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Welcome to the Buttery!

Please call: 831.458.3020
702 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Corner of Soquel and
Branciforte Ave.
Open Daily 7am until 7pm.
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Planning a wedding? Holding a business meeting? Celebrating the holidays with your extended family? Or simply hosting a cocktail party with friends? Let us prepare the meal! We use the same premium ingredients as we do in our Bakery and Corner Cafe. So it doesn’t just look terrific, it tastes fantastic, just like at The Buttery!

Call us and we'll help you put together a menu that will delight your guests.

Party Starters
Entrees
Party Platters
Salads
Lunch Boxes
Breakfast or Brunch
Cookie Trays

If Wedding Bells are in your future, download our catering ideas (PDF) for the Rehearsal Dinner and for gatherings of friends before and after the event.

Party Starters
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Antipasto Platter
Liberal portions of grilled seasonal vegetables, Provolone cheese, roasted potatoes, Kalamata olives, our own roasted peppers, cherry tomatoes, cornichon pickles, and marinated mushrooms
Small
Large
$65
$95
Serves 10-15
Serves 20-30
Crudites
Red bell pepper, cauliflower, green beans, carrots, red peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, and roasted potatoes served with our own Gorgonzola dressing.
Small
Large
$55
$75
Serves 15-20
Serves 25-40
Pinwheel Sandwiches
You may choose from:
  • Roast Beef, horseradish and sour cream, grilled onions, and greens
  • Grilled free- range chicken, herb cream cheese, and lettuce
  • Hummus, cucumbers, avocado, red roasted pepper, and greens
  • Diestal turkey, bacon, avocado, herb cream cheese, and greens
  • Asian chicken, marinated carrots, green onions, wasabi mayonnaise, and greens
Small
Medium
Large
$38
$68
$95
Serves 8-10
Serves 16-20
Serves 24-30
Roast Beef
Slivers of roast beef served atop buttered baguette with a dollop of sour cream and horseradish
Small
Medium
Large
$40
$68
$98
Serves 8-10
Serves 15-20
Serves 25-30
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Everyone’s favorite served in a hollowed out sourdough round from Golden Sheaf Bread Company. We include baguette chunks for dipping.
$25 Serves 8-10
The Buttery’s Cheeseball
Cheddar, gorgonzola, and cream cheese combined with piquant seasonings, rolled into a ball and covered with pecans. We include crostini slices for serving.
$25 Serves 10-20
Sweet Onion Tart
A square of puff pastry topped with caramelized onions, thyme, tomato slices and olives
$25 Serves 12-16
Empanada
A Spanish inspired tapa with savory chicken or mushroom filling between two layers of pastry
$25 Serves 12-16

Party Sandwiches
Two flavorful sheets of focaccia with your choice of filling, cut into 24 or 48 sandwiches to serve a crowd. (Or half sheet with 12 or 24 sandwiches)

Choose Turkey Basil, Avocado BLT, or Goat Cheese and Grilled Vegetables

½ sheet
Full sheet
$50
$95
12 or 24 pieces
24 or 48 pieces

Entrees
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Choose a ½ pan serving 9 or a full pan serving 18

Choose from:

Chicken Tetrazzini
Named for the Italian soprano Luisa Tetrazinni who loved pasta, chicken, and mushrooms. Served in a bechamel sauce
½ pan
Full pan
$45
$90
 

Macaroni and Cheese
Old-fashioned macaroni and cheese in a creamy béchamel and cheddar sauce, topped with crisp bread crumbs

½ pan
Full pan
$35
$70

Butternut Squash Lasagne
Lasagna noodles layered with butternut squash, Italian sausage, mozzarella, fresh sage, and parsley

½ pan
Full pan
$45
$90
Chicken or Vegetable Enchilada Casserole
Chicken or seasonal vegetables, cheese, cilantro, and a delicious green sauce
½ pan
Full pan
$55
$105
 
Add Caesar Salad and rice pilaf topped with peas and toasted pumpkin seeds
$50
$95
Serves 9
Serves 18
Add Garden Salad made with baby greens and house vinaigrette and garlic bread to any of these entrées
$50
$95
Serves 9
Serves 18

Chili for a Crowd
Chili for a Crowd Vegetarian or a hearty meat chili. Buy by the quart with a 3 quart minimum. Sour cream and green onions included

  $12 a quart

Chicken Pot Pie
Roast chicken and vegetables lightly bound with béchamel sauce and topped with a buttery crust

