Country House

Open For Lunch

Friday & Saturday lunchtimes From November

Please contact 01384 221000 for reservations

2 Courses - £12.95 / 3 Courses - £14.95

Starters

Chefs Soup of the Day

Mushrooms, Garlic & Cream

Fresh Melon with Elderflower Syrup

Smoked Haddock & Spring Onion Fishcake

The Lodge Pate with ranch toast

Goats Cheese & Tomato Toasted Ciabatta

All main courses are served with

garden vegetables

Main Courses

Roast of the day

Chefs Choice of Home roast with all the trimmings

Fish & Chips

Freshly beer battered Pollock fillets with chunky hand cut chips, pureed peas & fresh tartare sauce

Chicken Forestierre

Roasted diced shallots, wild & button mushrooms, madiera & double cream

Jacks Chicken

Chunky Chips

Lodge Cottage Pie

Topped with toasted cheesy mash

Fillet Steak Dianne

(£6.50 supplementary charge)

Poached Salmon Fillet

Lemon & herb crust, sauce of Dry Rioja & cream

Roast Onion & Goats Cheese Filo Tarte (V)

Wild Mushroom Stroganoff (V)

Puddings & Desserts

Homemade Farmhouse Apple Pie

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The lodge Lemon Torte

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Sticky Toffee Pudding

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Raspberry Pavlova

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Profiteroles, white & milk chocolate sauce

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Blakelands Trifle

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Welsh & Shire Cheeses with Biscuits

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Ice Cream Super Sundae

and Coffee ?

Freshly brewed Tea or Coffee & biscuits

£2.00 per person

Please take time to enjoy a walk around the Gardens & Grounds of Blakelands House

Starters

Tomato & Basil Soup
Fresh Melon & elderflower syrup
Duck & Orange Pate
Medley of Mushrooms, garlic butter & ranch toast
Goats Cheese, Ciabatta & Tomato

Main Courses

Our Main Courses are served with traditionally roasted potatoes, new potatoes
& a selection of fresh vegetables

Roast Leg of Lamb £19.95
Local Lamb from Poolhouse Farm, Heathton, mint sauce
Roast Topside of Pattingham Beef £18.95
Yorkshire Pudding & creamed horseradish
Roast Turkey £18.95
Roast Shropshire Turkey, Sage & onion stuffing, cranberry dressing
Beef ‘n’ Turkey £18.95
Can’t decide ? Have both, half beef & half turkey
Gressingham Duck Breast £20.95
with brandy & cherries
Baked Salmon £20.95
crusted with lemon & herb, and a sauce of dry white wine & cream
Mushroom Stroganoff (V) £18.95
Mediterranean Vegetable Ragu (V) £17.95
Cheese & Broccoli Parcel (V) £17.95

Desserts and Coffee

A Selection of Home made Traditional Puddings and Sweets, Ice cream Sundae
A Selection of Cheese and Biscuits

Followed by Pots of freshly brewed Tea or Coffee & mints

Prices shown inclusive of all 3 courses & coffee

Medley of Mushrooms
with garlic butter on ranch toast

Smoked Haddock & Spring Onion Fishcake
with a tossed summer salad

Melon
trio of melon balls with
elderflower syrup

Tomato & Basil Soup
with herb croutons

Pan Fried Atlantic Scallops
on black pudding with pea puree

Duck & Orange Pate
served with fresh ciabatta toast

From the Grill…
We only serve the finest steak available to us, matured for 14 days and sourced only from Staffordshire & Shropshire herds supplied to us by Martin Thomas butchers of Pattingham

Classic £32.00
fillet with sautéed red onions, grilled flatcap mushroom and garden tomato

Chef’s Choice £34.00
fillet steak with smoked bacon & blue cheese

Pepper £33.00
fillet, smothered with a peppercorn cream sauce

Garlic £33.00
pan seared with garlic & herb butter

From the Land…
Our Chicken is sourced only from English Free Range Farms

Chicken Forestierre £29.00
roasted diced shallots, wild & button mushrooms, madiera & double cream

Summer Chicken £28.00
with cider, apples, white onion, carrots & a little cream

- Summer Season -

Barnsley Lamb Chop £34.00
rubbed with rosemary & mint in its own gravy
Gressingham Duck £30.00
with cherries & brandy

From the Sea…
Monkfish Tails £28.00
pan sealed with a chilli & paprika crust

Red Snapper Fillet £30.00
with a warm citrus glaze

Baked Salmon £29.00
lemon & herb crust & sauce of dry white wine & cream

- Vegetarian -
Mushroom, Shallot & Caramelised Red Onion Tarte Tatin £27.00

Mediterranean Vegetable Ragu £27.00

Brie, Pesto & Cherry Tomato Filo Tarte £27.00

For the Summer Season,
all our main courses are served withroasted new potatoes with chive butter
& dauphinois potatoes,
garden peas, chantenay carrots & cabbage

