Christmas Day all the way through to champagne for toasting in the New Year.
St Nick isn’t the only jolly fellow spreading joy this Christmas. Nigel’s festive menus are an all-encompassing event that allows everyone to be taken on a jingling journey, his menus consider all dietary preferences thanks to our fully plant- based alternative menus and the fish options available.
The Christmas seasonal menu comprises three or five courses from our festive farm-to-fork selection which is available
for lunch or dinner. With plant-based, fish alternatives and seasonal specialties, it’s perfect for gathering friends, family or work colleagues together.
Our resident wine expert is on hand to select the perfect pairings to complement and enhance every mouthful
PLEASE SELECT A MENU FROM THE TABS BELOW
Christmas Day all the way through to champagne for toasting in the New Year.
The Christmas seasonal menu comprises three or five courses from our festive farm-to-fork selection which is available for lunch or dinner. With plant-based, fish alternatives and seasonal specialties, it’s perfect for gathering friends, family or work colleagues together.
Please select a menu from the tabs below!
CHRISTMAS SEASONAL LUNCH & DINNER MENU
Available for lunch 12 noon – 2pm & dinner 6pm – 8.30pm
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE
3 courses £39 per person
5 courses £59** per person
Available 29th November – 13th December
FROM 14TH DECEMBER – 23RD DECEMBER
3 courses £45 per person
5 courses £65** per person
SAMPLE MENU
Cheese rolls & whey butter
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POTTED WESTEROSS SALMON
English verjus jelly, caviar
or
DOWNHAM ESTATE GAME
ragout, hot winter potato, pickled walnuts, puffed millet, crispy skin
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ENGLISH ONION (PB)**
chestnut and celeriac soup, celeriac agnolotti
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IBERICO PORK RUMP
roast shallots, pine nuts, hispi cabbage, oregano sauce
or
TOASTED HAKE LOIN
toasted, hibiscus sauce, Morecambe Bay mussels fennel tempura
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ORGANIC GARDEN VEGETABLES (PB)
£6 hispi cabbage
£6 brussel sprouts with chesnuts
£6 honey roast parsnips
£7 buttered new potatoes
£7 smoked purée potatoes
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CINNAMON AND APPLE**
soufflé, Calvados ice cream
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LIGHT CHRISTMAS PUDDING
Brandy sauce, stem ginger
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CHEESE (optional)
a selection of British and Irish cheeses from Courtyard Dairy, crackers, pickled damsons, fireside chutney
£16.00 as an optional extra course
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Mince pies
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CHRISTMAS CHOICE SAMPLE MENU
TO BEGIN
CHEESE ROLLS AND HOUSE SOURDOUGH
whey butter
£5.50
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6 CARLINGFORD OYSTERS
shallot house dressing, wholemeal sourdough bread & whey butter
£22
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HEBRIDEAN SCALLOPS
tempura, tartar sauce, pickled cucumber, new potatoes
£23 / £45
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ORGANIC TREACLE SALMON
sea prawns, avocado, treacle dressing, coriander oil
£16.50
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DOWNHAM ESTATE GAME
ragout, hot winter potato, pickled walnuts, puffed millet, crispy skin
£14
MAIN COURSE
FILLET STEAK
pepper sauce, organic greens, honey-glazed carrots, triple-cooked chips
£45
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MARKET FISH
local new potatoes, hollandaise sauce
£ market price
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BLUE GREY BEEF
for two
8-week aged ribeye, béarnaise sauce, roasting juices, roast baby onion, triple cooked chips
£95
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ORGANIC STANDEN HALL CHICKEN
breast, Christmas spices, leg croquette, purée potatoes
£32
DESSERT
CINNAMON AND APPLE
soufflé, calvados ice cream
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£15
LIGHT CHRISTMAS PUDDING
Brandy sauce, stem ginger
£13
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TIRAMISU (PB)
Cacao mousse, coffee caramel, banana ice
£12
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CHEESE
a selection of British and Irish Cheeses from Courtyard Dairy
£16
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MINCE PIES AND CHOCOLATES TRUFFLES
£6.50
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CHRISTMAS EVE LUNCH & DINNER
3 course lunch £55 per person
5-course lunch £75 per person
3 course plant-based lunch £45 per person
Available 12 noon until 2pm
5 course dinner £75 per person
5 course plant-based dinner
£65 per person 7pm arrival for 7.30pm sit down
CHAMPAGNE AND FESTIVE TREATS ON ARRIVAL
Cheese rolls & whey butter
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CHESNUT AND CELERIAC SOUP*
Périgord truffles, brioche bun
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HEBRIDEAN KING SCALLOP
tomato jelly, charred cucumber, sea herbs, Petrossian caviar
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HERDWICK LAMB*
belly and short loin, hispi special, sticky mash, roasting juices
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PANNA COTTA
salted caramel, passionfruit jelly
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CHRISTMAS PUDDING SOUFFLÉ*
cinnamon ice cream, mulled wine syrup
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CHEESE (optional)
a selection of British and Irish cheeses from Courtyard Dairy, crackers, pickled damsons, fireside chutney
£16 supplement as an extra course
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Mince pies
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CHRISTMAS DAY
4 courses £190 per person
12pm arrival for 12.30pm sit down
CHAMPAGNE AND FESTIVE TREATS ON ARRIVAL
Cheese rolls, house sourdough & whey butter
