Vegetarian menu available & we can accommodate gluten free dietary requirements.
Please note some menu ingredients may be subject to change due to produce availability.
Please call the restaurant on 01727 730777 to make your 12.30pm or 1.00pm lunch reservation.

Christmas Day Tasting Menu £225
Wine pairing £125

Canapés
Truffle Gougère
Wild Mushroom Arancini
Goats’ Cheese Curd, Red Wine & Grape

Blanc de Blancs ‘The Elizabethan’, Fox & Fox, Sussex, England 2014

Homemade Organic Sourdough
Whipped Malt Butter

Ravioli of Native Lobster
Caramelised Onions & Jerusalem Artichoke, Lobster Bisque & Dill
Gilbert Single Vineyard Riesling, Eden Valley, Australia 2017

Red Wine Braised Turbot
Butter Roast Celeriac, Shiitake Mushroom & Truffle Jus Gras
Cannonau di Sardegna, ‘Tiscali’, Puddu, Sardinia, Italy 2020

Roast Ballotine of Norfolk Bronze Turkey
Pigs in Blankets, Sage Stuffing & Roasting Jus
Duck Fat Roast Potatoes, Braised Red Cabbage, Sautéed Sprouts with Chestnuts & Bacon

Ashley’s Chardonnay, Fess Parker, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara, California, USA 2017

Bramley Apple Mille-Feuille
Apple Parfait, Honeycomb, Vanilla Ganache & Apple Sorbet
Fuleky Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos, 2013, Hungary

Sharing Cheese Board
Homemade Chutney & Crackers
Cálem 10yr Tawny Port

Homemade Mince Pies & Petits Fours

Food allergies & intolerance

Please advise of any special dietary requirements or allergies at point of booking and inform your waiter on arrival. A discretionary 12.5% service charge will be added to your bill. We ask for full payment to secure your reservation for this special day.

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