Chorizo and Potato Empanaditas
Mexican Sausage and Potato Mini-Turnovers

Guacamole, Refried Beans and Fresh Tomato Salsa with Taco Chips

Arrachera con Ajo'y Limon a la Parrilla (Fajitas)
Grilled Garlic-Marinated Skirt Steak with Lime
- or -
Carne Asada
Grilled hand chopped marinated steak

Cebollitas Asadas
Grilled Spring Onions

Camarones Adobados a la Parrilla
Grilled Shrimp with Ancho Pasilla Sauce

Carnitas
Roasted hand chopped seasoned pork

Pollo Asada
Marinated Grilled Chicken with Mexican Spices

Frijoles Barrachos
"Drunken" Black Beans

Pico de Gallo
Tomato and Herb Salad

Above served with Arroz Mexicano and warm Tortillas.

$21.95 per person, plus sales tax.
Minimum 30 people.

Choose two Appetizers . . .

• Tostones: a wonderful, double-fried plantain.  Crisp outside, meaty inside.  A nice nibble with drinks!

• Chicharrones de Pollo: Carib-seasoned fried chicken pieces.

• Green Bananas Vinaigrette:  Tossed with zingy island-spiced vinaigrette, served at room temperature.

• Bacalaitos:  Traditional Puerto Rican codfish fritters, with a little extra zip!

• Pastelillos (Empanadillas): Spicy meat-filled turnovers, appetizer-sized!

Choose two Rice Dishes . . .

• Red Rice and Beans:  A non-traditional recipe using West Indian pumpkin!

• Rice and Peas, Jamaica:  A little sweet, a little hot!

• Moros Y Cristianos: A Cuban dish, black beans and white rice.

• Arroz con Gandules:  Traditional Puerto Rican Christmas dish of rice and pigeon peas.

• Trinidadian Beans and Rice:   Subtly coconutty, with a hint of Island heat!

• Pois et Riz, Haitienne:   Simply seasoned, traditional Haitian beans and rice.

• Garbanzos y Chorizos:  Not hot, but interesting chick-peas-in-the-pot, inspired by a mixed heritage of Spanish, Moorish, African and Caribbean cooks.

Choose two Entrees . . .

• Arroz con Pollo:  Classic chicken and rice, Spanish cooking with an Island accent!

• Ropa Vieja: Savory beef stew done up in the Cuban style.

• Island Grilled Chicken:  Two Caribbean traditions meet here: grilling and exquisite seasonings.  Chicken grilled with cilantro, garlic, cumin, oregano, coriander, pepper, achiote, and more!

• Montuno Cubano:  Sensational Cuban stir-fried pork.

• Biftec Encebollada:  Sliced marinated steak, seasoned and browned in the skillet, served with crisp, white crunchy onions.

Menu served with bread, butter, salad and dressing.
Also includes paper goods and serving racks.

$21.95 per person, plus sales tax.
Minimum order 50 people.

Appetizers:

- Coconut Gulf Shrimp with spicy honey-mustard sauce
- Cajun Chicken Fingers with bayou salsa

Entrees:

- Blackened Cajun Sliced Steak
- Chicken and Andoule Sausage Gumbo or Jambalaya
- Shrimp Etouffe' or Shrimp Creole
- Grill-Blackened Chicken

Sides: (Choose One)

- Hoppin' John
- Red Beans & Rice
- Dirty Rice

 

$21.95 per person, plus sales tax.  
Minimum 50 people.

• Catalette de Porc Fermiere (Pork Chops Farmer Style)

• Beef Bordelaise (Country Style Beef Stew)

• Gigot (Roast Lamb au jus)

• Coq au vin Champenoise (Chicken and Vegetables in Champagne Sauce)

• Bouillabaisse (Fisherman's Stew)

• Pommes Rotir (Roasted Herbed Potatoes)

• Haricot Vert (Green Bean Saute')

• Navet y Carrote (Turnips and Carrots, mashed coarsely)

• French Bread and Croissants

• Mixed Green Salad Vinaigrette

• Chocolate Mousse

• French Roast Coffee

$25.00 per person, plus sales tax; minimum 50 people
(includes paper goods)

Appetizers . . .
(30 -50 people, choose 3 appetizers;
51 - 100 people, choose 5 appetizers;
over 100, all 7.)

