Food
Enjoy your Lake District holiday even more by sampling our delicious menus which were created by our team of talented chefs.:
- Summer Snacks Menu
- Afternoon Tea Menu
- Sunday Lunch Menu
- Table D'hôte Dinner Menu
- A La Carte Dinner Menu
- Cheese Menu
Please use the links above to display our different menus.
Summer Snack Menu
Served From 11.30am – 2.00pm
Melon Soup with Fruit Sorbet (can be served as main or dessert) £3.75
Roasted Cherry Tomato and Basil Pesto Tagliatelle £8.25
Greek salad with Black Olives and Feta Cheese £6.50
Chicken and Avocado Salad with Warm Focaccia Bread £8.95
Half a Dozen Scallops in the Shells, Garlic Butter and Herb Salad £9.50
Ham, Prawn or Cheese Salad with Warm New Potatoes and Granary Bread £8.50
Sandwiches on Either White or Granary Bread with Salad Garnish and Crisps
Ham and Pickle
Prawn Marie Rose
Bacon and Avocado
Cheese and Chutney £6.50 each
Desserts
Selection of Home-made Ice Creams £3.25
Marshmallow and Strawberry Kebab with Raspberry Syrup £4.75
Dessert of the Day £4.50
Children’s Menu
Home-made Soup of the Day £2.25
Cumberland Sausage and Mashed Potato with baked Beans £3.50
Poached or Scrambled Egg on Toast £3.25
Fisherman’s Pie £3.95
Penne Pasta with Tomato Sauce £3.55
Afternoon Tea Menu
Afternoon Tea
A Pot of Lakeland Blended Tea
A selection of Herbal or minted Teas £3.25 per person
Coffee
Filter Coffee: Regular or Decaffeinated Iced Coffee £3.25 per person
Fruit Scones with Butter £2.25
Fruit Scones with Clotted Cream and Fruit Compote £3.25
Toasted Tea Cake with Butter and Jam £2.95
Toasted Home-made Crumpets with Butter £2.75
A Selection of Home-made Biscuits £1.00
Assiette of Fruit Tarts with Lemon Curd £3.50
English Afternoon Tea
A Selection of Sandwiches
Fruit Scone with Clotted Cream and Fruit Compote
An Assiette of Fruit Tarts
Toasted Fruit Bread
Selection of Home-made Cakes
Choice of Tea or Coffee £13.00 per person
Champagne Tea
English Afternoon Tea with a Glass of Devaux Grande Réserve Brut, NV Champagne £20.00 per person
Sunday Lunch Menu
“Yew Tree” Farmed Devilled Lamb’s Kidneys, Toasted Brioche and Piquant Sauce
Hot Smoked Salmon Tian, Cucumber Crown, Gazpacho Dressing and Poached Quail’s Egg
Carrot, Honey and Ginger Soup with Carrot Crisps
Galia Melon, Seasonal Fruits and Plum Sorbet
Salad of Olives and Capers with Grilled Goat’s Cheese and Aged Balsamic
Roast Sirloin of “Harryman’s” Reared Beef Cooked Medium Rare with Yorkshire Pudding and Red Wine Jus
Pan Fried Loin of “Yew Tree” Farmed Herdwick Lamb with a Rosemary Jus
Oven Roast Breast of Corn Fed Chicken with Café Crème
Grilled Pave of Scottish Salmon with Asparagus and Hollandaise Sauce
Goats Cheese Charlotte with Marinated Plum Tomatoes and Gazpacho Dressing
Summer Pudding with Clotted Cream
Stem Ginger Cheesecake with Macerated Fruits
Chocolate Tiramisu with Lady’s Fingers
Selection of Local Cheeses
Ice-cream and Sorbet Platter
Coffee and Homemade Petits-Fours
£19.50 per person for 3 courses
Table D'hôte Dinner Menu
(Inclusive for guests on a Dinner, Bed and Breakfast rate)
“Yew Tree” Farmed Lambs Liver Parfait
Cream of Carrot, Honey and Ginger Soup with Carrot Crisps
Snail and Cumberland Sausage Cassoulet with a Herb Crust
“Cartmel Valley” Hot House Smoked Salmon Tian, Cucumber Crown and Sweet Corn Salsa
