A 6 course feast of club favourites. Choices of lovely warming and hearty but sophisticated food. Served in our normal relaxed and welcoming style with a great choice of aperitifs and some fantastic Gaillac wine.
Amuse
Roasted peppers stuffed with a farci of Agen prune, pine nut, shallots, chilli and fresh herbs topped with grilled chèvre blanc cheese and local honey
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Starter
Steak Tartare
Love it or hate it. The marmite of dishes. The finest raw centre cut fillet, hand diced to a fine shred and combined with shallots, capers and with a twist of anchovy or shredded horseradish. Served with Dijon mustard and herb toasts.
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Warm Duck salad
A wintery treat of shredded duck, slow cooked in white wine and juniper. Served with mooli, carrot, lambs lettuce, red wine poached pear, toasted sesame seeds and a sticky tamarind sauce
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Tarte aux chataîgne
Chestnuts flambéd in Armagnac with caramelised onion and salted cheddar cheese in a delicate butter pastry tart served with elderberry jelly and herb salad
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Palate cleanser
Intense raspberry sorbet with a splash of method ancestral bubbly
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Mains
Sweet and spiced Lamb tagine
An authentic slow cooked spiced stew from an old Moroccan recipe using Mejdoul dates and toasted almonds. A great combination of savoury and fruity flavours served with Jo’s special rice.
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Basque seafood parcel
Loch salmon fillet, seared cod steak and large tiger prawns in an Espelette pepper and rosé port sauce slow cooked in parchment to keep in all the flavours. Served with mini roast potatoes.
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Smokey Three-Bean Cassoulet
A North African influence on a French vegetarian dish. Centre stack of field mushrooms griddled with smoked garlic marinade, spiced halloumi and wilted spinach
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Dessert
Nigel’s rather lovely Tarte au Citron
simple, tangy and delicious
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White wine and cardamom poached pear
Served with chocolate salted caramel sauce, flaked almonds and clotted cream ice cream
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Cheeseboard
A sharing board of delicious cheese tastes with fresh pecorino, a farmhouse Cheshire and a salty Roquefort. Served with Seeded biscuits and our own relishes
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Menu Price £40