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Five Course Chef & Shepherd Supper  

Design your own menu with surprise pre-starter and pre-pudding

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Starters - you choose three

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Wild game terrine (when in season)

Selection of lean seasonal game meat and belly pork, marinated in brandy, mixed spice and thyme, 

wrapped in streaky bacon and steam baked.  Served with Orkney oat cakes and caramelised onion chutney

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Pan seared aubergine (Vg)

served with a sun blushed tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, vegetarian or vegan basil and pine nut pesto, toasted mixed seeds

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Orkney Pan Fried King Scallop 

served with pea purée, black pudding, topped with a pancetta crisp

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Spicy Cauliflower Bites  (Vg)

Served with mixed salad and drizzled with garlic creamy dressing

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Salmon Tartare on Dulse Flaked Seaweed Cucumber 

topped with sliced scallions and hollandaise and served with sour dough crisp bread​​

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Caprese Salad (Vg, V)

seasoned sliced tomato and buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil from Woodcroft’s herb garden,

drizzled with basil infused extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Vegan mozzarella 

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Beetroot and Feta salad (V)

roasted baby beetroots drizzled with basil infused olive oil, sweet balsamic glaze, rocket leaves from the garden when in season, topped with crumbled feta cheese and toasted pine nuts

 

Traditional Prawn Cocktail

No messing about, just cos lettuce leaves, prawns and a Marie Rose sauce 

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Scorched Goats Cheese (V)

served on a toasted brioche, caramelised onion and jam, fig and mixed leaves with a balsamic drizzle and basil oil

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Scotch Beef Fillet Steak Tartare 

25 day aged Scotch fillet of beef, mixed with finely diced shallots, capers and parsley finely diced and seasoned with Worcesters sauce, cracked pepper and Tobasco sauce,served with a raw egg yolk from Woodcroft’s resident hens, and toasted ciabatta slices

 

Sweet Potato Tiki (vg)

Sweet potato cakes stuffed with warming spice served with a fresh and crunchy kachumber salad

 

Bruschetta (Vg, V)

sliced sour dough toasted and topped with well seasoned tomatoes, mozzarella slices, 

and fresh basil leaves drizzled with basil infused extra virgin olive oil and scented balsamic vinegar 

 

Mains - you choose three

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Scottish Salmon

dry pan fried and oven roasted fillet of salmon, served pink with fresh asparagus and buttered new potatoes, hollandaise on the side

 

Arbroath Hot Smoked Salmon Scotch egg

Perth’s Campbell & Sons hot smoked salmon and a Woodcroft soft boiled egg bound together with Panko breadcrumbs, deep fried and dressed with hand sliced smoked salmon, crème fraîche,

capers, salad leaves,drizzled in a sweet honey and seeded mustard dressing

 

Sea Trout

pan fried and served pink, sat on a fricassee of baby gem lettuce, peas and asparagus tips,

served with a chicken enfusued butter sauce and new potatoes

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White Fillet of Fish 

Usually halibut or monkfish, pan fried and oven roasted, served with roasted young or new potatoes, chicken and butter emulsion, finished with cherry tomatoes, and a selection of steamed greens

 

Roast Harissa Cauliflower Steak (Vg)

Chunky wedges of roasted rose harissa cauliflower served with warm coriander hummus and a homemade dukkah

 

Mushroom Steak (Vg)

Portobello Mushroom steaks, oven baked potato wedges, green beans, vine tomatoes and a choice of onion or mushroom gravy

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Hebridean Chicken

oven steamed and baked free range chicken breast stuffed with a wee bit of Stornoway black pudding, 

served with garlic mash and seasonal vegetables, with a whisky cream sauce on the side. 

 

Free Range Chicken

Pan fried free range chicken breast with puy green lentils cooked in chicken stock and white wine, garlic and onions, wilted spinach, and finished with creme fraiche ​

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Superfood Salad (Vg)

Quinoa tossed with lots of shredded mint leaves, pomegranate, cored and diced cucumber, carrot, roasted cauliflower florets, toasted pine nuts and seeds, topped with sliced avocado and a pomegranate molasses vinaigrette 

 

Stuffed Baked Aubergine (Vg)

Aubergine halves filled with aubergine meat, basil, cherry tomatoes, pitted green olives, vegan feta cheese and baked in the oven.  Served with oven baked potato wedges or couscous

 

To Share: Wild Red Venison Chateaubriand (minimum 2 people) (£10pp Supplement)

until our own deer herd mature, this lean meat is sourced from Highland Perthshire and cooked to your liking and presented at the table, served with a sharing plate of roast potatoes, roast beetroot, roast shallots, steamed greens, Tay berry and chocolate jus

(seasonal availability)

