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Bridgeview has a 'coney island station' which is a huge hit. (It has been featured on 4 weddings)

There are soft pretzels, hot dogs, knishes, sliders, french fries and cheese sauce. Includes all the trimmings for hot dogs

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Posted by Pinkisles

Bridgeview has a 'coney island station' which is a huge hit. (It has been featured on 4 weddings)

There are soft pretzels, hot dogs, knishes, sliders, french fries and cheese sauce. Includes all the trimmings for hot dogs

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wow that is one of your choices? thought it was an outside vendor. that's awesome!

My place has 20 stations to choose from and we get to pick 12 plus passed Hors D’oeuvres (another 12).

Here are the options for the Stations during Cocktail hour, hope this helps:

Grilling Station (Grilled Steak, Grilled Assorted Vegetables, Garlic Bread, Home Fried Potato Chips and Peter Luger Sauce)

Cold table (Caviar with all the Trimmings, Nova Scotia, Crudités, Frozen Vodka Display and Chilled International Tapas)

Pasta Station (Tri- Colored Ravioli with Assorted Fillings, Marinara Sauce, Vodka Sauce, Pesto Sauce and Scampi Sauce)
Deli Station (Corne
d Beef or Pastrami, Roast Turkey, Potato Pancakes, Stuffed Cabbage, Grilled Salami, Hebrew National Hotdogs, Dr. Brown’s Soda and Crispy Ruben)

Grandpa’s Station (Chicken Noodle & Matzah Ball Soup, Sweet Breads, Stuffed Cabbage, Noodle Pudding, and Brisket)

Bubble Bar (Champagne, Infused Cocktails, Fruit Garni, Smoked Salmon Blinis and Caviar Blinis with Crème Fraiche)

South of the Border (Quesadillas, Cast Iron Fajitas, Fish Tacos with Margarita Slaw, Roasted Corn with Black Bean Relish, Plantains and Dos Equis Beer)

Asian Fusion (Duck Wraps, Crispy wantons, Steamed Potstickers, Seaweed Salad, Chicken Satay and Grilled Lemongrass Dumplings)

Mashed Potato Station (mashed Potatoes with Curly Onions and Plantains, Pulled Short Ribs, Sautéed Spinach, Shitaki Mushrooms, Sautéed Peppers & Onions and Demi Glaze)

Working Station (Oriental Vegetables with Chicken or Beef, Fried Rice, Dim Sum, Spring Rolls, Oriental Salad and Edamame)

Panini Station (BBQ Duck with Caramelized Onions & Gourmet Mushrooms, Grilled Chicken with Roasted Peppers and Shitake Mushrooms, Fresh Mozzarella, Sundried Tomato & Basil and Sweet Potato Fries)

French Station (Blintzes/Crepes, Chicken Francese, Noodle Pudding, Imported Cheeses, Quiches and Croissants)

Tapas & Tequila Bar (Avocado Summer Rolls, Steak Crostini, Chicken Melange, Ahi Tuna Mango Pillows and Premium Tequila)

Pizza Station (Roasted B.B.Q Duck with Crimimi Mushrooms, 5 Cheeses, Margarita and Eggplant Rollatini)

Breakfast Station (French Toast with warm Maple Syrup, Assorted Blintzes, Omelettes with Fillings, Smoked Fishes, Breads & Spreads and Coffee, Tea & Rugelach)

Mediterranean Station (Roast Lamb, Spanakopita, Greek Salad/Pita Chips, Hummus & Eggplant Salad Grilled Halumi Cheese, Couscous and Ouzo)

Nostalgia Station (French Fries, White Castle Burgers, Chicken Pot Pie, Grilled Cheese Crostini, Grilled Peanut Butter & Jelly and Macaroni & Cheese Ramekin)

Soup Shooters (Corn Chowder, Sweet Potato Bisque, Soupless French Onion Soup, Soup Du Jour and Assorted Soup Dunkers, Crispies & Crunch)

Chopped Salad Station (Mixed Greens, Garden Vegetables, Homemade Dressings, Variety of Mix “ins” and Assorted Breads)

Ceviche Station (Sea Bass, Halibut, Red Snapper, Tilapia and Ahi Tuna/Fresh Yellowtail)

At my RH during cocktail hour--there is a main reception table that consists of a International Assortment of Imported & Domestic Cheeses with breads & crackers, a display of fresh fruits, and a crudite of fresh vegetables with assorted dips.

