Lodge Dining at Blakelands Country House
Winter Dinner Menu 2008
For January & February ‘09, Served Wednesday to Saturday Evenings from 7.00pm

Prices shown are optional 2 or 3 course prices.
2 Courses shown followed by 3 course option (in brackets)

To Start……

Woodland Mushrooms
garlic, cream & blue cheese on toast, tossed green salad leaves

Grilled Black Pudding
smoked bacon & stilton dressed with balsamic oil

Fresh Sliced Melon
tangy apricot coulis & crumbles of apricot stilton

Winter Vegetable Soup
served with parsnip crisps

Silky Chicken Liver Parfait
crunchy ciabatta toast & caramelised red onions

Classic Prawn Salad
warm walnut bread

From the Grill…
We only serve the finest steak available to us matured for 14 days and sourced only from Staffordshire & Shropshire herds supplied to us by Martin Thomas butchers of Pattingham

Classic £32.00 (£36.00)
sautéed red onions, grilled garden tomato
Forestierre £34.00 (£38.00)
roasted sliced sweet onions, forest mushrooms, madiera & double cream
Chefs Choice £34.00 (£38.00)
herby mustard crust & shallot gravy

From the Land…
Our Chicken is sourced only from English Free Range Farms

Chicken Caerphilly £25.00 (£29.00)
white cheese & leeks, cream & walnut pieces (N)
Coq au Vin £25.00 (£29.00)
our take on a classic red wine dish

At Blakelands we source all our ingredients from local suppliers, delivering daily,
with the emphasis on the best quality available to us.
We make all our own soups and sauces and we grow a limited amount of fruits & herbs ourselves here in Blakelands gardens.

From the Sea…

Monkfish Tails £26.00 (£30.00)
chilli & paprika crust

Baked Salmon £25.00 (£29.00)
watercress, dry white wine & double cream

Winter Season…

Duck Breast £27.00 (£31.00)
spiced clementine jus

Pheasant Breast £27.00 (£31.00)
on chestnut mash, port & thyme infused gravy

Vegetarian…
Roast Onion & Goats Cheese Filo Tarte & Onion Gravy £23.00 (£27.00)
Mushroom Stroganoff with chestnut mash, fresh parsley leaves(n) £23.00 (£27.00)
Squash & Cashew Nut Bake, redcurrant & cumquat sauce(n) £23.00 (£27.00)

For the Winter Season, all our main courses are served with
Duchess & Parmentier potatoes, baked parsnips & carrots, sprouts, savoy cabbage & peas

All our meals are cooked fresh to order, therefore all sauces can be served separately if Required.
Our Vegetables are served crisp, if you prefer otherwise please ask when ordering

To Finish ……

Lemon Torte
with double cream

Mincemeat & Apple Strudel
& vanilla ice cream

Squidgy Chocolate Roulade
lashings of double cream

Cambridge Burnt Cream

Lodge Signature Trifle

Festive Ice Cream Sundae
with hot black cherries, chocolate ice creams & cream

Cheese & Biscuits
Welsh Mature Cheddar, Oak Smoked Cheddar, Goats Cheese, & English Stilton with walnut halves & dried fruit, individually plated and served with a selection of crackers and biscuits.

2 course price shown with 3 course price shown (in brackets)

- Teas and Coffees £1.75per Guest -

Freshly Ground Arabica Coffee

Alternatively we also have available
Hot Chocolate, Cappuccino, Latte, Espresso, Moccachino
& Latte Macchiato

As well as a full range of Liqueur coffee’s

alternative peppermint & Camomile Teas are also available, as well as
Earl Grey, Lady Grey, Darjeeling, Assam or English Breakfast