The White Horse Main Street • Empingham • Rutland • LE15 8PS Christmas 2011

OPENING HOURS

for Food
during the Festive Period

MONDAY to SUNDAY
12 noon - 9.00pm

CHRISTMAS EVE
12 noon - 9.00pm
Festive Fun Quiz from 8.30pm

BOXING DAY
12 noon - 3.00pm

NEW YEAR’S EVE DAY
12 noon - 4.00pm

NEW YEAR’S EVE
8.00pm - Late
(by ticket only)

NEW YEAR’S DAY
12 noon - 7.00pm
Our ever popular
2 COURSES for £12

SPECIAL OFFER
will start again from
the 3rd January 2012

The White Horse
Main Street • Empingham • Rutland • LE15 8PS
Tel: 01780 460221 • Fax: 01780 460521
email: info@whitehorserutland.co.uk


Lunchtime December
Special Offer
This offer is available Monday to Friday lunchtimes only
from 1st to 23rd December 2011
2 courses (Starter & Main or Main & Sweet) £12.00
Starters

HOMEMADE SOUP OF THE DAY
with fresh baked bread

SEASONAL MELON
with refreshing sorbet and fruit coulis

STILTON, CREAM CHEESE & WALNUT PATÉ
with red onion marmalade, salad and bread

SLICED SMOKED SALMON
with dressed leaves and brown bread & butter

HAM HOCK TERRINE
with fig & apple chutney and a salad garnish
Main Courses

ROAST TURKEY
with bacon wrapped chipolata, stuffing, cranberry sauce & gravy

BEEF, ALE & MUSHROOM PIE
served in a puff pastry case

RUTLAND TROUT FILLETS
with lemon & herb butter
the above main courses are served with a selection
of vegetables and potatoes

WARM CHICKEN & BACON SALAD
with sweet chilli dressing and a bread roll

VEGETABLE & CHICKPEA BALTI
served with basmati rice and naan bread

CAJUN SPICED BEEF & CHORIZO MEATBALLS
with roast pepper & tomato sauce on penne pasta
Sweets

PLEASE SEE THE SWEET BOARDS
for TODAY’S CHOICES of DESSERTS
or
CHEESE & BISCUITS (£1.50 SUPPLEMENT)


Christmas Fayre Menu
£19.95 per person
Available from Thursday 1st December to Saturday 24th December
Starters

HOMEMADE SOUP OF THE DAY
with a bread roll
CROWN of MELON
with sorbet and spiced winter berries
SALAD of HOME SMOKED DUCK BREAST
with quail egg, fine beans and Dijon mustard
TIAN of AVOCADO & CRAYFISH
served on dressed leaves with marie rose sauce
PAN FRIED HALLOUMI
with a salad of sunblush tomatoes & olives
with balsamic dressing
Main Courses
ROAST TURKEY
breast & leg meat served with chipolata stuffing
and cranberry sauce
PAN FRIED BREAST of GUINEA FOWL
with roast shallot & wild mushroom risotto and a truffle
& Madeira sauce
SEA BASS FILLETS
with roast Mediterranean vegetables and pesto dressing
BRIE, SPINACH & CRANBERRY FILO PARCEL
with rocket salad, red pepper coulis and balsamic syrup
LAUNDE FARM SADDLE of LAMB
with smoked bacon & five bean cassoulet
SLOW ROAST BELLY PORK
with caramelised onion gravy and creamy mash
Sweets

MULLED FRUIT PAVLOVA
with chantilly cream

CHOCOLATE, WALNUT & BEETROOT BROWNIE
with vanilla ice cream

CHRISTMAS PUDDING
served with brandy sauce

LEMON CHEESECAKE
with blackberry compote

CHEESEBOARD
selection of cheese served with biscuits
and homemade chutney
To Finish COFFEE & MINI MINCE PIE


New Years Eve 2011
Gourmet Evening
£32.95 per person
KIR ROYALE

CREAM of WATERCRESS & POTATO SOUP
HOME SMOKED PIGEON
with a risotto fritter, black pudding and redcurrant glaze

MIXED SHELLFISH TERRINE
with tomato jelly and basil oil
BAKED GOATS CHEESE
in filo pastry with sweet peppers and tomato & basil oil

ROAST FILLET of MONKFISH
with parma ham, tomato confit and a seared scallop

RASPBERRY SORBET

PAN FRIED MEDALLIONS of BEEF FILLET
with dauphinoise potatoes, red onion jam
and forest mushroom compote

ASSIETTE of PHEASANT
breast, thigh & leg, with braised red cabbage and port jus

PAN FRIED FILLET of HALIBUT
on leek tagliatelle with langoustine and saffron cream

DUO of PORK
poached fillet of pork and braised pork belly
with black pudding and baked apple

ORANGE & PASSION FRUIT ASSIETTE
with CITRUS SABAYON
passion fruit cheesecake, orange sorbet and orange & passion fruit brulee

RICH CHOCOLATE MARQUISE
with caramel sauce, crisp tuile and white chocolate ice cream

STEAMED STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING
with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream

SELECTION of BRITISH CHEESE
Colsten Bassett Stilton, Oak Smoked Charnwood Cheddar &
Somerset Brie served with biscuits, grapes and homemade chutney

COFFEE & PETIT FOURS
All tickets for New Years Eve must
be purchased in advance

Sarah, Ian and all the Staffwould like to welcome you to
The White Horse.

We would like to wish
all our customers
a Very Merry Christmas
and a Prosperous New Year.

We hope that you will join us whilst
celebrating the Festive Season.
Our Dining Area will be festively decorated
from 1st December and we will be taking
Christmas Fayre bookings from the 1st
until the 24th December 2011.
For parties of 10 or more we ask that an order
is placed in advance and that a deposit of
£5.00 per person is given.
Please complete the appropriate booking
form and return to us with your deposit.
Please make cheques payable to
THE WHITE HORSE.
A good selection of Wines are available
to complement your meal.