Festive Set Menu from £23.95 pp (2/3-course)

This year indulge in all things festive at your favourite local country pub in Loughborough.

This year our Festive Menu runs from 23^rd November until 30^th December (excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day, when different extra-special menus are available instead).

Our chefs have selected the best seasonal ingredients to create an array of tasty treats for you to choose from. From just £23.95 for 3 courses, you’ll be spoilt for choice.

Discover our menu below and book your festive celebration today.

Festive Menu

STARTERS

Today's Soup (v)

served with rustic bread

Today's Vegan Soup (ve)

served with rustic bread

Oven-baked Button & Portobello Mushrooms (v)

in a garlic & mature cheddar sauce, herb & seed crumb, with toasted 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

Asparagus Parcel (v)

wrapped in puff pastry, served with slow roasted tomato sauce and pickled pink onions

Pan-Seared Scallops

served with crispy pancetta, minted peas and bouillabaisse sauce. (+£2.50)

MAINS

Hand-carved Turkey Breast

served with lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, a Cumberland pig in blanket, roast potatoes, honey-roasted carrots & parsnips, glazed sprouts, green beans and gravy

Slow-cooked Leg of Duck Confit

with rhubarb compôte, broccoli and spring onion mash

Roasted Butternut Squash & Mushroom Tart (ve)

topped with roasted seeds, served with grilled asparagus, glazed sprouts and gravy

Pan-Fried Sea Bass Fillets*

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

Pork Belly & Chive Mash*

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

Forestière Chicken Breast

spinach & mozzarella stuffed chicken breast, wrapped in pancetta, served with a wild mushroom sauce, glazed sprouts and skin-on fries

8oz Sirloin Steak

served with beef dripping sauce, thyme-roasted tomato, glazed sprouts, triple-cooked chips and slow-roasted garlic

Why not upgrade to 10oz ribeye (+£4) or 7oz fillet (+£6)?

Upgrade to 10oz Ribeye Steak (+£4)

served with beef dripping sauce, thyme-roasted tomato, glazed sprouts, triple-cooked chips and slow-roasted garlic

Upgrade to 7oz Fillet Steak (+6)

served with beef dripping sauce, thyme-roasted tomato, glazed sprouts, triple-cooked chips and slow-roasted garlic

Add to your festive main

PUDDINGS

Cherry Crème Brûleé (v)

cherry compôte in a classic brûleé served with home-baked shortbread biscuits

Double Chocolate Brownie* (v)

with Irish Liqueur ice cream

Christmas Pudding†* (v)

filled with mixed vine fruits and almonds, served warm with brandy sauce

Christmas Pudding - Vegan serve (ve)

filled with mixed vine fruits, served warm with vanilla soya custard

Bramley Apple Pie (v)

apple compôte in a shortcrust pastry with custard

Bramley Apple Pie - Vegan serve (ve)

apple compôte in a shortcrust pastry with vanilla soya custard

Trio of Ice Cream*

your choice of Glenown Farm ice cream with Belgian chocolate sauce

British Cheese Board (v)

Wensum, Cider Wash Curds & Croust, Oak Smoked, Shropshire Blue with smoked tomato chutney, Fudge's savoury biscuits, butter and grapes (+£2)

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.

A children’s version of the hand-carved turkey breast and vegan Christmas pudding will be available to order, alongside our standard children’s menu.

Deposits & Pre-Ordering

A non-refundable deposit of £5 per person is required for parties of 6 or more between Monday 23^rd November – Sunday 13^th December. A non-refundable deposit of £5 per person is required for all bookings between Monday 14^th December – Thursday 24th December.

Parties of 6 or more are required to submit a pre-order for food 1 week before they are booked to dine.

All bookings remain provisional at the current time and cannot be confirmed fully until the UK Government provides updated guidance. Once this is the case we will contact you to confirm the details of your booking. Your deposit will remain safe and in the unfortunate event that your booking cannot proceed, we will refund your deposit in full, using the original method of payment.