Christmas Menu – 3 courses: Lunch £27 or Dinner for £32: Blackfriars Restaurant

Christmas 2016 menu – Three courses: Lunch £27 or Dinner for £32

Please note the menu is only throughout December in restaurant & banquet hall.

Festive Aperitifs:

Champagne cocktail ( Angostura bitters on sugar, cognac & champagne, cherry £9

Kir Royal ( Dash of Crème de Cassis topped wit Champagne ) £8.50

Valdase Prosecco £6 - £30

Classic Bellini ( Peach puree topped up with prosecco ) £6

Cinnamon sour ( Amaretto, cinnamon syrup, Angostura bitters, lemon juice, cinnamon stick £8

Snowfall at sea ( Clove-infused dark rum, ginger beer, lime juice ) £8

Christmas Cosmo ( Vodka, ginger wine, cranberry juice, stem ginger) £7

Gatsby ( Southern Comfort, lime juice, ginger ale ) £7

Monk’s Tash ( Mead, Spiced rum, fudge, cinnamon, contains dairy products ) £6

Ruby Duchess ( Pomegranate, cassis, prosecco ) £6

Medieval Mulled Wine £5

Apple Snap ( cloudy apple juice, apple sauce, lemon juice, cinnamon syrup, sliced apple ) £4

Virgin Duchess ( Pomegranate, orange juice, lemonade ) £3


Starters:

Winter Vegetable Soup

Beetroot cured salmon, horseradish crème fraiche

Mulled pear & goats curd salad, walnut dressing

Northumbrian game terrine, cranberry & orange sauce

Classic prawn cocktail, lemon, buttered brown bread

Homemade black pudding, crispy onions, brown sauce

Scottish scallops, cauliflower puree, crispy bacon £4 supplement


Mains:

All accompanied by roast potatoes & seasonal vegetables

Mushroom & Nut roast, sprouts, chestnuts, cranberry sauce

Butternut squash & sage risotto, ribblesdade ‘parmesan’ crisp

Slow braised Northumbrian beef, horseradish mash, watercress

Stuffed turkey, pigs in blankets, creamed Brussel sprouts

North sea smoked haddock wellington, winter greens, hollandaise

Roast belly pork, braised shallots, smoked bacon, wholegrain mustard sauce

Roast goose, red cabbage, roasted cox apple £4 supplement

 

Puddings:

Plum crumble, vanilla ice cream

Classic crème brulee, nutmeg shortbread

Sticky toffee pudding, salt butter caramel, vanilla ice cream

Chocolate delice, Horlicks ice cream

Traditional boozy Christmas pudding & brandy cream

Local cheeses, home-made chutney, grapes & biscuits ( £3 supplements )

 
Pudding wine & Port:

Ferreira LBV Port £4.50 / £38

Skillogate liqueur muscat, clare valley, Australia £7.50 / £70
Finca Antigua Moscatel £5 / £22

Lindis farne mead, Holy Island, Northumberland £3.30 / £26


Tea, Coffee & Hot Chocolate

Tea ( Loose leaf Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Peppermint, Camomile plus herbal, green & fruit £3

Americano, Espresso, Macchiato, Mocha, Filter £3

Cappuchino, Latte, Flat White, Double Espresso £3.50

Liqueur coffee: Irish, French, Baileys, Calypso ( Tia Maria or Monks ( Benedictine ) £5

Boozy hot chocolate ( with a choice of Amaretto, Baileys, Drambuie or Tia Maria ) £5