Christmas at The Hand & Sceptre
It’s Christmas time again. The season of goodwill to all men, women and children. Time to enjoy good food and wine in the company of friends and family.
To help you on your way, we have lots of great beer and mulled wine as well as our usual selection of fine wines and jolly good food, together with roaring log fires, and Christmas trees!
On Christmas Day we will be open for drinks and serving a special lunch, booking required in advance.
Festive Menu
Available from 1st December to 24th December
Roasted Parsnip Soup + Olive Oil + Parmesan
Lemon Cured Salmon + Capers + Dill Creme Fraiche
Mushrooms + Pinot Grigio + Cream + Garlic Pizzette
Chicken Liver Parfait + Red Onion Jam + Toast
Spit-Roasted Chicken + Chestnut Stuffing + Pig in Blanket + Sage Jus + Rosemary Roast Potatoes
Grilled Salmon + Piedmont Peppers + Basil Pesto + New Potatoes
Daube of Beef + Sangiovese Wine + Spiced Beetroot + Whipped Potato
Roasted Pumpkin & Sweet Pepper Gnocchi + Tomato + Mozzarella + Rocket
Plum Pudding + Brandy Sauce
Dark Chocolate Marquis + Orange & Vanilla Mascarpone
Apple & Blackberry Crumble + Vanilla Ice Cream
Italian Cheeses + Quince Jam + Biscuits
Lunch 2 courses £16.95 (extra course £2.95) Evening 3 courses £21.95
Christmas Day Menu
Honey roasted parsnip & butternut squash soup served with a roast fennel seed crème fraiche
Ham hock, smoked chicken & foie gras terrine served with Piccalilli and toasted Brioche
Pan-fried pigeon breast with olive & walnut toast and pickled red cabbage with apple
Tian of potted shrimps, smoked salmon and gravadlax served with marie rose sauce
Champagne and melon sorbet
Spit roast free range turkey crown stuffed with cranberry, chestnut and dry cured bacon
Fillet of beef wellington with a layer of foie gras, mushroom duxelle, and spinach with puff pastry
Roasted organic cod supreme with a polenta & herb crust
Gateaux of olive oil & thyme roasted Mediterranean vegetables with courgette and cherry tomato cous cous
(All served with a selection of roasted and seasonal vegetables and roasted potatoes)
Christmas Pudding soaked in brandy served with a brandy crème anglaise and split red currants
Brandy Snap baskets dipped in dark chocolate with crème patisserie and Grand Marnier glazed strawberries
Trio of Chocolate: White chocolate tart, dark chocolate mouse and a milk chocolate and hazelnut trifle
Traditional English cheese board served with fig, balsamic fig chutney, celery and biscuits
Coffee and hot mince pies
£55