Everything is prepared and cooked in our kitchen, including piccalilli, relishes and all our cakes and jams. Local ingredients like Denham Estate venison and Norfolk samphire, feature on our menu, as well as a wide variety of game which we serve daily.
Our cheese is supplied by Neal’s Yard Dairy in London, which has build up a first class reputation for the selection and care of fine cheese from the British Isles and is served, when in season, with fen celery.
We also serve afternoon teas every day, with homemade scones, jam and cakes. Our winter tea menu also features homemade gentleman’s relish and Cambridgeshire honey, while in the summer we serve cucumber sandwiches. Our leaf teas, including assam, lapsang suchong and lemon verbena all come from specialist tea supplier, Michael Matthews, in Cambridge.
Please select from the following options to view sample menus.
Served 3.30pm - 5.15pm
As well as our standard tea menu featuring homemade scones, cakes, crumpets and traditional favourites like gentleman's relish, we are now also serving a luxury tea. (PLEASE NOTE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL)
LUXURY CREAM TEAS - £17.50 plus service @10%
A variety of finger sandwiches
Cucumber
Smoked salmon with homemade horseradish and crème fraiche
Bantam’s egg and chive
Homecooked ham with homemade picallili
Scones with clotted cream and quince jelly or homemade jam
A selection of tiny cakes and pastries
For example:
Mille feuille
Meringues
Iced Cupcakes
Chocolate Eclairs
A choice of teas from Michael Matthews, Cambridge
We also offer a ‘Sparkling Tea’ which includes a glass of sparkling wine, priced at £22.50.
Vintage champagnes are also available on request.
Aswell as our à la carte menu, we also offer a set menu at lunchtimes.
Please note this is a sample menu only
Two Courses £15
Three Courses £20
Served Monday to Friday
(NOT AVAILABLE DURING DECEMBER)
Tomato and Onion Soup
Smoked Mackerel and Cream Cheese Pâté
Fresh Melon with Tangerines and Madeira
Lamb, Leek and Apple Pie
Organic Salmon Fishcakes with Dilll and Cream Sauce
Leek and Stilton with Baked Potato
Apple and blackberry Crumble
Ice Cream, Chocolate Sauce and Nuts
Lemon Terrine with Lemon Sauce
Christmas Menu 2011
Homemade Winter Soup
Trio of Grapefruit with Vermouth
Cold Fresh Organic Salmon with Homemade Dill Mayonnaise
Denham Estate Venison Pasty with Crabapple Jelly
Chicken Liver and Brandy Pâté
Neal’s Yard Goat’s Cheese and Walnut Salad
Fresh Norfolk Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing, Chipolatas, and Bread Sauce
Casserole of Rabbit with Prunes and Bacon
Fresh Seabass with Crayfish and Watercress
Beef and Shallots Braised in Adnams Ale
Apricot and Chickpea Tagine with Baked Avacado
Home-made Christmas Pudding with Brandy Butter
Chocolate and Grand Marnier Cheesecake
Home-made Rum and Raisin Ice cream
Lemon Syllabub with Macaroon
Apple Quince and Almond Crumble
Stilton and Fen Celery
Coffee and Mince Pies
Christmas Crackers and Nuts
3 Courses and Coffee £29.50
4 Courses and Coffee £33.00
Prices include V.A.T., but not a service charge, for which we will add 10%