Valentine’s Set Menu

Colchester rock oysters

Shallot & red wine vinegar

Sourdough cob

With crab & chive butter

Pan fried king scallops

Roasted pork belly, apple & shallot puree, pecan & maple dressing

Lobster & prawn cocktail

Avocado puree, brown bread & butter

Asian duck tacos with crispy rice noodles

Crunchy vegetables, sesame seeds & coriander

Harwich crab on a toasted English muffin

Poached duck egg & chive hollandaise

Fillet of beef carpaccio

Pickled mushrooms, cured egg yolk, Roquefort cheese & watercress

Baked camebert ( for two to share ) (v) (v)

Grape chutney, thyme & truffle honey & warm flatbread

500g chateaubriand of grass-fed beef ( for two to share )

Hand cut parmesan chips, caesar salad, peppercorn & béarnaise sauce

Whole grilled lemon sole with Poularde clam & herb butter

New potatoes & samphire

Rack of Lamb

Potato terrine, pea puree, lamb bon bon, feta & black olive jus

Seafood platter

Skinny fries & lemon mayonnaise

Pan fried fillet of halibut

Baby potatoes, crème fraiche leeks, mussels, Champagne & caviar sauce

Dauphinoise potato, caramelised onion & black bomber pie (v) (v)

Amaretto cheesecake

Amaretti biscuit ice cream, cherries & toasted almonds

Callebaut chocolate fondant

Marmalade ice cream & whisky sauce

Classic lemon tart

Blackberries, meringue & tarragon

Maple roasted pear pavlova

Pedro Ximinez toffee sauce

Dessert plate for two to share

A selection of the above desserts

Selection of cheese, chutney, grapes & celery

Wensum white, Black Bomber, Stilton & Smoked Dapple