The Festive Big Easy Menu
R355 per person Including welcome drink and festive crackers
Freshly baked bread and herb butter
Starters Starter Creamy garlic and soya chicken livers Toasted corn bread and cucumber and mint yoghurt Or Trio of Hummus (V) Avocado, pepper and beetroot hummus served with homemade melba toast Or Lamb shoulder fritters Masala spiced apricot chutney
Main Course Grilled line fish Sautéed cherry tomato ragout and baked parmesan patty pans Or Stuffed Chicken Breast Mushroom, spinach, gorgonzola cheese sauce, roast vegetables Or Grilled Sirloin steak 200gr Onion rings, sauté vegetables and béarnaise sauce Or Paneer Rogan Josh (V) Spiced chickpeas, rich saffron tomato curry sauce, served with sambal, rice roti and toasted almond lassi
Desserts Trio of Chocolate Mousse Mint flavoured meringue almond and lemon praline Or Apple and Ginger Slice Served with toffee, apple chips and butterscotch ice cream
The Festive Cabernet Menu
R415 per person Including welcome drink and festive crackers
Freshly baked bread and herb butter
Starters Stuffed Jalapeno Cream cheese stuffing and rolled with bacon Or Oxtail Marrow Fritters Creamed horseradish and pickled vegetables Or Spinach and Cranberry (V) Roasted butternut with balsamic reduction and parmesan shavings
Main Course Grilled Lamb cutlets Spiced crushed carrot, rosemary corn fritter and lamb reduction Or Butter Chicken curry Sauté rich butter and cashew nut curry sauce Served with roti poppadum and toasted almond lassi Or Kingklip en papillote Fragrant herbs, preserved lemon, creamy shellfish, snoek and smoked mussel rice Or Maize Risotto (V) Roasted butternut toasted pumpkin seeds, Grana Padano, arugula, pumpkin puree
Desserts Apple and Ginger Slice Served with toffee, apple chips and cinnamon ice cream Or Layered chocolate mousse Topped with fresh berries and cream Or Banoffee Pie Caramelized banana, chocolate soil, caramel sauce, banana nibs chocolate soil
The Festive Merlot Menu
R445 per person Including welcome drink and festive crackers
Freshly baked bread and herb butter
Starters Beetroot cured salmon Blinis, red onion, dill mayonnaise, sour cream Or Fig and feta roll (V) Spicy sweet tomato chutney Or Grilled masala spiced prawn skewers Fresh pineapple and tomato salsa Or Grilled nectarine salad (V) Baby gem lettuce, spring onion, avocado, shallot dressing
Main Course All main courses served with vegetables to share, Sautéed garden vegetables, garlic heirloom potatoes, edamame, balsamic roasted butternut
Ernie’s Champion steak Beef fillet Braised cabbage and bacon mash, topped with pepperdew and cream cheese and beef marrow jus Or Ostrich medallions Sautéed sweet potato and apricot, port and mint jus Or Cajun kingklip Spicy tomato sauce, mixed bell peppers, olives, capers, preserved lemon dressing Or Butter chicken and prawn curry Served with sambal, rice and roti Or Baked black mushroom (V) Stuffed with fried couscous, goats’ cheese, onion marmalade and fresh rocket
Desserts Berry mousse Cake Jaconde sponge, white chocolate mousse, raspberries, green tea spiced biscuit Or Gateaux Breton Caramel sauce, brandy spiced apple, apples chips, cinnamon ice cream Or Banoffee Pie Caramelized banana, chocolate soil, caramel sauce, banana nibs chocolate soil
The Festive Proprietors Menu
R510 per person Including welcome drink and festive crackers
Freshly baked bread and herb butters
Starters Served on platter per table to share / on arrival as a pass around snack
Pork belly and smoked bacon rolls Sticky braai sauce Savoury choux buns Goats cheese mousse, cumin onion marmalade Tandoori chicken satay Yoghurt, cucumber and mint sauce Oxtail marrow rolls Creamed horseradish sauce Trio of hummus Avocado, pepper and beetroot hummus served with homemade melba toast
Main Course Peppered rump steak Topped with bone marrow, gremolata, sautéed black mushroom, potato fondant Or Grilled lamb cutlets Teriyaki glaze, chargrilled carrot and broccolini, mint jus Or Seared Norwegian salmon Caper and dill crust, baby potato, snow peas and creamy prawn sauce Or Butter duck curry Slow roasted midlands duck, creamy cashew nut butter curry sauce served with sambal, rice and roti Or Paneer Rogan Josh Spiced chickpeas, rich saffron tomato curry sauce, served with sambal, rice roti and toasted almond lassi
Desserts Banoffee Pie Caramelized banana, chocolate soil, caramel sauce, banana nibs chocolate soil Or Red velvet cake Red velvet macaroon, cream cheese icing, berry yoghurt cream
Cheese Platter Served on platter per table to share Midlands cheese selection Preserves and Pickles