Menus

Sample menus at The Great House

See below for delicious examples of the menus we serve at The Great House.

Please be aware that our menus can change daily to incorporate seasonal and local produce as it becomes available.

• Breakfast Menu

  Breakfast

  Available: Daily 
  From: Served from 8.30am till 9.30am

  Price:
  Continental Buffet Breakfast £12/ Children £8
  Full English breakfast is an additional £6

  ‘B&B’ rates include Continental breakfasts from the buffet.

  If you are not a guest staying at The Great House please contact us in advance before arriving for breakfast. 

  Drinks

  Cafetière coffee, tea and hot chocolate

  Fresh squeezed orange juice

  Suffolk Maynard Orchards apple Juice

  Continental breakfast buffet

  Selection of cereals, Gluten free Muesli

  Suffolk Marybelle Yoghurts

  Fresh fruit basket, fresh fruit Salad

  Dried organic soft prunes, organic whole apricots, organic figs & organic cranberries

  Dried goji berries, organic granola

  Selection of cheeses

  Selection of charcuterie

  Hard boiled eggs

  Homemade Jam selection

  Lavenham Honey

  Brown & white toasts

  Home baked butter croissants

  French baguette

  Multi Cereal bread

  Homemade viennois bread

  Porridge upon request

  Full English breakfast + £6.00

  Your choice from the above Buffet plus

  Free range hen eggs Fried, Scrambled or Poached

  Local sausage / back bacon / tomato / mushrooms / baked beans & French black pudding

  Gluten free toasts & bread, Almond milk also available

• Lunch Menu

  Lunch Menu

  Available: Wednesdays to Saturdays
  From: 12 noon til 2.30pm

  Our set lunch menu is available for the following price:
  2 courses £22.50 per person
  3 courses £27.50 per person

  Our A la carte menu is also available for lunch with a selection of seasonal dishes which can change daily. 

  Sample menu listed below: 

  Starters

  Crème Dubarry (v)
  Cauliflower soup, watercress espuma
  Poppy seed and mascarpone cream

  Salted air dried Suffolk lamb belly
  Marinated in herbs, slowly cooked, caper mousseline, lemon thyme foam

  Mackerel
  Home smoked mackerel, dill, celeriac, apple and wholegrain mustard tartare
  Lime, Greek yogurt and dill dressing

  Isle of Man half shell Queenies
  Baked baby scallops, garden peas and fresh mint crush,
  Buffalo mozzarella cheese, tomato butter

  Vegetable tartlet (V)
  Warm crispy thin fresh tomato and green pepper tartlet,
  Tomato chutney

  Main Courses

  Atlantic Cod
  Steamed fresh cod fillet, mixed herb crust, cabbage fondue
  White basil ‘beurre blanc’

  Gressingham duck (+£3)
  Roasted skinless duck breast, blood orange marmalade, glazed carrots,
  Buttered carrot and cumin jus

  Blythburgh free range pork belly
  Slowly cooked pork belly, jerusalem artichoke mash, spiced baby corn
  Parma ham sauce

  Suffolk Beetroot (v)
  Warm beetroot and goat cheese raviole, roasted sweet tomatoes,
  Micro leaves, mustard and basil dressing

  Portion of vegetables £3.50 – Portion of potatoes £2.50

  Desserts

  Apple
  Salted butter caramel nousse, speculoos biscuit
  Cider gel, Granny Smith gel, cinnamon ice cream

  Pistachio & Cherry entremet
  Pistachio sponge and ganache, marinated cherries, white chocolate ice cream

  Duo of desserts
  Spiced crème brûlée, warm pain perdu,  crème Chantilly
  Vanilla ice cream, grilled almonds

  Earl Grey cloud
  Milk pearls, tea mousseline, crunchy milk foam
  Earl grey ice cream

  Home-made Ice-creams and sorbets of the day

  French and Suffolk cheeses
  Spicy chutney, celery, baguette, biscuits
  (£10 or + £5.00 instead of dessert)

  Cafetière Coffee and petits fours £3.50
  Tea, infusion and and petits fours £3.50
  French white and multi-cereal baguette £1

  Please let us know if you have any allergy of any kind

• Sunday Lunch

  Sunday Lunch Menu

  Our Sunday lunch menu is available at the following prices:
  3 courses £37.50
  2 courses £32.50

  This menu changes weekly according to season & deliveries.

