Roasted butternut soup
with crispy parsnips, smoked paprika oil and ciabatta (v) Vegan option also available (ve)
CHRISTMAS DAY MENU AT The Albany
ENJOY A TRULY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DAY AT The Albany
With your loved ones gathered round and cheer in your heart, Christmas day is the perfect excuse to kick back and indulge. Spend quality time with your family as you raise a glass (or two) to the season and soak in the fabulous festive atmosphere.
Our Christmas Day Menu features fantastic dishes such as rich wild boar ravioli, tender roast rack of lamb and of course, the much-loved classic flavourful turkey with seasonal trimmings. And, as it’s the season to eat, drink and be merry, no meal is complete without pudding. Our trio of desserts are little snippets of heaven and are the perfect finishing touch.
Christmas Day Menu
STARTERS
Duck liver & port parfait
with cranberry and sloe gin chutney, served with brioche
Pan-fried scallops
with minted peas, tomato, and crispy pancetta
Seafood platter
King prawns, smoked salmon, smoked mackerel fillets, and salt & pepper squid, with rustic bread and a Marie Rose cocktail sauce (For two people to share)
Wild boar ravioli
with roasted vegetables, beef-dripping sauce, Gran Moravia cheese and rocket
Twice-baked Croxton Manor cheese soufflé
with shredded celeriac remoulade, toasted hazelnuts, and a herb oil dressing (v)
MAIN COURSES
All main courses are served with broccoli, sprouts with chestnuts, parsnips with a spiced orange dressing , and thyme-roasted carrots
Roasted turkey breast
with fluffy beef-dripping roasted potatoes, chestnut & cranberry stuffing ball and a Cumberland & red onion pig in blanket. Served with gravy, bread sauce and a mini cranberry pie
Roasted vegetable tart
filled with caramelised onions and garlic beluga lentils, with beetroot hummus, and truffle oil. Served with fluffy roasted potatoes (ve)
Fillet beef Wellington
with truffle & mushroom duxelles, served with marsala jus
Roasted rack of lamb
served on roasted red peppers, aubergine & shallots, with a minted red wine jus, and fluffy beef-dripping roasted potatoes
Grilled sea bass fillets
served on a bed of king prawns and spinach, with saffron-infused baby potatoes and a Champagne Thermidor sauce
DESSERTS
Chocolate ganache tart
served with raspberries and coconut sauce (ve)
Christmas pudding
filled with vine fruits and served with brandy sauce (v)
Or with vegan soya custard (ve)
Baked Alaska
served with black cherries in cherry liqueur (v)
Trio of desserts
Chocolate orange parfait, raspberry meringue Eton mess, Bourbon vanilla ice cream, and baked Sicilian lemon cheesecake
Brioche bread & butter pudding
with an apricot glaze and vanilla custard
British cheese board
Shepherds Purse Yorkshire Blue, Lubborn Somerset Camembert, Belton Farm Red Leicester, Isle of Man vintage Cheddar with a selection of Fudge’s nut & mixed seed biscuits, grapes, and red onion & rum-soaked baby fig chutney (v)
TO FINISH
Handmade chocolates
with your choice of tea or coffee
T&C's - £10pp deposit is required for tables of five and more on all bookings. Please call the pub to book. Full payment for Christmas day is due by 1st December 2018. Please note a discretionary 10% service charge will be added to tables of 6 or more.