Main Menu

To start you off	Ample	Generous
Bread selection with tzatziki and chilli flakes (v)	£4.50	£6.50
House made houmous and taramosalata with warm pitta	£6.50
Green pea and watercress soup, goats curd and gnocchi (V) (v)	£7.50
Warm duck tacos, hoi sin and crispy vermicelli	£8.00
Haloumi, aubergine raita, endive salad and crispy poppadom	£8.25
Classic prawn cocktail	£8.50
Smoked ‘chappel and swan’ salmon, traditionally garnished	£8.50	£15.50
Pickled squash, burrata and trevise with fried breadcrumbs (V) (v)	£8.75	£0.00
Half a dozen Dorset Snails, garlic and herb butter, croûte	£8.75
Crispy squid, kaffir lime leaf and chilli salt, sriracha mayo	£8.75
Italian charcuterie selection, heirloom tomato, bread and cornichons (San Daniele, Salami Bastardo, Speck Di Montagne, Wild Boar Salami)	£11.00	£18.00
Seared scallops, almond tarator, orange and mint salsa	£12.00
Dressed crab (out of the shell), melba toast	£12.00
Chef’s meze (for two) courgette keftedes, lamb koftas, San Danielle ham, anchovies, taramosalata etc	£18.00	£0.00

Sandwiches, wraps & croques	Price
(Available lunchtimes until 2.15pm excluding Sundays)
Roasted beetroot and goats cheese bruschetta, seeds and balsamic (v)	£7.50
Ham and cheese croque monsieur	£8.50
Smoked salmon bagel	£8.50
Prawn, avocado and rocket open sandwich	£8.75
Cuban ruben Rye bread, sauerkraut, pastrami, avocado and dill pickle	£8.75
Milsoms club sandwich	£9.50
A menu is available advising which dishes contain the 14 major allergens, please ask a staff member for a copy if you wish to see it.

Caught in the middle	Price
Mr Gs shepher's pie made the proper way with roast leg	£13.50
Spiced vegetable tagine, tabbouleh, lemon couscous, greek yoghurt and almonds (V) (v)	£14.50
Deep fried line caught Icelandic cod in beer batter with chips and tartare sauce	£14.50
Beetroot tortellini, shallot puree, marjoram butter, chicory and orange salad (V) (v)	£14.50
- Thick cut pork chop, crushed potatoes, caper berries, pink peppercorns, preserved lemon aioli	£16.00
Seared tuna, spiced lentil salsa, mizuna, radish and sesame salad	£17.50
Whole grilled plaice, brown shrimp, cucumber and dill butter	£18.00
Pistachio and pine nut crusted hake, parsley and wild roquette, pickled radish	£18.00
Slow cooked lamb shank, greek elephant beans, spinach and feta	£19.75
Free range duck breast, artichoke and broccoli, melted onion and peppercorn sauce	£22.50
All generous & main courses include one extra of your choice, with additions at £3.75: Buttered new potatoes / fat chips / season’s veg / tomato and shallot salad / leaf salad pilau rice / mac ‘n’ cheese / mushy peas / garden peas/ skinny fries

From the grill	Price
Steaks are the benchmark of a great brasserie and with this in mind, we have looked far and wide in search of the best beef available for our kitchens. As it turned out we didn’t have to look too far as our favourite meat for the job is produced on our doorsteps, Dedham Vale beef is reared and raised locally using traditional welfare and husbandry techniques and is dry aged for a minimum of 28 days.
Milsoms cheeseburger in a brioche bun with the works, smoked chilli mayo	£14.50
12oz rump steak	£26.00
10oz sirlion steak	£29.50
9oz fillet steak (Please ask a member of staff for the origin)	£32.50
Steaks all served with skinny fries & a choice of peppercorn sauce, garlic butter or béarnaise.

Puddings	Price
Please make sure you take a look at today’s specials…
Local strawberry ‘eton mess’ with elderflower cream and strawberry coulis	£7.00
Mango and passionfruit mousse with malibu pineapple granita and coconut crisp	£7.00
Madagascan vanilla panna cotta, poached rhubarb, ginger nut biscuit and orange curd	£7.00
Cookie and cream cheesecake with chocolate soil and raspberry sorbet	£7.25
Lemon tart with glazed italian meringue, raspberries, strawberries and violet cream	£7.25
Belgian chocolate fondant with mixed berries and mascarpone	£7.50
Salted caramel and popcorn brûlée, caramelised hazelnut crumb and raspberry compote	£7.50
Triple chocolate brownie with raspberry cream and honeycomb parfait	£7.50
European cheeses with fig relish, celery, grapes and water biscuits	£8.00

Dessert wines & port	Bottle	125ml
Dessert Wine
2015 Château Haut-Mayne, Graves Supérieures – France (750ml)	£7.50	£41.00
2013 Grenache, Maury Grenat, Els Pyreneus, Roussillon, France(500ml)	£9.50	£36.00
2009 Muscat De Beaunes De Venise, Domaine De Fenouillet – France (375ml)	£12.00	£34.50
2008 Sauternes, Chateau du levant – France (375ml)		£38.50
Port
2010 Quinta Do Crasto, Late bottled vintage Port (750ml)	£6.50	£41.50
NV Qunita Do Vallado, 20 yr Old Tawny Port (500ml)	£13.00	£62.75
NV Taylor's 10 yr Old Tawny Port (750ml)	£9.00	£60.75
Please note vintages may vary from time to time.

