Christmas & NEW YEAR at Barnsdale Lodge Rutland 2011

Christmas & NEW YEAR at Barnsdale Lodge 2011

bring the dog, relax by the fire, walk along the lakeside, while away
a few hours at Monopoly, have a snooze, eat, drink and be merry

Relax and enjoy a peaceful and special Christmas or New
Year here at Barnsdale Lodge Hotel. Set in the heart of
Rutland's beautiful countryside, we are located on the
North shore of Rutland Water.
As soon as you cross the threshold you will receive the
warmest of welcomes. We always aim to make Barnsdale
Lodge an extension of your home and you are in the
perfect surroundings to do as much or as little as you like.
Card and board games are always available for having fun
and keeping warm inside, or why not walk off Christmas
lunch around the shores of Rutland Water with your family.
Whatever you choose to do, Christmas and New Year is a
very special time at Barnsdale Lodge Hotel.

Christmas Celebrations

Christmas Eve

A warm welcome reception in the hotel
with mulled wine and Stilton. Christmas
carols in the lounge between 6-7pm.
Dinner will be served between 7–9pm,
please pre-book your table with reception.
See menu opposite.
Midnight mass will be held in several local
churches. For more information and to prebook
your taxis please ask at reception.
Join us for a warming hot chocolate or
brandy in the early hours of Christmas
morning before you enjoy a peaceful
nights sleep.

Christmas Eve Dinner Menu

Sweet potato and rosemary soup
Potted game, wild mushroom and
thyme pâté, melba toast
Deep fried brie, caramelised onions,
cranberry compote
Assiette of salmon, baby capers, shallots,
cracked black pepper
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Fillet of braised pork stroganoff, Indian rice
Poached smoked haddock, herb mash
and horseradish cream
Chargrilled sirloin steak, grilled tomato
and mushroom, Diane sauce
Butternut squash & chestnut risotto, goats cheese salad

Treacle tart, coconut ice cream
Panattone bread and butter pudding, orange custard
Profiteroles filled with lemon curd,
white chocolate drizzle
Selection of English cheeses with celery,
grapes and savoury biscuits

Coffee and mince pies


Christmas Day

Open your stockings from Santa!
Continental and full English breakfast,
with a glass of bucks fizz, served in the
restaurant from 8–10am.
Morning service in local churches.
Please ask at reception for more
information.
Christmas lunch will be served from
12–2pm, followed by coffee and
liqueurs. Please pre-book your table
with reception.
Traditional tea and Christmas cake will
be served from 4pm in the lounge.
There will be a light buffet served in the
conservatory from 7pm.

Christmas Day Lunch Menu

Honey roasted parsnip soup
Pigeon and foie gras pasties
House cured salmon gravalax, lime crème fraiche
Mulled wine poached pear, Cashell blue
and walnut salad

Traditional roast Norfolk turkey served with
all the trimmings, roasting gravy
Roast halibut, saffron mash, purple sprouting broccoli
Seared Gressingham duck breast, dauphinoise potatoes,
Savoy cabbage, glazed carrots
Wild mushroom and potato mille feuille, tarragon
and shallot cream sauce

Classic Christmas pudding, warm brandy sauce
Vanilla panna cotta, poached spiced fruits
Clementine cake, chocolate ice cream

Cheese and biscuits

Coffee ❄❄ and mince pies

Boxing Day

A traditional English breakfast will be
served in the restaurant from 8–10am.
Enjoy a relaxing morning in the hotel or an
invigorating walk around Rutland Water.
From 12 noon we will be serving soup and
sandwiches, Christmas cake and mince pies
in the hotel.
Time to relax and reflect, maybe watch a
film or read a good book.
Please join us for our cocktail reception
from 7pm.
Dinner will be served from 7–9pm followed
by entertainment in the lounge. Please prebook
your table with reception.