German Potato Salad
Marinated Herring in Sour Cream
Greenbean Salad
Red Beet Salad
Cucumber Salad with Cream Sauce
Liver Spread (Liverwurst)
Gulaschsuppe (Goulash Soup)
 

Choose four Entrees . . .
(30 -50 people, choose 3 entrees;
51 - 100 people, choose 5 entrees;
over 100, all 8.)

Sauerbraten
Pan Broiled Pork Chops
Weiner Schnitzel
Kessler Rippchen (Smoked Pork Chops)
Bavarian Style Roasted Chicken
Kottler (Pork Chops with Apple-Bread Stuffing)
Schweinbraten (Roast Loin of Pork)
Knockwurst and Bratwurst with sauted onions

 

Side Dishes . . .
(30 -50 people, choose 2 sides;
51 - 100 people, choose 4 sides;
over 100, all 5.)

Viennese Peas and Onions
Spaetzle or Egg Noodles
Braised Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
Spicy Laagered Sauerkraut
Potato Pancakes with sour cream and spiced applesauce
 

Desserts . . .
(30 -50 people, choose 2 desserts;
51 - 100 people, choose 3 desserts;
over 100, all 4.)

Apple Struedel
Rice Pudding
Warm Bread Pudding
Black Forest Cake

Complete Coffee Set-up
 

Bavarian Menu includes freshly-baked black bread, butter,
paper goods and serving equipment.

$24.50 per person, plus sales tax.

Every Holiday Season Ludwig's caters a party for the staff at one of New York City's largest public schools.  Our good friends at the school always order two buffets: one from our regular buffet menu, and another that the teachers developed themselves, which they have come to affectionately call a "kosher-style" buffet. 

This menu has become a holiday favorite among our regular customers! 

So who knew? 

Appetizer Trays consisting of…

- Mini Knishes -
- Franks in a Blanket -
- Sweet & Sour Meatballs -
- Platter of Celery, Olives, Radishes and Gherkins -

 Main Course Buffet consisting of…

- Stuffed Cabbage -
- Pepper Steak with White Rice -
- Braised Brisket of Beef -
- Beef Stroganoff with Buttered Egg Noodles -
- Roasted Fall vegetables -
- Carrot Tzimmes -

- Freshly Baked Challah Bread - 

- Coffee / Tea Service and Dessert -

 $24.95 per person, plus sales tax
Minimum 50 people

• Matzoh Ball Soup, Mushroom Barley Soup, Cabbage Soup

• Chopped Chicken Liver Pate'

• Roasted Whole Chickens or Cornish Game Hens

• Roast Turkey Breast

• Grilled or Poached Salmon with Dill Sauce

• Potato & Noodle Kugel

• Potato Pancakes served with Sour Cream and Homemade Apple Sauce

• Glazed Baby Carrots

• Assorted Desserts and Fresh Fruits

Paddy's Day Party Special
for groups of 30 or more . . .

• Corned Beef and Cabbage

• Parsley Potatoes

• Buttered Carrots

• Irish Soda Bread

• Condiments: Mustard, Horseradish, Salt, Pepper, Butter

• Plates, Napkins, Forks, Knives, Serving Utensils, Racks and Sterno
   

$15.95 per person, plus sales tax
 

Minimum 30 people.  

Complete St. Paddy's Day Dinner in one tray! 

Includes Sliced Corned Beef, Cabbage,
Buttered Carrots and Parsley Potatoes.

Also includes Irish Soda Bread,
and 20 each: plates, napkins,
forks and knives.

(This menu available 3/1 through 3/18 only.)

