GENERAL STORE CAFE CATERING

The General Store Cafe offers our Catering Services with local food traditions in the heart of Pretty Little Pittsboro.

We bring the General Store Experience to your event. Our creativity, delicious food, and superb service will make your event everything you imagined it would be! We specialize in local and organic foods that are delicious and elegant in their presentation. We are a fully licensed and equipped caterer serving the Triangle and surrounding areas.

At the General Store Cafe, we get excited about creating menus that are tailored for your event. Let us fulfill your special requests or choose from a wide range of menus. Whether it be hors d'oeuvres, a buffet, or a sit down dinner, we make your event extraordinary.

Our highly trained and creative culinary staff can provide a wide variety of action stations, such as on site sushi demonstrations and carved meats. The Banquet Chef has created several themed menus. The Southern and Italian menus are our most popular. The Southern menu features North Carolina Pulled BBQ Pork with all the "fixin's", while the Italian Menu features Chicken Piccata and Vegetarian Lasagna.

Serving the Triangle, we offer On and Off Site Catering for All Occasions and All Budgets and feature Local, Healthy, Natural Ingredients. We are Environmentally and Locally Conscious and can offer you a Unique Experience Tailored to Your Needs. Creative food - an art form as unique as you!

Contact Emily Frailey at (919)545-1876
emilyf@thegeneralstorecafe.com

Comment From Recent Customer:

"I highly recommend the General Store Cafe Catering Service for your upcoming social or gathering to provide both delicious high quality foods served with care and distinction. I hold great gratitude to the General Store Cafe and their staff for insuring the success of our recent Celebration at the NC Botanical Gardens! Best Regards, Halford House

Thanks to Halford House, Ph.D and President of Integrated Water Strategies for his kind comments.

Fruit Sculpture

Beautiful Fruit Sculpture to enhance your Wedding.

Wedding Cake

Wedding Cake made by our own Pastry Chef Amy Buckner, who has over 15 years of experience and bakes the most delicious made-from-scratch cakes with organic ingredients. She specializes in silky, antibiotic and hormone free butter cream frosting that melts in your mouth. Order yours now!

Wedding Cake Options:

Organic Wedding Cake with Butter Cream Frosting with one Flavor
Each Additional Cake Flavor
Cupcakes with Butter Cream Frosting
Additional Cake Flavor

Additional Choices with Up Charge:

Fondant Covered Frosting
Chocolate Ganache Icing
Cream Cheese Icing
Creamy or Chocolate Ganache Fillings
Liquers Shots Fresh Fruit Fillings

Additional Up Charge Choices Per Cake:

Fresh Flowers
Fondant or Sugar Flowers
Chocolate Handmade Flowers
Custom Cake Plate
Fondant Bow Topper
Chocolate Bow Topper
Chocolate Handmade Flowers or Butterflies

Prices are subject to change due to customer special requests

The Garden

We offer a spacious dining room, stage for live music and a full bar indoors. Our newest addition is The Garden. In The Garden, we use organic, pesticide-free practices to cultivate fresh herbs, flowers and vegetables all year long! A stage in The Garden has been specifically designed for ceremonies, bar service, or live music. We join with Capital Events and Grand Rental Station in Cary, NC, to enclose this beautiful new space for private parties and receptions. The Garden is the perfect space for a full wedding and reception, accommodating up to 150 guests. Our on site Wedding Coordinator can provide any level of assistance you desire.

