Weekend menu – 11 & 12 August 2017

It’s the second week in August and we were thinking about putting the heating on last night to take the chill off the dining room….aahh the great British summer!     At the moment we have tables available for Friday evening but Saturday is filling up so please call on 01453 832808 to reserve for dinner. Saturday brunch served from 11a.m. and no need to book, just pop in. If it’s dry we will have the courtyard open too.

         Oldstone

    Dinner                                  Friday 11^th & Saturday 12^th August 2017

Three courses £29.50      Two courses £25

 

Toasted sweet corn soup

Severn and Wye oak smoked salmon and crayfish tail parcel

Twice baked mature Cheddar soufflé on creamed spinach (15 mins please)

Potted Devon crab, lemon dill mayonnaise and toasted sour dough

Pressed ham hock terrine with mixed pickles

 

Pan fried sea bass fillet on fresh tomato and basil sauce

  Fillets of Cornish gurnard, buttered samphire and mild curry cream

Aged local beef fillet, garlic mushrooms and rich red wine reduction                          (£3.50 supplement – sorry)

Sautéed Cotswold pork escallops, Gloucester sausage, sage and onion gravy

Roast Barbary duck breast sliced over apple and cider jus

Baked red pepper stuffed with orzo and aubergine caponata

 

Dark chocolate mousse, triple choc brownie and white chocolate ice cream

Baked lemon tart with tangy lemon sorbet

A classic crème brulée with English summer berries

Four West Country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

 

Food allergens – if you require more information regarding the ingredients in our dishes please ask

Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3 

       

 

 

Mid week menu – 8 to 10 August 2017

I’m all for a bit of forward planning but wasn’t expecting to take a dinner booking  for Christmas Eve from a couple eating with us over the weekend. We also have a wedding party booked for September 2018 but we don’t have next years diary yet! It’s all business though so we will gladly book it.

Oldstone

Dinner                                Tuesday 8^th to Thursday 10^th August   2017

Three courses £29.50     Two courses £25     Starter and pudding £14.50

 

Courgette soup

Severn and Wye smoked salmon and crayfish tail parcel

Pressed ham hock terrine with mixed pickles

Potted Devon crab, lemon dill mayonnaise and toasted sour dough

Orzo stuffed roasted red pepper, mozzarella, wild rocket and pesto

 

Cornish monk fish tail, buttered samphire and mild curry cream

Pan seared swordfish steak with fresh tomato and basil sauce

Asian spiced Barbary duck breast sliced over dark soy, sesame and ginger jus

Sautéed Cotswold pork escallops, Gloucester sausage, sage and onion gravy

  Aged local beef fillet “au poivre” (£3.50 supplement, sorry)

Mixed mushroom millefeuille, herb cream sauce and summer truffle oil

 

Triple chocolate brownie served warm with white chocolate ice cream

Baked cheesecake with mango compote

English strawberry and cream tartlet, strawberry ice cream

Four West Country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

 

Food allergens – if you require more information regarding the ingredients in our dishes please ask

Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3                    

Weekend menu – 4 & 5 August 2017

We have a glut of courgettes and tomatoes at the moment. As well as our own home grown produce on occasion friends and customers very kindly turn up with a box of large, misshapen courgettes or similar and there is only so much soup, sauce and chutney you can make. We’ll repay the favour when our pears are ready, it looks like another good year and in fact we are still using the 2016 pear chutney. We have tables available for both Friday and Saturday at time of writing. Please call us on 01453 832808 to book.

      Oldstone

    Dinner                                  Friday 4^th & Saturday 5^th August 2017

Three courses £29.50      Two courses £25

 

Locally grown courgette soup

Pan fried Cornish mackerel fillet on heritage tomato and red onion salad

Orzo stuffed roasted red pepper, mozzarella, wild rocket and pesto

Potted Devon crab, lemon dill mayonnaise and toasted sour dough

Free range egg, spinach and air dried ham baked under Parmesan cream

 

Pan seared swordfish steak with chilli butter sauce

  Poached sea trout supreme, samphire and white wine cream sauce

Aged local beef fillet “au poivre” (£3.50 supplement – sorry)

Sautéed Cotswold pork escallops, cannellini beans, chorizo and tomato sauce

Asian spiced Barbary duck breast sliced over dark soy, sesame and ginger jus

Mixed mushroom millefeuille, herb cream sauce and truffle oil

 

Dark chocolate flourless sunken soufflé cake, white chocolate ice cream

Baked cheesecake with English strawberries

Warm cherry and almond tart, clotted cream ice cream

Four West Country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

 

Food allergens – if you require more information regarding the ingredients in our dishes please ask

Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3 

       

 

 

Weekend dinner menu – 7 & 8 July 2017

Unsettled weather forecast for the weekend. I wouldn’t risk planning an at home event and would book dinner at Oldstone if I were you. Call us on 01453 832808 to reserve your table.

