Intimate to Grand

Elegant & Memorable

Conference & Banquet Center

203.312.1555

www.matrixconferenceandbanquetcenter.com

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Offering unparalleled flexibility and options not found anywhere else.

We understand how important it is that your wedding or reception event goes according to plan.
From ice carvings and linen colors to cake, music and flowers, our planner will work with you every step of the
way to exceed your expectations and make your wedding & reception event a memorable one.
You will be astonished when you enjoy our beautiful facility, with superior service at the best value.

Menu Content
Interlude....................Page 3
Reception..................Page 4
Prelude To Dinner.....Page 7
Entres.......................Page 8
Desserts.....................Page 11
Beverage...................Page 14

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interlude
Upon Guest Arrival Greeter
Dinner

Baskets of Savory Warm Breads and

Freshly Whipped Butter

Prelude

Prior to Dinner
Select Two

Appetizer, Soup, Pasta, Salad or Intermezzo from page 7

Entree

Select Two for Your Guests:

Meat, Fish, Chicken & Vegetarian Included from pages 8-10

served with chefs choice of starch and vegetable
(Third Entre Additional *4.00pp*)

Dessert or Wedding Cake

Choose One of Our Gourmet Selections or from page 11-13

Wedding Cake 2.95 additional per person
Viennese Station 8.95

Assorted Soft Drinks Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, and Herbal Teas

Additions

Cocktail Reception 27.95 see pages 4-6

Champagne Toast 2.95pp
Premium Open Bar 12.00 First Hour 8.00 each additional hour
Top Shelf Open Bar 15.00 First Hour 10.00 each additional hour
Beer/Wine Bar 10.00 First Hour 7.00 each additional hour

Dinner Package 31.95 per person

All prices are per person A customary 20% service charge & 6.35% sales tax will be added to all prices
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Reception Selections
(One Hour)
to include

Seasonal Fruit and Artisinal Cheese Display

served with french baguettes and assorted gourmet crackers

Elaborate Array of Farm Fresh Vegetable Crudits

served with assorted chutney and dips

Global Mosaic Stations

select one from pages 5-6

Butler-Style Hors dOeuvres

Select Eight

Mini Quesadillas
Franks in Puff Pastry
Wild Mushroom Phyllo
Heirloom Tomato & Mozzarella Crostini
Potato Pancakes
Lemon Infused Chicken
Assorted Dim Sum, to include:
- Crab Ragroons, -Vegetable Potstickers, and
- Steamed Dumplings

Mac & Cheese Bites

French Onion Soup Basket
Fresh Made Sausage Bread
Gourmet Meatballs, to include:
-Sweet & Sour, - BBQ, - Swedish or
Traditional with marinara sauce

Bisque Shooters

Beef Or Chicken Satay

Chicken & Wild Mushroom Tartlette
Brie & Raspberry Tartlette
Phyllo Stuffed Baked Brie
Sesame Chicken Tenders
Risotto Croquettes
Vegetarian Spring Roll
Scallops Wrapped in Bacon
Boursin Stuffed Mushroom
Assorted Petite Quiche
Spanakopita
Petite Crab Cakes
Mini Beef Wellington
Thai Chicken Spring Rolls
Beef Empanadas

with grilled cheese bites

Enhanced Butler Hors dOeuvres

minimum 75 portions

Fried Goat Cheese Medallions 2.00ea

Tuna Wasabi 3.00ea
Lobster Mac & Cheese 2.00ea
Lobster Puffs 3.00ea
Lobster Tartlette chicken, peas, mushrooms and broccoli
tossed in a creamy parmesan sauce 3.00ea

Tuna Poke Sashimi 4.50ea

Glazed & Stuffed Endive

with smoked salmon 2.00

Jumbo Shrimp, to include

Shrimp Cajun enCroute with remoulade 1.50ea

Shrimp Cocktail with sauce and lemons 1.50ea
Coconut Shrimp with dipping sauce 1.50ea

Potato Pancakes & Tuna Poke 3.00ea

Petite Filet Brioche 3.00ea

Cocktail Reception Package 27.95 per person

All prices are per person A customary 20% service charge & 6.35% sales tax will be added to all prices
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Reception Selections

continued

Global Mosaic Stations

Select One

tip toe through france

Baked Brie En Croute
wheel of french brie cheese layered with phyllo, artfully displayed with sliced baguettes,
strawberry and mango chutney
*inclusive*

taste of italy
Antipasto Display
marinated fire roasted garden vegetables, with country olives and artichokes,
salami, prosciutto di parma, sweet & hot soppressata, mortadella, pepperoni, capicolo,
fresh cigalini mozzarella, and provolone, served with assorted artisan hearth baked breads
*add 4.95pp*

