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Oldstone menu 27 / 28 January 2012

Oldstone Restaurant — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:52:07 +0000

Only a few spaces left for Saturday evening. Friday is fine at the moment. Reminder ….we are open for Saturday brunch from 11a.m. Valentines is filling up……I expect the usual rush of frantic calls the week before so urge you to book as early as possible. The front railings are back from the works with new supports welded on…….Pete is out there in the rain drilling and fixing!

Oldstone

Dinner

Friday 27th & Saturday 28th January 2012

Three courses £28

Two courses £23.50

Watercress soup

Pan fried Devon crab cake with sweet chilli dipping sauce

Seared local venison fillet, wild rocket and blueberry vinaigrette

Duo of salmon – dill cured and oak smoked

Twice baked goats cheese soufflé, baby leaf spinach, cream sauce

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Fillets of bream pan fried with prawns and parsley

Poached Cornish monk fish, red pepper sauce, crisp pancetta

Roast pheasant breast, braised red cabbage and spiced wine jus

Aged local beef fillet, caramelised shallots and rich red wine reduction £3 supplement – sorry!

Cotswold pork tenderloin, mixed mushroom and paprika cream

Four bean and avocado bake, roast tomato sauce

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Warm triple chocolate brownie with clotted cream ice cream

Orange tart served with lemon sorbet

Baked toffee apple cheesecake

Four west country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

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We are now taking bookings for Valentines day dinner

Oldstone menu – 25 & 26 January 2012

Oldstone Restaurant — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:05 +0000

Please note we will not be open on Tuesday this week. Back to normal from Wednesday evening. Last Saturday’s luncheon to celebrate a civil partnership was a great success….again back to normal this week with brunch served from 11a.m.

Oldstone

Dinner

Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th January 2012

Three courses £28

Two courses £23.50

Starter and a pudding £13 50

Roast tomato soup

Pan fried Cornish mackerel fillet with gooseberry chutney

Seared local venison fillet, watercress and red onion marmalade

A good old fashioned prawn cocktail

Twice baked goats cheese soufflé, baby leaf spinach and cream

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Fillet of wild, line caught sea bass, grilled fennel, herb butter

Steamed Cornish gurnard with spring onion, ginger and soy

Cotswold pork tenderloin, black pudding, apple sauce, cider jus

Aged local beef fillet “au poivre” £3 supplement – sorry!

Roast pheasant breast, braised red cabbage, spiced wine gravy

Mixed mushroom millefeuile, chive cream sauce and truffle oil

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Warm pear and almond tart with clotted cream ice cream

Tropical fruit salad, mango and passion fruit sorbet

Triple chocolate brownie with Cotteswold dairy cream

Four west country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

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Book now for Valentines day dinner

Oldstone menu for this weekend 20/21 January 2012

Oldstone Restaurant — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:37:29 +0000

The first section of railing went back up yesterday but it is either too frosty or too wet for Pete to get a full days work in on the front wall. Better weather forecast so fingers crossed!

Valentines day is filling up.

We are fully booked for Saturday dinner. A couple of tables left for Friday. Reminder…we are not open for brunch this Saturday as we have a private lunch booking. Also…..we will not be open on Tuesday 24th next week. Back to normal from Wednesday evening.

Oldstone

Dinner

Friday 20th & Saturday 21st January 2012

Three courses £28

Two courses £23.50

Butternut squash soup

Pan fried Cornish mackerel fillet with gooseberry chutney

Seared local venison fillet, watercress and red onion marmalade

Finely sliced oak smoked salmon, Devon crab meat and prawns with lemon dill mayonnaise

Warm fennel and rocket salad with orange and ruby grapefruit

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Pan fried fillet of wild, line caught bass with basil butter sauce

Poached sea trout supreme, spinach and mild curry cream

Roast pheasant breast, apple sauce and Calvados reduction

Aged local beef fillet “au poivre” £3 supplement – sorry!

Cotswold pork tenderloin, sautéed mushrooms and bacon, spiced wine gravy

Roasted red pepper risotto topped with melting goats cheese

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Warm pecan tart with crème brulée ice cream

A trio of lemon

Dark chocolate ginger cheesecake, stem ginger crème fraiche

Four west country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

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We are now taking bookings for Valentines day dinner

Oldstone menu 17 to19 January 2012

Oldstone Restaurant — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:57:22 +0000

Here is this weeks dinner menu.