Hot hors d'oeuvres & cold canapes-consisting of a minimum of 30 seasonal items including-
birds of paradise, burritos, fried provolone cheese, egg rolls, Japanese sesame chicken, rice balls, wontons, tortilla rolls, vegetable spring rolls, chinese shrimp toast, coconut chicken, franks in a puff pastry, turkey puff, stuffed jalapeno, mushroom cheese squares, potato pancakes, scallops in bacon, seafood empanada, spanikopita, mini reubens, stuffed shrimp, swiss shrimp toast, water chestnuts with bacon, clams casino, baked clams, quiche, fresh cottage pizza, oysters rockefeller, dim sum variety, chicken brochette, beef sate, stuffed mushrooms, corn fritters, pineapple fritters, zucchini, broccoli & cauliflower herb tempura, Louisiana crab cakes, smoked salmon on black bread, salami cornucopias, caviar on toast points, vegetarian somosa, gravlax wrapped in asparagus, lime seafood canape, california rolls, dolmadakio, cherry tomatoes stuffed with curry chicken, strawberries with herb cream cheese, hearts of palm with roasted pepper, endive with blue cheese and pear brie canape.

These are the specialty stations:

-Sushi bar (has cute names for the rolls offered or they prepare your favorite type of sushi for you)

-Indian Station (somosas, assorted pakodas with tamarind sauce, mini chutney, and yogurt sauce, chicken tikka masala, channa massala, palak paneer, jeera rice, poppadom brad, assorted sauces & hot chutneys)

-Silver chafing dishers: (choice of three of below)
Beef tips madeira, petite steak diane, steak pizzaiola, basil parmigiana meatballs, chicken sate, medallions of chicken in pesto, hawaiian chicken, orange almond chicken, tripe napolitano, mussels marinara, petite quiche lorraine, chicken cacciatore, chicken francaise, chicken marsala, chicken piccata, chicken parmesan, chicken tenders, jerk chicken, fried chicken, spicy bbq pork, kielbasa sauerkraut, swedish meatballs, eggplant rollatini, italian sausage with peppers & onions, fried calamari, seafood thermidor & saffron rice, filet of sole with lemon & broccoli, pierogies, chicken & seafood paella, fried plaintains, arroz con pollo, chicharron, ropa vieja, baby back ribs

These are the signature stations:

Italian Station- (penne alla vodka, orecchiette carbonara-white cream cause with prosciutto, mushrooms & peas, rigatoni with fresh fennel bolognese, radiatori pomodoro sauteed wuth onions and bacon in a plum tomato sauce, toffette alla campagnola sauteed with tomatoes, olives, peppers and capers, pasta primavera-tortiglioni sauteed with fresh garden vegetables in a creamy cheese sauce.)
Includes: an assortment of delicacies-marinated mushrooms, tender herbed julienned eggplant, salad of red & green peppers, gaeta olives, kalamata olives, marinated vegetables, red peppers in vinaigrette, sundried tomatoes
Fresh baked focaccia bread
extra virgin flavored olive oils

French Station- (florentine crepe (spinach & mushroom), asperge crepe (creamy asparagus filling), crepe nantau (seafood), crepe devoilaille (chicken in cream sauce), fresh fruit crepe (tropical fruit with raspberry sauce)

Asian Cookery Station- (seven spice beef, crispy chicken, dragon pork, seared tofu with either chef way green vegetables or house gourmet lo mein noodles.
Accompanied by shanghai fried rice, fried noodles, shrimp chips, sweet and hot sauces

Mediterranean Station- (lamb gyro carved rotisserie, falafel, stuffed grape leaves, greek salad table with feta cheese, kalamata olives, baba ganush and hummus with crisp pita chips
Accompaniments include: lettuce, diced tomatoes, fresh onions, cucumber doll yogurt sauce and tahini sauce.

