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Sample Menus

• Sample Breakfast Menu

  Breakfast

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

  ‘Room only ‘rate does not include breakfast. ‘B&B’ rates include Continental breakfasts from the buffet.

  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

  Served from 8.30am till 9.30am

• Sample Lunch Menu

  Lunch Menu

  2 courses £22.50 per person
  3 courses £27.50 per person

  A 10% service charge will be added at the end of the bill for parties above 8 persons

  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

  Wednesdays to Sundays from 12 noon til 2.30pm

• Sample A La Carte Lunch

  Sample A La Carte Lunch Menu

  Starters

  Colchester AA rock oysters
  Warm deep fried oysters, pickled carrot and cucumber
  Chili lemon mayonnaise
  £10.95

  Scottish smoked salmon
  Dried courgette, red beetroot,
  avocado cream
  £9.95

  Duck foie gras
  Duck foie gras, pistachio,
  pear, warm brioche
  £13.95

  Main Courses

  Turbot
  Steamed wild turbot fillet,
  cauliflower and truffle oil mousseline,
  chicken broth and porcini oil emulsion
  £26.95

  Scottish beef fillet
  Grilled prime fillet of beef,
  “Le Puy” lentilles and Jerez vinegar, baby beetroots,
  red wine reduction, foie gras emulsion
  £29.95

  English Lamb
  Rack of lamb,
  roulade of garlic and basil stuffing and crispy filo pastry,
  wild rocket flan, cognac and sage jus
  £24.95

  Portion of vegetables £3.50
  Portion of potatoes £2.50
  French white and multi-cereal baguette +£1

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

  Our environmental policy is to serve food of the highest quality that is fresh,in season and as local as possible.

  All our shellfish and fish are from sustainable provenance.
  Our menu changes every day according to deliveries.

  Wednesdays to Sundays from 12 noon til 2.30pm

• Sample Sunday Lunch

  Sample Sunday Lunch Menu

  3 courses £37.50
  2 courses £32.50

  Changes weekly according to seasons & 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.

• Sample Dinner Menu

  SAMPLE DINNER MENU

  3 courses £37.50 with choices of 4 starters / 4 main courses and desserts

  Short A La Carte also available

  Starters

  Garden pea soup
  Bacon, onion, mozzarella emulsion

  Wild seabass
  Seabass fillet carpaccio, citrus marinade, yuzu espuma, pattypans

  Suffolk lamb 
  Lamb belly and herb roulade, potato and caper mousseline, lemon and thyme emulsion

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

  Chesnut and wild mushrooms (V)
  Sauteed wild muhsrooms with garlic, parsley espuma, garlic cream
  Tomato chutney

  Chicken Gateau
  Chicken fillet, veal sweetbread, Beurre Nantais

  Mains

  Sea trout
  Roasted sea trout, black quinoa, saffran and chervil crisps
  Sea trout and chive mousse in a letuce leave, jerusalem artichoke sauce

  Pigeon breast
  French pigeon breast roasted on the bone, caramelised indvie, red beetroot and port sphere,
  Bay leaf sauce

  Gressingham duck 
  Roasted skinless duck breast, blood orange marmelade, glazed carrots,
  Buttered carrot and cumin jus, orange powder

  Shimpling Park Farm’s Rack of English lamb (+£8)
  Roasted best end, rocket jus, sauteed wild muchrooms, garlic espuma

  Halibut
  Pan fried fillet, steamed leeks, ginger foam
  Parsley sauce

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

  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

  Strawberry & rhubarb
  White chocolate and strawberry sphere, rhubarbe,
  red fruits, crème de menthe sorbet

  Carrot cake
  Confit carrot in orange jus,
  orange brunoise, cumin Chantilly cream,
  orange sorbet

  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
  Please let us know if you have any allergy of any kind
  A 10% service charge will be added at the end of the bill for parties above 8 persons

  Tuesdays to Fridays – changes daily according to seasons & deliveries
  7pm – 9.30pm

• Five-course taster menu

  Sample Tasting Menu – changes according to seasons & deliveries
  Available Wednesday to Saturday evenings.

  A La Carte also available.

  Available for £58.00 per person
  Optional wine flight also available for £30.00 per person.
  (Available for the entire party only)

  Amuse-bouche

  Frogs legs
  Flambée frog legs /button mushrooms / garlic & parsley cream

  Fennel & Orange (V)
  Fennel & orange marmelade / confit fennel / buckwheat crisp / orange dressing

  Lamb belly
  Slow-cooked lamb belly scented with garlic & rosemary /grilled aubergine / baby zucchini

  Red Mullet
  Pan-fried / crunchy rainbow pepper / cherry tomato purée / red pepper coulis

  Pre-dessert
  Citrus soup infused with Madagascan vanilla & fresh Aloe Vera

  21st Century Lemon tart
  Short bread / confit lemon / lemon crémeux / yuzu foam

  End of meal delicacies

  Tuesdays to Fridays – changes daily according to seasons & deliveries

• SAMPLE A LA CARTE DINNER

  Starters

  Colchester AA Rock oysters
  Deep fried oysters,
  marinated vegetable julienne, lemon mayonnaise
  £10.95

