Menus

Our menus are essentially suggestions and reflect the style of food and produce which has built the reputation of the George, winning two AA rosettes. Should you have any specific ideas, Helen is always happy to accommodate, assuming of course that it is practical to do so.

Experience tells us that the quality of both food and service can be best achieved for functions when all the party dines from a single common menu. From your point as an organiser it becomes an impossible task to take into account every persons likes and dislikes - you will have to choose on their behalf, but this is perfectly normal when organising a function.

STARTERS

Slow roast crispy duck, cucumber, spring onion and lime salad, coriander pesto

Home roast smoked salmon with an orange and dill salad, mustard seed dressing

Warm chicken Caesar salad, with crispy pancetta

Char grilled king prawn brochettes, potato and avocado salad, sweet pepper dressing

Sweet a and sticky pork, oriental, roasted cashew nuts

Chicken date and brandy terrine, red onion marmalade, toasted brioche

Smoked haddock and potato soup finished with parsley oil

Thai noodle broth with shredded beef and pak choi

MAIN COURSES

Roast saddle of Castlegate lamb, apricot and loveage stuffing, roast potatoes and vegatables

Breast of chicken roasted with tarragon and garlic, roast potatoes, vegatables, red wine sauce

Pan roast chicken breast, black pudding mash, savoy cabbage, Madeira sauce

Poached fillet of salmon, steamed asparagus, minted new potatoes, hollandaise sauce

Roasted breaast of Gressingham duck, fondant potato, buttered greens, port wine sauce

Castlegate beef, braised with stout and root vegatables, horseradish mash, gree beans

Herb stuffed and slow roasted pork belly, braised red cabbage, roast potatoes, cider gravy

Derbyshire venison, red wine and cranberry casserole, puff pastry lid, roast squash

SWEETS

Iced raspberry ripple parfait with raspberry sauce and tuille biscuit

Our own syrup sponge with warm vanilla custard

Dark chocolate tart with chocolate sauce and Baileys ice cream

Warm plum and almond tart, red wine plum sauce, clotted cream

Caramalised apple strudel, toffee sauce, cider sorbet

Baken American cheese cake with blueberry compote

Seasonal berries with strawberry sauce and vanilla ice cream

FOR SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL

Panfried Scottish queen scallops with a saffron risotto and lemon oil dressing

Tomato consomme, with soft boiled quail's eggs and fresh dill

Roast breast of Gressingham duck with fondant potato, braised savoy cabbage and a port and juniper sauce

Chocolate souffle pudding with mocha sauce and suared almonds

A choice of cheeses from our cheese menu with walnut and raisin bread, apples, celery and grapes

Fresh filter coffee and petit fours

BUFFET MENUS

Finger Buffet No 1

freshly cut sandwiches of ham, cheese, smoked salmon, tuna mayonnaise
Hot sausage and onion rolls
Roast pepper and brie tarts
Deep fried scampi with tartare sauce
Caramelised onion and goats cheese tarts
Olives, pistachio nuts, rice crackers

Fresh strawberries and cream

Finger Buffet No 2

Black pudding and onion tarts
Deep fried king prawns in filo pastry
Caramelised onion and goats cheese tarts
Crostinis with roasted vegetables and Parma ham
Chicken satays with teryaki dip
Wild mushroom choux buns
Parmesan shortbreads with slow roast tomatoesand pesto
Olives, pistachio nuts, rice crackers

Chocolate eclairs
Fresh stawberries and cream

Coffee with sweetmeats

Fork Buffet No 1

Our home made soup with freshly baked breads

Poached cold Shetland salmon with mayonnaise
Sliced Castlegate ham with our piccalilli
New potatoes and salad

The George chocolate mousse with home made shortbread

Fork Buffet No 2

Our home made soup with freshly baked breads

Casserole of Castlegate beef with wild mushrooms
Deep fried chicken with sweet pepper sauce
Braised rice
Mixed leaf salad

Hot dessert of the day

Costs

Canapés	£4.40 per person
Three courses with coffee	£37.00 per person
Four courses with coffee	£43.00 per person
Homemade petit fours at coffee	£2.50 per person
Something Special 5 courses with coffee & petit fours	£50.00 per person
Finger buffets 1 & 2	£20.00 per person
Fork buffets 1 & 2	£20.00 per person

Room hire will be charged in addition as follows:

For private dining in the Boardroom	£100.00
For private dining in the Courtyard where numbers are 30 or less	£150.00

No room hire is charged for numbers of 31 or more in the Courtyard or where exclusive use of the hotel is taken.

These prices are guaranteed for functions taking place prior to 1st October 2007. For prices beyond this date and for our full terms and conditions, please contact Kathryn Joseph on 01433 652261.

The George is a non-smoking hotel throughout.