Banqueting & Parties

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Starters
Chilled fresh fruit cocktail served with pineapple, kiwi fruit and orange segments, laced with a dry vermouth and passion fruit syrup	£4.95
Hot puff pastry case, filled with soft onions, topped with layers of sliced tomatoes, glazed with a hot butter sauce, flavoured with tarragon	£4.95
Smooth liver pate, served with a tangy redcurrant, port and orange flavoured sauce with melba toast	£4.95

Basket of melon, filled with seasonal fruit compote and coated with a rich cherry brandy syrup	£4.95
Warmed asparagus tips and baby corn, set on a bed of leaves, topped with balsamic vinegar and strips of smoked salmon	£7.95
Button mushrooms, in a light cream and stilton sauce, served in a warm pastry vol au vent	£5.50

Soups
Rich onion soup, flavoured with chicken and herbs, laced with cream and served with croutons	£4.50
Lobster bisque, a rich creamy soup, laced with brandy, topped with a swirl of cream and cheese straws	£6.95
Clear vegetable broth: served with small herb dumplings and chopped parsley	£4.50
Courgette and tomato soup, blended with cream and walnuts, flavoured with fresh basil and parsley	£4.95
Potato and watercress soup, finished with cream, served with croutons	£4.50
Sorbet blackcurrant, champagne or lemon	£4.25

Fish Course
Darne of salmon grilled with a fresh herb butter	£7.75
Fresh plaice fillet with a duxelle of mushroom and prawns, coated with a creamy white wine sauce with rich tomato concasse	£7.95

Main Course
Roast sirloin of beef chasseur tenderly cooked, accompanied by a red wine, mushroom and tomato sauce	£13.25
Roast topside of beef accompanied by Yorkshire pudding and a roast gravy	£12.25
Roast chicken with a bacon roll, sage and onion stuffing	£11.50
Supreme of chicken forestiere garnished with diced mushrooms, onions and lardons of bacon in a red wine sauce	£11.95
	£11.95
Individual beef Wellington: prime beef fillet wrapped in bacon, topped with liver pate and encased in puff pastry, baked and served with a rich Madeira sauce	£19.95
	£19.95
Salmon fillet grilled or poached, served with whole prawns and julienne of vegetables, topped with creamy parsley butter	£13.95
Saddle of lamb boned and stuffed with garlic, roasted and served with minced fruit and savoury stuffing, with a light jus roti	£14.95
Whole gammon honey roasted with cinnamon, brown sugar and cloves, served with fresh pineapple and a rich piquant flavoured sauce	£12.95

Vegetarian
Brie and broccoli Pithivier: florets of broccoli and brie bound together in a puff pastry case, topped with a herb and cream sauce	£10.95
Tempura vegetables: deep fried in a spicy batter, served with a sweet honey glaze and oyster sauce dressing	£10.95
Button mushrooms: sautéed with paprika, onions and cream, laced with brandy and served with a rice timbale	£10.95
	£10.95
Vegetable lasagne: layers of courgette, parsnips, beans, carrots, broccoli and spinach flavoured pasta, topped with a light cheese sauce and glazed	£9.25
All served with roast and new potatoes and a panache of vegetables	£3.95

Sweets
Deliciously hot bramley apple pie, served with whipped Chantilly cream	£4.95
Profiteroles with hot chocolate sauce: chocolate choux pastry balls, filled with cream	£4.95
	£4.95
Blackcurrant mousse: set on a bed of coulis, served with whipped cream	£4.75
Fruits of the forest slice, served with a fruit coulis and freshly whipped cream	£5.50
Toffee and pecan cheesecake	£4.95
Selection of Continental and English cheeses, served with celery, grapes and biscuits	£4.95
Coffee and mints	£2.45
Coffee and petits fours	£3.95