Gourmand

Head Sommelier Stephen Nisbet carefully chooses the selection of wines for the gourmand menu to complement each course as the kitchen's repertoire evolves throughout the year. Expect a mixture of familiar names and flavours completely new to your ears and taste buds.

  

Chef's Appetiser
 

CRAB
Dressed white crab, brown crab bavarois,
coconut, passion fruit & lemongrass

 

FOIE GRAS
Terrine of foie gras & smoked apple, grapes,
sweet wine jelly

MONKFISH
Poached & roasted loin of monkfish, trompettes & fennel,
pigs cheek, salt baked celeriac

DUCK
Breast of Goosnargh duck, pastilla of duck leg, turnip,
pears & pear purée


 
CHEESE
A selection of cheeses from the trolley,
raisin bread & homemade biscuits
£9.90 supplement
 
 
Chef's pre-dessert
 


RHUBARB
Poached rhubarb, ginger parkin,
yoghurt sorbet, rhubarb jelly
 

  £71 per person

£118 with a complementary flight of wines

 
A discretionary service charge of 12.5% will be added to your bill
 
 
Last updated 9th January 2012
 
Sample menu, subject to change.
 
 We are pleased to accommodate any special or dietary requests.



Tel: 01189 888 500
Fax: 01189 889 338

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L'ortolan,
Church Lane, Shinfield,
Reading, RG2 9BY

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