Pasta Station

accompanied by garlic bread

Imported Orecchiette
hot italian sausage, broccoli rabe, roasted garlic,
sundried tomatoes
Imported Tornado Fusilli with Basilico Sauce
fresh tomato sauce, basil and reggiano parmigiana

Imported Organic Trotolle alla Vodka

tossed with tomato cream laced with russian vodka
Tri Color Penne Pasta di Pomodoro
with fresh sliced garlic, imported black olives, finished
with a hint of chardonnay

*inclusive*

scandinavian speciality
Norwegian Poached Salmon
farm raised scottish salmon from the farroe Islands

chopped egg, onion, and capers served with seeded flatbreads,

gourmet crackers and sliced oven baked baguettes
*add 3.95pp*

Cocktail Reception Package 27.95 per person

All prices are per person A customary 20% service charge & 6.35% sales tax will be added to all prices
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Reception Selections

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Global Mosaic Stations

asian fusion
choose one

Asian Favorites
Hoisin Orange & Pineapple Pork
in sweet and pungent sauce

Sesame Crusted Ginger Garlic Chicken

with tender crisp broccoli florets

Vegetable Fried Rice & Lo Mein Salad

*add 4.95pp*

Sushi
Sushi and Sashimi
freshly prepared selections of the finest sashimi grade fish and seafood
artfully displayed as sushi, sashimi, and hand rolls
served with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce
*add 9.95pp*

continental usa

Carving Station
Herb-Crusted NY Strip Loin of Beef

Fire Roasted Sirloin of Beef

port wine demi reduction *add 1.99pp*

mushroom au jus *add 1.99pp*

Roast Fresh Breast of Turkey

Whole Roasted Suckling Pig

with seasonal spreads *inclusive*

*add 2.00pp*

Fresh Loin of Pork

braised red cabbage, pommery mustard *add 1.49pp*

Melange Peppercorn Tenderloin of Beef

wild mushroom demi glaze *add 2.49pp*

Mediterranean Roasted Leg of Lamb

Maple Baked Country Ham

tomato-mint chutney *add 3.50pp*

with spicy mustard dips *inclusive*

Raw Bar
Matrix Grand Raw Bar
colossal gulf shrimp, jonah crab claws, little neck clams, mussels, & blue point oysters
on a seaweed bed, with tangy cocktail sauce and lemon wedges
*add 9.95pp*
(may be up-graded with Ice Carving at additional cost)
Cocktail Reception Package 27.95 per person
All prices are per person A customary 20% service charge & 6.35% sales tax will be added to all prices
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prelude
Prelude to Dinner
Select Two

Appetizer

Eggplant Manicotti sauted eggplant stuffed with asiago & herbed ricotta
topped with a tomato basil sauce & shaved parmesan
Tower of Polenta Terrine polenta, eggplant, roasted tri-color peppers, topped with fresh mozzarella
Salad Caprese fresh mozzarella, roma tomato, fresh chiffonade basil and balsamic reduction
Colossal Shrimp Cocktail with tangy cocktail sauce and lemon wedge *Add 5.00pp*

Chef 's Soup Kettle

Italian Wedding Soup

Tomato Basil

Butternut Squash Ginger Bisque

New England Clam Chowder

Hand Crafted Salads

Harvest Mixed Field Greens with balsamic or fresh strawberry vinaigrette

Baby Spinach with Cranberries & Walnuts warm bacon vinaigrette
Traditional Caesar Salad with homemade croutons
Greek Salad classical preparation

Prelude Combo

As an alternative to the dinner prelude selection we offer these combos

Our combos are composed of an appetizer and salad on one plate.

Caribbean Grilled Shrimp on a california blend with mango dressing

Maryland Style Crab Cakes over bed of mixed field greens with southwestern corn relish
Imported Fried Emmentaler on a bed of mixed field greens with mango chutney

Pasta
Penne ala Vodka
Super Jumbo Florentine Ravioli with fresh basil pesto sauce
Lobster Ravioli with pesto & sundried tomato sauce *add 2.50pp*
Campanelle Pasta tossed in a roasted tri color coulis

Intermezzo
A Refreshing Duet of Sorbet
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entres
Entres

All Natural, Organic & Free Range Meats are Available Upon Request

Chicken
Matrix Chicken Madeira
sauted chicken breast topped with asparagus and mozzarella, finished with madeira wine reduction

Hunter-Style Chicken
herb-glazed breast of chicken, ragot of wild mushrooms and spinach, with a pan roasted shallot sauce

Chicken Genovese
stuffed chicken breast with fresh mozzarella and basil with a fire roasted pepper coulis

Lemon Chicken
lemon glazed boneless breast of chicken with a lemon chardonnay reduction

