insideKENT Magazine Issue 80 - November 2018 | Page 68

CHRISTMAS
Christmas (and Boxing Day) Dinner is served! cont.
The Mulberry Tree // Maidstone
www.themulberrytreekent.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: wild mushroom bruschetta, melted
truffled Brie
Main: pan-fried monkfish, crispy cod cheek,
tempura fennel, mussel and prawn fish sauce
Dessert: glazed lemon tart, blackcurrant sorbet
Price: £110 per person.
Rocksalt // Folkestone
www.rocksaltfolkestone.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: Parma ham with honey and rosemary-
roasted pear
Main: 7oz fillet steak served with beef dripping
sauce, dauphinoise potatoes, thyme-roasted
tomato and a fresh leaf and horseradish salad
Dessert: raspberry and white chocolate
Eton mess
Price: £68.95 per adult, £29.95 per child.
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: Rocksalt prawn and crab cocktail,
Bloody Mary rose sauce
Main: maple-and-mustard-glazed ham,
charred hispi, crushed swede and apple
Dessert: Ada Sargeant's Christmas pudding
with brandy custard
Price: £125 per person. SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: carrot and coriander soup
Main: slow-braised lamb shank
Dessert: cranberry and orange cheesecake
Price: from £24.50 per adult, £12.75 per child.
Chilston Park Hotel // Lenham
www.handpickedhotels.co.uk/chilstonpark Bartellas // Meopham
www.bartellas.com
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: carpaccio of British beef, shaved fennel
and avocado cream
Main: roasted Norfolk turkey breast,
sausagemeat stuffing, pigs in blankets, roast
potatoes, vegetables
Dessert: mocha opera cake, kumquat
compote, vanilla mascarpone cream
Price: £130 per adult, £60 per child. SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: gravlax of salmon with dill mustard
dressing and beetroot foam
Main: salmon and fennel fish cakes, poached
egg, green beans, dill butter sauce
Dessert: traditional Christmas pudding, mince
pie, brandy butter, custard
Price: £32 per person.
The Swan // West Malling
www.theswanwestmalling.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: confit and smoked chicken terrine,
fig and date jam
Main: roast breast and stuffed leg of Norfolk
bronze turkey, pigs in blankets, cranberry and
port sauce
Dessert: chocolate brownie and salted caramel
Price: £95 per adult, £47.50 per child (5-12),
£15 per child (under 5).
The Bell Hotel // Sandwich
www.bellhotelsandwich.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: yellow split pea soup
Main: baked barramundi fillet
Dessert: rich chocolate mousse
Price: £79.95 per adult, £39.95 per child.
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The Old Gate Inn // Canterbury
www.vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/
south-east/theoldgateinnbridgecanterbury
Hempstead House // Sittingbourne
www.hempsteadhouse.co.uk
Hythe Imperia l // Hythe
www.hytheimperial.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: monkfish goujons in panko
breadcrumbs served with a rich tomato
and chorizo chutney, and lobster mayonnaise
Main: traditional beef Wellington served with
garlic-roasted mashed potato, caramelised
shallots, roasted root vegetables and a rich red
wine jus
Dessert: dark chocolate caramel tart served
with homemade raspberry ripple ice cream
Price: £85 per person.
The Oak On The Green // Bearsted
www.oakonthegreen.com
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: house pâté
Main: slow-roasted belly of pork
Dessert: baked vanilla cheesecake
Price: £28.95 per person.
The George & Dragon // Speldhurst
www.speldhurst.com
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: venison terrine, pistachios, tarragon,
red onion marmalade and toasted sourdough
Main: beef fillet, foie gras, wild mushrooms,
potato dauphinoise and buttered hispi cabbage
Dessert: apple tarte tatin,
vanilla crème Chantilly
Price: £85 per person.
The Fighting Cocks // Horton Kirby
www.fightingcockshortonkirby.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: Devon Tickler mature cheddar bake
with Harry Sparrow cider chutney and sweet
balsamic baby onions
Main: Mr Parker's Three Little Pigs Pie:
shoulder, belly and loin with a crackling crust
and apple sauce
Dessert: winter fruit crumble:
mulled wine fruits of the forest with pecan
crumble and custard
Price: £25 per adult, £18 per child (under 12).
King Charles Hotel // Gillingham
www.kingcharleshotel.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: Atlantic prawn and
smoked salmon timbale
Main: roasted breast of Kentish turkey
and ham
Dessert: blackberry and
apple ice cream sundae
Price: £65 per adult, £32.50 per child.
81 Beach Street // Deal
www.81beachstreet.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: a seafood taster of smoked salmon
roulade, mini prawn cocktail and mackerel
pâté on toast
Main: roasted crown of free-range turkey with
roast potatoes, sage and onion stuffing,
Yorkshire pudding, pigs in blankets, root
vegetable puree, honey and mustard roasted
parsnips, buttered sprouts, cranberry sauce,
jugs of turkey gravy
Dessert: Mint parfait and chocolate rum truffle
Price: £79 per adult, £35 per child (under 8).