Christmas A La Carte 2011
Starters
Fish soup with stem ginger, crabmeat & coriander £9.00
Spiced parsnip & coconut soup £6.50
Mussels stew with sunblushed tomatoes, saffron & Avruga caviar £9.00
Sashimi of organic salmon with pickled ginger, wasabi & soy dip £10.50
Six chilled Traigheanna bay oysters £12.00
Smooth parfait of chicken livers with foie gras, oxford sauce & toasted garlic bread £8.50
Plate of Marrbury smoked salmon, citrus crème fraiche, pickled cucumber & syboes £9.50
Crab and shrimp cocktail with shredded fennel, chilli jam & lime £.8.50
Serrano ham with red wine poached pears, pecorino & rosemary £7.50
Red onion and goats cheese tart with dates & peppercorn dressing £6.50
Mains
Lemon sole simply grilled with chips & tartare sauce £22.00
Fillet of seabass on a beef tomato, mozzarella, caper & basil salad with pine nuts £18.50
Crisp fried Pollock and king prawns on chorizo & pimento stew £18.50
Roast Norfolk turkey with sage and onion stuffing, chipolatas & roast chestnut gravy £16.50
Breast of duck teriyaki with Asian greens and wasabi £18.50
Fillet of hake steamed in paper with sauteed cabbage, baby corn, garlic & ginger £17.50
Pork and apple sausages with chive mash, port & redcurrant jus £14.50
Roast breast of pheasant with pancetta, apricots and tarragon £17.50
Sirloin of mature scotch beef, button mushrooms, pepper gravy & chips £22.00
Risotto with artichoke, peas and parmesan £11.50
Desserts
Selection of farmhouse cheeses with apricot chutney £8.50
Christmas pudding with carmalised almonds & brandy butter £6.00
Amarena cherry bakewell tart with cinnamon ice cream £6.00
Winter berry crème brulee £5.50
Toffee swirl ice-cream with warm chocolate sauce £5.50
Iced white chocolate parfait with rum & raisin £5.50