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Dinner Menu

Our Head Chef, Simon Crannage, incorporates many traditional ingredients in his dishes giving his own charismatic interpretation to their pure and wholesome flavours.
At every level a particular emphasis is placed on the abundance of fresh seasonal produce sourced both from the walled garden and surrounding estate.

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Dinner Menu
July 2010

Signature Menu
£45.00 per person.
For those guests staying at the hotel on a dinner, bed and breakfast package, the Signature Menu is included in the room rate. Four dishes are changed each day to add variety for those guests staying two nights or more.

Starters
Foie Gras Pressed with Truffle, Madeira Jelly, Hazelnuts, Rosemary Toast (£2.00 supplement)
Tuna Carpaccio, Tartare, Wasabi Mayonnaise, Soy and Lime (£2.00 supplement)
Smoked Estate Trout Chilled Broad Bean Soup, Pickled Cauliflower, Parmesan Crackling
Goats Cheese and Lemon Mousse Candied Pumpkin Seeds, Beetroot Gel, Apple, Radish and Shimiji Mushrooms
Yorkshire Dales Lamb Breast Cucumber Pickle, Fennel and Carrot Remoulade, Golden Raisins and Mint
Mushroom Velouté Honey truffle carrots, Chive Cream, Sautéed Girolles

Main Courses
Nage of North Atlantic Seafood Garden Spinach, Young Vegetables, Garden Chives
Celeriac Cauliflower Tortellini, Baby Corn, Braised Onions
Herb Fed Guinea fowl Boudin of the leg, Tarragon Crumb, Garden Leeks, White Port Velouté
Line Caught Organic Salmon Brown Shrimps, Parsley and Pearl Barley Risotto, Chorizo and Spring Onion Dressing (£3.00 supplement)
Mill Close Farm Pork Fillet, Shoulder and Belly, Swede Purée, Gooseberry, Savoy Cabbage, Pork Jus (£3.00 supplement)
Cauliflower Risotto Caramelised Florets, Parmesan Crisps

Dessert
Pistachio Set Cream Garden Strawberry Gel, Strawberry Sorbet, Pistachio Wafer
Apple Textures Parfait, Jelly, Caramelised Terrine, Date Puree
Coffee and Amaretto Espresso Mousse, Amaretto Ice Cream
Honey Roasted Apricot Nougat, Almond, Spiced Pastry
Coconut and Pineapple Basil, Anise, Cardamom and Caramel
Cheese A Selection of British Artisan Cheese From Our Board (Supplement 4 Cheeses for £5.00 8 Cheeses for £10.00)

Swinton Estate Tasting Menu

The Tasting Menu is an invitation to embark on a culinary journey, with Simon Crannage's personal selection of six exquisite surprise courses. The menu gives you an opportunity to savour and enjoy his most innovative and perfectly balanced creations, with ingredients are sourced from both the walled garden and surrounding estate in order to ensure the very best in seasonality and quality.
The six course Tasting Menu costs £55.00 per person. For those guests staying at the hotel on a dinner, bed and breakfast package, a £10 supplement per guest applies. This menu is served until 8.45pm and is designed for the whole table.

Walled Garden Rocket Jelly Plum Tomato and Aged Balsamic Pressing
Yorkshire Dales Lamb Breast Cucumber Pickle, Fennel and Carrot Remoulade, Golden Raisins and Mint
North Coast Halibut Spring Cabbage, Garden Beans, Mousseron, Morel Essence
Mill Close Farm Pork Fillet, Shoulder and Belly, Swede Purée, Gooseberry, Savoy Cabbage, Pork Jus
Ruby Grapefruit Lime and Mint
Coffee and Amaretto Espresso Mousse, Amaretto Ice Cream

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Pudding wines and a fine selection of ports are available by the glass and bottle Please ask for our list.

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Samuel's Cheese Selection

Our cheese selection combines the rugged and crumbly character of our local cheeses from the Yorkshire Dales with a wide choice of other quality cheeses from the UK and the Continent. Guests can choose four cheeses at a supplement of £5, or all eight cheeses at a supplement of £10. The cheese on offer changes regularly, depending on season and availability. An example of what is currently available would be :

Golden Cross
Mould ripened Goats Cheese (Cotswolds)
Monks Folly
Ancient cave ripened cows (Yorkshire)
Durham Blue
Cows Milk, strong blue (County Durham)
Byland Blue
Yorkshire's own Roquefort! (Yorkshire)
Quicke's Cheddar
Strong classic cows (Devon)
Gorwydd (Gor-With) Cearphilly
True original cheese, raw unpasteurised cows (Welsh)
Swaledale Traditional
A Mandy Reed Cheese - Chef's favourite cheese maker, Cows, mould rinded (Yorkshire)

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All prices are inclusive of VAT. The menus change regularly and dishes and prices shown are for guidance only.

Gratuities are at your discretion

Pre-Dinner "Bite-Sized" Demonstrations
Join us in the cookery school for a pre-dinner demonstration over a glass of wine. This is a light hearted half hour demonstration, designed to whet your appetite as our Cookery School Chef demonstrates some mouthwatering dishes.
Demonstrations cost £20 per person, starting at 5.00pm and ending at 5.30pm - this allows plenty of time for guests to return to the hotel in time for Dinner. For details on demonstration dates (which take place on selected weekend nights throughout the year and are also running on Sunday mornings before Sunday Lunch) and information about the cookery school, please go to our Cookery School pages.

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