Brasserie and À la Carte Menus

Our award winning Restaurant specialises in modern English cuisine – candlelit by night giving a wonderfully intimate feel.

House specialities include Chateau Briand and Plateau Rouge (stunning array of red seafood). The menu offers a wide selection of both fish and meat dishes, vegetarian dishes are also available.

The Brassiere has a more traditional pub feel with some modern twists. The food, although still of a very high quality includes a range of choices from comfort food through to pasta dishes and stylish sandwiches.

Our Sunday lunch menu is served throughout the day

À La Carte Menu

Entrées

Parma Ham & Poached Egg Benedict
on english muffin with spinach & Hollandaise sauce
£7.50
Glazed Goats Cheese with Mediterranean Vegetables
drizzled with a 15 year old balsamic dressing
£6.50
Chef’s Homemade Seasonal Soup
£4.50
Pan Fried Crabcakes
with a brown crab cassolette & sweet chilli dressing
£6.95
Smoked Chicken & Avocado Salad
with a garlic crouton & Caesar dressing
£7.95
King Scallops in Puff Pastry
served with spinach & panchetta sauce
£7.95
Tower of Wild Mushrooms Stacked with Puff Pastry Layers
with brandy & cream sauce
£6.95
Rock Oysters
Grade ‘A’ oysters farmed by the Colchester Oyster Company
Half dozen £8.50, Dozen £18.00
Hot Oysters with Avurga & Keta Caviar
Half dozen £10.00, Dozen £18.00
Caviar
Served with chives, sour cream, hard boiled egg & toast.
Beluga, 30gram £90.00. Sevruga, 30 gram £55.00. Oscetra £60.00.

Main Course

Wild Fillet of Sea Bass
with pan fried baby vegetables, a stock velouté & turned potatoes
£16.95
Chicken & Smoked Salmon Roulade
fillet of chicken rolled with salmon & spinach with citrus sauce & savoury rice
£6.50
Seared Fillet of Lamb
with root vegetables, creamed potatoes & mint sauce
£18.95
Grilled Barbary Duck Breast
with a potato & pepper roulade & a sweet lime & coriander sauce
£16.95
Fillet of Beef Wellington
with fondant potato, spinach & mushroom cassolette
£19.50
Fresh Whole Garlic Lobster
served with pommes frites, poached egg & smoked salmon
£31.00
Chateaubriand
24oz fillet steak served with Chef’s seasonal potatoes & vegetables
For Two – served medium rare
£38.95
Plateau Rouge
fresh Canadian lobster, brown crab, langoustine, garlic King Prawns & scallops
for one £32.00, for two £58.00
Seared Cod Loin
on a bed of crisp potatoes, courgette provençale with lemon & chive drizzle
£15.50

Gourmet Surf & Turf
8 oz fillet steak & prime lobster tail with a duo of sauces
£35.00

Side Orders
Creamed potato, wilted spinach, pommes frites,
mixed vegetables, mixed salad
£2.50 each

Brasserie Menu

Appetisers

Homemade Seasonal Soup
£4.50
Colchester Rock Oysters
Half dozen £8.50, Dozen £16.00
Smoked Salmon with Warm Brioche Toast & Crème Fraîche
£6.50

Seasonal Mushroom Risotto with Roquette Salad & Balsamic Dressing
£5.95
Garlic Tiger Prawns with mixed leaf salad
£6.95
Coriander Crab Cakes with Sweet Chilli Dressing
£6.95
Warm Potato & Bacon Salad with Green Beans & Parmesan
£5.50
Smoked Duck Breast and plum sauce
£5..95

Panini

Norwegian Prawn Salad
£4.95
Melted Cheese & Bacon
£4.75
Smoked Salmon, Cucumber & Crème Fraîche
£6.95
Honey Roasted Ham & Tomato with Wholegrain Mustard
£4.95
Striploin of Beef with Salad & Mustard Mayonnaise.
£6.95
(all served with a salad garnish & crips)

Our Brasserie menu is served in the bar 12 to 2.30pm Monday to Sunday and 6.00 to 9.30pm Monday to Friday.  We also serve the Brasserie menu alongside our Sunday Lunch menu on Sundays from 12 ‘til 9pm.  