Afternoon Heavy Hors D’oeuvres Menu

Price includes servers, china, set up and clean-up fees
Minimum of 75 guests
Does Not Include Linens, Tax & Gratuity

Cheese Platter
Including Goat, Gorgonzola, Smoked Mozzarella, Smoked Gouda, & White Cheddar

Fresh Bread Basket
With warm French Baguette and Foccacia Bread

Fruit Platter
With fresh seasonal fruits and a Carved Centerpiece with Melons

Your Choice

Antipasta platter
Grilled Vegetables, Kalamata Olives, Pepperoncini, Marinated Artichokes, Asiago, Mozzarella & Parmesan Cheese and an Assortment of Italian Meats including Prosciutto and Salami

Mediterranean Platter
Baba Ganouj, Organic Hummus, Tabouleh, Feta, Kalamata Olives, Pepperoncini, Organic Greens, Stuffed Grape Leaves, & Pita Points

Your Choice of 5 from our Heavy Hors D’oeuvres Menu

We Suggest

•Crab Cakes
•Stuffed Mushrooms
•Artichoke Phyllo
•Capresse Kabobs
• Shrimp Salad Phyllo
•Billy on Toast Points

Your Choice

Smoked Salmon Platter
Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese and Capers

Smoked Chicken Platter
Smoked Sliced Chicken with an Assortment of Fresh Fruit Chutneys

GSC Buffet Menu

Choose 1 Entrée
Choose 2 Entrée
Choose 3 Entrée

Price includes servers, china, set up and clean-up fees
Minimum of 75 guests
Does Not Include Linens, Tax & Gratuity

ENTREE CHOICES

Herbed Roasted Chicken Breast
Roasted Chicken Breast Medallions in a Light Herb, White Wine Sauce

Organic Ravioli
Chef’s Choice Ravioli topped with Smoked Gouda & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Grilled Flank Steak
Marinated & Grilled in a Cilantro Almond Pesto

North Carolina Pulled BBQ Pork
Served with North Carolina BBQ Sauce

Grilled Mahi Mahi
Served with a Mango Pineapple Salsa

Tilapia
Roasted with Lemon and Capers

ACCOMPANIMENTS

Organic Garden Salad

Chef’s Choice Seasonal Veggies

Chef’s Choice Rice or Potatoes

Iced Tea & Lemonade

Heavy Hors D'oeuvres Menu

COLD HORS D'OEUVRES

Packages available - Minimum of 75 guests - Includes China & Service

CHEESE PLATTER
Including Goat, Gorgonzola, Smoked Mozzarella, Smoked Gouda, & White Cheddar

FRESH BREAD BASKET
With warm French Baguette and Foccacia Bread

FRUIT PLATTER
With fresh seasonal fruits and a Carved Centerpiece with Melons

BILLY ON TOAST POINTS
Granny smith apples, gorgonzola, candied walnuts on toast points

CAPRESE KABOBS
Fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes wrapped in basil leaves, olive oil, balsamic reduction

GREEK TOMATOES
Cherry tomatoes stuffed with feta cream cheese, garnished with cucumber and kalamata olives

SMOKED SALMON CUCUMBER CUPS
Smoked salmon rosettes in cucumber cups, garnished with capers and fresh dill

SEARED AHI TUNA WONTONS
Seared ahi tuna on fried wontons, topped with siracha cabbage and chive slaw

SHRIMP SALAD PHYLLO
Shrimp, cilantro, lime, red onions, cucumber, tomatoes, and aioli base inside phyllo cups

CHILE ROASTED CHICKEN SALAD CRISP
Chile roasted free range chicken, cilantro, lime, jalapeno, aioli on crispy fried flour tortilla

HOT HORS D'OEUVRES

ARTICHOKE PHYLLO
Artichoke heart, parmesan, white cheddar in phyllo cup

VEGETARIAN MINI QUICHE
Individual tart shells, with saut¨¦ed spinach, red pepper, and smoked gouda

BACON MINI QUICHE
Individual tart shells, with roasted broccoli and tomatoes, bacon, and white cheddar

CRAB CAKES
Warm seared pepper confit crab cakes served with a lime, garlic remoulade SPINACH & GORGONZOLA STUFFED MUSHROOMS
Warm button mushrooms stuffed with spinach and gorgonzola, topped with parmesan and bread crumbs

GSC SHRIMP & GRITS FRITTERS
GSC shrimp and grits in a bite! Our famous recipe mixed, lightly battered, and deep©\fried

BAKED CRAB RANGOON
Baked wonton filled with crab meat, cream cheese, green onions, and chives

Boxed Lunch Menu

Each Boxed Lunch will consist of a sandwich, pickle, chips, and a cookie.


