Table available at our Christmas Bistro Evening 19th December

We have a table available at our Christmas Dinner Evening on Friday 19th December.  Arrival any time between 7pm and 9pm, it’s your table all evening.  Here is our menu for the evening (subject to slight change).

MENU
£32.00 per person (4 courses)

To Commence
A basket of home baked Christmas Fruit Bread, served with a variety of seasonal butters

Starter
Smoked Haddock Chowder & Scallop Chowder
A creamy smoked haddock & scallop chowder with finely chopped leeks & curly kale topped with a dusting of mature cheddar & served with toasted wafer breads

A Saladette of Wood Pigeon & Mulled Pears
A saladette of curled, sliced mulled wine pears, walnuts & shavings of stilton with winter leaves, a drizzle of pink peppercorn and thyme dressing, topped with slices of wood pigeon and crispy pancetta

Duck Liver Parfait with a Cranberry Marmalade Glaze
Creamy, smooth duck liver parfait with wild mushrooms, finished on a cranberry and marmalade glaze, served with wafer croutes & tossed leaves with red onion, figs & walnuts

Main Course
Rack of Derbyshire Lamb
Rack of Derbyshire lamb with a herb crust, oven roasted pink and carved around a pastry basket filled with a stuffing of black pudding and lentils, finished with a reduced port wine and redcurrant sauce

Slices of Goose Breast on Pot Roasted Leg
Slices of goose breast on pulled, pot roasted leg of goose, topped with crispy crackling, served with sweet potato puree and smoked cured bacon, drizzled with a reduced fresh cranberry and stock sauce

Home Cured and Smoked Fillet of Salmon
Home cured maple and Christmas spiced fillet of salmon, gently smoked and finished on a broth of kale, lentils and pulses with a thickened clear stock sauce

Fillet of Pork with Crispy Belly Pork
Fillet of pork rolled with sage leaves and cured ham, pan fried and carved, served with crispy belly pork on celeriac puree, finished with a wholegrain mustard creamy white wine tarragon sauce

Stuffed & Braised Butternut Squash
A ring of butternut squash, filled with a stuffing of wild mushrooms, lentils and beans with Derbyshire stilton, braised in a vegetable stock and surrounded with a creamy stock & mustard seed sauce

Dessert Menu

Home made Duo of Dessert
Light treacle and sultana sponge pudding and orange crointreau bread and butter pudding, finished on swirls of caramel and vanilla sauce topped with spun sugar
OR
Butler’s Pantry Cheeseboard
English cheeses served with home made date chutney, nuts, celery and grapes, finished with a variety of crispy wafers and crackers

Filter coffee with selection of home made chocolates (£2.75 per person)