  Starters

  Garden pea soup
  Bacon, onion, mozzarella emulsion

  Venison pâté en croûte
  White onion and cardamon chutney, pickled cauliflower and carrots

  Mackerel
  Mackerel fillet, Jerez vinegar,
  Thinly sliced and pureed Romanesco broccoli
  Lemon sauce

  Isle of Man half shell Queenies
  Baked baby scallops, courgette fondue, Madras curry,
  glazed Buffalo mozzarella, tomato, garlic and parsley butter

  Vegetable tartlet (V)
  Warm crispy thin fresh tomato and green pepper tartlet,
  Tomato chutney

  Mains

  North Atlantic Monkfish
  Poached monkfish tail, baby scallops, Scottish mussels, lemongrass broth

  Gressingham duck 
  Roasted skinless duck breast, spiced baby corn, spinach gel, sweet corn sauce

  Suffolk Lamb
  Grilled cutlets, crisp garlic and basil in filo pastry, wild rocket, rosemary jus

  Flat iron steak – local red poll beef
  Celery and horseradish, button mushroom and orange duxelle,
  Morel mushroom sauce

  Courgette & Black Quinoa (v)
  Rehydrated courgette in butter sauce, courgette spaghetti,
  Mushroom and black quinoa

  Desserts

  Apple
  Salted butter caramel nousse, speculoos biscuit
  Cider gel, Granny Smith gel, cinnamon ice cream

  Coffee and praline mille feuille
  Caramelized hazelnuts, coffee ice cream

  Chocolate and pistachio entremet
  Chocolate cylinder, pistachio espuma, chocolate sorbet

  Duo of desserts
  Spiced crème brûlée, warm pain perdu,  crème Chantilly
  Vailla ice cream, grilled almonds

  Spiced Figs
  Red wine marinated figs, raspberry jelly, spiced bread

  Home-made Ice-creams and sorbets of the day

  French and Suffolk cheeses
  Spicy chutney, celery, baguette, biscuits
  (£10 or + £3.00 instead of dessert)

  Cafetière Coffee and petits fours £3.50
  Tea, infusion and and petits fours £3.50
  French white and multi-cereal baguette £1

  Please let us know if you have any allergy of any kind.

• Dinner Menu

  Dinner Menu

  Available: Tuesdays to Fridays
  From: 7pm – 9.30pm

  Set dinner menu:
  3 courses £37.50 – this includes a choice from 4 starters, mains and desserts. 

  Our A la carte menu is available for dinner with a selection of additional seasonal dishes which change daily. 

  Sample Set Menu listed below: 

  Starters

  Suffolk chicken
  Scented with coriander / houmous / pickles radish /Coriander and salted lemon dressing

  Smoked salmon
  Homemade smoked salmon / horseradish gel /Celeriac espuma / granny smith broth

  Free range egg (V)
  Soft boil / mushroom duxelle / spinach gel /Bread crisp / truffle oil hollandaise sauce

  Onion squash soup
  Scented with sage / caramelised onion /Smocked pork belly / crispy bread

  Mains

  Lemon sole
  Pan fried / sautéed wild mushroom /Porcini oil foam / Jerusalem artichokes puree
  
  Carrot declination (V)
  Roasted carrots / purple carrots puree / orange & cumin caviar / quinoa scented with orange / baby carrots / cumin foam

  Gressingham duck
  Roasted duck breast / smocked cauliflower puree /Whole grain mustard sauce / tarragon espuma /Cauliflower & tarragon concassé

  Brill
  pan fried / white cabbage fondue /Mussel, cockles & Palourdes / ginger scented creamy sauce

  Pork fillet
  Roasted pork fillet / “Le puits” lentils puree / Sage foam / roasted parsnip / crispy hazelnuts