Coffee, teas & liqueur coffee	Price
Coffee Paddy and Scotts Coffee	£3.00
Floater Coffee with cream top	£3.00
Cappuccino Shot of coffee with a frothy top	£3.00
Flat white Short strong coffee with silky smooth milk	£3.00
Latte Tall milky coffee	£3.00
Espresso Short black single shot of coffee	£2.55
Double espresso Short black double shot of coffee	£3.00
Macchiato Short strong coffee with frothy top	£3.00
Mocha Hot chocolate with a single shot of coffee	£3.40
Hot chocolate Hot milk with Mofo chocolate powder	£3.40
Cafetière Paddy and Scotts special blend of cafetière coffee	£3.60
Liqueur coffee
Irish Jamesons coffee	£6.60
Gaelic Drambuie coffee	£6.60
Highland Bells coffee	£6.60
French Brandy coffee	£6.60
Russian Vodka coffee	£6.60
Calypso Tia Maria coffee	£6.60
Caribbean Dark rum coffee	£6.60
Café Dissorano Amaretto coffee	£6.60
Tea
Award winning novus tea English breakfast / Earl Grey / Dragonwell green / Egyptian mint / Organic jasmine / Pai mu tan / Citrus chamomile / Wild encounter / Persian pomegranate.	£3.00

The Collection

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A luxury boutique hotel in Essex, looking out across Constable’s Countryside and Dedham Vale.

12 uniquely designed bedrooms
Heated outdoor pool
The Treatment Rooms day spa

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Le Talbooth

01206 323150

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Riverside terrace and lawn
Outdoor marquee perfect for weddings
Private dining options available

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Visit our hotel and restaurants by the coast for something a little different.

14 individual bedrooms
All-day dining in the bar brasserie
Fresh sea food caught daily

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Bar and restaurant with all-day dining
Two great spaces for meetings or private dining

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Kesgrave Hall

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Charming hotel and restaurant set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Suffolk.

23 en-suite bedrooms
Relaxed brasserie - open all day
Premier event venue The Hangar

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Main Menu

To start you off

Bread selection with tzatziki and chilli flakes (v)

House made houmous and taramosalata with warm pitta

Green pea and watercress soup, goats curd and gnocchi (V) (v)

Warm duck tacos, hoi sin and crispy vermicelli

Haloumi, aubergine raita, endive salad and crispy poppadom

Classic prawn cocktail

Smoked ‘chappel and swan’ salmon, traditionally garnished

Pickled squash, burrata and trevise with fried breadcrumbs (V) (v)

Half a dozen Dorset Snails, garlic and herb butter, croûte

Crispy squid, kaffir lime leaf and chilli salt, sriracha mayo

Italian charcuterie selection, heirloom tomato, bread and cornichons

Seared scallops, almond tarator, orange and mint salsa

Dressed crab (out of the shell), melba toast

Chef’s meze (for two)

Sandwiches, wraps & croques

Roasted beetroot and goats cheese bruschetta, seeds and balsamic (v)

Ham and cheese croque monsieur

Smoked salmon bagel

Prawn, avocado and rocket open sandwich

Cuban ruben

Milsoms club sandwich

Caught in the middle

Mr Gs shepher's pie made the proper way with roast leg

Spiced vegetable tagine, tabbouleh, lemon couscous, greek yoghurt and almonds (V) (v)

Deep fried line caught Icelandic cod in beer batter with chips and tartare sauce

Beetroot tortellini, shallot puree, marjoram butter, chicory and orange salad (V) (v)

- Thick cut pork chop, crushed potatoes, caper berries, pink peppercorns, preserved lemon aioli

Seared tuna, spiced lentil salsa, mizuna, radish and sesame salad

Whole grilled plaice, brown shrimp, cucumber and dill butter

Pistachio and pine nut crusted hake, parsley and wild roquette, pickled radish

Slow cooked lamb shank, greek elephant beans, spinach and feta

Free range duck breast, artichoke and broccoli, melted onion and peppercorn sauce

From the grill

Milsoms cheeseburger in a brioche bun with the works, smoked chilli mayo

12oz rump steak

10oz sirlion steak

9oz fillet steak (Please ask a member of staff for the origin)

Puddings

Local strawberry ‘eton mess’ with elderflower cream and strawberry coulis

Mango and passionfruit mousse with malibu pineapple granita and coconut crisp

Madagascan vanilla panna cotta, poached rhubarb, ginger nut biscuit and orange curd

Cookie and cream cheesecake with chocolate soil and raspberry sorbet

Lemon tart with glazed italian meringue, raspberries, strawberries and violet cream

Belgian chocolate fondant with mixed berries and mascarpone

Salted caramel and popcorn brûlée, caramelised hazelnut crumb and raspberry compote

Triple chocolate brownie with raspberry cream and honeycomb parfait

European cheeses with fig relish, celery, grapes and water biscuits

Dessert wines & port

Dessert Wine

2015 Château Haut-Mayne, Graves Supérieures – France (750ml)

2013 Grenache, Maury Grenat, Els Pyreneus, Roussillon, France(500ml)

2009 Muscat De Beaunes De Venise, Domaine De Fenouillet – France (375ml)

2008 Sauternes, Chateau du levant – France (375ml)

Port

2010 Quinta Do Crasto, Late bottled vintage Port (750ml)

NV Qunita Do Vallado, 20 yr Old Tawny Port (500ml)

NV Taylor's 10 yr Old Tawny Port (750ml)

Coffee, teas & liqueur coffee

Coffee

Floater

Cappuccino

Flat white

Latte

Espresso

Double espresso

Macchiato

Mocha

Hot chocolate

Cafetière

Liqueur coffee

Irish

Gaelic

Highland

French

Russian

Calypso

Caribbean

Café Dissorano