Today’s soup
with toasted rustic bread (V)
(ve) option available
The Traveller's Rest
Thornhill, Caerphilly, CF83 1LY
- Parking
- Disabled Toilets
- Disabled Parking
ENJOY THE FESTIVE SEASON AT The Traveller's Rest
If you’re already starting to think about Christmas 2020, then you’ve come to the right place.
Come and bask in the heartwarming comfort of our crackling log fires, enjoy a range of dishes from our hearty festive menu, and unwind in one of our many cosy corners with a quiet, relaxing drink, or a fun-filled gathering with loved ones.
Our festive menus and prices will be available from summer 2020, but for now, explore some of the delicious delights we’d served to our guests in 2019 below. Sign up to our club and be the first to hear about our exciting festive plans.
FESTIVE MENU
STARTERS
Duck & port parfait*
served with a mulled Cumberland sauce and toasted rustic bread
King prawn & avocado cocktail*
in a Bloody Mary sauce, served with rustic bread
Asparagus parcel
wrapped in puff pastry, served with slow-roasted tomato sauce and home pickled onions (ve)
Pan-seared scallops*
served with crispy pancetta, minted peas and bouillabaisse sauce
Oven-baked button & Portobello mushrooms
in a garlic & mature Cheddar sauce, with a toasted herb & seed crumb, served with toasted rustic bread (v)
MAINS
Hand-carved turkey breast
served with lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, a Cumberland & red onion pig in blanket, roast potatoes, honey-roasted carrots & parsnips, glazed sprouts, green beans and gravy
Roasted butternut squash tart
filled with caramelised onions & spiced roasted chick peas, topped with roasted seeds, drizzled with coconut sauce and served with sprouts (ve)
Pan-fried sea bass fillets*
with king prawns, on a bed of crushed baby potatoes, served with glazed sprouts and a white wine, dill & pea velouté
Roast turkey, smoked pancetta & cranberry pie*
in a creamy white wine sauce, topped with puff pastry, served with mash, glazed sprouts and gravy
Forestière chicken breast*
spinach & mozzarella stuffed chicken breast, wrapped in pancetta, served with a wild mushroom sauce, glazed sprouts and skin-on fries
8oz rump steak
served with beef dripping sauce, thyme-roasted tomato, glazed sprouts, triple-cooked chips and slow-roasted garlic
PUDDINGS
Bramely apple & plum Bakewell tart†
topped with flaked almonds, served warm with custard (v)
Classic vanilla crème brûlée
with home-baked butter biscuits (v)
Belgian chocolate brownie*
with Irish liqueur ice cream (v)
Christmas pudding*†
with mixed vine fruits & almonds, served warm with brandy sauce (v)
(ve) Vegan alternative option available
Trio of ice cream*†
your choice of Glenown Farm ice cream with Belgian chocolate sauce (v)
Bramley apple pie
apple compote in a shortcrust pastry with custard (v) or soya custard (ve)
British cheese board
Nettle, Elsdon goats cheese, Redesdale and Kielder cheeses, served with oatcakes and grapes (v)
OUR SELECTION OF FESTIVE MENUS