  $25 Serves 6
Quiche
Bacon, ham, and cheese or seasonal vegetable and cheese
$30 Serves 8
Vegetable Galette
Layers of basil cream and beautifully arranged seasonal vegetables
$25 Serves 8
Party Platters
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Deli Platter
Diestal turkey, Saag’s 3-pepper pastrami, Black Forest ham, and salami
Small
Large
$65
$105
Serves 10-15
Serves 20-30
Cheese Platter
Provolone, jack, cheddar and Swiss
Small
Large
$55
$95
Serves 10-15
Serves 20-30
Combo Platter
Diestal turkey, 3-pepper pastrami, Black Forest ham, provolone, cheddar and Swiss cheese
Small
Large
$55
$98
Serves 10-15
Serves 20-30
Condiment Tray
Tomatoes, greens, marinated onions, cornichon pickles, basil mayonnaise and Dijon mustard
Small
Large
$20
$30
Serves 10-15
Serves 20-30
Petite Croissant Sandwiches
One dozen minimum order and 48 hours notice
Our famous petite croissant filled with your choice of egg, curried turkey, or tuna salad
Per dozen $48
Salads
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Simple Salads
  • Classic Romaine with Parmesan, Caesar dressing, house made crouton
  • Tender Green with seasonal greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and Green Goddess dressing
  • Baby Spinach with red onion, Kalamata olives and lemon vinaigrette
Small
Large
$25
$50
Serves 5
Serves 10
Big Salads
  • Chinese Chicken Salad with Asian chicken, green onions,  marinated carrots, sugar snap peas, toasted sesame seeds and almonds, crispy wontons, cucumbers, romaine, and sweet and sour dressing
  • Classic Cobb with chicken, avocado, tomato, green onions, bacon, gorgonzola, hard-boiled eggs, romaine, and vinaigrette
  • Tortilla Salad with romaine hearts, chicken, avocado, radishes, cilantro, cheddar cheese, crispy tortilla strips, and Green Goddess dressing
Small
Large
$45
$90
Serves 5
Serves 10

Family Style Salads

  • Pasta Salad with sundried and cherry tomatoes, seasonal vegetables, black olives, fresh basil, and vinaigrette
  • Grilled Seasonal vegetable and Polenta Salad with vinaigrette
  • Curried Chicken Salad
  • Check our current menu for our daily salads

Buy by the pound and plan on 4-6 ounces per serving

Cookie Trays
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Cookie Tray
$2 per person and includes 3-half size cookies per person Choose from:

Chocolate Chip
Oatmeal
Pecan Buttercrunch
Pumpkin

Chocolate Dream
Russian Teacakes Thumbprints
Rugelach

At Christmas you may also choose Rose Window cookies.
For Channukah you may add Coconut Macaroons or Haystacks.

Holiday Cookie Tray
$2.50 per person and includes 3 cookies per person, one of which is an iced cookie.


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Breakfast or Brunch
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Quiche
Ham and cheese or seasonal vegetable and cheese
Serves 8 $30
Croissant and Egg Sandwiches
Our croissant served with herbed cream cheese and scrambled eggs
$48 Per Dozen
Frittata
With ham and cheese or corn, red pepper and cheese
$12 Serves 6-8

Check with us to see what’s available.

Seasonal Fruit Platter
A colorful array of seasonal fruit with a tangy sauce for dipping
$65
$95
Serves 10-15
Serves 25-30
Breakfast Pastry Platter
We include:
  • 6 Petite Croissant
  • 4 Petite Bear Claws
  • 4 Scones
  • 3 Apple Galettes
  • 3 Chocolate Croissant
  • 2 Berry Muffins

We include butter, jam and lemon curd with your order.

$45 Serves 10-15
Coffee Traveler
We include everything one requires for coffee on-the-go. Pefect for meetings.
$17.99 Serves up to 12

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Lunch Boxes
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An individual lunch you would be proud to present. You may choose up to 3 different kinds of sandwiches for your whole order. No changes to sandwiches or substitutions, please. All lunch boxes are $12 each.

Sandwiches
Choose from:

  • Turkey with basil mayonnaise
  • Avocado and jack cheese
  • Hummus and veggie
  • Chinese chicken
  • Tuna salad
  • Black Forest ham
  • Bacon, lettuce and tomato with avocado

We include green salad, potato salad, or chips and a cookie in each box.


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