Heat the covered trays in your oven. 
Serves 8-10 people.
$155.00 plus sales tax. 
Pick-up only - No delivery.

The food of Ireland is more than just corned beef!

It is homey, delicious and perfectly suited to cool-weather dining.

For a change of pace this Holiday season,
consider this authentic Irish Menu...

Appetizers

• Antrim Oyster Soup

• Smoked Irish Salmon Platter

• Bangers wrapped in Kerry Bacon

Entrees
(choose 3)

• Stuffed Loin of Lamb with Onion and Mint Sauce

• Rolled Spring Lamb stuffed with Spinach

• Dublin Broil . . . Broiled Brisket of Beef with Sautéed Mushrooms and Shallots

• Pan-Fried Rib Steak with Irish Whiskey Sauce

• Poached Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce

Side Dishes
(choose 3)

• Creamed Mushrooms with Fresh Herbs

• Roasted Winter Vegetables

• Cabbage Saute'

• Dilled Roasted New Potatoes

• Parsleyed Potatoes

• Brown Sugar-Glazed Carrots

Finishing Touches

• Irish Soda Bread

• Trifle

• Burnt Cream (Irish Creme Brulee')

• Bewley's Irish Cream Coffee and Tea
  
  
  
  
  $24.50 per person, plus sales tax.
  Minimum 50 people
  Two weeks notice required.

At Ludwig's, we take great satisfaction in the fact that we can prepare and serve excellent, restaurant-quality Italian food to groups of fifty, one hundred, two hundred people and more.
We do this without sacrificing the taste and quality that lovers of Italian food have come to expect from us.

Peeling and chopping garlic, breading fresh eggplant, picking out only the finest and freshest ingredients . . .
This has become a labor of love for us at Ludwig's.  
It is for this reason that we take pride in offering our customers this classic 
Italian Buffet Menu!

• Pork Medallions with Cherry Peppers

• Pork Chops Pizzaiolla with mushrooms and sweet peppers

• Medallions of Filet Mignon sautéed with shallots and Valpolicella

• Boneless, sliced Shell Steak Pizzaiolla

• Meatballs and Sausage

• Beef or Pork Bracciolla

• Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

• Sweet Italian Sausages in hearty marinara sauce

• Grilled Sausage Selection: Hot, Sweet, Broccoli Rabe Sausage, and more.

• Sausage, Potato and Peas

• Sausage, Peppers and Onions, red or white

• Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

• Veal with Artichoke Hearts and Mushrooms in white wine and garlic

• Veal Marsala with Mushrooms

• Veal Francaise

• Veal and Peppers

• Veal Parmegiana

• Chicken with prosciutto, mozzarella and marsala wine

• Chicken Scarpaielle with sausage and potatoes

• Chicken Francaise

• Chicken in Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce

• Grilled Chicken Breast topped with a salad of arugala, tomato and onion in a balsamic vinaigrette

• Chicken Cacciatore

• Chicken Parmegiana

• Mussels with White Wine & Garlic

• Zuppa di Mussels

• Mussels Oreganata

• Mussels in Cream Sauce

• Broiled Sea Scallops au gratin

• Clams Possillipo

• Baked Clams

• Shrimp Francaise

• Shrimp Marinara or Fra Diavolo

• Shrimp Parmegiana

• Baked Filet of Sole in Garlic Sauce

• Sole Francaise

• Grilled Marinated Swordfish

• Zuppa di Pesce

• Shrimp and Scallops sautéed with mushrooms, prosciutto and Port wine

• Grilled Citrus-Marinated Calamari topped with seasoned breadcrumbs

Pasta Selections**
Select 1 item from this section, then go to Vegetable Selections, below

