Sample Menu Four
Starters
Leek, potato and asparagus soup (v)
Finished with cheese straws and a swirl of tarragon cream
Sautee wild mushroom and mozzarella rarebit (v)
Served on home-made red onion and Rosemary bread with curly endive salad and balsamic dressing
Smoked haddock and pancetta fish cake
With piccalilli yogurt, cucumber tagliatelle and horseradish cream
Chicken liver and smoked goose parfait
With Cumberland sauce, melba toast and pine nut salad
Terrine of forest berries and sparkling wine (v)
Home-made passion fruit water ice and vanilla créme fraiche
Main Courses
Pan-fried medallions of mature local venison
With boulangere potatoes, sweet Ruby port red cabbage, petit ratatouille and redcurrant and stilton jus
Grilled baby halibut fillet
Topped with chorizo, goats cheese and herb crumble and served over moules mariniere with peppered wild roquette and buttered samphire
Char-grilled pesto chicken fillets
Fresh egg fettuccine pasta, confit of peppers, roasted garlic spinach and cream sauce
Deep fried Chinese spiced vegetable spring roll (v)
With cardamom scented braised rice, sweet and sour cherry tomatoes and crispy sea weed
Parsnip, hazelnut and sage Derby roulade (v) (n)
With beetroot chutney, and sauté saffron potatoes
Garlic and Rosemary studded rack of lamb
Carved over grain mustard creamed potatoes with glazed baby vegetables, red onion and pear marmalade, parsnip crisps and Port and lemon sauce
Desserts
Caramelized rum drenched banana pancakes
With vanilla ice cream and toffee sauce
Duet of white and dark chocolate terrine
Served with cherry puree and chantilly cream
Passion fruit and strawberry créme brulee
Served with home-made ginger shortbread
Poached peach melba brandy snap basket
With pouring cream or vanilla pod ice cream
A selection of finest local cheeses – £2.75 supplement
Eden Chieftain – A creamy, award winning close texture vintage cheddar-style cheese, with a clean, well-rounded flavour made from pasteurised cows’ milk
Flakebridge – A smooth, hard-pressed coloured cheese with a firm, slightly flakey texture and a subtle tangy taste. Made to a local recipe using pasteurised cows’ milk
Black Dub Blue – A creamy blue-veined cheese which is now made in Applebyand is a must for any cheese board!
Cafetiere of fresh coffee with Kendal mint cake is available at the bar for £2.25 per person
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