Tex-Mex Station- (handmade fajitas, tacos & burritos in flour tortillas & crispy corn tortillas, filled with spicy beef, marinated chicken, refried beans.
Accompaniments include: diced tomatoes, black olives, chopped onions, lettuce, shredded cheddar, melted cheeses, tortilla chips, spicy salsas, tri-color nachos and fiesta rice.

Mashed Potato Bar- Seasoned red bliss potatoes, wasabi infused red bliss potatoes, yukon gold garlic infused potatoes, maple infused sweet potatoes
served in martini glasses in bordelaise & creamy champagne sauce
Accompaniments: sour cream, melted cheese, red & green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, bacon, brown sugar, cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, yellow squash, fried leeks, marshmalls, maple syrup, caramel sauce and many more.

Carving Station- (seven spice dragon pork, roasted turkey, roast pork romanin, honey country smoked ham, grilled london broil, corned beef, pastrami)

Hope this helps give you some ideas!!

I would say everyone loved our slider station and mini hot dogs as well as a fajita bar....

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Posted by Pinkisles

Bridgeview has a 'coney island station' which is a huge hit. (It has been featured on 4 weddings)

There are soft pretzels, hot dogs, knishes, sliders, french fries and cheese sauce. Includes all the trimmings for hot dogs

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I'm doig this at the end of the night so the guests have something to grab after a loooooong night of drinking!

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Posted by TJD

I went to a wedding at the thached cottage ( the best cocktail hour I have ever to.) they had a mashed potato bar that was a big hit. I loved it.lol

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Posted by 2013Bride

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Posted by TJD

I went to a wedding at the thached cottage ( the best cocktail hour I have ever to.) they had a mashed potato bar that was a big hit. I loved it.lol

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Posted by lauren1802

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Posted by Pinkisles

Bridgeview has a 'coney island station' which is a huge hit. (It has been featured on 4 weddings)

There are soft pretzels, hot dogs, knishes, sliders, french fries and cheese sauce. Includes all the trimmings for hot dogs

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wow that is one of your choices? thought it was an outside vendor. that's awesome!

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Yeah it's included :) And she gave me the optioin of deleting the carving station (which I don't care for anyways) and having 3 specialty stations. So I got to choose this one, Seafood station and smokehouse station (ribs, brisket, chicken, mac n cheese, cornbread, black beans, rice).

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Posted by fdnybride163

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Posted by Pinkisles

Bridgeview has a 'coney island station' which is a huge hit. (It has been featured on 4 weddings)

There are soft pretzels, hot dogs, knishes, sliders, french fries and cheese sauce. Includes all the trimmings for hot dogs

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I'm doig this at the end of the night so the guests have something to grab after a loooooong night of drinking!

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Melissa is doing that too! My BM gave us the option for that but we decided not to since we are having the viennese hour.

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Posted by TJD

I went to a wedding at the thached cottage ( the best cocktail hour I have ever to.) they had a mashed potato bar that was a big hit. I loved it.lol

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I definitely agree! Thatched cottage had a great cocktail hour for my cousins wedding. I also LOVED the mexican station witht he make your own tacos (but i made nachos instead)

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Posted by Pinkisles

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Posted by fdnybride163

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Posted by Pinkisles

Bridgeview has a 'coney island station' which is a huge hit. (It has been featured on 4 weddings)

There are soft pretzels, hot dogs, knishes, sliders, french fries and cheese sauce. Includes all the trimmings for hot dogs

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I'm doig this at the end of the night so the guests have something to grab after a loooooong night of drinking!

