For the Table
Rosemary and thyme focaccia£ 5,00
olive oil, sea salt
Gordal olives£ 5,00
Fried and salted Valencian almonds£ 3,00
Starters
Chicken liver parfait
farmhouse chutney, five-grain sourdough toast
Sticky belly bacon
parsnip purée, smoked garlic honey, sesame dukkah spice
Roasted butternut squash with Baharat spice
hazelnut ‘cream’, dill pickled cucumbers
Honey-baked goat’s cheese
black olive marmalade, lemon dressed chicory salad, sourdough croutons
Crab-cake
red-fish butter sauce, saffron rouille, chilli oil
Beetroot and Cashel Blue arancini
walnut butter, rosemary and port reduction
Mains
Confit duck leg
port-braised red cabbage, Madeira and prune sausage, pickled walnut, parsnip purée, red wine sauce
Pan-roasted cod fillet
White onion purée, lardo Ibérica, hen-of-the-woods mushroom, toasted hazelnut
Braised featherblade of beef
beetroot ketchup, truffle and Parmesan chips, red wine sauce
Sea bream
charred cucumber and samphire, poached mussel and tarragon cream sauce
Pan-roasted maitake mushroom
truffled sunchoke fregola, toasted sunflower seed and shallot dressing
Turkey breast
crispy apricot and sage stuffing, cranberry sauce, buttered sprouts, roast potatoes, parsnip purée, red wine sauce
For Two
35-day-aged sirloin of beef to share£ 69,00
truffle and Parmesan chips, smoked garlic honey roasted carrots, red wine sauce
Sides
Truffle and Parmesan chips£ 5,00
Carrots roasted with smoked garlic honey£ 5,00
crispy onions
Port-braised red cabbage£ 5,00
Invisible chips£ 4,00
charity donation to Hospitality Action
Desserts
Vanilla crème brûlée
Set vanilla cream
apple cider granita, warm cinnamon beignets
Christmas pudding
orange marmalade and brandy sauce
Honeycomb ice cream
dark chocolate sauce and a wedge of honeycomb
Chocolate ‘Oblivion’
mint choc-chip ice cream, dark chocolate sauce
Warm spiced Eccles cake
with dry-aged beef fat, just whipped cream
To Finish
Four British and Continental artisan cheeses£ 12,50
house made digestive biscuits, fig and orange chutney
Rum, raisin and white chocolate fudge£ 4,00