CHRISTMAS
Join us for Christmas 2024
Festive Opening Hours
Wednesday – Saturday
12.30pm – 3.30pm & 5pm – 9pm
Sunday
12.30pm – 3.30pm & 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Christmas Eve
Open for Christmas Gift Voucher Sales Only from 9am – 3.00pm
Christmas Day & Boxing Day
Closed
New Year’s Eve
Lunch 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Early Dinner 5pm – 6pm
Dinner 8.30 – 9.30pm
New Year’s Day
Lunch 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Dinner 5pm – 8pm
CHRISTMAS MENU £54.95
Christmas dinner is served Wednesday to Sunday each week 5pm until 9pm (last order on a Sunday is 8pm)
Ardtara breads, spreads & butters with amuse bouche to share
STARTERS
Potato & leek soup, herb oil, bacon
Roast Winter squash salad, pomegranate, feta, walnut, balsamic
Breast of quail, spiced leg, girolle, tarragon, potato
Gin cured salmon, smoked oil, beetroot, cucumber, horseradish
Whipped chicken liver parfait, brandy, apple, sage, pearl onion, pine nut
MAIN COURSES
Mushroom tortellini, watercress, lemon, hazelnut, cured egg yolk
Glazed duck breast, sage gnocchi, squash, fennel, cranberry gastrique
Turkey breast, ham hock croquette, brussels sprouts, bacon, cranberry
Venison haunch, red wine, pear, almond. Jerusalem artichoke
Sea bass, chorizo bisque, mussels, cauliflower, chard
7oz grass-fed beef fillet, celeriac gratin, shimeji, featherblade croquette, tenderstem £7 supp
8oz grass-fed beef sirloin, celeriac gratin, shimeji, featherblade croquette, tenderstem £5 supp
All main courses are served with local potatoes
EXTRA SIDE ORDERS (£5 each)
Triple cooked chips | Sugarsnaps, green beans, yogurt, almonds | Black garlic chips | Parmesan & mixed leaf salad
DESSERTS
Chocolate tart, rum caramel, banana, Guinness ice cream
Selection of cheese, quince, chutney, honey, crackers £4 supp
Ardtara Christmas pudding, cranberry, brandy sauce, almond
Apple tarte tatin, mascarpone, pecan
Rice pudding soufflé, tonka bean ice cream, chai cream
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Please make any allergies or intolerances known to a member of staff. All allergens are openly used throughout our kitchen. Trace amounts may be present at all stages of cooking. While we endeavour to cater for any dietary requirements, please be aware that this is not always possible.
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Christmas lunch is served Wednesday to Sunday 12.30 until 3.30pm
£37.00
Ardtara breads & butters to start
STARTERS
Potato & leek soup, herb oil, bacon
Winter squash salad, pomegranate, feta, walnut, balsamic
Chicken liver parfait, brandy, apple, sage, pearl onion, pine nut
Seafood chowder, chorizo, lemon, parsley
MAIN COURSES
Turkey breast, ham hock croquette, brussels sprouts, bacon, cranberry
Braised venison shoulder, Jerusalem artichoke, blackberry, cavolo nero
Seabass, sage gnocchi, fennel, cauliflower, salsa verde
Mushroom tortellini, watercress, lemon, hazelnut, cured egg yolk
8oz aged sirloin, celeriac gratin, shimeji mushroom, featherblade croquette, tenderstem
All main courses are served with local potatoes and vegetables
EXTRA SIDES £5
Triple cooked chips – Parmesan & mixed leaf salad – Black garlic chips – Sugarsnaps, green beans, yogurt, almonds
Jug of sauce or gravy £2.00
DESSERTS
Dark chocolate nemesis, rum caramel, banana, Guinness ice cream
Christmas pudding, cranberry, brandy sauce, almond
Eggnog pannacotta, mulled fruit compote, oat crumb
Selection of local cheeses, chutney, quince, homemade crackers, honey £4 supp
Please make any allergies or intolerances known to a member of staff. All allergens are openly used throughout our kitchen. Trace amounts may be present at all stages of cooking. While we endeavour to cater for any dietary requirements please be aware that this is not always possible.
FESTIVE AFTERNOON TEA £37.00
Afternoon Tea is served Wednesday to Saturday each week from 12.30 to 3.30pm.
Thompson Family breakfast tea or
Upperlands coffee
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Roast turkey & cranberry sandwiches
Honey glazed ham, mustard, tomato chutney brioche
Open sandwich, prawn mayo, wheaten bread
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Potato & leek soup
Potato bread chip, honey mustard mayonnaise
Pork & chestnut sausage rolls
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Warm scones, clotted cream, preserves
Christmas pudding, brandy sauce
Eggnog panna cotta, mulled fruit compote
Macaroons
Warm mince pies
Chocolate nemesis, banana
** Please be aware that these menus may change without prior notice.**
The festive menus will begin on Friday 29th November 2024