Please choose 4 of the following starters;
1. Charcuterie plate
2. Mixed hors d’oeuvres
(Grated carrots, celeriac remoulade, leeks vinaigrette, egg mayonnaise etc.)
3. Smoked salmon mousse
4. Baked mushrooms, garlic puree
5. Shallot crumble (October to March only)
6. Piedmont peppers (April to September only)
7. Salad Vienna - green bean salad with sweet and sour onions
8. Chicken liver mousse, fig and prune compote
9. Pumpkin & saffron risotto
Please choose 3 of the following main courses;
1. Aioli – poached salted-cod with various vegetable & garlic mayonnaise (Summer)
2. Cod, herb butter sauce
3. Hake, braised tomato and fennel sauce
4. Pork belly, apple gravy
5. Vitello tonnato – cold poached veal with tuna sauce (April to July only)
6. Roast veal rump, mushroom sauce
7. Roast sirloin, pepper sauce
8. Roast lamb rump, shallot sauce
Then choose one of the following potato/ farinaceous dishes;
1. Gratin Dauphinoise – sliced potatoes, baked in cream
2. Pomme Anna – deep-fried potato “cake”
3. Gnocchi Romana - semolina gnocchi from Rome, via Sherborne
4. Parmesan risotto
5. Chips
And then choose 2 of the following vegetables;
1. Green beans with flaked almonds
2. Carrots “Vichy”
3. Baked beans with chorizo
4. Braised red cabbage with apples
5. Brussels sprouts (November & December only)
6. Cauliflower “Polonaise” – hard-boiled egg yolks, parley & breadcrumbs
7. Baked mushrooms, garlic puree
8. Buttered Puy lentils with parsley and sorrel
9. Braised endives
10. Ratatouille
Desserts - Please choose 3 of the following desserts ;
1. Crème brulée
2. Tira-mi-su
3. Mulled Agen prunes, yoghurt & white chocolate mousse
4. Bonet – a chocolate crème caramel
5. Délice Joconde – hazelnut sponge, chocolate & praline mousse
6. Chocolate pot
7. Iced nougat, raspberry sauce
8. Rum baba
9. Santiago tart – almond tart
10. Coeur à la crème, raspberry sauce.
A selection of mixed cheeses are also included, and on us.
As ever vegans and vegetarians can easily be accommodated - just let us know before their arrival.
Chilled still and sparkling water are on us.
All beverages are charged on consumption - corkage is £17.50 per bottle.