• Fettuccini with Artichokes and Sun-dried Tomato

• Rigatoni with Broccoli-Rabe and Sweet Italian Sausages

• Penne with Tomato, Olives and Capers

• Penne with Vodka Sauce

• Fusilli with Fresh Zucchini and Garlic

• Rigatoni Filetto di Pomodore

• Two-Cheese Rigatoni with Bacon and Spinach

• Stuffed Shells

• Baked Ziti

• Linguine with Fresh Garlic and Olive Oil

• Lasagna with Meat Sauce

• White Lasagna with Vegetables

• Fusilli with Pesto Sauce

• Penne with Calamari, Mussels and Shrimp in garlic and oil

• Home-made Manicotti

• Linguine with Shrimp and Clam Sauce

• Linguine with Calamari Sauce

• Ravioli Bolognese

• Rigatoni Carbonara

• Linguine with Fresh Clams, red or white sauce

• Spaghetti Garlic and Oil

• Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken and Portobello Mushrooms, in wine sauce or Alfredo

• Sun-dried Tomato Ravioli in red cream sauce

• Pasta e Fagioli . . . not the soup, but a rich dish of mixed pastas and cannellini beans simmered with fresh tomatoes, onions, diced prosciutto, garlic, herbs and freshly grated cheese

• Lobster Ravioli in Shrimp and Vodka Sauce

• Cavatelli with plum tomatoes, pancetta, onions and fresh Romano cheese

• Pasta with sautéed artichoke hearts and roasted tomatoes in white wine-garlic sauce

• Penne with fresh tomatoes, Portobello mushrooms and fresh mozzarella

• Linguine with shrimp, clams, mussels and calamari in a spicy white wine-caper sauce

• Arborio Rice with calamari, shrimp, clams and mussels, cooked with white wine and garlic, topped with Reggiano Parmegiana.

• Broccoli Parmegiana
• Broccoli Sauté with garlic
• Roasted Potatoes
• Potato Croquettes
• Escarole Sauté
• Eggplant Rollatini
• Eggplant Parmegiana
• Escarole and Beans
• Broccoli Rabe with Garlic
• Green Beans Marinara
• Spinach Sauté
• Mushrooms and Peas

Our Italian Buffet is served with a classic Caesar Salad with home-made dressing on the side, and a selection of bakery-fresh Brick-oven breads, including semolina bread, prosciutto bread, foccaccia and twist bread.

Condiments include freshly-grated Reggiano Parmegiana, extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.

Buffet also includes paper goods
(plates, napkins, forks, knives, serving utensils).

Italian Buffet Menu
$24.95 per person, plus sales tax
Minimum 50 people.

You can also add to our Italian Menu. . .

• Smoked Mozzarella with Herb-marinated Portobello Mushrooms...$110
• Fried Ravioli, Spinach and Cheese, with Marinara dipping sauce...$65
• Mini rice balls and prosciutto balls...$65

as well as these Cold Pasta Dishes . . .

• Ravioletti tossed with diced tomato in extra-virgin olive oil with fresh basil, chopped garlic and herbs.  Dusted with grated Reggiano Parmegiana...$75

• Rigatoni tossed with fresh mozzarella, basil, garlic, tomato, Pecorino Romano cheese and olive oil...$55

• Penne tossed with basil pesto sauce, pignoli nuts and grated cheese...$75

Click here to see the menu for an Italian Antipasto & Wine Party

**Note: Ludwig's will gladly prepare your favorite pasta with any of our home-made sauces:

Alfredo Sauce;  Pesto Sauce;  Shrimp Sauce;  Clam Sauce - red or white;  Shrimp & Clam Sauce;  Bolognese;  Marinara;  Garlic and Oil;  Vodka Sauce;  Broccoli and Garlic;  Seafood Sauce;  Mushroom Sauce; Filetto di Pomodore

• Roasted Pork Loin with Mango Chutney
• Broiled Pacific Sea Scallops rolled in sesame seeds and bacon
• Chicken Teriyaki
• Coconut-Battered Shrimp with curry and ginger
• Lomi-Lomi (Chilled salmon, cucumber, red onion, marinated with cilantro, lime juice and olive oil and south sea spices.  Served in endive leaves.)
• Confetti Rice
• Stir-Fried Vegetables
• Sliced, Baked Sweet potatoes