The Lodge Restaurant

at Blakelands Country House

Winter Dinner Menu

For December, January & February, Served Wednesday to Friday Evenings from 7.00pm

Prices shown are midweek, Wednesday to Friday, prices shown as (red) apply to Saturday evening which are inclusive of all 3 courses & coffee

To Start……

Mushrooms, Garlic & Cream £5.50

An all time Blakelands favourite, with tossed Caesar salad leaves

Black Pudding, Smoked Bacon & Stilton £6.00

On a bed of rocket with balsamic

Cantaloupe Melon £5.00

blush Champagne water ice

Fresh Oxtail Soup £4.50

crunchy croutons

Salmon & Spinach Parcels, Prawn Puree £6.50

tossed green salad

Duck & Orange Pate £6.00

Smooth liver pate with ciabatta toast & tossed green salad

Smoked Dorset Mackerel £6.50

potato salad

From the Grill...

We only serve Fillet Steak, matured for 14 days and sourced only from Staffordshire & Shropshire herds supplied to us by Martin Thomas butchers of Pattingham

Classic £17.00(£30.00)

Fillet with sautéed red onions, grilled flatcap mushroom and garden tomato,

Chef’s Choice £19.00(£32.00)

Fillet, with Irish whisky cream

Pepper £17.00(£30.00)

Fillet, smothered with a peppercorn sauce

English Stilton £18.00(£31.00)

Fillet, finished with melting stilton

From the Land...

Our Chicken is sourced only from English Free Range Farms

Chicken Forestierre £15.00(£27.00)

roasted diced shallots, wild mushrooms, madiera & double cream

Coq au Vin £15.00(£27.00)

Our take on a classic red wine dish

- Winter Season -

Gressingham Duck Breast £16.00(£28.00)

and ruby port plums

Pheasant Breast £17.00(£29.00)

streaky bacon, mushrooms, juniper berries & thyme

Roast Turkey (served during December only) £14.00(£26.00)

straight up, proper, not messed with, Roast Turkey, stuffing & trimmings

From the Sea...

Plaice Fillets £16.00(£28.00)

rolled with prawn & dill puree, dry white wine & cream

Roasted Pollack £16.00(£28.00)

fennel, tomatoes & raisins

Baked Salmon £16.00(£28.00)

crusted with lemon & herb

- Vegetarian -

Caramelised Red Onion & Goats Cheese Filo Tarte £14.00(£26.00)

Mushroom, Brie, Rocket & Redcurrant Filo Bundle £14.00(£26.00)

Mushroom & Red Pepper Stroganoff & Wild Rice £14.00(£26.00)

Potato & Leek Rarebit Tart with a Three Cheese Sauce £14.00(£26.00)

For the Winter Season, all our Main Courses are served with

Duchess potato & Parmentier potatoes, parsnips, sprouts, fried savoy cabbage & swede

To Finish ……

Banana Sticky Toffee Pudding £5.00

Cotswold double cream

Orange Marmalade Syrup Sponge Pudding £5.00

cranberry compote

Pear Fritters £5.00

toasted almonds & amaretto ice cream

Squidgy Chocolate Log £4.50

Christmas Pudding £4.50

brandy butter & Custard

Apple Brioche Bread & Butter Pudding £4.50

custard

Lodge Super Sundae £5.00

white Peach & Redcurrant - preserved peaches, white chocolate flakes, redcurrant crush, & movenpick ice cream

Kia Royale Sorbet (contains alcohol) £5.00

blackcurrant & Champagne Sorbets with a touch of cassis

Cheese & Biscuits £6.00

Welsh Mature Cheddar, Sage Derby, Somerset Brie & English Stilton,

with fruit and celery, individually plated and served with a selection of crackers and biscuits.

- Teas and Coffees -

freshly made pots of Tea or Coffee, Or Espresso or Latte

with chocolate mints

£2.00

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

or English Breakfast and Nescafe Decaffeinated coffee

or

a cafetiere of Medium Colombian filter coffee, served with a pot of double cream £3.00 per guest