CHRISTMAS MENU 2008 19.95 per head

Cream of parsnip soup
with pepper coulis and truffle oil

Crab, prawns, smoked halibut and mussels parcel
with saffron aioli

Pork and plum pâté
with Cumberland sauce

Shropshire blue and quince tart
with mixed leaves and shallot dressing

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Traditional roast turkey
with all the trimmings

Salmon fillet
with tarragon cream sauce, spinach and new potatoes

Chargrilled rump steak
with dauphinoise potatoes, braised red cabbage and
green peppercorn sauce

Herb pancakes
filled with mushroom fricassee, chestnuts and baby onions

All served with roast potatoes, glazed carrots
and parsnips and Brussels sprouts
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Christmas pudding
with brandy sauce

Pistachio, fig and almond tart
with clotted cream

White chocolate and raspberry cheesecake

Selection of British cheeses
with home-made chutney and crackers
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Coffees or tea with chocolate mint

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BUFFET MENU

Five items £10.00 per person
Seven items £13.50 per person
Nine items £16.50 per person

Meat

Pesto chicken and red onion skewers
with chunky tomato dip

Mini cocktail sausages
with honey and mustard

Rare roast beef Yorkshire pudding
and horseradish cream

Devil on horseback

Chicken liver mousse with toasted bread

Mini burger with tomato relish

Vegetarian

Vegetable samosa with sweet and sour sauce

Crispy Brie with Cumberland sauce

Breaded mushrooms filled with goat’s cheese and chives

Cheese straws with poppy and sesame seeds

Caramelized red onion and artichoke tart

Mini Yorkshire pudding
with wild mushroom and spinach

Fish

Mini tartlet with smoked salmon cream cheese and dill

Prawns fishcake with aioli

Smoked haddock, Gruyère and spinach pastry

Thai baked salmon fishcakes with lime mayonnaise

Crispy squid with tartare sauce

Tuna, wasabi and lettuce roll