Roast Parsnip & Apple Soup (V)
Parsnip crisps and crispy sprouts
Festive Menu 2021 at Browns Reading.
Last year wasn’t as magical as you deserved, but you can look forward to a new season of festivities with your favourite flavours and loved ones at Browns Reading.
Come back soon, because we’re crafting our Festive Menu for 2021 and we think it’s going to be even more memorable, so you’ll want to book your table before the festive hustle and bustle.
Sample Menu
Starters
North Atlantic Prawn Cocktail
Classic cocktail sauce and sourdough
Duck Liver Parfait
Bramley apple puree, hazelnut praline and pickled blackberries
Shallot, Onion & Armagnac Tatin (VE)
Warm green bean salad, rocket and walnut pesto
Smoked Salmon
Beetroot, lemon crème fraiche, dill mustard dressing and dark rye
Mains
All dishes are served with mulled wine braised red cabbage and shaved brussel sprouts with chestnuts
Roast Breast of Turkey
Chestnut & cranberry stuffing, pigs in blankets, garlic & thyme roast potatoes, maple roast carrots and parsnips and red wine jus
Slow-cooked Belly of Pork
Grain mustard mash, baby fennel, cavolo nero, crackling and orange sauce
Fillet of Salmon
Basil & pistachio crumb, sauteed heritage potatoes, samphire, white wine and lobster sauce
Spiced Roasted Pumpkin (V)
Classic nut roast, hummus, roasted pumpkin, pomegranite and mint pesto
Braised Blade of Beef
Bubble & squeak, forestiere sauce, horseradish crème fraîche and crispy onions
Desserts
Traditional Christmas Pudding (V)
Vanilla bean custard and brandy butter
Dark Chocolate Torte (V)
Brandy snap basket and vanilla Ice cream
Salted Caramel Profiteroles (V)
Devon cream toffee sauce and pistachio
Lemon Posset (V)
Candied lemon peel, macerated blueberries and home baked biscuits
Caramel Biscuit Cheesecake (VE)
Red berries
To Finish
£5 supplement
Selection of British cheeses (V)
Shirevale Wensleydale & Cranberry, Sandham Lancashire, Norfolk Mardler goats’ cheese, Cornish Blue, toast, Stokes red onion marmalade, roast figs, celery
Children's Sample Menu
Starters
Tomato & Basil Soup (V)
Sourdough bread and butter
Prawn Cocktail
Chopped iceberg and classic cocktail sauce
Garlic Bread (V)
Toasted sourdough, garlic and parsley butter
Vegetable Crudites
Cucumber, carrot & pepper batons and smashed avocado
Mains
Roast Breast of Turkey
Roast potatoes, brussel sprouts with chestnuts, carrots & parsnips, chestnut & cranberry stuffing, pigs in blankets and onion gravy
Tomato Pasta (V)
Penne pasta and tomato sauce
Fillet of Salmon
Buttered mash and dressed watercress
Desserts
Salted Caramel Profiteroles (V)
Whipped cream
Ice Cream (V)
Choose two scoops of vanilla or chocolate
Home-baked Chocolate Brownie
Honeycomb ice cream
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