Main Course

Fish & Salad

Homemade Salmon Fishcakes
served with spinach, smoked salmon, poached egg & a fish sauce
£10.75
Native Lobster Salad
half grilled garlic lobster served with mixed leaves & new potato salad
£14.75
Fresh Brown Crab Salad
whole fresh dressed crab with mixed leaves & new potato salad
£14.50
Pan Fried Medallion of Cod
served with homemade chunky chips, crème fraîche & crushed peas with tartar sauce
£12.95
Cajun Tuna Salad
served with baby spinach, roquette & mozzarella brochette
£13.50
Pan Fried Salmon Fillet
served with creamed leeks, spinach & lyonnaise potatoes
£11.95

Pasta

Seafood Linguini
served with king prawns, green lip mussels, calamari & langoustines with tomato & garlic pesto sauce
£10.50
Chicken Penne Pasta
served with a fresh, spicy tomato sauce.
£8.95

Meat

Homemade Steak & Kidney Pudding
a steamed pudding served with creamed potato and seasonal vegetables.
£11.50
Surf & Turf
pan fried sliced fillet of beef with a pepper sauce, garlic king prawns served with sauté potatoes & spinach
£13.95
8oz Fillet Steak
served with homemade chunky chips & wild sauté mushrooms, beef jus & Italian salad
£13.95
10oz Sirloin Steak
served with homemade chunky chips & wild sauté mushrooms, beef jus & Italian salad
£13.95
Seared Lambs Liver
served with crispy bacon, onion gravy, steamed vegetables & creamed potatoes
£10.95
Herb Sausage & Mash
served with petit pois & onion gravy
£9.50
Warm Chicken Caesar Salad
served with cos lettuce, anchovies, parmesan shavings & croutons
£8.95

Dessert Menu

Traditional Tart Tatin
served with caramel ice cream
£4.95
Chocolate Mousse Marquis
with chocolate chip ice cream
£5.95
Vanilla Crème Brûlée
£5.95
Summer Fruit Tart with Vanilla Ice Cream
served on a hot danish pastry
£5.95
Sorbet or Ice Cream
£4.95
Brioche Bread & Butter Pudding
with vanilla ice cream or custard
£5.95

Cheese Menu

Select 3 cheeses from the choices listed.
Taleggio, Colston Basset, Stilton, Cheddar Truckles, Old Amsterdam, Brie, served with apple chutney.
£6.50
Vintage Port available on request
Dessert Wine
By the glass:
Canadian Ice Wine £6.50
Brown Brothers £5.20
Rutherglen& Stratton Muscat £5.20
Tea & Coffee
Earl Grey Tea £1.20
Fresh Ground Coffee £1.20
Espresso £1.20
Cappuccino £1.70
Liqueur Coffee £4.50
Floater Coffee £2.00

Flavours From Around The World

Seafood

Coriander crabcakes (2) with sweet chilli sauce dip
£3.75
Green lip mussels (6) marinière or chunky tomato sauce
£3.75
Pan fried garlic king prawns (4)
£4.50

Mediterranean

Tender lamb kebabs with mint & yoghurt dressing (2)
£4.00
Spicy chicken skewers with salsa dip (2)
£3.50
Houmous & Taramaslata with pitta bread
£3.00
Succulent Greek olives, green jumbos & Kalamata jumbos
£2.50

Indian

Mini onion bhaji, vegetable & spinach pakora, vegetable samosa & pakora sauce
£3.75
Lamb samosa, chicken samosa, onion bhaji, chicken pakora & pakora sauce
£4.50

Oriental

Shaomi prawn meat dumpling with vegetable
£4.50
Prawn wonton with bamboo shoots
£4.50
Prawn samosa & curry sauce with vegetables
£4.50
Cocktail spring roll filled with vegetables
£4.50
Filo King Prawn rolls (4) & sweet chilli dip
£4.00
Duck rolls (2) & plum sauce
£4.00

Dessert Wine

By the glass;
Canadian Ice Wine £6.50,
Brown Brothers £5.20,
Rutherglen & Stratton Muscat £5.20.

Tea & Coffee

Earl Grey Tea £1.20
Fresh Ground Coffee £1.20
Espresso £1.20
Cappuccino £1.70
Liqueur Coffee £4.50
Floater Coffee £2.00

Cigars

Cognac

Remy Martin XO
a classic reputable Cognac
per glass; £9.00

Frapin XO
a fine champagne Cognac
per glass; £9.00