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HOT HOUSE SMOKED SALMON
cauliflower purée, Kōji and cucumber, Oscietra caviar
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WILD MUSHROOM SOUP
toasted hen of the woods, herb gnocchi
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FREE RANGE BRONZE TURKEY
herb fed, festive trimmings, roasted goose fat potatoes, glazed shallots, seasonal vegetables
(Fish and plant-based alternatives are available)
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TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PUDDING
a recipe from bygone times, mixed with a tipsy sauce
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CHEESE (optional)
a selection of British and Irish cheeses from Courtyard Dairy, crackers, pickled damsons, fireside chutney
£16 supplement as an extra course
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Mince pies and chocolate truffles
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BOXING DAY
3 courses £65 per person
Available 12 noon – 4pm
FESTIVE TREATS
Cheese rolls & whey butter
TO BEGIN
BUTLER’S TASTY MELTING
LANCASHIRE CHEESE SOUFFLÉ
cheese fondue, winter leaves
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LOBSTER SOUP
sticky rice, dumplings
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GAME TERRINE
a mosaic of mixed game and duck liver, celeriac, walnut salad
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WHITE BEETROOT CARPACCIO (PB)
Périgord truffle, beans, sprouts and shoots, parsley and white balsamic dressing
MAIN COURSE
DEXTER BEEF RIBEYE
marrowbone gravy, Yorkshire pudding, beef fat roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables
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ROAST PARTRIDGE
damson sauce, bread beignet, chateau potatoes, seasonal vegetables
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PLANCHA ROAST MONKFISH
king prawn fritter, hibiscus sauce, new potatoes, seasonal vegetables
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ROAST PARSNIPS (PB)
topped with artichoke and shimeji mushrooms, smoked shallot dressing,new potatoes and seasonal vegetables
DESSERT
PASSIONFRUIT AND BANANA SOUFFLÉ
blood orange ice cream
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PANNA COTTA
raspberries, raspberry sorbet
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WILLIAMS PEARS (PB)
chocolate mousse, shards, butterscotch sauce
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CHEESE (optional)
a selection of British and Irish cheeses from Courtyard Dairy, crackers, pickled damsons, fireside chutney
£6 supplement / £12 as an extra course
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Mince pies and chocolate truffles
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NIGEL’S FAVOURITE DISHES THURSDAY - 28th / FRIDAY 29th DECEMBER LUNCH
3 course lunch
Available 12 noon until 2pm
£65 per person
FESTIVE TREATS
to begin
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TEMPURA HEBRIDEAN SCALLOPS
Jalapeño tartar, sea herbs, lemon gel
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AGED RARE BREED FILLET STEAK
Tellicherry peppercorn sauce, organic greens, honey glazed carrots, triple cooked chips (fish alternatives)
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APPLE CRUMBLE SOUFFLÉ
Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire cheese ice cream
Eccles cakes and chocolate truffles
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NIGEL’S FAVOURITE DISHES THURSDAY - 28th / FRIDAY 29th DECEMBER DINNER
4 course dinner
7pm arrival for 7:30pm sit down
£75 per person
FESTIVE TREATS
to begin
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TEMPURA HEBRIDEAN SCALLOPS
Jalapeño tartar, sea herbs, lemon gel
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HOT AND SOUR SOUP
prawn crackers
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AGED RARE BREED FILLET STEAK
Tellicherry peppercorn sauce, organic greens, honey glazed carrots, triple cooked chips (fish alternatives)
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APPLE CRUMBLE SOUFFLÉ
Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire cheese ice cream
Eccles cakes and chocolate truffles
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NIGEL’S ITALIAN REGIONAL TOUR SATURDAY 30TH DECEMBER
6 course lunch £65 per person 12.30pm arrival for 1pm sit down
6 course dinner £75 per person 7.00pm arrival for 7.30pm sit down
TUSCANY
Italian charcuterie served with warm focaccia bread
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PUGLIA
Burrata served with our own house-ripened dried tomatoes
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LOMBARDY
Milan, the home of Risotto Milanese
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CAMPAGNA
Fritto Misto, a selection of battered deep-fried fish, garlic mayo
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SICILY
home to strozzapreti pasta served with a venison ragout
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PIEDMONT
Marsala wine zabaglione
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Amaretti biscuits
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NEW YEAR'S EVE LUNCH & DINNER
4 course lunch £75 per person 12.30pm for 1.00pm sit down
4 course dinner £95 per person 7pm for 7.30pm sit down
A glass of champagne on arrival
FESTIVE NIBBLES
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CHALK STREAM TROUT
shrimps, watercress and Daurenki caviar
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WHITE LEEK SOUP
black Périgord truffles
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RARE BREED WELLINGTON OF BEEF
Madeira sauce, gratin potatoes, organic vegetables
(Fish and plant-based alternatives are available)
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RASPBERRY SOUFFLÉ
white chocolate ice cream
Eccles cakes and chocolate truffles
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