Michelin Bib Gourmand2008
December 2008evening service only
Starters
Yellow split pea & flaked ham soup with chive cream
£3 .75
Bottisham smoked duck with mulled pear, chicory, chestnuts & warm cranberry dressing
£ 5.50
Cropwell Bishop stilton fritters with shaved fennel, crushed hazelnuts & Cumberland sauce
£ 5.75
Confit rabbit & streaky bacon terrine with tarragon grain mustard & caraway breadsticks
£ 6.00
Twice-baked smoked haddock & leek soufflé with parmesan & thyme cream sauce
£ 6.25
Prawn & crayfish cocktail with Marie Rose sauce & brown bread
£ 6.50
Basket of home-made bread (made from stone-ground, organic flour) and unsalted butter
£ 2.25
Mains
Saffron risotto with sautéed wild mushrooms, cavolo nero, mascarpone & parmesan cheese crisps
£ 11.50
Cajun spiced organic salmon with creamed sweetcorn, griddled potatoes & warm tomato & paprika dressing
£ 12.95
Twice-cooked blade of beef with steamed oxtail pudding, celeriac purée & Madeira & shallot jus
£ 13.95
Pan-fried calf’s liver with roasted garlic potato purée, crushed swede, pancetta and red wine vinegar sauce
£ 15.75
Char-grilled Sacombe Farm rump steak with hand cut chips, green peppercorn sauce & onion rings
£ 16.50
Braised fillet of wild halibut with roasted cauliflower, sweet potato mash, brown shrimp & vermouth butter sauce
£ 17.50
Desserts
Plum & ginger cobbler (sweet scone) & custard
£ 5.95
Hot apple Charlotte with English toffee ice cream
Caramel crème brûlée with warm honey madeleines
Glazed lemon-curd tart with lychee sorbet & lime syrup
Hot chocolate fondant with mint choc chip ice cream(please allow 10 mins)
Selection of home-made ice creams (3 scoops)
Hand-made local cheeses from East Anglia:
Warham (cheddar type)Norfolk White Lady (brie type)Cambridge (soft cow’s cheese)Suffolk Gold (semi-hard cow’s cheese)Norfolk Wissington (hard sheep’s cheese)Suffolk Blue (soft)
Served with chutney and home-made oatcakes
£ 8.50
Dessert Wines
Chateau Loupiac Gaudiet 2001(glass)
£ 4.50
Quady’s Elysium Black Muscat 2004(glass)
£ 5.00
Fairtrade Coffee
Cafetière (small)
£ 1.70
Cafetière (medium)
£ 3.00
Cafetière (large)
Capuccino
£ 1.65
Espresso (single)
Espresso (double)
£ 2.65
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