Please note that we will not be open for brunch this Saturday the 21st of January as a party have booked the entire restaurant for a celebration lunch. Back to normal next week.

Oldstone

Dinner

Tuesday 17th to Thursday 19th January 2012

Three courses £28

Two courses £23.50

Starter and a pudding £13 50

Roast tomato soup

Smoked trout paté, smoked salmon and toasted bloomer

Seared local venison fillet, watercress and red onion marmalade

Devon crab and prawns, wild rocket and ruby grapefruit

Warm Mediterranean vegetable salad, pesto dressing

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Pan fried fillet of wild sea bass on pepperonata

Cornish gurnard with spinach and curry cream sauce

Cotswold pork tenderloin, black pudding, apple sauce, cider jus

Aged local beef fillet with field mushrooms, garlic butter and Port pan juices £3 supplement – sorry!

Roast pheasant breast, braised red cabbage, mulled wine jus

Red pepper risotto topped with melting goats cheese and crisp sage leaves

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Dark chocolate crème brulée

Baked vanilla cheesecake with ripe mango

Moist lemon and almond cake with lemon sorbet

Four west country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

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Oldstone menu for this weekend – 13/14 January 2012

Oldstone Restaurant — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:45:20 +0000

Our gate lamps have been taken down as Pete continues with the wall repairs but rest assured we are open…just not as well illuminated! Saturday is filling up, space a plenty for Friday at the moment. Valentines update….3 tables sold.

Oldstone

Dinner

Friday 13th & Saturday 14th January 2012

Three courses £28

Two courses £23.50

Roast tomato soup

Smoked trout paté, caper salad and toasted bloomer

Seared local venison fillet, watercress and red onion marmalade

Pan seared scallops, apple puree, crisp pancetta and pea shoots

Baked portabello mushroom stuffed with spinach and feta

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Cornish monk fish medallions, fennel cream sauce

South coast gurnard fillets, chilli, tomato and flat leaf parsley

Roast pheasant breast, braised red cabbage, mulled wine jus

Aged local beef fillet, leeks and horseradish £3 supplement – sorry!

Cotswold pork tenderloin, mushroom Stroganoff sauce

Baharat spiced aubergine and chick pea stew with red, white and wild rice

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Mixed fruit crumble, clotted cream ice cream

Baked cheesecake with mango compote

Dark chocolate tart with white chocolate ice cream

Four west country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

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Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3

Book now for Valentines day

Valentines day 2012

Oldstone Restaurant — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:02:15 +0000

The valentines menu is now on our blog. We are always oversubscribed for this event so please have a look at the menu and book early. We only have 12 tables of 2 to sell and 2 are already booked. Thank you.

Oldstone menu – 10th to 12th January 2012

Oldstone Restaurant — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:04:45 +0000

So much for the New years diet. We had 30 customers in for brunch on Saturday and 17 of them had our Oldstone breakfast…..Rose had to run to the butcher at 12.30 for more Gloucester sausages!

If you are looking for a lighter evening meal don’t forget we offer a starter and pudding off the dinner menu for £13.50 including pre dinner canapes and freshly baked bread with home made houmus and Netherend farm butter. Helen usually has two starters when she comes in which is fine with us.

Oldstone

Dinner

Tuesday 10th to Thursday 12th January 2012

Three courses £28

Two courses £23.50

Starter and a pudding £13 50

Roasted red pepper soup

Hot smoked trout fillet, watercress and horseradish cream

Seared local venison fillet, tomato relish and wild rocket salad

Devon crab cake with sweet chilli dipping sauce

Winter mushrooms in chive cream sauce on toasted bloomer

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Medallions of monk fish, tomato sauce and crisp pancetta

Cornish plaice fillet simply pan fried with prawns and parsley

Cotswold pork tenderloin, buttered leeks, mustard gravy

Aged local beef fillet, garlicky spinach and vintage Port reduction

£3 supplement – sorry!

