Christmas Day Lunch
Start your Christmas day lunch with a glass of sparkling Sacchetto blush, warm Winter Cider, Bucks Fizz, Winter Pimms, Sherry or Fruit Juice
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Appetiser
Chefs own recipe chicken liver pate presented with a sun blush tomato & red pepper
Chutney and warm toasted Artisan bread
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Wild Mushroom, Spinach and Garlic broth
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Roasted Butternut squash and Bramley apple soup sprinkled with crunchy chopped chestnuts
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Pumpkin and Thyme ravioli served with a nutmeg and parmesan cream topped with toasted walnuts
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Honey roasted figs topped with St Agur cheese, served on a bed of micro leaves topped with crispy Pancetta and finished with a drizzle of rocket pesto
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Fish Course
Our famous River and Seas platter, a selection of fresh water and Seafood with dressed leaves, accompanying sauces and crisp Melba toast
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Pan fried fillet of wild Sea Bass served with a celery, fennel and artichoke ragout, finished with St. Clements butter
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Sorbet Course
Lemon & stem Ginger or Cranberry crush Sorbet
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Main Courses
Traditional Roast Cumbrian Turkey
Served with Pigs in blankets, Sage and onion stuffing, Cranberry compote, a rich gravy and all the trimmings
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Individual Beef Wellington
Served with a Root vegetable mash, sweet roasted shallots and a Port jus or
Alternatively, Roast Rib of Cumbrian Beef cooked on the bone served with Horseradish Yorkshire pudding, rich Red wine gravy and all the trimmings
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Traditional Roast Goose
Served with Gooseberry and sage puree and a rich roast Jus
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Roast field mushrooms, Chestnut and Tarragon Malt loaf served with a light Vegetable Jus
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Desserts
Brandy flamed Christmas pudding
Served with a Rum Custard or Brandy sauce
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Mulled wine poached Pear
Served with a dark Chocolate and Cointreau mousse and White chocolate coated Raspberries
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Homemade Rhubarb and Vanilla custard Trifle
Layered with Pink Champagne jelly, fresh Raspberries, rich Almond sponge and Mascarpone cream
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Cheese Board
A selection of cheeses some local some not, served with biscuits, grapes, celery, apple and honey roasted walnuts
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To Finish
A selection of fine tea or fresh ground Coffee
Mince pies, Homemade Christmas cake and petit fours
£ 55
The Albert
Bowness on Windermere
thealbertbowness@hotmail.co.uk
015394 43241
