capers, horseradish cream and crute

Platters

• Gourmet selection of australian cheese with lavosh shards, nuts & dried fruits
• $32.00 per platter

• Antipasto plate comprising of olives, prosciutto, Spanish salami, marinated & char grilled vegetables, feta  and bocconcine cheese
• $32.00 per platter

• Seafood antipasto plate comprising mussels, char grilled, marinated octopus, fresh prawns, oysters & Smoked Salmon
• $52.00 per platter

Salads / Vegetables

• Crip Green Rocket leaf salad with fresh shaved Parmesan & Balsamic Dressing
• $21.00 per table

• Greek Style Salad with Olives, Red and Green Capsicum, Greek feta cheese & Shallots with an olive oil & Vinegar Dressing
• $23.00 per table

• Fresh Baby Vegetables including Carrots, Corn, Snow Peas & Green Beans Tossed through Garlic Butter.
• $27.00 per table

Children’s Menu

$18.50 per child (5-12 Years of age)

This Included:

• Chicken schnitzel with chips and salad
• Vanilla ice cream with topping & Soft Drink

Children under 5 year free of charge

This Included:

• Chicken schnitzel with chips and salad
• Vanilla ice cream with topping & Soft Drink

Band, Photographer & Videographer Meal $36.00 per person

This Includes:

• The main meal from your menu & soft drink

An Elegant Touch

• Black table cloths – from $6.00 per table
• Table runners – from $2.50 per table

Beverages Options

Premium Beverage Package $13.00 per person

• Bancroft Bridge Sparkling, Over & Under Shiraz & Pinot Gris, Boags Draught, Hahn Premium Light, Soft Drink and Juices

Platinum Beverage Package $23.00 per person

• Rococo Blanc de Blanc, Gulf Station Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, James Boags Premium, Hahn Premium Light, Soft Drink and Juices