Winters Bistro Menu
Complimentary warm artisan breads served with warm home made pesto & toppings
Starter
End of Season Potted Pheasant
Derbyshire shot pheasant breast cooked with shallots & smoked pancetta in a cream stock wine sauce with a little tarragon, topped with a light pastry crust, finished with toasted stilton croutes
Smoked Haddock Chowder with Shellfish
A creamy smoked haddock chowder with fine cut leeks and pan fried sliced of scallops & mussels, finished with a dusting of Applewood smoked cheddar cheese, served with crusty white artisan bread
Assorted Mushrooms with Stilton
A selection of mushrooms cooked with shallots, fresh thyme and creamy stilton, finished on toasted brioche, served with a rocket, beetroot & walnut salad
Main Course
Braised Rump of Lamb
Slow braised rump of lamb cooked with root vegetables, rosemary & mint in a rich wine stock sauce, topped with fillet of lamb
Pan Fried Mallard
Derbyshire shot mallard duck breast wrapped with Serrano ham, simply pan fried with rosemary and Derbyshire lemon infused rapeseed oil, carved onto sautéed curly kale and pine nuts, finished with sweet potato puree, surrounded with a red wine & red currant reduction
Oven Roasted Loin of Cod
Loin of cod, oven roasted and basted with sage butter & oak smoked rapeseed oil, finished on braised butternut squash and leeks, surrounded with a rich tomato & lentil sauce
Filled & Wrapped Avocado(V)
Half avocado filled with mixed beans and Cornish brie, wrapped with puff pastry, oven baked and served on sautéed kale & leeks, surrounded with a rich tomato wine sauce
-All the above main courses are served with a selection of seasonal vegetables & a potato dish
Home made ‘Pantry’ Desserts
Baked Pears on Crepes Suzette
Pears baked with orange, stem ginger, sweet white wine, rum & cinnamon, finished on crepes suzette with pearls of lemon sorbet
Saffron Pavlova with Lime Curd
Home made crunchy & soft cantered saffron pavlova on crème anglais sauce topped with curls of home made lime curd drizzled with blueberry coulis
Butler’s Winter Cheeseboard
Assorted cheeses served with warmed quince chutney, savoury biscuits, warmed grape puree and oven roasted sea salt nuts
Tea or coffee
