Forbury's Restaurant

Starters

• Soup of the Day£6.25

• 6 Colchester Oysters£16.00

  Port & Shallot Vinegar, Lemon

• Salt & Pepper Squid£8.95

  Salad & Harissa Mayonnaise

• Frog Legs£14.50

  Garlic & Parsley Purée

• Dorset Crab£14.25

  Mango, Wild Rice & Coriander

• King Scallops£16.50

  B.B.Q. Ham Hock, Apple, Celeriac

• Venison Scotch Egg£10.95

  Celeriac Rémoulade

• Oeuf en Meurette£6.95

  Red Wine Poached Egg with Bourguinon Sauce

• Terrine of Corn Fed Chicken, Truffle & Foie Gras£14.50

  Parsnip Cream, Honey & Fig

• Ham Hock Terrine£8.50

  Plum Chutney, Toasted Poilâne

• Asian Duck Fillet Salad£7.95

• Angus Beef Steak Tartare£12.95

  Shallots, Gherkins & Egg Yolk

• Gruyère Gougère£10.95

  Garlic Spinach, Creamy Wild Mushrooms & Poached Hen`s Egg

• Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé£10.95

  Kirsch Cheese Sauce

Main Courses

Extras: Pan Fried Foie Gras £7, Béarnaise Sauce £2

• Butternut Squash Ravioli£7.95

  Sage & Parmesan

• Grilled Line-Caught Halibut£24.00

  Swiss Chard, Carrot Purée

• Poached Sea Trout£19.95

  Samphire, Cockles, Trout Roe

• Coq Au Vin£14.50

  Buttery Mashed Potato & Green Beans

• Oriental Spiced Duck Breast£19.95

  Potato Croquettes, Pak Choi & Duck Jus

• Rump of Welsh Lamb£23.95

  Fondant Potato, Roasted Vegetables & Red Wine Sauce

• Blackmoor Farm Haunch of Venison£21.00

  Braised Red Cabbage, Wild Mushrooms & Dauphinoise

• Pigs Trotter£24.50

  Chicken & Foie Gras Mousse, Creamy Truffle Mash, Ratatouille Morels & Truffle Jus

• Crispy Belly Pork£15.50

  Lyonnaise Potatoes, Fine Beans, Apple Sauce & Madeira Jus

• Pan-Seared Calves Liver£17.95

  Pancetta, Mash & Onion Gravy

• 8oz Angus Beef Fillet Aged 28 Days£32.95

  Fat Chips, Wild Mushroom & Bean Fricassée, Bordelaise Sauce

• 8oz Angus Rib Eye Aged 28 Days£25.95

  Skinny Fries, Wild Mushroom & Bean Fricassée & Bordelaise Sauce

• 15oz Angus Chateaubriand (For 2 to Share)£72.00

  Truffled Fat Chips, Petit Pois à la Française, Red Wine Jus

Side Orders

• Fat Chips£3.75

• Skinny Fries£3.75

• Green Beans£3.75

• Roasted Vegetables£3.75

• Ratatouille£3.75

• Red Cabbage£3.75

• Mash Petit Pois à la Française£4.25

• Truffle Fat Chips or Truffle Fries£4.75

Tasting Menu (Sample Only)

6 Courses £72pp including, Freshly Baked Breads, Coffee & Macaroon; Wine Pairing £33pp Menu is available for the whole table only

• Amuse Bouche

• Scotch Egg, Salt & Pepper Squid

  Harissa Mayonaisse

• Terrine of Corn Fed Chicken & Truffle Foie Gras

  Chutney & Toasted Sourdough

• Oriental Spiced Duck

  Potato Croquettes, Pak Choi & Duck Jus

• Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé

  Kirsch Cheese Sauce

• Orange Sorbet

  Berries

• Baked Alaska

  Mixed Berry Coulis

Desserts & Cheese

• Baked Alaska£7.95

  Mixed Berry Coulis

• Chocolate Fondant£9.50

  Pistachio Ice Cream

• Apple, Rhubarb, Red Berry Crumble£7.95

  Crème Anglaise

• Crème Brûlée£7.50

  Shortbread

• Sticky Toffee Pudding£7.50

  Salted Caramel Sauce & Vanilla Ice Cream

• Café Gourmand£11.95

  Four Miniature Desserts Served with Coffee

• Apple Tarte Tatin£8.95

  Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Caramel Beurre Salé

• Plate of British Farm House Cheeses£15.95

  Barkham Blue, Lincolnshire Poacher, Baron Bigod - Suffolk, Bosworth Ash. Served with Crackers & Forbury's Chutney

  • Individual Cheese£6.50

• The Balvenie Whisky & Cheese Tasting Board£17.95

  Balvenie 12 & 14 Year Old, Barkham Blue & Lincolnshire Poacher, Crackers & Chutney

Wine of the Week

White

• Grillo, Il Folle IGP, Marsala Sicily 2015

  • Glass 175ml£7.50
  • Bottle£27.50

Red

• Carignan Vieilles, Pays De l'Hérault 2015

  • Glass 175ml£7.50
  • Bottle£27.50

Ports, Dessert Wines

• Sandemans' LBV 2011

  • 75ml£5.50

• Barros Colheita 1996

  • 75ml£9.50

• Château de Malle, Sauternes

  • 100ml£15.75

• Botrytis Semillon, Australia

  • 100ml£8.25

• Muscat Beaumes de Venise

  • 100ml£8.50

• Pedro Ximenez Sherry

  • 100ml£9.50

Belvoir Organic Soft Drinks

250ml. £3.25 per bottle

• Ginger Beer

• Elderflower

• Organic Lemonade

White Wine

175 ml

• Sauvignon Blanc Gascogne, France 2015£5.50

• Viognier, Baron de Baussac, Languedoc 2015£7.50

• Sauvignon Blanc Saint Clair, New Zealand 2015£8.85

• Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc 2015£7.50

• Chardonnay, Errázuriz Unoaked Chile 2015£6.45

• Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay Louis Jadot 2014£9.75

• Chenin Blanc Vinum, Stellenbosch, S.A 2015£8.25

Champagne

125 ml

• Jean-Paul Deville Carte Noire N/V£11.00

• Prosecco, Fili, Dry£6.65

Rosé Wine

175ml

• Corbières Rosé, France 2015£7.15

Red Wine

175ml

• Merlot, Clairières, Languedoc 2015£5.50

• Carignan Vieilles Vignes 2014£7.50

• Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch 2013£8.35

• Syrah Cape of Good Hope, Stellenbosch 2014£7.50

• Pinot Noir, Claro Reserva Chile 2015£8.50

Apéritif

• Kir Cassis£5.65

• Kir Royal£12.85

• Champagne Cocktail£15.50

Upcoming Events

• Christmas Eve Lunch

  Sunday 24th December

  • pp£70.00

• Christmas Day Lunch

  Monday 25th December

  • pp£87.50

• New Years Eve

  Sunday 31st December

  • pp£99.50