      Oldstone

Dinner                                         Friday 7^th & Saturday 8^th July 2017

Three courses £29.50      Two courses £25

 

English tomato soup

Devon crab with lemon and dill mayonnaise, toasted sour dough

New potato and pea shoot salad, chicken breast, smoked bacon and Caesar dressing

Pan fried Cornish mackerel fillet, red onion and pickled cucumber

Warm three cheese tart, wild rocket, apple and walnut salad

 

Pan seared swordfish steak with mango and sweet chilli

 Poached Cornish brill supreme with prawns and Prosecco cream sauce

Aged local beef fillet “au poivre” (£3.50 supplement – sorry)

Sautéed Cotswold pork escallops with mixed peppers and chorizo

Roast Barbary duck breast sliced over fresh cherries and red wine jus

Woodland mushroom millefeuille, chive cream sauce and truffle oil

 

Strawberry and vanilla cream shortbread with strawberry ice cream

Baked raspberry cheesecake

Dark chocolate tart, white chocolate ice cream

Four West Country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

 

Food allergens – if you require more information regarding the ingredients in our dishes please ask

Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3 

       

 

Weekend dinner menu – 30/6 & 1/7-2017

Oh no…….our stupid duck is back on top of the lean to for the third time this year and it looks like she is preparing the nest. Watch this space! We’ve been quite busy so far this week (which is nice) but at the moment the weekend is looking a bit quiet. It can all change with a couple of phone calls so if you would like to book please ring on 01453 832808.

      Oldstone

Dinner                                     Friday 30/6 & Saturday 1^st July 2017

Three courses £29.50      Two courses £25

 

Red onion soup with double Gloucester croutons

Prawn and crayfish tail tian with avocado and sweet chilli jam

Spiced lamb flat bread, tomato relish and wild rocket

Pan fried Cornish mackerel fillet with home grown pear chutney

New potato and English asparagus salad, broad beans, lemon and dill

 

Pan fried sea trout fillet, roast vine tomatoes, basil dressing

 Poached boneless Brixham plaice with Prosecco and parsley cream sauce

Aged local beef fillet, garlic buttered spinach, red wine jus (£3.50 supplement – sorry)

Sautéed Cotswold pork escallops with mushroom and chive cream sauce

Asian rubbed Barbary duck breast sliced over dark soy, sesame and ginger jus

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

 

Pecan tart served warm with clotted cream ice cream

Baked cheesecake with English summer berries

A classic crème brulée with fine butter shortbread

Four West Country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

 

Food allergens – if you require more information regarding the ingredients in our dishes please ask

Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3 

       

 

Weekend menu – 23/24 June ’17

Just spoke to our fish supplier and we have Devon crab, prawns, crayfish, Isle of Man queen scallops, line caught bass and Cornish monk fish ordered for delivery on Friday morning. The makings of a good weekend menu.                                            Please call us on 01453 832808 to book your table.

      Oldstone

Dinner                                     Friday 23^rd & Saturday 24^th June 2017

Three courses £29.50      Two courses £25

 

Roast tomato soup

Devon crab, prawn and crayfish tail “cocktail”

Twice baked mature Cheddar soufflé on spinach cream (15 mins. please)

Half a dozen Isle of Man Queenies baked with pancetta, garlic and shallot crumb

Pressed ham hock terrine with summer slaw and mixed pickles

 

Pan fried sea bass fillet with asparagus and chilli butter sauce

 Roast Cornish monk fish tail with chorizo and red onion

Aged local beef fillet, horseradish cream and red wine jus (£3.50 supplement – sorry)

Sautéed Cotswold pork escallops, buttered leeks and grain mustard gravy

Roast Barbary duck breast sliced over blueberry and Brandy reduction

Woodland mushroom millefeuille, herb cream sauce and truffle oil

 

Dark chocolate and ginger cheesecake with stem ginger crème fraiche

Baked lemon tart with English summer berries

Pimm’s jelly with clotted cream ice cream

Four West Country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

 

Food allergens – if you require more information regarding the ingredients in our dishes please ask

Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3 

       

 

Weekend menu – 2nd & 3rd June 2017

She got it right this time! Our daft duck was in the courtyard the other morning encouraging her 11 ducklings to jump down from the lean to. You can just make out 4 of them on top of the wall in the picture below preparing to leap. They all made it down safely and spent the next 24 hours building up strength before the next stage of their journey as they jumped in to the stream and paddled off.

Tables available for both Friday and Saturday evenings at time of writing. Please call us on 01453 832808 to book.

     Oldstone

Dinner                                     Friday 2^nd & Saturday 3^rd June 2017

Three courses £29.50      Two courses £25

 

Roast tomato soup

Severn and Wye oak smoked salmon, Wye valley asparagus, cracked pepper and lemon

Twice baked double Gloucester soufflé on spinach cream (15 mins please)

Pan fried Devon crab cake with sweet chilli dipping sauce

Chorizo sausage on crushed new potatoes and green onions

 

Cornish monk fish tail with samphire and mild curry cream sauce

 Baked haddock loin, little vine tomatoes, Parmesan and smoked bacon

Aged local beef fillet with woodland mushrooms and rich red wine reduction           (£3.50 supplement – sorry)

Sautéed Cotswold pork escallops, buttered Evesham leeks and cider gravy

Roast Barbary duck breast sliced over candied orange and Cognac jus

Tenderstem broccoli and pine nut bande with roasted red pepper sauce

 

Triple chocolate brownie served warm with clotted cream ice cream

Baked lemon tart and tangy lemon sorbet

A classic crème brulée with fine butter shortbread and English strawberries

Four West Country cheeses, Bath Olivers and Hilary’s fruit bread

 

Food allergens – if you require more information regarding the ingredients in our dishes please ask

Saturday brunch served from 11 till 3