  Desserts

  Great house “snickers”
  Jivara whipped ganache / Vanilla caramel / shortbread /Caramelised peanuts / chocolate biscuit

  Quince and jasmine entremet
  Poached quince with Lavenham honey & jasmine /Madeleine / orange mousse / confit orange sorbet

  Chocolat finger
  Caribbean chocolate mousse / walnut praline / cocoa shortbread / walnut crème brulee / cocoa & walnut sorbet

  Blackberries & honey dacquoise
  Lavenham honey dacquoise / blackberries marmelade /White chocolate and pine nuts icing /Blackberries and balsamic vinegar sorbet

  Three ways of figs (V)
  Figs compote, fresh & sautéed / pecan nut crumble /
  Blueberries & raspberries liquor sauce /Cherry vinegar and fig sorbet

  Please let us know if you have any allergy of any kind

• Dinner A la Carte Menu

  Dinner A la carte Menu

  Available: Tuesdays to Saturdays
  From: 7pm – 9.30pm

  Our A la carte menu is available for dinner with a selection of additional seasonal dishes which change daily. 

  Sample A la carte menu listed below: 

  Starters

  Foie gras
  Homemade duck foie gras with peach chutney, peach & thyme gel and warm milk bread
  £14.50

  Sea bream ceviche
  Served with passion fruit and coffee, red onion, chilli and passion fruit gel
  £12.50

  Gazpacho
  Chilled lightly spiced soup with mustard ice-cream, crispy bread, black olives powder and basil espuma
  £11.50

  Melon and ibérique Ham
  Cantaloup melon with a port réduction, ibérique Ham, melon and port gel and whipped cream with chives
  £10.50

  Poultry pate en croute
  Foie gras with duck, chicken oysters, plums chutney and an apple jelly
  £13.50

  Smoked salmon
  Homemade smoked salmon with goat cheese mousse, cherry dressing and an almond foam
  £12.50

  Mains

  Halibut
  Steamed with courgette and lemon grass puree, sautéed patty pan and lemon grass foam
  £24.50

  Lamb shines
  Served with red pepper chutney, rosemary lamb jus, rosemary & garlic Focaccia and sweet tomatoes
  £24.95

  North Atlantic Cod
  With a spinach puree, fresh spinach pousse scented with walnut oil, a confit lime cream, sautéed spinach and walnut foam
  £23.95
  

  Gressingham duck breast
  Roasted duck breast with purple carrots puree and glazed baby carrots with a carrot and orange sauce
  £26.50

  Wild Turbot
  Served with cauliflower & black sesame puree, Rainbow cauliflowers somitee  and a coconut and sesame oil sauce
  £27.95

  Scottish prime beef filet
  With turnips and brown butter puree, roasted golden turnips,
  glazed baby turnips, giroles mushrooms and a beef jus
  £29.95

  Desserts

  Red berries and violet delice
  A summer berry mousse with vanilla shortbread, violet jam , raspberry marmel ade with raspberry and violet sorbet
  £8.95

  Dark chocolate dome
  Manjari 64% chocolate mousse with salted caramel and vanilla heart, salted almonds and almond biscuit
  £8.95

  Lemon & basil
  Brittany short bread with lemon & basil cremeux, meringue scented with lime and a lemon sorbet
  £8.95

  Chill  rice pudding
  Vanilla rice pudding and black sesame tuile, raspberry caviar , raspberries sorbet and a red fruit liquor foam
  £8.95

  Figs and lavender
  Madagascar vanilla moist biscuit with fresh figs, red current and lavender coulis, filo pastry crisp and a wine peaches sorbet.
  £8.95

  Apricot
  apricot mousse / confit black cherry / coconut dacquoise /
  Amarena cherry sorbet
  £8.95

  Home-made Ice-creams and sorbets of the day

  Please let us know if you have any allergy of any kind

• Wine List

  Here at The Great House, we offer a comprehensive wine list featuring wine from around the world.

  Click here to view our full wine list