Boxing Day Dinner Menu

Broccoli and Stilton soup
Smoked mackerel pâtê, fresh horseradish
cream, melba toast
Confit leg of Gressingham duck, new potato
and chorizo ragout
Tempura vegetables, chilli jam
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Roasted sirloin of beef, Yorkshire pudding
and red wine sauce
Herb crusted fillet of salmon, leek mash,
dill and lime veloute
Slow braised shank of local lamb, neeps
and tatties, rosemary and redcurrant gravy
Herb pancakes filled with wild mushrooms and
spinach, port reduction

Chocolate panna cotta, poached raspberries
Clotted cream rice pudding, Armagnac soaked prunes
Mince meat and apple strudel,
cinnamon sauce anglaise
Selection of English cheeses with celery,
grapes and biscuits

Coffee and chocolates

December 27th

A traditional English breakfast will be
served in the hotel from 8–10am.
We will then bid you farewell and wish
you a safe journey home. Our thanks to
you for sharing your Christmas with all
of us at Barnsdale and all the best to
you and your families for a very healthy
and successful 2012.
We look forward to welcoming you
back to Barnsdale Lodge soon.

Christmas Rates

3 nights £440 per person plus £50 per person
for superior rooms. £100 deposit required on
booking. Further £100 per person deposit
required by 1st October 2011.
Why not extend your Christmas stay by either
arriving early or staying a little longer to fully
explore all that Rutland has to offer at an
additional cost of £60 per room per night for
bed and breakfast. Maximum extension 30th
December 2011.
Non-residents wishing to join us for Christmas
Lunch can do so at a charge of £80 per person,
please book early as places are limited.

NEW YEAR Celebrations
30th December

Arrive at your leisure from 2pm onwards and
whether you choose to sit down and relax or
head off for a brisk winter walk by the lake
your New Year celebrations will be off to a
good start. In the evening enjoy the bistro
menu in one of our dining rooms where you
will be entertained by our resident pianist.

New Year’s Eve
Dinner will be served between 7–9pm. Please
pre-book your table with reception. See menu
opposite.
The day begins with a hearty breakfast. How
about a little bit of shopping at the individual
boutique stores locally in Oakham and
Stamford. Then the New Year celebrations go
into full swing with Champagne and canapés
at your table followed by an exquisite six
course meal. Pop outside at 10.30pm for
fireworks followed by dancing into the small
hours with 'The Houndogs'.

New Years Eve Dinner
Champagne and canapés

Assiette of salmon; H.Formans smoked, poached
ballotine, warm fishcake with tartare sauce & lemon oil

Rose sorbet

Individual beef Wellington, mixed wild mushroom
mousse, Port wine sauce
Pan fried fillet of seabass, leek puree,
saffron mash, creamed leeks
Whole roast partridge, parsnip dauphinoise
potatoes, red cabbage, raisin jus
Colston Bassett Stilton and winter vegetable pithivier

Chefs’ platter of desserts; Passion fruit crème brulee,
chocolate mousse, iced nougat, shortbread biscuit

Selection of English cheeses with celery, grapes
and biscuits (served in the Barn suite)

Coffee ❄❄ and chocolates

New Year’s Day

Happy New Year! For those who need
a lie in, we will extend traditional
breakfast until 10.30am. A chance to
relax and remember those resolutions
– but put them off until tomorrow!
New Years Eve Rules!
Black tie optional. Carriages from
1.00am. Please ensure that you have
arranged your own transport home if
required on the night.
New Year Rates
1 night accommodation
Standard: £130 | Superior: £150
Previous or subsequent nights can
be booked at £60 per room (bed
and breakfast) from Monday 26th
December to Wednesday 4th January.
Full English Breakfast

The Avenue, Rutland Water,
Near Oakham, Rutland LE15 8AH
tel: 01572 724678 fax: 01572 724961
www.barnsdalelodge.co.uk
❄❄ e: enquiries@barnsdalelodge.co.uk