Summer Offer 2010

Lazy Hazy Summer Days...and Nights

Sun drenched days and starlit nights....the perfect time for being lazy and letting the world go by. Come to Dedham where we'll keep you watered and fed but should you fancy someting a little more strenuous than doing nothing, we're offering you free bike hire or boating on the River Stour. Or for something much more taxing, a £20 voucher to spend in our shop, Victoria's Plums.

£310

Per room for a two night stay based on two people sharing, includes:

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  Bed and Fully Cooked Breakfast
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  3-course dinner each night
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  Afternoon tea on arrival (or on your second afternoon)
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  Free bike hire or boat hire
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  A £20 voucher to spend in our shop, Victoria's Plums
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  Stay a third night for only £125 Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
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  This offer is valid until September 30 (we're allowing for an Indian Summer!) and excludes Saturday night stays.

Weekly Changing Set Menu - July 25-September 5

Summer Break

Our Weekly Set Menu goes on holiday from July 25 and ressumes on September 5. This is due to the great increase in trade we get in the summer holiday months. Our a la carte is available as normal as well as our extensive Bar Board (lunchtimes only). Below is a sample of the Bar Board.

Rump Steak Sandwich, Red Onions, Horseradish Creme Fraiche
Grilled Chicken & Bacon Doorstop Sandwich, Garlic Mayonaise, Slow-roast Tomato
Smoked Organic Salmon, Pickled Beetroot, Dill & Cucumber Relish
Steamed Mussels in Cider with Leeks, Chilli, Garlic, Parsely. Bread
Spinach Omelette, Roast Potatoes, Mixed Leaf Salad
Charcuterie Board of Hams & Salamis, Terrines & Pates, Pickles & Relish
Traditional Ploughman's of Montgomery Cheddar, Cornish Brie, Cropwell Bishop Stilton, Coburgh Loaf, Chutney
Both the Ploughmans & Charcuterie Board are available until 6pm.

Diary Dates

Our wine & food evenings will resume in September with a great line up of themes. Menus & wines will be posted here on our blog in the forthcoming weeks, once they have been finalised with Hamish Anderson (Tate UK) and Ugo Simonelli (The Sun Inn). To book, please call or email with your details and any dietry requirements. Full payment is taken upon booking and is non-refundable unless cancellation recieved in writing 21 days before the date.

 

Live Blues, Sunday 29 August, 8pm till 11pm. Andre de Moller & His Wonderful Band. Dinner served 6-8pm, bookings can only be taken for dinner.

 

Wines of Germany & Austria, Thursday 30 September, £55 per person.

 

Natural & Biodynamic Wines, Thursday 21 October, £55 per person. Hosted By Doug Wregg of Le Caves de Pyrene.

 

Pinot Noir for the Game Season, Thursday 25 November, £55 per person.

 

Forgotten Food of England, Thursday 27 January, £55 per person.

 

Indigenous Italy, Thursday 25 February, £50 per person.

 

Bordeaux vs. Non-Bordeaux, Thursday 31 March, £55 per person.

 

Lazy Lunchtime Open Tasting, Friday 1 April, £40 per person.

 

There will be two more events added for May 26 and June 20.

Weekly Set Menu - 27 June - 1 July

Available Sunday-Thursday Dinner, Monday-Thursday Lunch

£10.50 for Two Courses & Coffee, £13.50 for Three Courses & Coffee

Starters

Steamed Mussels in Cider with Samphire

or

Gazpacho

Main Courses

Grilled Mackerel, Tomatoes, Marjoram. Grilled New Potato Salad

or

Salt Beef Salad, Fine Beans, Peas, Grain Mustard Dressing

Pudding & Cheese

Summer Fruit Tart or Sharpham's, Flatbread, Chutney

Weekly Changing Set Menu - June 20-24

Available Sunday-Thursday Dinner, Monday-Thursday Lunch

£10.50 for 2 Courses incl. Coffee, £13.50 for 3 Coursees incl. Coffee

Starters

Pea & Broad Bean Salad with Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire

or

Herring's Roe on Toast

Main Course

Old Spot Pork Tenderloin, New Potato & Baby Leek Gratin

or

Warm Salad of Slow-cooked Organic Salamon, Sweet & Sour Shallots, Rocket

Pudding & Cheese

Rhubarb Jelly, Orange Ricotta Cream

or

Sharphams, Handmade Flatbread, Chutney

Wines of The Week

2008 Falanghina Rami, Di Majo Norante, Molise, Italy

£5.00,175ml glass, £13.70500ml Carafe £20Bt

The Falanghina makes scented nutty wine with a deep golden colour & pungent nose dominated by rich stone fruit reminiscent of blustery days on the coast. Full & expressive with lovely almondy, honey aftertaste

2008 Negroamaro del Salento, La Casada, Puglia, Italy

£4.15175ml glass, £11500ml Carafe £16.50Bt

When one thinks of Negroamaro, a vinous version of Valhrona-shocked espresso springs to mind. This is not such a wine. Where you expect bitterness there is softness. The characteristic ‘scorched earth’ quality is also absent. The wine is pleasant, round and just peppery enough to remind one of its Mediterranean origins.

Weekly Set Menu - 13-17 June

Available Sunday - Thursday Dinner, Monday-Thursday Lunch

Two Courses & Coffee £10.50, Three Courses & Coffee £13.50

Starters

Beetroot Jelly, Smoked Salmon, Horseradish Cream

or

Soft Boiled Hen's Egg, Asparagus

Main Course

Roast Tranche of Plaice, Braised Gem Lettuce

or

Rump of Spring Lamb, Crushed New Potatoes, Braised Peas

Pudding & Cheese

Strawberry Cream, Sponge Cake

or

Norfolk Dapple, Chutney, Handmade Flatbread

Wines of the Week

2008 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Classica, Gianni Masciarelli, Abruzzo, Italy

£4.65 175ml glass, £12.50 500ml Carafe

Typically floral with gentle apple and almond fruit. Plenty of finesse with a warm, mineral finish of depth of flavour.

2008 Marcillac ‘Lo Sang del Païs’, Domaine du Cros, SW France

£4.75 175ml glass, £12.70 500ml Carafe

Marcillac is a tiny obscure appellation near Clairvaux in Aveyron comprising some eight growers. Made from the Mansois grape this is quite supple with juicy raspberry flavours underpinned by slate and gravel notes.

Weekly Changing Set Menu - June 6 - June 10

Available Sunday-Thursday Dinner, Monday-Thursday Lunch

£10.50 for two courses & Coffee, £13 for three courses with coffee

Starters

Mackerel Tartare, Pickled Cucumber, Mascarpone

or

Corned Beef, Salsa Verde, Toast

Main Course

Potato Dumplings, Fricassee of Wild Mushrooms, Rocket

or

Roast Spring Chicken, New Potatoes & Asparagus, Tarragon Butter

Pudding

Strawberry Fool Or Suffolk Gold Cheese, Flatbread, Chutney