Dovetale
Led by Two Michelin-starred Chef Tom Sellers, Dovetale is a haven for reimagined European classics, showcased through a produce-led a la carte menu.
Located on the ground floor.
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Thoughtfully designed with custom hand-stamped tables and floor-to-ceiling windows, Dovetale is an ideal space for private receptions and special events. The restaurant’s customised food and beverage menus put the spotlight on market-driven fare, while our team ensures no detail is overlooked.
Tom Sellers
Hailing from Nottingham, Tom Sellers is a two-Michelin-starred Chef who opened his first restaurant, Restaurant Story, at the age of 26. Tom learned his craft from some of the world's most influential Chefs and spent time working alongside the likes of Tom Aikens in London, Thomas Keller in New York, and Rene Redzepi in Copenhagen.
He became known for his ability to break convention and merge fine dining with forward thinking. A natural storyteller, Tom demonstrates the pleasure of pure, simple cooking, with nostalgia-stirring dishes that evoke memories and celebrate seasons.
Menu
Snacks
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Warm venison bunea£6.00
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Steak tartare on toastea£6.00
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Tête de Moine & onion tartea£6.00
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King oyster mushroom tempuraea£6.00
From the Raw Bar
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Achill OystersTabasco, lemon & mignonette dressing£4.50 /eaFor 6£26.00For 12£52.00
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Whiskey & soy cured salmonCucumber, dill & lemon£22.00
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Umai Modern caviarTraditionally garnished30g£90.0050g£155.00
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N25 Kaluga Hybrid caviarTraditionally garnished125g£600.00
Starters
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Made this morning burrataPickled winter tomatoes & Oil of Life£19.00
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Pheasant, pork & venison terrinePear & saffron£26.00
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Roasted Orkney scallopsJerusalem artichoke & kumquat£29.00
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Carpaccio of English Wagyu "Harry's Bar"Hot mustard, Old Winchester & beef fat chips£29.00
Salads & Vegetables
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Bibb lettuce saladShallots & chardonnay vinaigrette£16.00
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Winter leaves & rootsSunflower seeds, yeast & maple dressing£18.00
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Shrub Farm beetrootsWilliams pear, pecan & ragstone cheese£21.00
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Cauliflower steakYeast & grenobloise£22.00
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Grilled Hispi cabbageCranberries & mint£22.00
Winter Special
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Risotto of Acquerello aged Carnaroli rice 'cacio e pepe'Champagne, aged parmesan & Perigord white truffle£75.00
Pasta
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Spelt & chestnut risottoConfit yolk & foraged mushroom£26.00
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Potato gnocchiBlack winter truffle & aged parmesan£36.00
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Pappardelle of braised rabbitAlsace bacon & tarragon£28.00
Sea
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Dovetale lobster, crab & fish pie£28.00
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Salt-baked chalk stream troutBraised leeks & whey butter£32.00
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Grilled butterflied Cornish seabreamTardivo & clementine£34.00
Land
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Herb-fed flat iron chickenChilli, garlic & lemon£28.00
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Aynhoe Park Estate venisonBeetroot & liquorice£44.00
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Steak-frites'Au poivre'£34.00
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220g Belted Galloway fillet steak£68.00
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Aged Dexter Beef WellingtonTo share, serves 3-4£150.00
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Add a sauceBone marrow, béarnaise, peppercorn, Café de Paris butter & chimichurri
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Sauce Périgourdine£12.00
Sides
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Creamed potatoes£8.00
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Dovetale fries£8.00
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Grilled baby parsnips, yeast butter & buckwheat£8.00
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Green herb salad£8.00
Desserts
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Warm gianduja chocolate pudding(please allow 10 minutes)£14.00
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Madagascan vanilla, poached pears & pecan praline£14.00
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Mont Blanc, chestnut, vanilla & blackcurrant£14.00
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Four Neal's Yard dairy British cheeses£18.00
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Yuzu & calamansi, chocolate ganache & buckwheat praline (Gf,Ve)£14.00
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Knickerbocker Glory£18.00
Camellia's Tea Selection
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The 1 Hotel Blend£7.00
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English Breakfast£7.00
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Earl Grey£7.00
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Lapsang Souchong£7.00
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Assam£7.00
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Green Tea£7.00
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Peppermint Tea£7.00
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Fresh Mint£7.00
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Chamomile£7.00
Workshop Coffee
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Espresso£5.50
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Macchiato£6.00
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Americano£6.00