Harvest Stuffed Chicken

stuffed boneless breast of chicken with fresh sage, granny smith apples and raisins
with a toasted almond supreme sauce

Meat
Grilled Sirloin of Beef
caramelized onions & mushroom with port wine demi reduction

Slow Roasted Prime Rib

with merlot reduction au jus *Add 6.00pp*

Filet Mignon Champignon

grilled tenderloin of beef with a ragot of wild mushrooms finished with classic demi glaze *Add 9.00pp*

Veal Saltimbocca
sauted veal scallopini with prosciutto and fresh sage
simmered in a sauvignon blanc sauce *Add 5.95pp*

Bone In Pork Chop

center cut pork chop with melted fontina cheese, garlic, prosciutto and
mushrooms finished with marsala sauce

Char-Broiled Rib-Eye Steak

roasted thyme au jus *Add 6.00pp*

Dinner Package 31.95 per person

All prices are per person A customary 20% service charge & 6.35% sales tax will be added to all prices
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Entrees

continued
All Natural, Organic & Free Range Meats are Available Upon Request

Fish
Pan Seared Sesame Crusted Salmon
laced with ginger soy glaze

Oven Roasted Potato Crusted Halibut

drizzled with lemon dill beurre blanc add *3.50pp*

Seafood Stuffed Dover Sole

stuffed with crab, shrimp and scallops with a sherry scented lobster sauce

Pan Roasted Chilean Sea Bass Provencal

white wine, lemon, julienne onions, tomatoes, peppers and country olives add *9.00pp*

Sole Francaise
Egg battered sole sauted in lemon chardonnay caper butter sauce

Baked Norwegian Salmon

with a lemon dill beurre blanc or crusted horseradish sundried tomato pesto and lemon velout

Baked Stuffed Gulf Shrimp

stuffed with lobster, scallops and shrimp with lemon velout add *7.50pp*

Vegetarian
Boursin Spinach Portabella
stuffed with aloutte cheese, spinach and roasted red pepper, drizzled with balsamic glaze

Penne Pasta Aloli

imported penne sauted broccoli rabe roasted garlic, sundried tomatoes,
extra virgin olive oil and basil chiffonade

Tuscan Eggplant Manicotti

sauted eggplant stuffed with asiago and herbed ricotta
topped with a tomato basil sauce and shaved parmesan

Tower Of Love
polenta, eggplant, roasted red peppers and portabella laced with a red pepper coulis

Dinner Package 31.95 per person

All prices are per person A customary 20% service charge & 6.35% sales tax will be added to all prices
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Entrees

continued
All Natural, Organic & Free Range Meats are Available Upon Request

Upgraded Duets
Filet Mignon & Stuffed Colossal Shrimp
pan seared filet mignon
paired with lobster, crab & scallop stuffed shrimp
*add 18.95pp*

Fire Roasted Sirloin Of Beef & Stuffed Lobster Tail

pan seared new york strip,
served with a crab, scallop and shrimp stuffed lobster tail
*add 18.95pp*

Filet Mignon & Shrimp Scampi

grilled filet mignon and jumbo shrimp scampi
*add 13.95pp

Dinner Package 31.95 per person

All prices are per person A customary 20% service charge & 6.35% sales tax will be added to all prices
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Desserts
Chocolate Cakes
Double Temptation Cake
chocolate cake with cheesecake and fudge

Chocolate Mousse Cake

three layers of deep chocolate cake filled with chocolate mousse

Chocolate Layer Cake

three layers chocolate cake filled with fudge & chocolate crme

Blackout Chocolate Cake

with deep rich chocolate pudding inside and out

Cappuccino Chocolate & Vanilla Cake

with cappuccino cream & coffee liqueur

Chocolate Raspberry Cake

three layers of chocolate cake filled with raspberry and chocolate mousse

Black Forrest Cake

three layers of chocolate cake splashed with cherry liqueur and filled with chocolate cream and black cherries

Black & White Cake

two layers of chocolate cake, one layer of yellow cake filled with vanilla custard and chocolate mousse

Cheese Cakes
New York Style Cheesecake
creamy cheesecake filling resting on a rich buttery graham cracker crust with hints of brown sugar
Blueberry Cheesecake, Pineapple Cheesecake, Mango Cheesecake,
Chocolate Marble Cheesecake, Strawberry cheesecake

Fresh Baked Fruit & Cream Pies

Apple, Banana Cream, Cherry, Blueberry, Boston Cream,

Coconut Custard, Lemon Meringue

Chocolate Cream,

Other options available from the Homestyle Bakery *add 2.00pp*

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Desserts

Continued

Cakes
Carrot Cake
a blend of whole wheat flour, walnuts and carrots frosted with cream cheese

