Christmas Day Menu

Starters

Cauliflower and cumin veloute
onion bhaji

Duck rillette
fig gel, crusty bread

Fennel panna cotta (v)
pickled vegetables, clementine puree, basil oil

Salmon and lobster ravioli
lobster bisque, keta caviar

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Intermediate

King prawn consomme
spring onion, toasted sesame

OR

Tomato consomme(v)
spring onion, toasted sesame

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Mains

Traditional roast turkey
sliced crown and ballotine of leg, homemade stuffing, pigs in blankets, roast gravy

Walnut, cashew and chestnut roast (v)
olive oil mashed potato, roasted winter vegetables, Brussels sprouts, vegetable gravy

Roast goose
homemade stuffing, pigs in blankets, roast gravy

Halibut supreme
shrimp beurre blanc, Parisienne potatoes, charred leek

Loin of venison
served pink, celeriac dauphinoise, whisky braised carrots, juniper sauce

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Desserts

Thwaites Mild Christmas pudding
brandy cream sauce

Chocolate fondant
white chocolate ice cream, Griottine cherry

Mulled wine iced parfait
mulled fruit compote, ginger crisp, candied orange

Cheeseboard
festive chutney, celery, grapes, crackers

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Tea or coffee and warm mince pies

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White Wine

Caparrone Pecorino, Colline Pescaresi, Italy
fresh peach and pear flavours with a lovely nutty undertone

Red Wine

Chateau des Laurets, Puisseguin St. Emilion, Benjamin de Rothschild, France
full of blueberry, cherry and plum flavours with vanilla oak and cassis