Sample menus

A few dishes we love to cook.

Every menu is written for the evening it is cooked. These are examples — tell us the occasion and the season, and we will draft yours.

Private dining · Weddings · Family events · Barbecues · Funerals · Platters & grazing

Starters

11
  • Chicken & duck liver parfait

    Holmes family garden chutney, homemade brioche & seasonal leaves

  • Pan seared scallops, chive & hazelnut crumb

    Lightly curried parsnip purée, crispy parsnips, pomegranate, coriander textures

  • Blueberry & gin cured Scottish salmon

    Botanical salad, lemon gel & gin and tonic sorbet

  • Poached lobster tail

    Summer vegetable salad, caviar & tomato consommé

  • Wagyu steak tartare

    Salt baked celeriac, truffle, mustard aïoli & onion ash tuile

  • Smoked Gressingham duck breast

    Fig purée, asparagus & fig salad, red sorrel & hazelnut biscuits

  • Tomato & wood fired red pepper soup

    Basil oil & warm focaccia

  • Charred courgette & stuffed flowers

    Whipped ricotta, mint & pine nuts finished with chilli oil

  • Goats cheese cheesecake

    Textures of beetroot & goats cheese mousse

  • Lightly cured sea trout

    Pickled cucumber, ponzu & horseradish ice cream

  • Ham hock, potato & parsley terrine

    Grandma's best piccalilli, seasonal salad & homemade sourdough toast

Main courses

11
  • Chicken chasseur

    Tender chicken breast, confit leg bon bon, bubble & squeak potato cake, tenderstem broccoli & classic chasseur sauce

  • Pan seared wild sea bass

    Hazelnut crumb, asparagus, parmentier potatoes, warm tartare sauce & caviar

  • Lightly smoked Atlantic salmon

    Homemade garlic, herb & white wine linguine, baby leeks & herb emulsion

  • Duo of grass fed beef

    Fillet cooked pink & braised short rib, black garlic, potato fondant, béarnaise, asparagus & beef jus

  • Truffle chicken

    Chicken & truffle mousse, sous vide breast, shaved truffle, chicken jus & seasonal green vegetables

  • Pressed seventy two hour pork belly

    Pomme anna potato, grilled sprouting broccoli, apple sauce & cider jus

  • Gressingham duck breast

    Pressed confit duck leg, honey roasted carrots, baby leeks & cherry sauce

  • Cotswold lamb

    Slow roast shoulder & herb crusted rack, lamb fat château potatoes, wilted greens & rich lamb and rosemary jus

  • Wild mushroom risotto

    Asparagus spears, wild garlic foam & parmesan

  • Slow braised beef cheeks

    Creamy mashed potato, bordelaise sauce & green beans

  • Duo of John Dory

    Pan seared fillet & stuffed mousse with cockles and prawns, celeriac purée & apple cider cream sauce

Desserts

11
  • White chocolate crémeux

    Cherry gel, salted almond ice cream, candied almonds, red vein sorrel

  • Chocolate orange tart

    Smoked whiskey cream, blood orange gel, hazelnut & chocolate tuile

  • Tonka bean panna cotta

    Amaretto infused cherries, pistachio ice cream & homemade amaretti biscuits

  • Banoffee tartlet

    Banana sorbet & salted caramel

  • Amalfi lemon tart

    Basil sorbet & textures of meringue

  • Mango sorbet & dark chocolate magnum

    Toasted coconut, compressed strawberries, saffron infused pineapple & chocolate soil

  • Strawberry Eton mess

    Textures of meringue, white chocolate & strawberries

  • Tiramisu

    Coffee ice cream, tempered chocolate & coffee syrup

  • Apple crumble tart

    Stewed apples, calvados caramel & apple sorbet

  • Chocolate fondant

    Dark chocolate cigar filled with white chocolate & peach mousse, honeycomb & grilled peaches