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Cappuccino£6.50
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Latte£6.50
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Flat white£6.50
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Chai latte£7.00
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Matcha latte£7.00
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Mocha£7.00
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Hot chocolate£7.50
SWEET WINE BY THE GLASS 75ML
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2019 Laperye La Magendia Jurançon | France£14.00
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2018 Pieropan Recioto di Soave Le Colombare | Italy£22.00
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2022 Gusbourne Chardonnay RS180 l UK£24.00
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2018 Klein Constantia Constance Muscat 1500ml | South Africa (Coravin)£40.00
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2002 Château d'Yquem | Sauternes (Coravin)£70.00
FORTIFIED WINE BY THE GLASS 75ML
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NV Bodegas Cesar Florido Fino En Rama | Chipiona£12.00
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2018 Dirk Niepoort Late Bottle Vintage | Porto£14.00
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NV Dirk Niepoort Tawny 20 Yr | Porto£23.00
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NV Dirk Niepoort Tawny 'Party' | PortoA rare Tawny blended over a few decades the Niepoort's created to feature at their own parties. This story inspired it's bottling.£30.00
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2003 Dirk Niepoort Vintage | Porto£32.00
2 COURSES - 35 / 3 COURSES - 40
TO START
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Shrub farm golden beetroot, ginger & yuzu soup
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Ceviche of Cornish sea bream, blood orange, radish & pomegranate
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Grilled purple sprouting broccoli, poached cacklebean egg & mojo verde
TO FOLLOW
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1 Hotel chopped detox salad, grains, roots & avocado dressing
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Roasted Somerset chicken & shiitake mushroom broth
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Steamed Loch Duart salmon, ruby grapefruit, edamame & Bibb lettuce
TO FINISH
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Matcha namelaka, granola, kiwi & coconut
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'Egg & soldiers', lime, mango & coconut 'egg' & caramelised brioche
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Greek yoghurt panna cotta, candied cucumber, blood orange & ginger sorbet
Classics
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Eggs Florentine, Royale, or Benedict£18.00
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Stack pancakes, whipped cream & berry compote£18.00
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Dovetale veggie English£22.00
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Dovetale full English£25.00
Brunch
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Achill Oysters £4.5 ea / £26 for 6 / £52 for 12Tabasco, lemon & mignonette dressing
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Umai Modern caviar30g£90.0050£155.00
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N25 Kaluga Hybrid caviar125g£600.00
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Bibb lettuce saladShallots & chardonnay vinaigrette£16.00
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ShakshukaMoroccan style baked eggs£17.00
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La Latteria English burrataGreen goddess sauce£19.00
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Avocado everything bagelPoached eggs & seeds£20.00
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Hot smoked salmonPotato rosti, cream cheese & herbs£22.00
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Cornish crab omeletteHollandaise£24.00
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Buttermilk fried chickenWaffle & hot sauce butter£24.00
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Steak & eggsBavette steak, fried duck's egg & mojo verde£28.00
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Croque madame & friesIberico ham, truffle fondue & fried quail's egg£29.00
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Wagyu cheeseburger & fries£29.00
ON THE SIDE
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Fries£8.00
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Green herb salad£8.00
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Winter leaves & roots£8.00
Desserts
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Mont Blanc, chestnut, vanilla & blackcurrant£14.00
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'Egg & soldiers'Lime, mango & coconut 'egg' & caramelised brioche£14.00
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Madagascan vanilla, poached pears & pecan praline£14.00
FROM THE RAW BAR
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3 Carlingford Oysters & Bloody/Virgin MaryTabasco, lemon & mignonette dressing£25.00£19.00
TO START
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Winter pumpkin soupRaisins, capers & brown butter£12.00
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Moules'Marinière'£18.00
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Made this morning burrataPickled winter tomatoes & Oil of Life£19.00
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Pâté de campagneGherkins & toasted sourdough£21.00
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Whiskey & soy cured salmonTruffled celeriac rémoulade£22.00
ROASTS
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Roast Somerset chickenBread sauce & sausage stuffing£32.00
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Roast Black Angus beefHorseradish cream & watercress£45.00
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Cauliflower steakYeast & grenobloise£22.00
TRIMMINGS
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All roasts served with roasties, yorkies, heritage carrots, steamed greens & gravy
MAINS
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Grilled butterflied Cornish seabreamTardivo & clementine£34.00
