Christmas 2019
Winter, Thanksgiving and Christmas 2019
Sample Menu
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First coursesÂ
Daily changing soup with herbed breadstick 9
Salad of buffalo mozzarella or burrata with clementines, comice pear,
pomegranate dressing, hazelnuts and watercress  14
Souffle Suissesse – warm Gruyere souffle with sage cream, aged Parmesan and landcress leaves 11.5
Delica pumpkin and shallot risotto with sage, white wine and aged Parmesan 17
Puntarelle salad with anchovy, Parmesan, lemon and olive oil (or without anchovy) 20
Scottish smoked salmon with rye toasts, dill, capers, soured cream, red watercress and lemon 18.5
Dorset crab with salad of avocado, bitter leaves, crab mayonnaise and seeded rye toasts  25.5
Home made foie gras, onion marmalade, grilled baguette and celery heart 18.5
Main courses
Pan roasted Cornish fish fillet (type depending on market) with black olive-lemon tapenade,
baked Florence fennel, leaf spinach and herbed Umbrian lentils 33.5
or with sauce of Prosecco and dill, steamed winter vegetables and crisp potato galette  35
Bronzed legged turkey roasted with rosemary, cranberry relish and chestnuts;
honey-roasted parsnips, carrots and brussel sprouts 32.5
Breast of Lancashire duck roasted with pomegranate and oranges,
baked parsnip, celeriac, beetroot and steamed rainbow chard 34
Loin of veal filled and roasted with wild mushrooms and sage, with delica pumpkin, walnuts and salad of bitter leaves  38
Roasted sirloin of 21 day-aged Angus beef with horseradish-chive cream, baked root vegetables and roasted potatoes 39.5
Cheeses
British Isles cheeses with oatmeal biscuits, chutney and celery heart 15
Desserts
Selection of ice creams and sorbets with biscuits
Plate of clementines, toffee dates and fresh walnuts
Cranberry and blood orange trifle OR Floating Island with vanilla cream and pistachio nuts
Italian-style baked pear with biscotti and whipped mascarpone
Brioche and butter pudding with poached prunes and cinnamon
‘Tiramisu’ with Marsala and chocolate shavings
Mont Blanc – soft meringue with chestnuts, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce
Warm dark chocolate pudding with crème fraîche and chocolate sauce
…All 8.5
Please note this is a sample menu and should only be used as a guide.