  Scottish smoked salmon
  Dried courgette, red beetroot,
  avocado cream
  £9.95

  Duck foie gras
  Duck foie gras, pistachio,
  pear, warm brioche
  £13.95

  Main

  Turbot
  Steamed wild turbot fillet,
  cauliflower and truffle oil mousseline,
  chicken broth and porcini oil emulsion
  £26.95

  Scottish beef fillet
  Grilled prime fillet of beef,
  “Le Puy” lentilles and Jerez vinegar, baby beetroots,
  red wine reduction, foie gras emulsion
  £29.95

  Local Suffolk Venison
  Roasted venison saddle, cherry griottes, braised red cabbage
  Five spices and Cognas gel, Port and juniper berry reduction
  £25.45

  Wild Halibut
  Pan fried fillet, rhubarb gel, baby spinach fondue
  Citrus and vanilla milk foam
  £22.95

  Portion of vegetables £3.50
  Portion of potatoes £2.50
  Homemade petits pains 

  Desserts £8.95 – See above menu

  Please let us know if you have any allergy of any kind.
  A 10% service charge will be added at the end of the bill for parties above 8 persons.

  Our environmental policy is to serve food of the highest quality that is fresh
  in season and as local as possible.

  All our shellfish and fish are from sustainable provenance.
  Our menu changes every day according to deliveries.

• Sample A La Carte Dinner Menu - Saturday

  Sample A La Carte Dinner Menu – Saturday Evening – Changes according to the seasons / 7pm till 9.30pm

  Starters

  Isle of Skye King scallops
  Hand-dived pan fried king scallops, smoked cauliflower puree
  Warm courgettes, roe powder
  £14.50

  Garden pea soup (v)
  Onion, mozzarella emulsion
  £9.95

  Colchester AA rock oysters
  Warm deep fried oysters,
  Pickled carrot and cucumber, chili lemon mayonnaise
  £9.95

  Dorado carpaccio
  Orange and soya marinade, honey tofu
  Pickled pattypan squash, dill. lime zest
  £9.95

  Duck foie gras
  Duck foie gras terrine, blackcurrant gel, fig marmalade
  Milk bread, raspberry vinegard
  £14.95

  Suffolk venison shank
  Pulled slow cooked venison lshank in crispy filo pastry
  Quince compote, venison and red wine juice
  £10.50

  Mackerel
  Mackerel fillet, Jerez vinegar,
  Thinly sliced and pureed Romanesco broccoli
  Lemon sauce
  £12.50

  Vegetable tian (V)
  Roasted aubergine, red pepper, courgette
  glazed with Buffalo mozzarella,basil sauce
  £13.95

  Norfolk lobster
  Half Norfolk lobster, glazed spiced tomto butter,
  Lemon grass espuma
  £14.95

  Mains

  Turbot
  Steamed farmed turbot fillet,
  cauliflower and truffle oil mousseline,
  chicken broth and porcini oil emulsion
  £26.95

  Scottish beef fillet
  Grilled prime fillet of beef,
  Caper polenta, baby purple artichoke,
  Beef and Argan oil  reduction, tomato espuma
  £29.95

  Local Suffolk Venison
  Roasted saddle of local venison, parsnip and parsley root mash
  Juniper berry sauce
  £25.45

  Wild Halibut
  Pan fried fillet, rhubarb gel, baby spinach fondue
  Citrus and vanilla milk foam
  £22.95

  Gressingham duck
  Roasted skinless duck breast, blood orange marmelade, glazed carrots,
  Buttered carrot and cumin jus, orange powder
  £22.95

  Shimpling Park Farm’s Lamb
  Best end rack of local lamb, crisp basil in filo pastry
  Baby tomatoes in Muscovado sugar reduction, rosemary jus
  £24.95

  Pigeon
  French pigeon roasted on the bone, beetroot puree, parsley
  Red beetroot and port sphere, bay leaf sauce
  £26.50

  Suffolk Beetroot (v)
  Warm beetroot and goat cheese raviole, roasted sweet tomatoes,
  Micro leaves, mustard dressing
  £19.95

  Portion of vegetables £3.50
  Portion of potatoes £2.50

  Desserts £8.95

  Apple
  Apple compote, cooked apple slices, crispy filo pastry tunnel,
  Calvados sorbet

  Coffee and praline mille feuille
  Caramelized hazelnuts, coffee ice cream

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

  Roasted pineaple
  Cuconut espuma, banana crisp, passion fruit caviar
  Pina colada sorbet

  Crème brûlée & pain perdu
  Spiced crème brûlée, warm pain perdu,  crème Chantilly
  Vailla ice cream, grilled almonds

  Tropical Crescent
  Coconut dacquoise biscuit, amango cream, Mojito gel
  Passion fruit mousse, tropical fruits, Malibu sorbet

  Home-made Ice-creams and sorbets of the day

  French and Suffolk cheeses  £10
  Spicy chutney, celery, baguette, biscuit

  Cafetière Coffee and petits fours £3.25
  Tea, infusion and and petits fours £3.25

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

  For Saturday evening reservations, a £25 deposit per person will be taken at the time of the reservation.
  If cancellations are made within 24 hours of the booking, no deposit will be returned.

  Our environmental policy is to serve food of the highest quality that is fresh,
  in season and as local as possible.

  All our shellfish and fish are from sustainable provenance.
  Our menu changes every day according to deliveries.

• 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