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Potato gnocchiBlack winter truffle & aged parmesan£36.00
SIDES
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Dovetale fries£8.00
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Winter leaves & roots£8.00
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Pigs in blankets£9.00
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Truffled cauliflower cheese£10.00
DESSERTS
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Knickerbocker trolly£18.00
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Mums' sticky toffee puddingVanilla ice cream£12.00
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Apple & raisin pieVanilla ice cream & caramel sauce£12.00
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Jam roly-polyVanilla custard£12.00
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Neal's Yard dairy British cheeses£8 Supplement£18.00
Snacks
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King oyster mushroom tempuraea£5.00
Salads
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Bibb lettuce salad, shallot & chardonnay vinaigrette£16.00
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Autumn leaves & roots, pumpkin seeds & maple dressing£18.00
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Shrub Farm beetroots, Williams pear & pecan£18.00
Mains
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Grilled kalibos cabbage, blackcurrant & mint£22.00
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Spelt risotto, foraged mushrooms£26.00
Starters to share
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Sourdough baguette & cultured butter
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Made this morning burrata, pickled winter tomatoes & Oil of Life
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Ceviche of Cornish sea bream, blood orange, radish & pomegranate
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Pheasant, pork & venison terrine, pear & saffron
Mains to share
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Spelt risotto, confit yolk & foraged mushroom
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Salt-baked chalk stream trout, braised leeks & whey butter
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Herb-fed flat iron chicken, chilli, garlic & lemon
Sides
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Bibb lettuce salad, shallots & chardonnay vinaigrette
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Dovetale fries
Desserts
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'Egg & soldiers', lime, mango & coconut 'egg' & caramelised brioche
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Madagascan vanilla, poached pears & pecan praline
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Four Neal's Yard dairy British cheeses
Group Menu is valid from 10 guests and above - £75 per person
Starters to share
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Sourdough baguette & cultured butter
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Made this morning burrata, pickled winter tomatoes & Oil of Life
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Dressed Dorset crab, brown crab waffles
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Carpaccio of English Wagyu, hot mustard, Old Winchester & beef fat chips
Mains to share
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Spelt risotto, confit yolk & foraged mushroom
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Salt-baked chalk stream trout, braised leeks & whey butter
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Aged Dexter Beef Wellington
Sides
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Bibb lettuce salad, shallots & chardonnay vinaigrette
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Creamed potatoes
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Dovetale fries
Desserts
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'Egg & soldiers', lime, mango & coconut 'egg' & caramelised brioche
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Madagascan vanilla, poached pears & pecan praline
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Four Neal's Yard dairy British cheese
Group Menu is valid from 10 guests and above - £95 per person
Sharing menus subject to change seasonally
Snacks
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Sourdough baguette & cultured butter
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Warm venison bun
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King oyster mushroom tempura
Starters
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Roasted Orkney scallops, Jerusalem artichoke & kumquat
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Carpaccio of English Wagyu, hot mustard, Old Winchester & beef fat chips
Mains
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Potato gnocchi, black winter truffle & aged parmesan
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English Peking duck breast, winter fruits & Epping Forest honey
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Aged Dexter Beef Wellington
Sides to share
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Bibb lettuce salad, shallots & chardonnay vinaigrette
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Creamed potatoes
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Dovetale fries
Desserts
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'Egg & soldiers', lime, mango & coconut 'egg' & caramelised brioche
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Madagascan vanilla, poached pears & pecan praline
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Four Neal's yard dairy British cheeses
Group Menu is valid from 10 guests and above - £125 per person
Sharing menus subject to change seasonally
Grains, fruits & salads
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Dovetale granola, Epping honey , yoghurt & berries£14.00
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Seasonal fresh fruits & juice£14.00
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Oat milk porridge, strawberries & mixed seeds£16.00
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Chia pudding, coconut & banana£16.00
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Chopped Dovetale breakfast saladHeritage grains, avocado,egg, coriander, tomato & spinach£20.00Scottish smoked salmon£10.00English burrata£8.00
Pastries
