THE CLAREMONT HEAD CHEF

Ian Robson

I have been head chef at the Claremont Hotel for nearly 4 years now. I have worked for the company for 20 years before this. I still enjoy coming to work and the new challenges of the working day. We try to use as much fresh produce everyday as we can the style off food is good quality home style cooking. Read More »

Sample Menus Christmas Eve Dinner

Starters

Chilled fan of Galia melon served peach with coulis and seasonal fruits (v)

Oak smoked salmon served with balsamic dressed leaves and dill yoghurt

Sliced pork fillet served on a bean sprout salad drizzled with Hoi Sin sauce

Penne pasta served with smoked bacon, mushrooms and cream herb sauce

Cream of tomato and red pepper soup (v)

Traditional oxtail soup served with golden croutons

Various fruit juices (v)

Intermediate

Dim Sum platter served with sweet chilli dipping sauce

Mango sorbet

Main Courses

Roast fillet of beef served with red wine sauce

Chicken breast wrapped in bacon stuffed with goat’s cheese served with cream and white wine sauce

Poached loin of cod served with a fresh parsley sauce

Vegetable lasagna served with garlic bread slice (v)

Curried vegetable Samosa served with Pilau rice (v)

Buttered broccoli spears and sweet corn and diced peppers

Baked potatoes wedges and sliced potatoes and onions cooked in chicken stock and butter

Alternatively please help yourself to our assorted cold buffet 

Sweets

Chocolate and seasonal berry pie served with semi whipped cream

Toffee and praline cheesecake with vanilla ice cream and butterscotch sauce

Mandarins soaked in Cointreau served with ice cream and cream

Toffee ripple, mint choc chip, strawberry, chocolate or vanilla ice creams

Red cheddar and Caerphilly cheese and biscuits

Freshly percolated coffee and After Eight mints

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