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Our breakfast is now open from
7:30 – 9:30 7 days a week.
BUFFET
£10.00
A Choice of Freshly Squeezed Fruit Juice
A Selection of Fresh Seasonal Fruit, Cereals, Dried Fruit and Nuts
Yoghurts, Fruit Compote and Poached Fruits
A selection of Cheese and a choice of meats
Freshly Baked Croissants
Fresh Bread Served with Wilkins & sons Tiptree preserves
Grumpy Mule Coffee and a selection of Teas
ENGLISH BREAKFAST
£15.00
Selection from the Buffet with the addition of one of the following:
An egg cooked to your choice, served with Smoked Back Bacon, local pork sausage, Black Pudding, Grilled Mushrooms and Vine Cherry Tomatoes
OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Omelette of your choice
Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs
Omelette Arnold Bennet
Eggs Benedict, Florentine or Royale
Grilled Portobello mushrooms and vine cherry tomatoes on toast
American style pancakes with maple syrup
Warm oatmeal porridge
Our breakfast is now open from
7:30 – 9:30 7 days a week.
BUFFET
£10.00
A Choice of Freshly Squeezed Fruit Juice
A Selection of Fresh Seasonal Fruit, Cereals, Dried Fruit and Nuts
Yoghurts, Fruit Compote and Poached Fruits
A selection of Cheese and a choice of meats
Freshly Baked Croissants
Fresh Bread Served with Wilkins & sons Tiptree preserves
Grumpy Mule Coffee and a selection of Teas
ENGLISH BREAKFAST
£15.00
Selection from the Buffet with the addition of one of the following:
An egg cooked to your choice, served with Smoked Back Bacon, local pork sausage, Black Pudding, Grilled Mushrooms and Vine Cherry Tomatoes
OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Omelette of your choice
Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs
Omelette Arnold Bennet
Eggs Benedict, Florentine or Royale
Grilled Portobello mushrooms and vine cherry tomatoes on toast
American style pancakes with maple syrup
Warm oatmeal porridge
12.00pm – 2.30pm
Sue's freshly made soup of the day with a hunk of bread
£4.50
Parma ham with a baked fig and blue cheese
£6.50
Beetroot cured gravadlax with fennel salad
£6.50
Watermelon, feta and basil Salad
£5.50
Chicken liver parfait, beetroot jelly, walnuts and gingerbread crumbs
£6.50
Tuna carpaccio with chilli, lime and avacado
£7.50
Heirloom tomato and buffalo mozzeralla salad
£5.50
12.00pm – 2.30pm
Sue's lunchtime selection of salads with roast confit garlic and raw onion bread
£12.00
Pea and mint risotto with pea shoots
£9.50
Summer vegetable salad with rocket and parmesan
£9.50
Broccoli and stilton tart with potato salad and dressed leaves
£9.00
Free range chicken caeser salad with crisp parma ham, flaked parmesan and marinated white anchovies
£12.00
Seared cod with Butterbean and chorizo stew and parsley sauce
£12.50
Pave of Dedham Vale beef, truffle foam, balsamic cherry tomatoes, baby leaf salad and Maldon sea salt seasoned chips.
£18.00
Pan roast plaice on the bone with curly kale and garlic butter
£14.00
SANDWICHES
£5.50
All sandwiches can be served on G.I. granary, or white bread
Mature English cheddar ploughman's with apple, red onion relish, and salad leaves
Oak smoked salmon, lemon crème fraiche
Garlic roasted Portobello mushroom and goats cheese
Egg mayonnaise and sprouting cress
Roast beef, horseradish crème fraiche, rocket leaves
Local cured ham, Essex regimental tomato chutney
Suffolk smoked bacon, crisp lettuce and plum tomato
12.00pm – 2.30pm
PASTRIES AND CAKES
£5.50
Elderflower creme friache tart with Strawberry sorbet
Vanilla panna cotta with strawberry salsa and white chocolate mousse
Apple and cinnamon scone, clotted cream and Tiptree strawberry jam
Thyme poached peaches, honeyed Greek yoghurt, sticky orange cake and peach foam
Chocolate brownie with candied kumquats and vanilla ice cream
A selection of our own sorbets and ice creams
A tasting plate of artisan British cheeses
6.00-9.00pm
2 Courses
£28.00
3 Courses
£35.00
TO START
Smoked haddock and leek risotto
Rabbit and pork terrine with pickled wild mushrooms
Jerusalem artichokes with confit potatoes, globe artichokes and quails egg
Confit salmon, goats' cheese mousse served with a leek and potato soup
Pan fried partridge, confit leg with a beetroot & fennel salad and honey walnuts
Seared scallops with cauliflower puree, capers, raisins and rapeseed oil
delicious for £2 extra
FOR MAINS
Loch Duart salmon, roasted cauliflower puree, chive panna cotta, pomegranate caviar, crispy shallots, chicken skin crisp
Roasted butternut squash, carrot and celeriac with feta cheese and pumpkin seeds
Roasted gnochhi, sweet corn puree, shimeji mushrooms and crispy sage
Corn fed chicken supreme with mash, baby vegetable and red wine jus
Pan fried sea bass with a warm lentil salsa and citrus vinagrette
Duck breast, fondant potato, braised savoy cabbage with pepper jus
(Delightful for £3 extra)
Market potatoes and Seasonal Vegetables
£2.50
Due to the nature of our kitchen we cannot guarantee that our dishes are 100% free from nuts or gluten.
PUDDINGS
Pavlova, strawberry compote and elderflower jelly
Warm chocolate fondant, peanut butter ice cream & caramelised almonds
Passion fruit delice, mandarin gel and orange sorbet
Espresso brulee, chocolate sponge and honeycomb
Poached pears, port syrup and vanilla panna cotta
Pineapple tatin, rum and raisin ice cream with toffee sauce
Tasting plate of British Artisan Cheeses.
(delectable for £2 extra)
DESSERT WINES
2009 Moscato d'asti, Alasia Piemonte, Italy
£3.50
A delightfully fresh sparkling aperitif or dessert wine. Low in alcohol, sweet and laden with honeyed tropical fruit.
2007 Eclat Botryis, Semillion, Valdivieso, Central Valley, Chile
£4.50
A hugely intense dessert wine with vibrant grapefruit and lemon sherbert character. Delicious with fruit based desserts.
Rutherglen Muscat, Chambers Rosewood Vineyard, Victoria, Australia
£6.00
"Liquid Christmas pudding" a delicious rich, luscious dessert wine with layers of dried fruit, caramel and fruitcake character. Perfect with rice toffee and caramelised desserts.
2005 Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu, Château Pierre-Bise Loire France
£8.00
This classic botrytis wine is laden with honeyed fruit and spice. Now developing a subtle nutty, caramel character with age
Available from 3.00pm – 5.00pm
Afternoon Tea (per person)
£16.50
Apple & cinnamon scone with clotted cream and Tiptree strawberry jam
PASTRIES AND FANCIES
Afternoon tea sandwiches, please choose from either:
Dill marinated cucumber
Egg mayonnaise and sprouting cress
Smoked salmon, lemon crème fraiche
and your choice of our delicious teas and coffees
Champagne Tea (per person)
£20.00
As above with a glass of our house champagne
