I have booked the club xmas meal at The Borough once again. Last year’s event there was enjoyed by everyone and the food, central location and decent enough beer make it a good choice I feel; but maybe we’ll ring the changes next year.
Another mid-week one, too, early December. I hope that the choice of day will mean fewer clashes with all the other work, family and mates’ xmas events with which folk are inundated at this time of the year and allow more of us to get out at the same time with no excuses! – so it’s 4th December and the meal is booked for 8pm.
The Xmas brochure is available here (pdf), but I’ve put the highlights below for you. Ain’t I nice. It’s £20.
I’ve booked for 18 and the usual ‘rules’ apply: First come, first served; £10 deposit per seat required to secure it and required asap in any case; club members and partners (sexual, not badminton) get priority and if there are any places left I’ll open it up to ‘friends of the club’. Balance can be settled on the night – I’ll collect what’s left before the meal.
I’d like to get the final list, deposits and food choices together by Monday 24th November, so that’s the cut-off.
3 Courses 19.95
Starters
- roasted parsnip, honey and wholegrain mustard from hawkshead relish company soup
- port of Lancaster smoked salmon, prawn and avocado salad served with a caper & citrus dressing
- locally sourced game terrine served with homemade cranberry and orange chutney
- smoked applewood cheese and caramelised onion tart served with mixed salad leaves and balsamic drizzle
Main
- locally reared roast turkey served with apricot and thyme stuffing, pigs in blankets and a port and redcurrant gravy
- baked herb crusted portobello mushrooms topped with melted goats cheese and served with butternut squash mash and winter leaf salad
- pot roast Cumbrian fell bred beef served with a red wine jus, root vegetables, button onions & creamy mash potatoes
- baked salmon fillet from Fleetwood served with horseradish infused creamed leeks and topped with a watercress and bacon salad
Dessert
- traditional Christmas pudding served with homemade brandy sauce
- auntie em’s chocolate torte served with vanilla infused crème anglais
- almond crème brulee served with homemade shortbread biscuits
- winter spiced fruit salad served with vanilla ice cream from cool cow at new holly farm