Roast pheasant breast, braised red cabbage, mulled wine jus

Baharat spiced aubergine and chick pea stew with red, white and wild rice

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Dark chocolate tart with white chocolate ice cream

Baked vanilla cheesecake

Toffee banana pancake, pistachio ice cream

Four west country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

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Oldstone menu for weekend 6/7 January 2012

Oldstone Restaurant — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:18:37 +0000

Difficult conditions off the south coast but a few brave skippers have been out. Monk, bass, crabs and mussels arriving in the morning. A few more weeks of Pheasant. Mike the butcher has promised me a good supply of venison loin fillets from the recent local shoots.

Pete started work on repairing the front stone wall and re- seating the wobbly railings before Christmas but progress is painfully slow due to the weather……it will look good when it is done!

Oldstone

Dinner

Friday 6th & Saturday 7th January 2012

Three courses £28

Two courses £23.50

Roasted red pepper soup

A bowl of steamed mussels with curry cream and coriander

Seared local venison fillet, watercress and red onion marmalade

Pan fried Devon crab cake with sweet chilli dipping sauce

Baked aubergine topped with fresh tomato sauce and melting goats cheese

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Line caught sea bass fillet with soy, ginger and spring onion

Cornish monkfish tail, chorizo and green herb dressing

Roast pheasant breast, braised red cabbage, mulled wine jus

Aged local beef fillet, caramelised shallots and vintage Port reduction £3 supplement – sorry!

Cotswold pork tenderloin, Bramley apple sauce and cider gravy

Winter mushroom risotto with chives and truffle oil

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Orange tart with lemon sorbet

A classic crème brulée with fine butter shortbread

Dark chocolate truffle cake, Cotteswold dairy cream

Four west country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

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Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3

Oldstone menu – 4th & 5th January 2012

Oldstone Restaurant — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:18:11 +0000

All over for another year….. we enjoyed a couple of very busy weeks and New Years Eve was a great success. A few regulars are already asking about Valentines so we will try to get a menu put together for next week. In the meantime we are open as usual from tomorrow evening (Wednesday) and here is the menu……

Oldstone

Dinner

Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th January 2012

Three courses £28

Two courses £23.50

Starter and a pudding £13 50

Roasted red pepper soup

Smoked fish selection with horseradish crème fraiche

Seared local venison fillet, watercress and red onion marmalade

Devon crab, prawn and lobster cocktail

Winter mushroom risotto with truffle oil and chives

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Fillet of wild Dorset sea bass, spinach and curry cream sauce

Cornish plaice fillet simply pan fried in lemon and caper butter

Cotswold pork tenderloin, Bramley apple sauce, cider jus

Aged local beef fillet “au poivre“£3 supplement – sorry!

Roast pheasant breast, braised red cabbage, mulled wine gravy

Melting goats cheese and tomato feuilleté

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Warm pear and almond tart with clotted cream ice cream

Crème brulée with fine butter shortbread

Rich chocolate truffle cake

Four west country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

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Oldstone dinner menu for Thursday 29 and Friday 30 December 2011

Oldstone Restaurant — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:23:31 +0000

We will reopen for dinner on Thursday evening. Please call us on 01453 832808 to reserve your table.

We are fully booked for dinner on New Years Eve.

Open for brunch on Saturday and Sunday ( New Years eve and New Years day) from 11a.m. No need to book ….just pop in.

Thank you to all our customers for their support throughout 2011……. have a Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you in 2012.

Oldstone

Dinner

Thursday 29th and Friday 30th December 2011

Three courses £28

Two courses £23.50

Vegetable minestrone

Pan fried Cornish mackerel fillet, wild rocket, tomato chutney

Venison sausage on Horsley potato mash with rich onion gravy

A simple starter of finely sliced oak smoked salmon, Devon crab meat and prawns

Field mushrooms sautéed in garlic butter on toasted bloomer

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Poached brill fillet, baby leaf spinach and mild curry cream

Pan fried fillet of wild Dorset sea bass on warm fennel salad

Roast pheasant breast, Bramley apple sauce and cider gravy

Aged local beef fillet “au poivre“£3 supplement – sorry!

Cotswold pork tenderloin, chorizo and paprika cream sauce

Pan fried carrot and cannellini bean cakes with watercress sauce

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Lemon tart with lemon sorbet

Dark chocolate and raspberry torte

Toffee banana pancake with clotted cream ice cream

Four west country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

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Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3

We will also be open for brunch on New Years Day – Sunday 1st January