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To Share: Whole Bird Roast (min 2 people)

a whole oven roasted free range chicken, carved and served with roast potatoes, steamed seasonal greens, caramelised roasted shallots, honey roast parsnips, and boiled buttered carrot, a wee bit of Scottish stuffing called skirlie and accompanied with a lovely large jug of chicken gravy

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To Share: Scotch Lamb (min 2 people)

1/2 Scotch lamb leg seasoned with garlic and herbs from the garden, oven roasted to your liking, carved and served with a large vintage sharing plate of roast potatoes, steamed seasonal greens, caramelised roasted shallots, honey roast parsnips, and boiled buttered carrots and accompanied with a lovely large jug of lamb gravy

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Spaghetti Arrabiata (Vg)

Arrabiata sauce spiced with chilli and topped with roasted cauliflower

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 Duck Breast 

duck breast rubbed in Chinese five spice and served pink, with garlic mash, 

green beens sautéd with finely diced shallots and garlic, served with a honey and soy sauce made from pan jus 

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Thai Chicken or Prawn Salad

served on top of wholemeal egg noodles, mixed salad leaves, ribboned carrot, spring onion,

cored sliced cucumber, shredded mint leaves, all coated in a spicy Thai red chilli dressing made from rice wine vinegar, fish sauce, palm sugar, lime juice,finely chopped red chilli,

topped with dry crispy onion flakes 

 

Spaghetti with Pan Fried Chicken 

a succulent chicken breast pan fried with garlic and butter and served with a rich creamy garlic shallot and vermouth sauce

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Scottish Lamb Rack 

oven roasted and scented with rosemary and thyme from Woodcrot's herb garden, served pink and accompanied with onion rice, balsamic roasted mixed peppers and red onions, chilli and balsamic red wine jus 

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Braised Wild Venison Haunch

chunky pieces of leg meat slow cooked for 6 hours with thick cut carrots and parsnips, sautéd shallots, garlic, lots of red wine, game stock,  fresh thyme and bay leaves.  Served with dumplings and/or buttery mashed tatties, and tender stem broccoli​
 

Lasagne  (Vg)

 Pasta sheets layered with a 'free from' béchamel sauce and rich and herby tomato sauce made from finely diced carrot, onion and courgette, garlic, mixed herbs, and topped with grated vegan mozzarella. 

 

Pasta free lasagne  (V)

Sheets of finely sliced butternut squash layered with a rich spinach, ricotta cheese, garlic, and toasted pine nut sauce.  The top layer is finished with an arrabiata sauce and grated mozzarella.  Served with salad or wedges

 

Middle Eastern vegetable tagine (Vg)

Butternut squash, chick peas, green beans, red onion, peppers and garlic, cooked in an aromatic tomato sauce served with couscous dressed with feta cheese or free from feta, loads of chopped fresh coriander and toasted cashew nuts

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Deserts - you choose three

Deserts that can be made vegan have a (V) next to them, and have vegan cream, butter  and honey used as a substitute

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Lemon Posset (V)

served with homemade shortbread

 

Eton Mess (V)

crushed meringue, whipped cream and strawberries messed up together and served with homemade shortbread

 

Chocolate Fondant

served with double cream or ice-cream

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Green and Blacks Chocolate Cheesecake (V)

Lotus Biscoff biscuit base, cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, double cream and lots of Green and Black's 80% chocolate,topped with chocolate shavings​, served with double cream or ice-cream

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Mum's Pavlova

meringue made to Mum's two egg recipe topped with lots of whipped cream, cherries and a cinnamon and cherry syrup drizzle (fruits and drizzle may change with the season)

 

 Crème Brûlée

Luxurious baked custard made from cream, milk, madagascan vanilla pod and Woodcroft's eggs and topped with caramelised sugar

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Orkney Vanilla Fudge and Caramel Cheesecake

Lotus Biscoff biscuit base, cream cheese, double cream, fudge and topped with a caramel drizzle served with double cream or ice-cream

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Alick's Steamed Blueberry Pudding

served with vanilla custard, Cornish clotted cream ice-cream, or double cream, or with all three!

 

Brandy Snaps

served with mixed fresh berries and Graham's creamy vanilla ice cream

 

Traditional Scottish Cranachan (V)

toasted oats soaked in whisky and honey, raspberries soaked in whisky, mixed together with whisky and honey infused whipped cream,served with homemade shortbread biscuits

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Sticky Toffee Pudding

a rich stem ginger spiced sponge smothered in an indulgent dark caramel sauce served with cream or ice-cream, or why not both?!

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Chocolate and Almond Torte (V)

served warm with free from vanilla ice cream and/or free from cream

 

Pear and Raspberry Crumble (V)

served with homemade vanilla custard, Graham's creamy vanilla cream ice-cream, or double cream

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Cheese Board

Selection of cheese, biscuits and Orkney oat cakes served with Mum’s homemade chilli jam

(£10pp Supplement)

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