* Party menus are subject to change due to seasonality, availability and other issues beyond our control. A menu pre-order is required for most parties.

Sample Menu 2012
This menu will be confirmed later on in the year.

Christmas Seated Dinners

Please select one of each course plus a vegetarian alternative

Starter

home cured salmon gravadlax

with pickled caper and shallot salad and a tarragon dressing

potted ham hock with shallots and parsley

spiced fresh apple chutney, baby herb leaf salad and a bread croute toasted with fennel seed oil

warm pheasant and thyme wellington

roasted beetroot, seasonal leaves, juniper dressing

warm tart of smoked applewood and roasted red onions (vegetarian)

with homemade tomato chutney and lightly dressed seasonal baby leaves

butternut squash, spinach and sage terrine (vegan, gluten free, dairy free)

with a baby cress salad and balsamic baby onions

Main Course

thyme roasted guinea fowl

crushed new potato cakes, buttered savoy cabbage with bacon and chestnuts with roasted root vegetables and a light roasting jus

oven roasted duck breast and confit leg

dauphinoise potato with sautéed winter greens, cumin carrots and glazed prunes withportjus

pink roasted English beef and braised beef cheek

with a potato rosti,smashed carrot and swede, sauteedgreen beans and a thyme jus

supplement £1.00

pan fried fillet of  sea bass

with garlic parmentier potatoes, ratatouille and wilted spinach and a black olive tapenade

pumpkin and cashel blue risotto (v)

with confitbaby onions, roasted pumpkin and crispy sage

“bluesheese”, parsley and thyme puddings (vg)

With a potato rosti, white onion puree and red cabbage and a garlic jus

bluesheese is a branded cheese substitute suitable for vegans

Dessert

chocolate and orange torte

with English mascarpone and fresh vanilla, poached oranges and dark chocolate florentines

pear and almond frangipane tart

with glazed cranberries, honeyed greek yogurt and almond tuilles

a verrine of pink yorkshire rhubarb jelly

set vanilla custard a gingerbread biscuit, and rhubarb compote

chilled pomegranate soufflé

caramel brittle with scattered pomegranate seeds a  clementine fondue and all spice biscuits

chocolate and lime meringue pie

lime chantilly, dark chocolate sauce, candied lime

Coffee, Christmas Mince Pies and Petit Fours