Today’s Soup
Served with rustic bread (v) (ve) option available
The Traveller's Rest, Caerphilly
Thornhill, Caerphilly, CF83 1LY
ENJOY THE FESTIVE PERIOD AT The Traveller's Rest, Caerphilly
This year indulge in all things festive at your favourite local country pub in Caerphilly.
This year our Festive Menu runs from 23rd November until 30th 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 £25.95 for 3 courses, you’ll be spoilt for choice.
Discover our menu below and book your festive celebration today.
Festive Menu
STARTERS
Oven-Baked Button Mushrooms *
In a garlic & mature Cheddar sauce, truffle oil, herb & seed crumb served with toasted rustic bread
Duck Parfait*
Served with pomegranate chutney and toasted rustic bread
King Prawn Cocktail*
With a crab & bloody Mary cocktail sauce served with avocado and sourdough bread
Slow Roasted Tomato Arancini
Served with pesto & slow roasted tomato sauce (ve)
Pan-Seared Scallops*
Served with crispy pancetta, minted peas and bouillabaisse sauce
£2.50 supplement per person
MAINS
Hand-carved turkey breast
Served with lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, a Cumberland pig in blanket, roast potatoes, festive vegetables and gravy
Roasted Squash and Brie Tart
Filled with beetroot chutney and a vintage cheddar & truffle flavour sauce served with tenderstem broccoli & basil pesto (v)
Forestiere Chicken Breast*
Spinach & mozzarella stuffed chicken breast, wrapped in pancetta, served with a wild mushroom sauce, glazed sprouts and skin on fries
Roast turkey, smoked pancetta & cranberry pie*
In a creamy chardonnay & mushroom sauce, topped with puff pastry, served with mash, glazed sprouts and gravy
Slow cooked Pork Belly*
With roasted apple, chestnut & wilted spinach, Dauphinoise potatoes, crackling and a red wine jus
Pan-fried sea bass fillets*
With crushed baby potatoes, king prawns, samphire and bouillabaisse sauce
8oz sirloin steak
Served with beef dripping sauce, thyme-roasted tomato, triple-cooked chips and slow-roasted garlic
10oz Rib Eye Steak
Served with beef dripping sauce, thyme-roasted tomato, triple-cooked chips and slow-roasted garlic
£4.00 supplement per person
Curried vegetable Wellington
Lightly spiced curried parsnip and butternut squash wrapped in puff pastry served with tenderstem broccoli & crispy parmentier potatoes (ve)
SIDES
Side of red cabbage
Side of Sprouts
Side of Pigs in Blankets
Trio of Mini sides*
Including Pigs in blankets, sprouts with pomegranate seeds, roast potatoes and red wine jus
£5.95 supplement per person
Desserts
Festive Vanilla Crème Brûlée
Glazed with cinnamon & nutmeg sugar, served with home-baked butter biscuit (v)
Double Chocolate Brownie*
With Irish Liqueur Ice cream (v)
Christmas pudding*
Filled with vine fruits and soaked in rum, served warm with brandy sauce (ve) vegan alternative option available
Bramley apple pie
British Bramley apple compote in a sweet pastry with custard (v), (ve) option available
Trio of Ice cream
Your choice of ice cream with Belgian chocolate sauce. Also refer to ice cream choice recipes for additional allergen & dietary information
Double Chocolate ice cream
(v)
Irish liqueur ice cream*
(v)
Vanilla pod ice cream
(v)
Cheese Board
Saxon Cross Smoked Cheddar, Red Leicester, Blue Carre D'Aurillec, Pave D'affinois with smokey tomato chutney, savoury biscuits, butter & grapes
£2.00 supplement per person
Children's Festive Menu
MAINS
Hand-carved turkey breast
Served with lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, a Cumberland pig in blanket, roast potatoes, honey-roasted carrots and parsnips, glazed sprouts, green beans and gravy
PUDDINGS
Christmas Pudding
with mixed vine fruits, served with vanilla custard (v) (ve) option available
ALLERGEN INFORMATION
Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, please let us know before ordering.
* 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. If you require more information please ask your server. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. Fish dishes may contain small bones. Moving Mountains® is a registered trademark of Moving Mountains.
OUR SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS MENUS
Deposits & pre-ordering
A non-refundable deposit of £5 per person is required for parties of 6 or more between Monday 23rd November – Sunday 13th December. A non-refundable deposit of £5 per person is required for all bookings between Monday 14th December – Thursday 24th December.
DISCLAIMER INFO
In the event of any changes to government guidelines that may affect your booking, your deposit will remain safe. In the unfortunate event that your booking cannot proceed, we will refund your deposit in full, using the original payment method.
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.