Cannoli Genovese Cake

sponge cake filled with cannoli cream and chocolate chips

Molly Brown Cake

deep chocolate filled with vanilla cream strawberries and bananas

Amaretto Cake
amaretto flavored vanilla sponge filled with chocolate & vanilla custard

Napoleon Cake
flaky crust with italian custard

Rum Sponge Cake

with rum flavored syrup filled with chocolate & vanilla custard

Strawberry Double Temptation

two layers of sponge cake filled with cheesecake and strawberries

Strawberry & Cream Vanilla Cake

strawberries french custard whipped cream

Specialty Desserts
Hot Apple Crisp *add 1.50*
Chocolate Dipped Cannoli,
Tiramisu,

Apple Strudel,

Hot Apple Dumpling,

Peach Melba,

Pears Helene

Matrix Strawberry Trifle

Home-Made Bread Pudding with warm maple syrup and cream

Poached Pear with port wine reduction with sabayon
*add vanilla ice cream 1.50pp*
Other options available from the Homestyle Bakery *add 2.00pp*

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Additional Desserts
Tableside Temptations

Artfully Created Platters of Miniature Pastries, Cookies and Chocolate Truffles Placed on Each Guest table,
Accompanied by Tableside Service of Starbucks Coffees, International Teas
*6.95pp*

Chocolate Sampler Station

Chocolate Marble Cheesecake, Chocolate Mousse,
Chocolate Dipped Fruit
*6.95pp*

Italian Sampler Station

Tiramisu, Sampling of Italian Cookies, Mini Stuffed Cannolis, Assorted Truffles
*6.95pp*

Viennese Station
Mini Italian Pastries, Includes Cannolis, Napoleons, Petite Fours, Italian Cookies, Assorted Chocolate,
Truffles, Biscotti, Mini Carrot Cake And Starbucks Coffee
*8.95pp*

Chocolate Fountain
Oreos, Pretzels, Marshmallows, Graham Crackers, Cherries,
Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Mini Cannolis
*7.95pp*

Strawberries,

International Delight
Minimum 100 Guests
Napoleons, Cannoli, German Black Forrest Cake, Coconut Cake, Apple Strudel,
Home-Style Caramel Layer Cake
*6.95pp*

Candy Table
An Assortment of Treats that would make Willy Wonka Blush
*5.95pp*

Espresso & Cappuccino Station

*3.95pp*
Cordial Cart
*4.95pp*

Intimate to Grand Elegant & Memorable

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beverage
Behind The Bar

Premium Bar

Top Shelf Bar

Three Olives or Smirnoff Vodka

Jose Quervo Tequila
Jack Daniels Bourbon
Cutty Sark Scotch
Tanqueray Gin
Bacardi Rum
Canadian Club Whiskey

Grey Goose Vodka

Patron Tequila
Makers Mark Bourbon
Johnny Walker Black Scotch
Bombay Gin
Appletons Rum
Crowne Royal Whiskey

Wines

Wines

Chardonnay,
Pinot Grigio,
Merlot,
Cabernet Sauvignon,
White Zinfandel

Chardonnay,
Pinot Grigio,
Merlot,
Cabernet Sauvignon,
White Zinfandel

Specific brands based on suppliers availability.

Specific brands based on suppliers availability.

Beer

Beer

Budweiser,
Light,

Bud Light, Corona, Amstel

Heineken, Buckler NA

Budweiser,
Light,

Bud Light, Corona, Amstel

Heineken, Buckler NA

15.00 per person, first hour

10.00 per person each additional hour

12.00 per person, first hour

8.00 per person each additional hour

Beer & Wine Service a la Carte

Chardonnay,

Pinot Grigio,

Wines

Merlot,

Cabernet Sauvignon,

White Zinfandel

Specific brands based on suppliers availability.

Budweiser,

Bud Light,

Corona,

Beer

Amstel Light,

Heineken,

Buckler NA

10.00 per person, first hour

7.00 per person each additional hour

Intimate to Grand Elegant & Memorable

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beverage
a la Carte Beverage
Hosted and Cash Bar
Bartenders are required for all Host & Cash Bars.
Bartender Fee 100.00 per Bartender
Cash Bars requires a Cashier
Cashier Fee 50.00 per Cashier

Prices are by the Glass

Top Shelf Selections 10.00
Premium Selections 7.00
Cordials 7.00
House Wines 7.00
Domestic Beer 5.00
Imported Beer 6.00
Soft Drinks 3.00
Mineral and Spring Waters 3.00

Bottle Wine Service

Table Wine Service during Dinner
25.00 per Bottle

Specialty Items
Mimosa
Champagne Punch
Rum Punch
70.00 per gallon

Intimate to Grand Elegant & Memorable

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