Favourite starter when going to a restaurant ?

Question

Need to write a menu and need some ideas for starters ?

Answer 1

Garlic mushrooms - mmm... breaded mushrooms in a garlic/mayonnaise type of dip. I have it every time. Or big flat mushrooms topped with stilton and parmesan cheese. (a bit of a mushroom theme going on here I think!). My partner always has mussels in creamy garlic & wine sauce with bread & chips! Hope this helps!

Answer 2

You want something easy and not too intricate to put together quickly.

Some simple ideas:

Pate with toast - you can buy lots of very good pates direct from the supermarket

Parma ham with melon

Prawn cocktail; shred lettuce into individual bowls, add some defrosted prawns, cover with Rose Marie sauce (half ketchup, half mayonnaise, dash of Tabasco), chill for a couple of hours

Layer beef tomato, advocado slices and mozzarella on individual plates, make a dressing with olive oil, garlic, white wine vinegar and mustard powder and drizzle over. Chill for 30 minutes and then serve with crusty bread.

You could also make a very simple but hearty vegetable soup by frying onion, garlic, celery together in a little oil, adding vegetable stock and lots of different ypes of vegetables, boil then simmer untoil veggies are all soft, then puree with aq blender.

Answer 3

my favourite starter ever was half a roasted pepper, with halloumi cheese and maybe some bread came with it- i can't quite remember but it tasted fantastic. asparagus with balsamic vinegar and shaved parmesan is also lovely. a good home made soup should always be on a menu- the more interesting the flavour the better. oooohhh i could go on forever!

Answer 4

Grilled Tiger Prawns! Delicious!!

Answer 5

when i go to a restaurant i like having something cold for a starter like:
melon + parma ham
slices of smoked salmon + lemon juice
especially prawn cocktail or tuna cocktail.
you could try some of these starters.

Answer 6

This greek restaurant i go to in spain funnily enough make this delicious stuffed pepper

Its usually a green pepper whole with the top sliced off, stuffed with lamb mincemeat, tomatoes, onions and herbs until it looks a bit blackened and then the top of the pepper put back on and voila!!!!

utterly gorgeous xx

Answer 7

Garlic mushrooms, salad garnish and dip
Soup and bread roll
Pate, melba toast and salad garnish
Fan of melon
three different types of melon iced, sprikled with powdered ginger
Deep fried goats cheese, salad garnish and dip
veg sticks (crudites, eg, raw carrot, celery, spring onions, button mushrooms, etc) and dip
garlic prawns
prawn cocktail
deep fried scampi and dip
guacamole and tortilla chips
salmon mousse, melba toast and salad garnish
little savoury biscuits topped with sardines, prawns, veg pate, cheese, etc - good luck!

Answer 8

Large prawns and pineapple in a curried mayonnaise (dusted with cayenne) on a lettuce bed, served with thinly sliced wholemeal bread.

Avocado with vinaigrette dressing

Smoked mackerel with horseradish or mustard sauce

Scallops and rolled bacon on skewers

Chilled vichyssoise soup

Popcorn shrimp

Answer 9

Deep Fried Camembert in Breadcrumbs mmm, chicken liver pate and freshly baked french bread, or if you want something really easy a tricolore salad slices of tomatoes, mozzerella, and basil leaves, drizzled in oil and black pepper!

Answer 10

Absolutely love deep fried squid rings with garlic mayo or a really good pate with hot toast - too often though the toast doesn't come hot but when it does yum