New Year's Eve Set Menu from £52.95 pp (3/4-courses)

Last New Year’s Eve wasn’t as wonderful as we were expecting, but this year we’re planning something even more charming and special at The Lion to make up for it!

Our chefs are currently creating a New Year’s Eve 2021 menu full of the tastiest treats and exclusive toast-worthy drinks offers. Come back later in the year to see what we have planned…

Sample New Year's Eve Menu

STARTERS

Today's Soup (v)

served with rustic bread. Vegan serve available (ve)

Today's Vegan Soup (ve)

served with rustic bread

Duck & Port Parfait*

served with a spiced Cumberland sauce and toasted rustic bread

King Prawn & Seafood Cocktail *

in a Bloody Mary sauce with avocado, served with rustic bread

Honey-roasted Pear & Parma Ham

with dolcelatte cheese and pomegranate syrup

Roasted Shallot Tart Tatin* (ve)

with Armagnac brandy glaze, slow-roasted tomato sauce, pesto, roasted seeds and peppers

Oven-baked Button & Portobello Mushrooms (v)

in a garlic & mature Cheddar sauce, with a toasted herb & seed crumb, served with toasted rustic bread

MAINS

All our meat and fish dishes are served with honey-roasted carrots & parsnips, glazed sprouts and seasonal greens

Slow-cooked Leg of Duck Confit

with rhubarb compôte, broccoli and spring onion mashed potato

10oz Ribeye Steak

served with beef dripping sauce, dauphinoise potatoes, thyme-roasted tomato and slow roasted garlic

Pan-fried Sea Bass Fillets*

with crushed baby potatoes, glazed sprouts, and a white wine, prawn, dill & pea velouté

Roasted Butternut Squash & Mushroom Tart (ve)

topped with roasted seeds and served with asapragus, sprouts and gravy

Pork Belly & Chive mash*

with green beans, apple sorbet, crackling and a red wine jus

Duo of Lamb*

pan-fried lamb rump and a Cheddar topped Shepherd's pie served with seasonal vegetables and a red wine jus

PUDDINGS

Mango, Passion Fruit & Raspberry Eton Mess (v)

with whipped cream, fresh berries and a white chocolate & raspberry shard

Apricot Crème Brûleé (v)

apricot compôte in a classic brûleé with home-baked shortbread biscuits

Double Chocolate Brownie* (v)

with Irish liqueur ice cream

The Flowerpot (v)

a white chocolate flowerpot filled with Belgian chocolate mousse, topped with chocolate soil and edible flowers, served with blackcurrant sorbet

Mulled Apple Tart Tatin (v)

served warm with vanilla-pod ice cream

Mulled Apple Tart Tatin - Vegan serve (ve)

served with vanilla soya custard

Trio of Ice Cream

your choice of Glenown Farm ice cream with Belgian chocolate sauce

TO FINISH

British Cheese Board* (v) (+£5 supplement)

Wensum, Cider Wash Curds & Croust, Oak Smoked, Shropshire Blue with smoked tomato chutney, Fudge's savoury biscuits, butter and grapes

Allergen Information

*Contains alcohol.

†Contains tree nuts and/or peanuts.

(v) = made with vegetarian ingredients, (ve) = made with vegan ingredients, however some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this.

Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur, and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. Full allergen information will be available from early November to allow you to confirm your booking. The information available is to the best of our knowledge correct, however, this is subject to change between the time of advance booking and the time of dining. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, or you require our allergen information, please let us know before booking and at the time of your visit. Please refer to our allergen information at the time of your visit to check for changes.

Our standard children’s menu will also be available.