Fruit Salad Sorbet with Apple Gin
Pave of “Harrymans” Reared Beef, Pomme Neuf and Chasseur Sauce
Seared “Cornish” Scallops with Jersey Royal Potatoes, Roast Fennel and Wild Garlic Oil
Smoked Loin of “Gloucestershire Old Spot” Pork Sage Mashed Potato, Baby Apples and Calvados Jus
Praline Profiteroles with Dark Chocolate Sauce
Saffron Poached Pear with a White Wine Sabayon and Coconut Ice Cream
Vanilla Crème Brûlée with Chocolate Truffles
Coffee and Home-made Petits-Fours
Service charge is not included, gratuities at guests' discretion
Table d'hôte allowances – Starter and Dessert £8.50, Main course £17.50
Guests on inclusive dinner rates are more than welcome to include A la carte dishes in their choice, at which time an allowance of £34.50 will apply
A La Carte Dinner Menu
Starters
Warm Salad of Cumbrian Pancetta and “Southport” Asparagus with a Soft Poached Duck Egg£9.25
Twice baked Cheese Soufflé with a Saffron Poached Pear and a Walnut Salad£8.95
Ragout of Seafood’s with Noilly Prat, Truffles and Leek£10.75
Grilled Black Pudding, Seared Foie Gras, Vanilla and Apple Chutney with a Scrumpy Reduction£9.75
Main Courses
Fadmoor Beetroot and Samphire Risotto, Beetroot Crème Fraîche and a Blue Cheese Beignet£21.25
Medallions of Monkfish, Seared Sea Scallops, King Prawn Ravioli with a Champagne Foam£24.95
Fillet of “Harrymans” Reared Sirloin of Beef with Crushed Garden Peas, Gratin Potatoes and English Morrel Sauce£23.95
Rack of “Yew Tree” Farmed Lamb, Carrot Puree, Pomme Fondant and Ginger Beer Jus£22.50
Pickled Carrot and Orange Salad £3.50
Minted New Potatoes £3.50
Rocket and Parmesan Salad with Balsamic £3.50
Desserts
Cumbrian Sticky Toffee Pudding, Toffee Sauce and Vanilla Ice-cream£9.00
Banana Tart Tatin with Banana Sorbet and Dried Banana£9.25
Marbled Dark Chocolate and Peppermint Soufflé with Chocolate Crisps
(Please Allow 15 Minutes)£9.50
Ice-cream or Sorbet Platter£8.50
Cheese Platter (see seperate cheese menu)£15.95
Cheese Menu
Our chef has selected some of the most flavoursome Cumbrian cheeses produced using natural, local single Herd raw milk made at Thornby Moor Dairy. They Developed recipes that are best suited to our climate, to capture the essence of Cumbria in the flavours of their cheese. The dairy can be found in the old piggery among the remaining out-buildings of Crofton Hall which include a grand coach house and a stable block.
May we recommend a glass of port to accompany your cheese
Ramos Pintos traditional late bottled vintage port 1997
Old fashioned in all the best senses of the word, long lasting with plenty of depth, above all,
very good fruit and balanced with style and elegances £4.25 per glass (50ml)
Cheese platter £8.50
Allerdaale
A British style goat's cheese with a moist friable texture and a clean,
sweet almond flavour, matured in a clothe for up to 5 months
Crofton
Made with a mixture of cow's milk and goat's milk, semi-soft,
naturally rinded, it has an unusual flavour
Cumberland Oak Smoked
A very popular Cow's milk cheese baked over pure Cumbrian Oak
Croglin
A rich, smooth bodied Ewe's milk cheese with a natural rind which lends a contrasting rutty texture and finish
Tovey
A semi-soft, naturally mould ripened goat's cheese with plenty of flavour
Also available upon request, Stilton and Cheddar.
