insideKENT Magazine Issue 80 - November 2018 | Page 71

CHRISTMAS
Christmas (and Boxing Day) Dinner is served! cont.
Donnington Manor Hotel // Dunton Green
www.donningtonmanorhotel.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: warm black pudding Scotch egg on a
bed of fine leaves, herb sweet potato rosti and
grain mustard dressing
Main: venison Wellington with celeriac puree,
braised red cabbage, wild berry and dark
chocolate sauce
Dessert: passionfruit and lemon posset and
ginger biscuit
Price: £69.95 per adult, £32.95 per child
(7-12), £12.95 per child (under 12).
Bromley Court Hotel / / Bromley
www.bromleycourthotel.co.uk Chapter One // Locks Bottom
www.chapteronerestaurant.co.uk Hadlow Manor // Hadlow
www.hadlowmanor.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: creamy mushroom casserole, chives
and crispy bacon
Main: seared fillet of salmon, tomato and
basil velouté
Dessert: homemade Christmas pudding with
brandy sauce
Price: £24.95 per person (two courses), £26.95
per person (three courses), £12.45 per child
(two courses), £13.95 per child (three courses). SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: duck liver and sauterne terrine, celeriac
and apple salad, brioche
Main: Steamed John Dory stuffed with
Cornish crab and scallop, étuvée of leek and
chive cream sauce
Dessert: warm Christmas pudding with
brandy sauce and brandy butter
Price: £115 per person. SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: treacle-cured salmon, orange aioli
with a cucumber and grape compote
Main: roast butternut and spinach Wellington
with a garlic cream sauce
Dessert: caramel tart and butterscotch sauce
served with honeycomb ice cream and a
hazelnut garnish
Price: £69 per adult, £29 per child (5-12), £10
per child (2-4).
Kathton House // Canterbury
www.kathtonhouse.com The Granville // Canterbury
www.thegranvillecanterbury.co.uk SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: celeriac soup
Main: pork loin in parsley crumb served with
sweet potato puree and crispy kale
Dessert: Christmas pudding with
crème Anglaise
Price: £60 per person (two courses), £65 per
person (three courses). SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: fish duo – smoked trout tartlet and
seared king scallop on curried cauliflower
puree topped with pea shoots
Main: three bird roast – slow-roasted turkey,
duck and pheasant, roast potatoes, Yorkshire
puddings, served with glazed carrots, roasted
parsnips, garlic and rosemary puree, almond
buttered Brussels sprouts, pigs-in-blankets
and red wine jus
Dessert: rich salted caramel and
chocolate fondant with coconut and
cinnamon ice cream
Price: £75 per person.
The Black Pig // Tunbridge Wells
www.theblackpig.net
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: butternut squash, sweetcorn and red
pepper soup with fresh bread
Main: turkey escalope with chestnut mash,
peas and bacon in a white wine sauce
Dessert: chocolate praline, winter spiced ice
cream, mulled cranberries
Price: £24.50 per person (two courses), £29.50
per person (three courses).
The Captain Digby // Broadstairs
www.captaindigby.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: cured meat board – salted beef, salami
and oak-flamed chicken served with
homemade chutneys and crusty bread
Main: roast Kentish turkey served with roasted
and new potatoes and all the traditional
trimmings
Dessert: chef’s own sherry trifle
Price: £62.95 per adult, £31 per child.
The Kings Head // Bessels Green
www.kingsheadbesselsgreen.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: Cornish lobster and crab ravioli
Main: packed fillet of wild turbot served with
pomme mousseline, champagne pearls, crab
beignet, sea aster, oyster mayonnaise and
purslane oil
Dessert: cranberry financier with tarragon
Price: £79.95 per person.
The Hand & Sceptre // Southborough
www.thehandandsceptre.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: pan-fried scallops with minted peas,
tomato and crispy pancetta
Main: roasted turkey breast with fluffy beef-
dripping roasted potatoes, chestnut and
cranberry stuffing ball and a Cumberland and
red onion pig-in-blanket. Served with gravy,
bread sauce and a mini cranberry pie
Dessert: brioche bread and butter pudding
with an apricot glaze and vanilla custard
Price: £75.95 per person.
The White Hart // Brasted
www.whitehartbrasted.co.uk
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: thyme-roasted portobello mushrooms
in a creamy chestnut sauce topped with goat
curd and served with rustic toast
Main: homemade British beef burger
with grilled chorizo, smoked Irish cheddar,
crispy onions, tomato relish, sweet potato fries
and aioli
Dessert: chocolate orange parfait with orange
curd, Belgian chocolate sauce and garnished
with a strawberry and mint salsa
Price: £26.95 per adult, £11.95 per child.
The Goudhurst Inn // Goudhurst
www.thegoudhurstinn.com
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: pressed ham hock, fennel and orange
with mustard mayonnaise and sourdough
Main: pan-fried stone bass, confit potato,
wilted kale, lobster and mussel bisque
Dessert: raspberry and chocolate profiteroles,
dried raspberry crumble,with shaved
white chocolate
Price: £70 per adult, £35 per child (under 12).
The George & Dragon // Chipstead
www.georgeanddragonchipstead.com
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: wild mushroom arancini with grated
parmesan and roasted garlic aioli
Main: traditional roast turkey with pigs-in-
blankets, stuffing, roast potatoes and seasonal
vegetables
Dessert: traditional flamed Christmas pudding
with brandy butter and fresh cream
Price: £28.95 per person for dinner,
£24.95 per person for lunch.
The Bullfinch // Riverhead
www.mcmullens.co.uk/bullfinch
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: leek and truffle soup
Main: roast halibut with buttered new potatoes,
spinach, white wine and chive cream
Dessert: boozy trifle
Price: £69.95 per adult,
£35 per child (under 12).
The Wife Of Bath // Wye
www.thewifeofbath.com
SAMPLE MENU CHOICE:
Starter: crispy duck’s egg, Jerusalem artichoke,
cucumber, basil
Main: roast Kelly Bronze turkey, pork and
morcilla stuffing and all the trimmings
Dessert: dark chocolate tart, Folkestone sea
salt, Sevillano olive oil
Price: £95 per person.
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