SANDWICHES
Each sandwich has lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, mustard on the side.
Fresh local bread options are wheat, sunflower, rye, sourdough, and white
TURKEY & PROVOLONE, HAM & SWISS, CHICKEN SALAD, TUNA SALAD, BLT, OR VEGGIE BLT

COOKIES
CHOCOLATE CHIP, WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT, PEANUT BUTTER, OR OATMEAL RAISIN

ADD ONS
SALADS-Substitute a salad for chips,
Options are garden salad, potato salad, dill pasta salad, cole©\slaw, beet walnut.
DRINKS
Bottled Water
Bottled Soda
Bottled Gatorade
Gallons of Iced Tea or lemonade

Breakfast Catering Menu

Quiche with Fresh Fruit
We make our quiche fresh daily using fresh, local ingredients Served with fresh seasonal fruit

Fresh Pastries and Fruit
An assortment of pastries made fresh daily including scones, muffins, croissants, and apple turnovers With fresh seasonal fruit

Bagels with Cream Cheese
Platters of Plain or Sesame Bagels with whipped cream cheese Add Jalapeño or Honey Walnut Cream Cheese

Breakfast Burrito
Local, Free Range Eggs with Homefries, White Cheddar Cheese and Salsa Verde served with Sour Cream

Spinach Pie with Fresh Fruit
Puff Pastry filled fresh spinach, tomatoes, and feta cheese served with fresh seasonal fruit

Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuits
All Natural Sausage with local free range eggs and white cheddar cheese on homemade scratch biscuits

GSC Mediterranean Buffet Menu

Price includes servers, china, set up and clean-up fees
Minimum of 75 guests
Plus Linens, Tax & Gratuity



Spicy Tomato Eggplant Soup

Traditional Greek Salad

Tabouleh Salad

Hummus & Pita Display

Grilled Lemon Oregano Chicken Breast

Roasted Pork Loin with Fig Sauce

Spicy Moroccan Carrots

Balsamic Garlic Roasted Potatoes

Assorted Grilled Flat Breads

GSC Southern Buffet Menu

Price includes servers, china, set up and clean-up fees
Minimum of 75 guests
Price Does Not Include Linens, Tax & Gratuity



GSC ORGANIC GARDEN SALAD

COUNTRY-STYLE POTATO SALAD

GSC COLESLAW

DEVILED EGG DISPLAY

ROASTED CHICKEN

LOCAL BBQ PULLED PORK

BAKED MAC & CHEESE CASSEROLE

BRAISED COLLARD GREENS

SWEET & SAVORY BAKED BEANS

JALOPENO CORN BREAD

ICED TEA & LEMONADE

GSC Italian Buffet Menu

Price includes servers, china, set up and clean-up fees
Minimum of 75 guests
Does Not Include Linens, Tax & Gratuity

CLASSIC CEASAR SALAD

CAPRESE DISPLAY

CHICKEN MARSALA

ITALIAN STYLE BEEF STEW

PORK PICATTA

EGGPLANT PARMEGGIANO

GRILLED VEGETABLE LASAGNA

PENNE PUTTANESCA

GOAT CHEESE RISOTTO CAKES

PESTO PORTABELLO AND ZUCCHINI

ROSEMARY GARLIC FOCACCIA

Space & Services Available

...Don't forget the Black Bird Bar and Banquet Area! A great place for your special band as well! We accommodate parties up to 75 guests for rehearsal dinners, receptions, engagement parties, and bridal parties. In addition to the unique settings and spectacular food, the service at The General Store Cafe is second to none. Our catering staff is ready and able to serve all of your party needs. We offer dishes, tables, chairs and other amenities. We can partner with any rental company in the Triangle or surrounding areas to provide any speciality items.

Beautiful Flower Arrangements