To Finish ……
Rhubarb Pie
with fresh rhubarb from our gardens
served with custard

Profiteroles
with chantilly cream, strawberries & white chocolate sauce

Bananas Baked in Rum
and brown sugar with madiera sponge

Hot Chocolate Sponge
warm milk chocolate sauce & Cotswold double cream

Duo of Sorbet
Champagne & Mango sorbets

Raspberry Pavlova
meringue with whipped double cream & raspberries

Lodge Ice Cream Super Sundae
two choices for the summer season,
a chocolate & cookie one or
a summer berry & Panacotta one

Cheese & Biscuits
Welsh Mature Cheddar, Oak Smoked Cheddar Somerset Brie, & English Stilton
with spiced rhubarb chutney, individually plated and served with a selection of crackers and biscuits.

- Teas and Coffees -
freshly made pots of Tea or Coffee, Or Espresso or Latte
with chocolate mints
alternative peppermint & Camomile Teas are also available, as well as Earl Grey, Lady Grey, Darjeeling, Assam
or English Breakfast
or
a cafetiere of Medium Colombian filter coffee, served with a pot of double cream £1.00 per guest

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Book a meal for 2 in January, February or March on Saturday Evening & we will provide the overnight accommodation Free of Charge

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Book a Birthday Celebration meal for 6 or more people on any available Midweek Evening and the honoured guest eats Free & we will provide the birthday cake

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Book a Celebration meal for 8 or more people on any available Midweek Evening and the Honoured guests eat Free.

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Starters

Fresh Leek & Celery Soup
Melon & Mango Salad
Chicken Liver & Wild Mushroom Terrine
Mushrooms, Garlic & Cream
Goats Cheese, Ciabatta & Tomato

Main Courses

Our Main Courses are served with traditionally roasted potatoes, new potatoes
& a selection of fresh vegetables

Roast Leg of Lamb £19.95
Local Lamb from Poolhouse Farm, Heathton, fresh mint sauce
Roast Topside of Pattingham Beef £18.95
Yorkshire pudding & creamed horseradish
Roast Turkey £18.95
Roast Shropshire Turkey, Sage & onion stuffing, warm apple sauce, cranberry dressing
Beef ‘n’ Turkey £18.95
Can’t decide ? Have both, half beef & half turkey
Gressingham Duck Breast £20.95
with a sticky orange & brandy glaze
Baked Salmon £20.95
crusted with lemon & herb, and a sauce of dry white wine & cream
Mushroom & Red Pepper Stroganoff (V) £17.95
Brie, Pesto & Cherry Tomato Filo Tarte (V) £18.95

Desserts and Coffee

A Selection of Home made Traditional Puddings and Sweets, Ice cream Sundae
A Selection of Cheese and Biscuits

Followed by Pots of freshly brewed Tea or Coffee & mints

Prices shown inclusive of all 3 courses & coffee

Mushrooms, Garlic & Cream
on a garlic infused slice

Black Pudding
with smoked Bacon & Stilton on a bed of rocket with balsamic

Melon & Mango Salad
passion fruit coulis

Cream of Leek & Celery Soup
crunchy croutons

Brie Wedges
Chilled tomato & red onion chutney, tossed salad leaves

Chicken Liver & Wild Mushroom Terrine
with ciabatta toast & tossed green salad

Crab & King Prawn Fishcake
sweet chilli dressing, tossed salad leaves

From the Grill…
We only serve the finest steak available to us, matured for 14 days and sourced only from Staffordshire & Shropshire herds supplied to us by Martin Thomas butchers of Pattingham

Classic £32.00
fillet with sautéed red onions, grilled flatcap mushroom and garden tomato

Chef’s Choice £34.00
16oz T Bone with buttered sautéed mushrooms & red onions

Pepper £32.00
fillet, smothered with a peppercorn cream sauce

Merlot £33.00
steak juices infused into a red wine sauce

From the Land…
Our Chicken is sourced only from English Free Range Farms

Chicken Forestierre £29.00
roasted diced shallots, wild mushrooms, madiera & double cream

Jack Daniels Chicken £29.00
sprinkled with southern spices & served with a bourbon reduction