  • Selection of local & French cheeses

    Homemade chutney, crackers & nuts

Barbecue — option one

Canapés

02
  • Grazing board

    Local cheese, meats, olives & dips

  • Ivan's famous sausage rolls

    Sage, onion, pistachio & apricot, served with mustard mayonnaise

From the barbecue

09
  • Greek style chicken thigh kebabs

    Sat on tzatziki & charred red onions

  • Harissa marinated lamb cutlets

    Pomegranate, feta & mint

  • Grilled halloumi

    Warm honey, chilli & sesame dressing

  • Couscous salad

    Radish, pomegranate, peas, lemon & mint

  • Watermelon Greek salad

    With dehydrated olives

  • Green salad

    French style dressing

  • Grilled asparagus

    Lemon, herbs & charred almonds

  • Homemade Greek pita breads

  • Selection of condiments

Dessert

01
  • Cotswolds strawberry pavlova

    Clotted cream & lemon verbena

Barbecue — option two

Canapés while I cook

01
  • Grazing board

    Crudités, local cheese, dips & crackers

The main event

07
  • Wagyu beef burgers

    Homemade pickles, Cotswolds cheese & tomato chutney

  • Pork & leek sausages

  • Harissa spiced boneless chicken thighs

  • Heirloom tomato salad

    Crunchy crouton, caper & garlic, finished with burrata

  • Mixed green salad

  • Char grilled Mediterranean vegetables

  • Local Cotswold sourdough

Dessert

01
  • Homemade chocolate & caramel tart

    Homemade vanilla ice cream & honeycomb

Cold buffet — funeral menu

All prices include delivery and a full clean up afterwards.

Savoury

05
  • Selection of sandwiches

    Ham & mustard, free range egg & chive, cheese & chutney, smoked salmon, cucumber & cream cheese

  • Local Cotswolds pork pies

    With homemade chutney

  • Ivan's famous sausage rolls

    Pistachio, sage, onion & apricot with mustard mayonnaise

  • Selection of baked quiches

    Quiche Lorraine & tomato and gruyère

  • Pesto & cheese pinwheels

Sweet treats

03
  • Homemade chocolate, fruit & nut brownie

  • Homemade carrot cakes

    Mascarpone icing

  • Homemade ginger loaf

    Served with butter

Cheese & charcuterie platter

A generous board of cheese, cured meats and all the trimmings, dressed to be the centrepiece of the room.

Cheese

05
  • Triple cream French brie

    Soft, buttery and ripe

  • Cropwell Bishop stilton

    Rich, crumbling English blue

  • French goats cheese

    Fresh and gently tangy

  • Spanish manchego

    Nutty and aged

  • Comté

    Sweet, long-matured alpine cheese

Charcuterie

04
  • Fennel salami

  • Salami Milano

  • Soppressata

  • Aged Tuscan prosciutto

    Carved in fine ribbons

To finish the board

06
  • Italian marinated olives

  • Antipasti

    Seasonal marinated vegetables

  • Fresh & dried fruits

  • Homemade chutney

  • Cheese crackers

  • Seasonal garnish

    Herbs and leaves from the garden

Charcuterie & melon platter

Cured meats and cool, ripe melon — light, summery and made for grazing.

Charcuterie

05
  • Fennel salami

  • Salami Milano

  • Soppressata

  • Aged Tuscan prosciutto

  • Bresaola

    Air-dried, sliced thin

Alongside

04
  • Italian marinated olives

  • Pitted olives

  • Ripe melon

    Chilled and cut to order

  • Dried nuts

    Toasted and salted

Ivan's famous fish platter

The showpiece — shellfish, caviar and everything from the sea, served on ice.

From the sea

08
  • Poached lobster tail

  • King prawns

  • Seared tuna

  • Alaskan king crab legs

  • Scallops

  • Caviar

  • Cod goujons

    Crisp and golden

  • Crispy squid

Sauces

02
  • Tartare sauce

    Homemade

  • Marie Rose sauce

    Homemade

Dietary requirements are welcome — we cook around them.

Enquire for a date