Chef & Bartender Experience
at Encore Resort at Reunion
The Encore Resort Chef Experience is the ultimate dining experience! Welcome one of our skilled chefs into your resort home and watch as they prepare a delicious, multi-course meal right in front of your eyes! Our Catering Team will assist you in selecting the perfect meal for this occasion from our carefully crafted Chef Experience menu.
Our in-home Bartending Experience can be a great enhancement to our Chef Experience or a standalone event. Whether you’re simply looking for someone to prepare delicious cocktails or you want to learn the art of mixology, there are options to suit every need!
Private Chef Experiences
A Step Beyond
All Entrées include choice of one salad and one dessert. Dinners are served with choice of complimentary Fiji® still water or S.Pellegrino® sparkling water.
*Please Note: Entrée prices listed are per person
Entreés
Family Style Entreés
- Shrimp & Chicken Fajitas $56+
With flour tortillas, shredded lettuce, cheese and sour cream. Served with black beans and jasmine rice (corn chips, fire roasted salsa and guacamole are served as first course*)
- Shrimp & Chicken Vegetable Stir-Fry $56+
Served with fragrant jasmine rice.
Plated Entreés
- Pan Seared Salmon $62+
Served with a Spinach and Tomato Butter Sauce and also a shrimp, corn and red pepper risotto.
- Parmesan Crusted Shrimp $68+
Served with wilted spinach and truffle whipped potatoes. Topped with garlic butter and toasted bread crumbs.
- Pepper Seared Tofu Bowl (v) $68+
Served with sesame brussel sprouts, cremini mushrooms and fragrant jasmine rice.
- Frenched Sundried Tomato Chicken $68+
Served with twice baked paprika potatoes, and roasted parmesan asparagus. Topped with a garlic and basil pinot grigio cream sauce.
- Pan Seared Filet Mignon $75+
Served with creamy parmesan whipped potatoes and wilted spinach. Topped with a fresh thyme and garlic butter reduction.
- Chilean Sea Bass $80+
Served with sundried tomato broccolini and fragrant jasmine rice. Topped with a soy-ginger reduction.
- Filet & Cold Water Lobster Tail $93+
Served with truffle whipped potatoes and broccolini almandine. Topped with toasted almond and garlic butter.
Salads
- Spinach Salad
Spinach, cucumbers, almonds, goat cheese, strawberries, and a honey balsamic vinaigrette
- Caprese
Beefsteak tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil pesto, balsamic glaze, black pepper
- Bacon Avocado Wedge
Romaine wedge, bacon, tomato, blue cheese crumbles, avocado, and a Cajun ranch dressing
(v) – Vegan
+7.5% Tax
Enhancements
Add any of the following to the Chef Experience
Appetizers
(To be ready upon arrival of the chef)
- Spinach and Artichoke Dip $5
Served with garlic & parmesan toast points
- Cheese Board $6.50
Presentation of seasonal cheeses, fresh strawberries, almonds, toast points
- Charcuterie Board $10
Presentation of seasonal cured meats, fresh strawberries, almonds, toast points
Hors D’Oeuvres
(To be ready upon arrival of the chef)
Cold
- Grape Tomato Skewer $2.50
With fresh mozzarella
- Deviled Egg $3
With candied bacon
- Citrus Poached Shrimp $5
With Bourbon Mary sauce
Hot
- Fresh Mozzarella Arancini $2.50
- Sesame Ginger Meatballs $3
- Grilled cheese $5
Wth tomato basil bisque shooter
Wine
Sparkling
- Bollinger $155
Champagne, France
Rose
- Breezette $48.50
Provence, France
White
- Attems $47
Pinot Grigio, Italy
- August Kessler "R" $47
Reisling, Germany
- Rutherford Ranch $50
Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, California
Red
Kid's Meals
Kid’s meals courses can be started upon arrival of Chef or served alongside adult course menu.
Ages 3 – 12
$19.75+ Per Child
First Course
- Side Garden or Caesar Salad
Second Course
- Choice of One Entreé
Chicken Tenders, Cheeseburger, Macaroni and Cheese (Will not be served with accompaniment), Grilled Chicken Breast or Chef’s Choice of Pasta with Marinara or Alfredo Sauce (Will not be served with accompaniment)
- Choice of an Accompaniment
French Fries, Fruit Cup, or Jasmine Rice
Third Course
- Chocolate Fudge Brownie
+Prices are Subject to 7.5% Tax.
Bar Experience
Option 1
Bartender Only
- Bartender Fee $62/hour
- Guest would provide all alcohol and mixers
- Bartender would bring their tools
- If you would like us to provide mixers, then pricing starts at $5.00/person
Option 2
Mixology Lesson
- Mixologist Fee $75/hour
- Shake, stir, and pour your own craft cocktails in an interactive Mixology Lesson. Mixologist will teach and guide you through 2 crafted cocktails
- Each guest will get their own cocktail
- Pricing starts @ $44.00/person
- See Craft Cocktail list for examples
- Complimentary Fiji Water will be offered during experience
- Each guest gets to their own basic bar tools as a Souvenir and their own recipe cards
++Prices are Subject to 7.5% Tax
Mixology Experience
Craft Cocktails
Rum Based
- Caribbean Old Fashioned
Bacardi Ocho, Black cherries, Grapefruit Bitters, Citrus
- Dragon Mojito
Bacardi Dragonberry, Fresh Strawberries, Lime, Mint, Agave, Marques de Caceres Cava Brut
- Mojito Mule
Papa Pilar Blonde Rum, Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur, Fresh Ginger, Mint, Pineapple, Lime, Agave, Stoli Ginger Beer
Vodka Based
- Strawberry Shrub
Belvedere Vodka, Fresh Strawberries, Lime, Agave, Balsamic Vinegar, Cracked Black Pepper
- Cucumber Lemon Martini
Stoli Vodka, St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur, Cucumber, Lemon
- Elixir
Stoli Elite Vodka, Fresh Turmeric, Lemon, Pineapple, Cracked Black Pepper
Gin Based
- Summer Blush
Nolet’s Silver Gin, Fresh strawberries, Basil, Lemon, Agave
- Cucumber Royal Blue
Empress Gin, Cucumber, Mint, Basil, Perrier
- Gunpowder Fruit
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Cointreau, Cucumber, Blueberry, Fresh Lemon, Egg White
Tequila Based
- Mexico City
Patron Reposado, Cointreau, Avocado, Cilantro, Lime, Agave
- The Botanist
Milagro Silver, St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur, Red Bell Pepper, Cilantro, Lemon, Agave, Aromatic Bitters
- Like A Boss
Patron Silver, Cointreau, Fresh Jalapeno, Lime, Agave, Pama Liqueur
Whiskey Based
- The Torres
Jameson Caskmate’s Irish Whiskey, Lime, Egg White, Agave
- The Old Fashioned
Bulleit Rye Whiskey, Brown Sugar, Angostura Bitters, Fresh Citrus, Black Cherry
- Lemon-Basil Julep
Maker’s Mark Bourbon, Basil, Fresh Lemon, Agave, Citrus Bitters, Crushed Ice
English
Arabic
Spanish
Chinese (Simplified)
English
French
German
Hindi
Japanese
Portuguese
Russian