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
*****
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
*****
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
*****
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