Menu Beverages

Sandwiches Cafetière Coffee (Swiss, Decaffeinated) £3.40 Cappuccino £3.40

Espresso/Macchiato: Single £3.40 Turkey and Stuffing with Cranberry Mayonnaise £5.00 Double £7.20 Honey Roast Ham, Cheese and Pickle £5.00 Tea £3.40 Traditional English, Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Rare Roast Beef, Watercress and £5.00 Darjeeling, Lapsang Souchong, Assam, Lemon Mayonnaise Ceylon, Peppermint, Camomile. . Crisps (Lightly Salted) £2.00 Hot Chocolate £3.40 Hand Cut Thick Chips with Maldon Salt £4.00 Glass of Milk (Hot or Cold) £2.00

Warm Onion Bread Ciabattas Minerals

Accompanied by dressed salad, chutney and crisps Water (Still or Sparkling) 1 litre bottle £3.95

Coke, Diet Coke , Lemonade £1.60 Thyme Roasted Pimento, Mozzarella Fruit Juices, Tonic Water, Slimline Tonic, £1.50 and Pesto Genoa £8.00 J20’s £2.70

Honey Roast Ham, Swiss Cheese and Basil * £10.00 Spirits (35ml) Fillet Steak, Blue Cheese, Rocket and Black * Pepper Mayonnaise £12.00 Whisky, Gordons Gin, Bacardi, Vodka £3.35 Courvoisier VSOP £6.00

Bombay Sapphire, Tanqueray £3.70

Light Cream of New Potato and Jerusalem Beer and Cider Artichoke Soup £7.00 Draught Beer: Tetleys/Carlsberg (1/2pt) £1.60 Caesar Salad with Smoked Chicken, Parmesan, Pint £3.10 Bacon, Baby Gem and Croutons * £7.50 Guinness and Carlsberg Export (1/2pt) £1.75 Scottish Sliced Smoked Salmon, Rustic Herb Salad, Pint £3.40 Brown Bread Croutons, Chives and Horseradish * £8.00 Bottled Beer: Corona, Budweiser, Beck’s San Miguel, £3.50

Peroni £3.50 Bottled Cider: Strongbow £2.30

Main Meals White Wine

Four Cheese Tortellini, Chive Cream, Garlic Bread £12.50 Bin No. 33. Sancerre Les Colinettes - France 2004 £29.00 Oven Roast Chicken Supreme with Basil Tagliatelle, 38. Chablis, Gloire De Chablis, 2004 £28.50 Wild Mushroom Cream * £14.00 61. Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc N. Zealand - 2004 £27.00 Scottish Beef Fillet, Potato Dauphinoise, Port Jus * £24.50

Desserts Red Wine

Assiette of Homemade Sorbets and Ice Creams £7.00 42. Fleurie Les Ballaudes, 2004 £26.50 Warm Apple Tart, Thyme Sorbet, 107. Don Jacobo, Rioja Reserva, 1998 £28.75

Cinnamon Anglaise * £7.00 114. Errazuriz Merlot 2002 £31.95

Plate of Hand Cut Traditional Regional Cheeses £7.00 and accompaniments Champagne

1. Bouché Pére et Fils, Cuvee Reserve Brut N.V. £38.50 Phone 0 for Room Service 3. Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut N.V. £48.00 20. Cuvee Dom Perignon, Brut 1998 £155.00 C £5.00 per tray charge applies Prices are inclusive of VAT at 17.5% The above represents only a small selection from our full range of r drinks. The full Hotel Wine List and Bar Price List, are available on Items Marked with an * are not available after 10.00pm request from Reception. Beverage Tray Charge - £3.00 e

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History & Heritage

The actual site of the Mansion dates back as far as 1170, but of course this is not the Mansion we see today. It came into the Family in 1608, but, was in such a state of decay that in 1615 Sir Randolph Crewe had it demolished and rebuilt. It was completed some 21 years later in 1636. The general character of the Mansion owes much to the employment of Flemish, Italian and other foreign craftsmen. It was restored and extended in 1837.

In 1866 the interior of Crewe Hall was practically burnt out, the fire being caused by one of the wooden beams under the fireplace in the catching alight. The rebuilding, within the existing walls which survived the fire, was entrusted by Hungerford, Third Baron Crewe to Edward Barry son of the architect to the Houses of Parliament. Edward Barry was architect to many famous buildings, such as Covent Garden Theatre, the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, Charing Cross Station and Hotel and was the architect in charge from 1860 to 1870 at the final work on the Houses of Parliament. An extension known as the West Wing was added, this included the Tower, which is now a prominent landmark. Hungerford Crewe could not resist the temptation to add a wealth of mid-Victorian ornamentation, stone was replaced by alabaster and marble, leaded panes gave way to stained glass windows and elaborate designs were executed in plasterwork.

Prior to 1922 when the Crewe family left, there would have been around 100 servants in the Hall – it had 190 rooms. There were 20 gardeners growing all the produce for the house in the 3½ acre walled garden. There was the Home Farm and in addition approximately 50 farms and 200 cottages in the immediate locality.

In 1931 when this type of living was going out and mainly because Lord Crewe had no heir to the title, only two daughters, he offered the Hall and the surrounding estates to County Council, but they declined the offer. Lord Crewe eventually sold the Hall and the bulk of the estate to the Duchy of Lancaster in 1936.

Until 1998 Crewe Hall remained the property of the Duchy of Lancaster, and, as such belonged to the Crown. In 1955 Her Majesty The Queen, together with the Duke of Edinburgh visited Crewe Hall in her capacity as Duke of Lancaster, whilst touring the Duchy Estates in Cheshire.

From 1939 to 1946 the War Department occupied Crewe Hall. Many Australian, Canadian and American troops were housed in the Hall and grounds, at various times throughout the last three years of military occupation. It was used as a prisoner of war camp for over 2,000 high ranking German Officers. Crewe Hall,Cheshire tel: 01270 253333 fax: 01270 253322 e:[email protected] w:www.marstonhotels.com