Christmas Menu 2009

Selected Party Nights with Disco till 1 am

Broccoli & Stilton Soup

Served piping hot with a warm Bread Roll & Butter

Mushrooms a la Crème

Fresh Button Mushrooms sautéed with garlic & Cream Sauce

Accompanied with a fresh bread roll

Prawn & Crayfish Cocktail

Succulent Icelandic Prawns & Crayfish Tails on a bed of Lettuce served with our

Brandy & Cayenne Cocktail Sauce & Buttered Malted Brown Bread

Potted Duck Pate

Course texture duck fillet & liver with smoked bacon served with sultana & Red onion chutney & mixed leaves with Toasted farmhouse Bread

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Roast Devonshire Turkey

Generous slices of Plump Roasted Turkey served with ‘Pigs in Blankets’,

Our special savoury Stuffing & rich Gravy

Roast Sirloin of Beef

Tender Prime Sirloin of Beef slowly roasted & served with a Yorkshire pudding & delicious rich sauce of red wine, Madeira, Mushrooms, baby onions & rosemary

Fillet of Lemon Sole

Fine Fillet gently grilled & served with herb infused sautéed new potatoes

Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable Risotto

Butternut squash, Red Peppers, Sweet Potato, fine green beans roasted with olive oil, oregano, tarragon & sea salt served with Arborio rice

(All served with a selection of fresh Seasonal Vegetables)

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Traditional Christmas Pudding

Tiramisu

Chocolate covered Profiteroles

Cheese & Biscuits

£19.95

Ten pounds non-refundable deposit required per person to confirm booking

Pre-order selection & full payment 1 month prior

Christmas Day Menu 2009

(served from 12.30pm )

Watercress & Potato Soup (v)

Chef’s finest home-made soup from local Wild Watercress, creamy Potato with a hint of ginger and fresh baked bread & salted butter

Grilled King Prawns

Peeled Prawns marinated in Rum, Lime & Coriander served with a Rocket salad drizzled with a light vinaigrette, served with wedges of fresh Granary bread & salted butter

Chicken & Wild Mushroom Pate

A taste of the Country, wild mushrooms and smooth chicken livers served with Toasted Brushetta Bread & Salted butter

Kiwi & Melon Sorbet Cocktail

Slices of fresh Kiwi fruit fanned around a mouth melting melon sorbet with an iced vodka syrup

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Roast Devonshire Turkey with crackling Pork

Generous hand carved slices of plump oven roasted turkey, scorched Belly pork, garlic & Rosemary crackling with ‘pigs in blankets’ our special savoury stuffing and delicious gravy

Beef & Venison Wellington

Prime fillet of beef and escalope of Venison wrapped in pastry & pate served with a sauce of Madeira, port & red wine

served with a selection of Market vegetables & Roast Potatoes

Herb Crusted Salmon

Fresh Salmon Steak encrusted with garden herbs oven baked and served with a lemon & Dill mash potato & market vegetables

Wild Mushroom Pudding (v)

Field mushrooms baked in a rich Guinness sauce encased in a suet pudding with stir fried Mediterranean vegetables & baby new potatoes

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Rich Christmas Pudding

Served with either Brandy Sauce or Clotted Cream

Winter-Berry Pavlova

Mixed berry coulis with Clotted Cream

Belgian Chocolate & Orange Roulade

Cheese & Biscuits

Our finest cheese selection served with savoury biscuits, butter, celery and seedless grapes

£49.95 per person

£24.95 per child (under 14)

New Years Eve 2009

Curried Parsnip & apple soup with Parsnip Crisps (v)

Served with fresh baked bread & salted butter

Goats Cheese Pear & Walnut Tart(v)

Served with Watercress & Spicy Cajun Coleslaw

Monkfish & King Prawn Kebabs

Marinated Monkfish Tails, peeled King Prawns marinated in Chilli oil, Garlic, Lime & coriander served with dressed mixed leaves

Warm Smoked Duck Salad

Smoked duck generously sliced warm duck breast served on a mixed leaf & rocket salad with orange segments, toasted Pine nuts & a plum spiced dip

Woodland Mushroom & Garlic Pate (v)

Served with freshly toasted bread & salted butter

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Rack of Lamb

Oven roasted and served with a Redcurrant sauce

Fillet Steak Rossini

Prime fillet of beef hung for at least 21 days, Chargrillled to your liking served on a layered Pate Crouton with Rich Madeira Sauce & skewered tomato, Mushroom & baby onion

Red Mullet

Pan seared fillet of Red Mullet with wild garlic & wilted spinach on a bed of shitake mushroom rice

Wild Mushroom Stroganoff (v)

Wild mushrooms sautéed in butter with added cream & smoked paprika served on a bed of herb mashed potatoes

Slow roast Belly Pork

Four hours of slow roasting bring this wonderful dish to perfection Served with a chorizo & spring onion mash with an apple & thyme jus

Chicken Fillet Souvalaki

Diced Skewered Breast of Chicken marinated in honey & lemon with peppers & onions, chargrilled and served with salad, Coleslaw and Sauté Potatoes

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Rich Chocolate & Honeycomb Crunch

Cheese & Biscuits

Crepe Suzette with Orange & Cointreau

Passion Fruit & Apricot Cheesecake

£34.95 per Person