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Melissa is doing that too! My BM gave us the option for that but we decided not to since we are having the viennese hour.

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YES I am!!!! I can't wait!! LOL

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Posted by Courtz

My place has 20 stations to choose from and we get to pick 12 plus passed Hors D’oeuvres (another 12).

Here are the options for the Stations during Cocktail hour, hope this helps:

Grilling Station (Grilled Steak, Grilled Assorted Vegetables, Garlic Bread, Home Fried Potato Chips and Peter Luger Sauce)

Cold table (Caviar with all the Trimmings, Nova Scotia, Crudités, Frozen Vodka Display and Chilled International Tapas)

Pasta Station (Tri- Colored Ravioli with Assorted Fillings, Marinara Sauce, Vodka Sauce, Pesto Sauce and Scampi Sauce)
Deli Station (Corne
d Beef or Pastrami, Roast Turkey, Potato Pancakes, Stuffed Cabbage, Grilled Salami, Hebrew National Hotdogs, Dr. Brown’s Soda and Crispy Ruben)

Grandpa’s Station (Chicken Noodle & Matzah Ball Soup, Sweet Breads, Stuffed Cabbage, Noodle Pudding, and Brisket)

Bubble Bar (Champagne, Infused Cocktails, Fruit Garni, Smoked Salmon Blinis and Caviar Blinis with Crème Fraiche)

South of the Border (Quesadillas, Cast Iron Fajitas, Fish Tacos with Margarita Slaw, Roasted Corn with Black Bean Relish, Plantains and Dos Equis Beer)

Asian Fusion (Duck Wraps, Crispy wantons, Steamed Potstickers, Seaweed Salad, Chicken Satay and Grilled Lemongrass Dumplings)

Mashed Potato Station (mashed Potatoes with Curly Onions and Plantains, Pulled Short Ribs, Sautéed Spinach, Shitaki Mushrooms, Sautéed Peppers & Onions and Demi Glaze)

Working Station (Oriental Vegetables with Chicken or Beef, Fried Rice, Dim Sum, Spring Rolls, Oriental Salad and Edamame)

Panini Station (BBQ Duck with Caramelized Onions & Gourmet Mushrooms, Grilled Chicken with Roasted Peppers and Shitake Mushrooms, Fresh Mozzarella, Sundried Tomato & Basil and Sweet Potato Fries)

French Station (Blintzes/Crepes, Chicken Francese, Noodle Pudding, Imported Cheeses, Quiches and Croissants)

Tapas & Tequila Bar (Avocado Summer Rolls, Steak Crostini, Chicken Melange, Ahi Tuna Mango Pillows and Premium Tequila)

Pizza Station (Roasted B.B.Q Duck with Crimimi Mushrooms, 5 Cheeses, Margarita and Eggplant Rollatini)

Breakfast Station (French Toast with warm Maple Syrup, Assorted Blintzes, Omelettes with Fillings, Smoked Fishes, Breads & Spreads and Coffee, Tea & Rugelach)

Mediterranean Station (Roast Lamb, Spanakopita, Greek Salad/Pita Chips, Hummus & Eggplant Salad Grilled Halumi Cheese, Couscous and Ouzo)

Nostalgia Station (French Fries, White Castle Burgers, Chicken Pot Pie, Grilled Cheese Crostini, Grilled Peanut Butter & Jelly and Macaroni & Cheese Ramekin)

Soup Shooters (Corn Chowder, Sweet Potato Bisque, Soupless French Onion Soup, Soup Du Jour and Assorted Soup Dunkers, Crispies & Crunch)

Chopped Salad Station (Mixed Greens, Garden Vegetables, Homemade Dressings, Variety of Mix “ins” and Assorted Breads)

Ceviche Station (Sea Bass, Halibut, Red Snapper, Tilapia and Ahi Tuna/Fresh Yellowtail)

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WOW these sound amazing. Where are you getting married?