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
11Chicken & 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
11Chicken 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
11White 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
02Grazing board
Local cheese, meats, olives & dips
Ivan's famous sausage rolls
Sage, onion, pistachio & apricot, served with mustard mayonnaise
From the barbecue
09Greek 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
01Cotswolds strawberry pavlova
Clotted cream & lemon verbena
Barbecue — option two
Canapés while I cook
01Grazing board
Crudités, local cheese, dips & crackers
The main event
07Wagyu 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
01Homemade chocolate & caramel tart
Homemade vanilla ice cream & honeycomb
Cold buffet — funeral menu
All prices include delivery and a full clean up afterwards.
Savoury
05Selection 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
03Homemade 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
05Triple 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
04Fennel salami
Salami Milano
Soppressata
Aged Tuscan prosciutto
Carved in fine ribbons
To finish the board
06Italian 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
05Fennel salami
Salami Milano
Soppressata
Aged Tuscan prosciutto
Bresaola
Air-dried, sliced thin
Alongside
04Italian 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
08Poached lobster tail
King prawns
Seared tuna
Alaskan king crab legs
Scallops
Caviar
Cod goujons
Crisp and golden
Crispy squid
Sauces
02Tartare sauce
Homemade
Marie Rose sauce
Homemade
Dietary requirements are welcome — we cook around them.
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