5 Courses & Canapés £245
Wine Pairing £185
Reservations 1pm & 1.30pm

Christmas Day is a special day for everyone, the restaurant has a wonderful atmosphere, much enjoyed by the staff and our guests.

Tasting Menu

Canapés
Turkey & Cranberry Empanada
Wild Mushroom Arancini
Blanc de Blancs ‘The Elizabethan’, Fox & Fox, Sussex, England 2014

Homemade Organic Sourdough
Whipped Flavoured Butter

Ravioli of Native Lobster
Confit Fennel, Bois Boudran Dressing & Dill
Gilbert Single Vineyard Riesling, Eden Valley, Australia 2015

Red Wine Braised Turbot
Caramelised Onion, Smoked Bacon & Crisp Enoki Mushroom
Cannonau di Sardegna, ‘Tiscali’, Puddu, Sardinia, Italy 2019

Roast Ballotine of Norfolk Bronze Turkey
Served with Truffled Parsnip, Hasselback Potatoes, Confit Cabbage & Chestnuts
Ashley’s Chardonnay, Fess Parker, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbra, California, USA 2017

Or

Roast Sirloin of Lake District Beef
Served with Truffled Parsnip, Hasselback Potatoes, Confit Cabbage & Chestnuts
Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero, Pesquera Reserva, Spain 2018

Poire Williams Parfait
Compressed Pear, Toasted Hazelnut, Honey Ice Cream & Cinnamon Meringue
Tokaji, Aszu 6 Puttonyos Chateau Pajzos, Hungary 2016

Sharing Cheese Board
Served with Homemade Chutney, Crackers, Apple & Celery Sorbet
Cheese Wine Flight – 25ml wine per cheese

Homemade Mince Pies & Petit Fours

Vegetarian Tasting Menu

Canapés
Goats’ Cheese & Cranberry Empanada
Wild Mushroom Arancini
Blanc de Blancs ‘The Elizabethan’, Fox & Fox, Sussex, England 2014

Homemade Organic Sourdough
Whipped Flavoured Butter

Poached Duck Egg
Creamed Spinach, Bois Boudran Dressing & Truffle
Gilbert Single Vineyard Riesling, Eden Valley, Australia 2015

Crisp Enoki Mushroom
Roast Salsify, Caramelised Onion & Pickled Mushrooms
Cannonau di Sardegna, ‘Tiscali’, Puddu, Sardinia, Italy 2019

Cannelloni of Crushed Parsnip & Chestnut
Served with Truffled Parsnip Purée, Hasselback Potatoes & Confit Cabbage
Ashley’s Chardonnay, Fess Parker, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbra, California, USA 2017 or
Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero, Pesquera Reserva, Spain 2018

Poire Williams Parfait
Compressed Pear, Toasted Hazelnut, Honey Ice Cream & Cinnamon Meringue
Tokaji, Aszu 6 Puttonyos Chateau Pajzos, Hungary 2016

Sharing Cheese Board
Served with Homemade Chutney, Crackers, Apple & Celery Sorbet
Cheese Wine Flight – 25ml wine per cheese

Homemade Mince Pies & Petit Fours

Vegan Tasting Menu

Canapés
Red Pepper Empanada
Wild Mushroom Arancini
Blanc de Blancs ‘The Elizabethan’, Fox & Fox, Sussex, England 2014

Homemade Organic Sourdough
Mrs Middleton’s Rapeseed Oil

Salt Baked Beetroot
Wilted Spinach, Bois Boudran Dressing & Truffle
Grüner Veltliner, Hundspoint Single Vineyard, Gruber Röschitz, Weinveirtel, Austria 2020

Crisp Enoki Mushroom
Roast Salsify, Caramelised Onion & Pickled Mushrooms
Cannonau di Sardegna, ‘Tiscali’, Puddu, Sardinia, Italy 2019

Truffle Baked Parsnips & Chestnut
Served with Truffled Parsnip Purée, Hasselback Potatoes & Confit Cabbage
Chardonnay, ‘Ashley’s’, Fess Parker, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA 2017 or
Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero, Pesquera Reserva, Spain 2018

White Wine & Thyme Poached Pear
Compressed Pear, Toasted Hazelnut, & Poire Williams Sorbet
Tokaji, Aszu 6 Puttonyos Chateau Pajzos, Hungary 2016

Vegan Feta Panna Cotta
Apple & Celery Sorbet, Grapes & Celery Salad
Sauvignon Blanc, Berthier Terre De Marne, Côteaux Du Giennois, Loire Valley, France 2020

Homemade Petit Fours

Information

Deposits & Cancellation Policy

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.

For special days and events we ask for full payment at the point of booking for menus and service charge to confirm your reservation. We ask for 3 days notice to cancel your special day reservation.

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