Vegan 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 12:30 or 1pm lunch reservation.

Christmas Day Vegetarian Tasting Menu £225
Wine pairing £125

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

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

Homemade Organic Sourdough
Whipped Flavoured Butter

Salt Baked Beetroot
Pickled Beetroot, Blackberry & Black Garlic
Berthier ‘Terre de Silex’ Coteaux du Giennois Blanc, 2022, France

Crisp Enoki Mushroom
Butter Roast Celeriac, Braised Shiitake, Chive & Truffle Vinaigrette
Cannonau di Sardegna, ‘Tiscali’, Puddu, Sardinia, Italy 2020

Croustillant of Crushed Parsnip & Swede
Baked & Pickled Parsnips
Served with Roast Potatoes, Braised Red Cabbage, Sautéed Sprouts with Chestnuts
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
Served with Homemade Chutney, Crackers, Apple & Celery Sorbet
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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