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Croissant£5.00
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Pain au Chocolat£5.00
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Double-baked almond croissant£6.00
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Hazelnut & gianduja pain au chocolat£6.00
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Triple vanilla, almond & praline brioche£6.00
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Butter & preserves£2.00
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Selection of pastries with butter & preserves£15.00
Breakfast sandwiches
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Smoked ham & cheese croissant£17.00
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Full English breakfast butty£18.00
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Scottish smoked salmon & cream cheese bagel£19.00
Classics
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Fried, scrambled, poached, or boiled eggs with toast£14.00
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Egg white & spinach omelette£18.00
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Eggs Florentine, Royale or Benedict£18.00
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Smoked Craster kippers, salted butter & herb salad£18.00
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Burrata & herb butter omelette£20.00
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Dovetale veggie English£22.00
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Dovetale full English£25.00
American style
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Stack pancakes, whipped cream & berry compote£18.00
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Avocado everything bagel, poached eggs & seeds£20.00
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French toast, streaky bacon & maple syrup£24.00
On the Side
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Baked beans£6.00
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Smashed avocado£8.00
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Hash brown£8.00
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Green herb salad£8.00
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Applewood smoked bacon£8.00
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"Fruitpig" Butcher black pudding£8.00
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Gloucester Old Spot Sausages£8.00
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Scottish smoked salmon£12.00
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30g Umai Modern Caviar£85.00
Little 1's Breakfast
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Fruit & yoghurt£10.00
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Porridge & Epping honey£10.00
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Ham & cheese mini bagel£10.00
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Pancakes, berries & maple syup£12.00
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Mini English£16.00
Repurposed Ingredients
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PARISIAN DRAMThe Dalmore 15yo, Casoni Nocino di Modena, croissant falernum, double cream£22.00
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ELDERFLOWER FIZZSilent Pool, St Germain, lemon sour mash, Franklin & Sons soda water & mint£22.00
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CRÈME NOIRSapling Vodka infused discarded cookies, Casoni Cioccolatosa, maple syrup, cold brew coffee & double cream£22.00
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CITRUS SPROUTMirabeau Gin, Amaro Santoni, Fino Sherry, lime sour mash, Franklin & Sons grapefruit soda£22.00
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NIGHTFALL OLD FASHIONEDThe Macallan 15yo Double cask, Mancino Rosso Amaranto, Nectar Pedro Ximénez, Bordeaux coffee liquer & coffe treacle£26.00
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UPCYCLED PUNCHGrand Marnier Cuvée Alexandre, Flor de Caña 12yo, Amaro di Angostura, orange & grapefruit sour mash£26.00
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HIGHLAND BRAMBLEJohnnie Walker Blue label, Mancino Bianco Ambrato, celery demerara, Casoni wild berries liqueur & British honey£26.00
Seasonal Aperitives
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FLORAL BLOOM MARTINISapling Vodka, Gattertop Damson liqueur, Mancino Bianco & Secco rosehip cordial£22.00
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POMEGRANATE PALOMAMontelobos Mezcal, Campari, lime sour mash, pomegranate shrub, Franklin & Sons grapefruit soda£22.00
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WINTER NEGRONIBotanist Gin, Mancino Rosso Amaranto, Campari, spiced mead£22.00
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AMBER GLOW HIGHBALLGlen Grant 12yo, Mancino Bianco Secco, Amaro Nonino, British honey & sage syrup£22.00
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ROSEMARY TOMMY'SCasamigos blanco, Amaro Santoni, Fino Sherry, spicy rosemary cordial & lime juice£22.00
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PEAR JULEPFlor de Caña 12yo, Cadello 88, mulled spice syrup, fresh pear juice & mint£22.00
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KENTISH HIGHBALLWhistle Pig Piggy Back 6yo, Holy Grass Vodka, Showerings cider reduction, mulled spice syrup, fresh apple juice, Coast maple soda£22.00
Low & No Alcohol
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POM FIZZ (0%)Everleaf Mountain, Wild Idol alcohol free wine, pomegranate shrub & lime juice£12.00
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ORCHARD SPRITZ (0%)Seedlip Garden, elderflower, fresh apple juice, Franklin & Sons soda water£12.00
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VELVET ZEST (0%)Casoni 1814 non alcoholic aperitif, orange & grapefruit sour mash & Franklin & Sons light tonic£12.00
Beers
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Toast Pale Ale£9.00
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Toast Session IPA£9.00
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Toast Lager£9.00
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Small Beer Tropical IPA£9.00
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Lucky Saint 0.5%£9.00
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London Black Porter 50cl£9.00
Cider
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Showerings Triple vintage cider£9.00