From $48per guest
The Classic Banquet
A traditional plated dinner with Armenian and continental dishes — at home anywhere from a baptism luncheon to a milestone birthday.
Food & catering
Recipes carried
across generations.
Our in-house kitchen draws from Armenian and broader Mediterranean traditions, alongside contemporary American favorites — every menu built around what your guests will love most.
A few words on what we serve
Hospitality, plated.
For decades our kitchen has been at the heart of St. John celebrations. Whether your day calls for a tray-passed cocktail hour, a five-course plated dinner, a generous family-style spread, or a dessert table that makes everyone linger, our culinary team will tailor a menu that fits the room and reflects the people in it.
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, kosher-style, allergy-aware menus — none of it is an afterthought. Tell us what your guests need; we'll build it in.
From the kitchen · Spring prep
Menu packages
A starting point —
shaped to your day.
Three popular formats, each fully customizable. Per-guest pricing varies with selections, season, and headcount; a detailed quote follows your tasting.
House specialties
Dishes our guests
ask for by name.
Mezze & small plates
HummusSlow-cooked chickpeas, tahini, lemon, finished with extra virgin olive oil
LahmajounThin Armenian flatbread with seasoned beef, herbs, peppers — folded warm
SarmaTender grape leaves, lemon-rice, fresh dill — chilled or warmed
Cheese boregsFlaky phyllo with a blend of feta, jack, and fresh parsley
From the kitchen
Lamb shankSlow-braised with red wine, tomatoes, and warm spices over saffron pilaf
Chicken kabobMarinated overnight in olive oil, lemon, oregano — grilled à la minute
Vegetable moussakaLayered eggplant, tomato, peppers, herbed béchamel
Stuffed peppers (gemista)Sweet bell peppers with rice, herbs, currants, and pine nuts
Sweets & coffee
BaklavaTwenty layers of phyllo, walnuts, orange blossom honey
KourabiehPowdered-sugar shortbread cookies with toasted almond
Armenian coffee serviceFinely ground, slow-simmered in copper pots, served in demitasse
For every guest
Dietary care,
built in.
We plan menus around the people sitting at the tables. Tell us about your guests during the tasting and we'll build dedicated vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, kosher-style, and allergy-aware courses — plated identically to the rest of the room, never as an afterthought.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Halal
- Kosher-style
- Nut-free
- Dairy-free
- Children's plates
Family-style service
Tasting & process
From inquiry
to last bite.
01
Inquire
Share your date, headcount, and a few notes on what you're imagining. We'll respond within 48 hours with availability and an opening conversation.
02
Tour & design
Walk the rooms, meet our coordinator, sketch a flow for the day. We'll start shaping a menu around your guest list.
03
Tasting
A private tasting of your shortlisted dishes — with the chef present to refine flavors, plating, and dietary versions.
04
Day of
You're hosting. Our team is plating, refilling, refreshing — and quietly making sure every course lands exactly when it should.
Let's talk menus
Tell us who's at the table.
Send a few details about your event and our coordinator will follow up to schedule a tasting.