Bob wrote:
Last year at the Grafham Cat Open I organised a meal for the Saturday Night at the Lion Hotel in Buckden to avoid the disco that GWSC put on on the Saturday Night (which I believe gets in the way of conversation).
We had a nice meal and no music.
This year the Club is still keen to run with a disco again - the Shearwaters and Dart 18s expect it and complain if we do not have one (GWSC did a survey at last years Cat Open and it was a 50-50 split).
I need to decide what to do for this year.
The Options are as follows
1) 3 course Meal in the upstairs bar of the Clubhouse. Cost likely to be about ?8-?10. Usually it is hard to get it served any later than 7pm. There will be a disco.
2) Meal at the Lion Hotel (See below details from last year). Likely cost ?15- ?20. No disco and a later sitting is possible. This is very similar to what we are doing this weekend at Carsington.
I need to organise one thing or the other fairly soon. Can you please EMail me your preferences in the next few days (or talk to me about it at Carsington)
Thanks
Bob
LAST YEARS MEAL DETAILS
Table D'h?te Menu
Chefs Home-made Soup of the Day
Served with crispy croutons and warm bread rolls
Ragout of Field Mushrooms
Lightly cooked in a creamy garlic sauce, laced with Sherry & fresh mixed herbs
Free range Egg Caesar Salad
A crispy salad with a vegetable mayonnaise dressing, mixed with quartered hard boiled Quail Eggs, finished with crispy croutons
Avocado Pear, Pink Grapefruit & Asparagus Salad
Served on a bed of crispy salad leaves accompanied with a Stilton cheese dressing
*****
Pan-fried Medallions of Breadcrumbed Pork Fillet
Lightly cooked in butter, on a bed of Tagliatelle pasta tossed in a spicy tomato, ham & Mushroom sauce
Barbary Duck Breast
Saut?ed quickly in strips until pink & served in a tangy sweet'n'sour sauce garnished with a timbale of wild & basmati rice
Poached Darne of Fresh Salmon
Served with a lightly flavoured smoked salmon, Vermouth & cream reduction
Tortellini Carbonara
Cheese filled Tortellini parcels, served in a creamy mushroom, garlic and herb sauce, gratinated with Parmesan cheese and served with salad and garlic bread
All served with a selection of Vegetables & Potatoes
*****
A selection of Desserts of the Day
Two Course meal ?13.95
Three Course meal ?17.50
Freshly Brewed Coffee or Tea with Chocolates ?2.25