Chicken Cymru £28.00
leek & caerphilly cheese sauce

- Winter Season -

Lamb Noisettes £34.00
oven baked, with rosemary & port infused cooking juices

Gressingham Duck £30.00
pan fried with sticky orange and brandy glaze

From the Sea…
Cod Loin £28.00
lightly grilled on a bed of buttered spinach

Nile Perch £30.00
a meaty fish with a provencal

Baked Salmon £29.00
lemon & herb crust & sauce of dry white wine & cream

- Vegetarian -
Cheese & Spinach Cakes & Creamy Cheddar Sauce £27.00
Mushroom & Red Pepper Stroganoff & a timbale of Wild Rice £27.00
Brie, Pesto & Cherry Tomato Filo Tarte £27.00

For the Spring Season, all our Main Courses are served with
Garlic & rosemary roasted new potatoes, Parmentier potatoes
Broccoli florets, Savoy Cabbage & baton carrots

To Finish ……
Chocolate Fudge Cheesecake
whipped Cotswold double cream
Gooseberry & Rhubarb Crumble
ginger cream
Apple Tarte Tatin
with Madagascan vanilla ice cream
Sticky Toffee Pudding
simply with a jug of custard
Lime Panacotta
elderflower syrup & almond thins
Mango & Raspberry Sorbets

Lodge Super Sundae
White chocolate, Almond & Amaretto ice cream (N)
Lodge Super Sundae
Raspberry Pavlova
Cheese & Biscuits
Welsh Mature Cheddar, Somerset Brie, English Stilton & Hot Gloucester with fruit and celery,
individually plated and served with a selection of crackers and biscuits.

- Teas and Coffees -
freshly made pots of Tea or Coffee, Or Espresso or Latte
with chocolate mints
alternative peppermint & Camomile Teas are also available, as well as Earl Grey, Lady Grey, Darjeeling, Assam
or English Breakfast and Nescafe Decaffeinated coffee

or
a cafetiere of Medium Colombian filter coffee, served with a pot of double cream £3.00 per guest

Once again we truly are and always will be most grateful (Dec 07)

It was a perfect setting for a perfect day (July 07)

Thank you for all your help, guidance & support for making our wedding day so wonderful (Sept 07)

Every minute of the day was perfect (Sept 07)

It was an amazing day, The Blakelands at Christmas, the helpfulness of the staff & your professional approach really did give us a fantastic day to remember (Dec 07)

We absolutely loved the Venue, thank you for helping make our day perfect (June 07)

We were delighted with the whole day, from our first meeting we felt relaxed, every member of staff we had contact with were extremely helpful, courteous, efficient and yet very friendly and what a difference that made to us. (Aug 07)

Thank you for providing such a wonderful and memorable wedding reception for us (June 07)

Thank you for a fantastic day, it was absolutely perfect (July 07)

Thank you for making our day run so smoothly & for all your help & support
(May 07)

A wonderful & memorable event, the organisation, food & facilities wee first class, we had the perfect day (June 07)

What a wonderful venue (June 07)

The Whole thing was perfect & ran so smoothly, it was absolutely fantastic, we couldn’t have wished for a better day (April 07)

As the Brides parents we would like to thank you for making her day so special, everyone enjoyed a fantastic day (April 07)

Every one was so full of praise for Blakelands, it was such a lovely day, thank you (April 07)

Perfect, Thank you (Dec 06)

We couldn’t have wished for a better venue, thank you for making our day so special (Sept 06)

Thank you for making our day so brilliant (August 06)

£24.50 per person (£12.50 for kids)

23rd March 2008

2008 Easter Sunday Luncheon Menu

Starters

Cream of Leek & Celery Soup
Melon & Mango Salad, passion fruit coulis
Chicken Liver and Wild Mushroom Pate with fresh white toast
Mushrooms, Garlic and Cream on a garlic infused slice
Salmon Fishcakes, creamed tartare

Main Courses

Our Main Courses are served with traditionally roasted potatoes, boiled potatoes
baton carrots, cauliflower cheese, broccoli & savoy cabbage.

Roasted Shropshire Turkey , sage and onion stuffing & cranberry dressing

English Leg of Lamb, with mint sauce

Local topside of Beef, with Yorkshire Pudding & creamed horseradish

Half & Half, Cant decide ? Choose any two roasts & have half portions of both

English Duck Breast, pan fried with sticky orange & brandy glaze

Salmon Fillet, lemon & herb crust & sauce of dry white wine & cream

Mushroom and Red Pepper Stroganoff (V)

Brie, Pesto and Cherry Tomato Filo Tarte (V)

Desserts and Coffee

A Selection of Home made Traditional Puddings and Sweets, Ice cream Sundae
A Selection of Cheese and Biscuits

Followed by Pots of freshly brewed Tea or Coffee & Easter Sweeties

Unless stated, non of our meals contain nuts, however nut traces may be present in some of our meals & sauces,
please ask when ordering if you have any special dietary requirements.