EVENING MENU
Welcome to the Rendezvous Restaurant, Thatched Cottage, Shepton Mallet. We are proud to offer you our Summer 2009 Menu, a worthy addition to our award winning Rosette status.
To Start
| Deviled Devon Crab | £4.95 |
| White and brown crab meat, a mixture to peppers and spices, served warm on a crostini | |
| Brioche, Asparagus and Poached Egg | £5.25 |
| Toasted brioche, griddled English asparagus, poached Blackacre Farm free range egg, hollandaise sauce and chives | |
| Seared Scottish Scallops | £5.95 |
| Mussels, garlic, chorizo and onions in a coriander cream sauce. Crusty bread. | |
| Goat's Cheese and Hot Mushroom Salad | £5.25 |
| Shitake mushrooms gently fried with garlic, onion and marjoram, topped with wafers of goat's cheeses on lollo rosso leaves | |
| Somerset Chef's Salad | £5.95 |
| A combination of meats, egg, cheese and spicy leaves with our own dressing | |
| Haddock and Spring Onion Fishcake | £4.55 |
| With just a little tartar sauce and salad garnish | |
| Gazpacho with Crayfish Tails | £4.50 |
MAIN COURSES
| Mad Moroccan Lamb | £13.50 | |
| Somerset Levels lamb, gently spiced with coriander, cumin, fennel seeds and chilies. A raisin and cranberry cous cous, chickpeas, red pepper and a dollop of yogurt. | ||
| Ham, Egg & Chips - but not as you know it! | £12.00 | |
| Crispy pork belly and a roulade of picked ham hock, tarragon and whole grain mustard. A Serrano ham crisp, baby turnips, poached eggs and chips complete the dish. | ||
| Mediterranean Pork Ragout | £12.95 | |
| Somerset pork slowly cooked with peppers, red onions and olives, served with basil oil courgettes and potatoes | ||
| Grilled duck breast | £12.95 | |
| Barbary duck breast grilled crispy. Celeriac rösti, garlic and cream Savoy cabbage and a rhubarb compote complete this tasty dish | ||
| Ragout of Turbot and scallops | £14.85 | |
| With a white wine, butter and basil sauce. Served with new potatoes and green salad | ||
| Baked Monkfish with Asparagus spears | £14.50 | |
| Another treat from Ocean Venturer. Crusted with sourdough and chorizo, baked and served with asparagus | ||
| Rösti v | £10.85 | |
| Crispy fried potato rösti topped with buttered spinach, sautéed and finished with cream, garlic, parsley and nutmeg and topped with a soft poached egg and melting cheeses | ||
| Pea, Spinach and Mint Pithivier v | £10.85 | |
| A crispy, flaky pie containing a scrumptious filling of peas, spinach, mint, garlic and herb cream cheese, which oozes out as you cut into the pie – the flavours of summer on a plate. £10.85 | ||
| Side Orders | £2.50 | |
| Skinny chips | ||
| Green salad, mixed salad, | ||
Please allow 20 minutes when only ordering a main course STEAKS |
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| Beef Wellington | £21.50 |
| Aberdeen Angus steaks from Chesterblade Hills, two miles away. | |
| Fillet Steak | £21.50 |
| Rib Eye Steak | £13.50 |
| Hanger Steak | £11.95 |
| Shitake mushrooms gently fried with garlic, onion and marjoram, topped with wafers of goat's cheeses on lollo rosso leaves | |
| Two hanger steaks and a bottle of wine | £24.50 |
| Hanger steaks and La Caprice wine | |
Puddings £4.50
Sticky Date Pudding with Ginger Cream
Profiteroles
Creme Brule
Chocolate Brownie with Chantilly cream
Apple Crumble with custard or ice cream
Thatched Cottage meringue tower with fruit coulis
A selection of specialty ice creams and sorbets £3.60
Three Somerset cheeses (well two anyway) £5.94
Somerset Brie, Green’s Mature Cheddar, Cropwell Bishop Stilton
