- Sample Menu -

Starters
(v) Mixed melon platter with ginger sauce
Spicy chicken served on a bed of salad leaves, with soured cream and chives
Fresh fig with Parma ham
(v) Marinated mushroom salad with garlic mayonnaise
(v) Roasted vegetables on salad leaves with red onion marmalade
(v)Tomato, mozzarella and basil salad
(v) Rolled spinach with goat’s cheese on a rich tomato and red pepper sauce
Fillet of smoked trout, served with fresh horseradish cream
Insalata di Mare, (fresh seafood marinated in lemon juice, garlic, herbs & olive oil)

Soups
(v) Chilled basil and herb soup
(v) Cream of stilton and celery soup
(v) Wild mushroom and herb pottage
(v) Tomato soup with fresh basil
(v) Roasted butternut squash and apple soup with soured cream
All the above are served with Michelham Priory herb soda bread.

MAIN COURSES
Fish
Baked fillet of sea bass with fennell sauce
Halibut meunière (simple lemon butter sauce)

Meat
Breast of chicken with white wine and asparagus sauce
Moroccan chicken, (breast of chicken cooked slowly with sweet spices, apricots and dates)
Rack of lamb with a herb crust and plum jus
Breast of duck à l’orange
Guinea Fowl with Red Onion Marmalade and Sauce Burgundy
Roast Topside of beef with red wine gravy
(Sirloin of Beef available with a £1.00 supplement per person)

Vegetarian
Crespelle Fiorentina (Pancakes filled with spinach and goat’s cheese)
Cornucopia of wild mushrooms and Madeira
Leek risotto with fresh Parmesan cheese
Mediterranean vegetable tartlet with red onion marmalade

Vegetables
Select one choice from the potato selection.
New potatoes with a herb butter dressing
Roast Potatoes
Sliced potatoes in garlic and cream
The Chef will provide a selection of seasonal fresh vegetables on the day.
Please advise us of any preferences beforehand.

Cold Buffets
Dressed whole poached salmon and honey roast ham carved on the bone
Or
Roast rib of beef carved on the bone and whole roast Sussex turkey served with a selection of salads, new potatoes and home-made chutneys

Desserts
Summer pudding on a rich raspberry coulis
Soft berry tart with lemon crème fraîche
Chocolate profiteroles with grand marnier chocolate sauce
Zabaglione with Amaretti biscuit and berries
Apple and blackberry crumble with cream
Lemon cheesecake on a fruit coulis
Meringue nest filled with exotic fruits and cream

Freshly brewed coffee and tea with chocolate mints

Reception Drinks
Please choose one of the following:
Sparkling wine
Sparkling wine Buck’s Fizz
Prior’s Punch (white wine, Cointreau and lemonade with fresh mint)
Pimm’s and lemonade (supplement of £1 per adult)
Mulled wine
All are accompanied by mineral waters and orange juice

Toast Drinks
Le Baron de Beaumont Sparkling Chardonnay
Moet & Chandon (available at a supplement of £3.00 p.p.)

Please note: The wine selection is subject to change.