St. Valentines Menu

(available 12th, 13th & 14th February 2010)

To start

CHEFS SOUP OF THE DAY, TOPPED WITH CROUTONS (v) £ 4.95

HOMEMADE PARMESAN GNOCCHI WITH CHILLI, PINE NUTS, CHERRY TOMATOES & BASIL (v) £ 5.95

CHICKEN LIVER & SMOKED BACON PARFAIT WITH MELBA TOAST & HOMEMADE CHUTNEY £ 6.95

LOCAL GAME TERRINE WRAPPED IN SMOKED BACON SERVED WITH CITRUS LEAVES & CHUTNEY £ 6.95

TARRANT VALLEY CRISPY BEEF SERVED WITH CHILLI MAYONNAISE £ 7.25

SMOKED SALMON & POACHED EGG, POTATO RÖSTI, TOPPED WITH A CHIVE HOLLANDAISE £ 8.50

PAN SEARED SCALLOPS WITH A ROASTED GARLIC & CAULIFLOWER PUREE, CHAMPAGNE SAUCE £ 8.95

GREEK STYLE SHARING PLATTER WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF 5 MEZZE (v) £ 8.95

To follow

(all served with a selection of seasonal vegetables)

BREAST OF CHICKEN STUFFED WITH LEEKS & LEMON THYME (Dorset Chicken) £ 13.25
Wrapped in smoked bacon, served with a wood mushroom sauce & crushed new potatoes

FILLET OF SEA BASS £ 14.95
Marinated with ginger & spring onions, served on Bok Choi & noodles

ESCALLOPS OF SALMON GARNISHED WITH SEARED SCALLOPS £ 15.95
Served on crushed new potatoes with a champagne & lemon sauce

DUO OF DUCK (Merrifield Farm, Devon) £ 16.95
Pan roasted breast served with its confit leg on rösti potato with a port & orange sauce

DUO OF LAMB (West Country) £ 17.95
Ballotine neck & herb crusted best end, miniature ratatouille, new potatoes & redcurrant jus

8oz. SIRLOIN STEAK (Tarrant Valley) £ 17.95
Served on a baked Dorset Down mushroom with onion rings, hand cut chips & sauce Béarnaise

7oz. FILLET OF ROE DEER (Tarrant Valley) £ 18.25
Served on a baked Dorset Down mushroom with onion rings, hand cut chips & red wine sauce

Vegetarian

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO (v) £ 10.95
Served with garlic bread & a citrus dressed salad

STUFFED AUBERGINE GLAZED WITH MOZZARELLA (v) £ 11.95
Stuffed with peppers & courgette served with a tomato coulis & crushed new potatoes

PISTACHIO ENCRUSTED GOATS CHEESE CROQUETTE (v) £ 11.95
Served on a miniature ratatouille and garnished with basil oil

To finish

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