Dinner Menu

Our dinner menu changes with the seasons and offers dishes that combine both traditional and contemporary elements. First and foremost is great tasting food that showcases the best of local ingredients from County Durham, Yorkshire and Northumberland including produce from our own kitchen garden in season. We aim to deliver our food in a stylish yet relaxing restaurant environment which includes dog-friendly dining areas.

STARTERS

Seared king scallops, cauliflower purée, chestnuts, apple, filo pastry - £14

(£3 supplement for dinner inclusive rates)

 

 

Beetroot arancini, organic blue Shorthorn cheese, horseradish emulsion, fennel - £11

 

 

Duck liver parfait, brioche, orange marmalade, carrot, endive - £11

 

 

Sweet potato velouté, curry spices, coconut, lime leaf - £9

 

 

Smoked haddock and leek risotto, chard corn, onion oil - £11

 

 

Salad of black pudding, wood pigeon, Northumberland nettle cheese, English mustard dressing - £11

 

MAIN COURSES

 

Braised Ox cheek, potato and vegetable terrine, spinach, wild mushrooms, peppercorn sauce - £27

 

Chateaubriand for two with fondant potato, root vegetables, and a béarnaise sauce - £80 

                        (£10pp supplement for dinner-inclusive rates)

 

Roast haunch of venison, Burnside sausage roll, bubble and squeak, celeriac purée, parsnip and a redcurrant port jus - £26

 

Roast breast of corn-fed chicken, parmesan mash, turnip, Savoy cabbage, and a chicken velouté - £23

 

Roasted fillet of cod, salt and vinegar potato terrine, crushed peas, curry sauce, samphire, scraps - £24

 

Grilled fillet of sea bream, jasmine rice, spinach, broccoli, and a shellfish bisque - £24

 

Miso-glazed butternut squash with a bourguignon-style sauce, leek and potato hash, winter vegetables - £20

 

DESSERTS

 

Cinnamon crème brûlée with spiced winter fruits, macaroon, blackberry coulis – £9

                                         

Black Forest frangipane tart, cherry gel, Chantilly cream, chocolate crumb – £9

 

Sticky toffee pudding, popcorn, toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream – £9

 

Vanilla poached pear, white chocolate ice cream, sablé biscuit, dark chocolate sauce, toasted almonds – £9

 

                     Selection of local cheese with fruit, celery, chutney, and sourdough crackers - £11                                      

 (£2 supplement on dinner-inclusive packages)

 

OUR CHEESES

 

Bishop Blue

 

Handmade soft cheese. Mild and creamy with a deep, rich, blue undertone.

 

Barney Brie

 

Our farmhouse brie is a representation of our region. We don’t use cultures to create the usual white coat. Instead, our cheese develops a natural rind influenced by the flora and fauna of Teesdale, making this a unique cheese with an interesting new look. A close comparison would perhaps be a Loire Valley Brie.

 

Doris

 

Doris is our first move from semi-soft cheese. This semi-hard example has a buttery edge to it, with a crumbly interior similar in texture to a dales-style cheese, finished off with our signature unique rind.

 

Northumberland Nettle

 

A cows’ cheese made with real nettles and matured for 3 months, allowing the subtlety of the nettle flavour to develop. It has a green-flecked appearance and a beautiful creaminess to it.