Spring Dinner Menu 2008
Welcome to Pepper & Oz!
We specialise in using fresh, locally sourced ingredients cooked here at Pepper & Oz by our own dedicated chefs. Dishes can be varied and we will attempt to accommodate your wishes and cater for special dietary needs etc. For parties of 7 or more we make a non-discretionary service charge of 10%. Menus are subject to change without notice. See our separate wine list with 50 wines available by the glass and our drinks menu for beers, spirits, soft and hot drinks
TO AIM FOR! - LA GRANDE FINALE - DESSERTS
Tiramisu (“Pick-me-up”) £5.00
Traditional Italian dessert of amaretti biscuits soaked
in espresso coffee and Tia Maria, layered with an
amaretto flavoured mascarpone
Recommended wine: Monbazillac Bin 23 (Château la Gironie, France)
Ratcliffe’s cold chocolate fondant £6.00
A milk chocolate bavarois with a surprise dark chocolate
centre finished with fruit coulis
Recommended wine: Late Harvest Riesling Bin 24 (South Africa)
Grand Marnier Crème Brûlée £7.50
Classic crème brûlée flavoured with orange liqueur,
topped with orange segments and glazed with brown sugar.
Served with stem ginger ice-cream and tuille shards.
Recommended wine: Tokaji Aszú Bin 25 (Hungary)
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake £6.50
Vanilla cheesecake laced with chocolate chip cookies on
a cookie base accompanied by a Baileys chantilly cream
Recommended wine: Tokaji Aszú Bin 25 (Hungary) or Merlot Bin 16 (Meerendal, South Africa)
Poached Plums and Peaches £5.00
Fresh plums and peaches poached in an aromatic stock
syrup served with sweet mascarpone and fresh mint
Recommended wine: Monbazillac Bin 23 (Château la Gironie, France)
Bread and Butter Pudding £5.50
Traditional bread and butter pudding studded with pecan
nuts and finished with a drizzle of Canadian maple syrup
reduction
Recommended wine: Late Harvest Riesling Bin 24 (South Africa)
Cheese board £7.00
A selection of British & local cheeses served with grapes,
celery & apples and either Pepper & Oz bread or biscuits
Recommended wines: Rioja Bin 10 (Reserva, Spain) or Crianza Bin 14 (Ribera del Duero, Spain)
Ice-cream £5.50
A selection of locally produced ice-creams served in a tuille
basket with fruit coulis
Recommended wine: Monbazillac, Bin 9
TO NIBBLE
To nibble ………
Pepper & Oz Marinated olives £3.00
Pepper & Oz Garlic bread £3.00
Pepper & Oz Vegetable crisps £2.00
STARTERS
Leek & Potato Soup £5.50
Finished with smoked Cheddar and served with Pepper and
Oz bread
Recommended wine: Riesling Bin 45 (Villa Maria, NZ) or Bin 43 (Stonehaven, Oz)
Pan-fried King Scallops £8.50
King scallops pan-fried and served on sautéed
sweet potato, drizzled with a sun-dried tomato and basil dressing
Recommended wine: Viognier Bin 49 (Organic, California) or Chardy-Semillon Bin 50 (Oz)
Butternut Squash Risotto £6.00
Sautéed butternut squash and Arborio rice risotto topped
with parmesan crisps and fresh rocket leaves
Recommended wine: Gerwürztraminer Bin 42 (Chile) or Torricella Bin 41 (Italy)
Goats Cheese Salad £6.50
French goats cheese and diced beetroot tossed with mixed
leaves and herb dressing served with chargrilled pear wedges
Recommended wines: Chardy-Viognier Bin 51 (Rat & Bull, Oz) or Chardy-Pinot Grigio Bin 46 (Melbourne Lounge, Oz)
Confit of Duck £8.00
Aromatic slow cooked duck leg, shredded and served on
sage sautéed potatoes, finished with toasted sesame oil
Recommended wines: Errázriz Carmenère Bin 7 (Chile) or Primativo-Merlot Bin 5 (Italy)
Grilled Sardines £6.50
Fillets of fresh sardine grilled with garlic butter and lemon,
served on a radish salad
Recommended wines: Sauvignon Blanc Bin 33 (Bay of Fires, Tasmania) or Bin 38 (Fairtrade, Chile)
Side Orders £3.00 each
Garlic bread, Pepper & Oz olives, French fries, Green salad, Mixed salad, Selection of vegetables, Roasted Mediterranean vegetables, Mashed potato, Crushed new potatoes.
MAINS
Rib Eye Steak £18.50
Pan-fried Herefordshire rib eye steak cooked to your liking served with fondant potato, accompanied by a Stilton stuffed field mushroom and a
red wine gravy or simply with grilled tomato, mushrooms and chips
Recommended wines: Rioja Bin 11 (Grand Reserva, Spain) Zinfandel Bin 18 (Old Vine Lodi County California), Bin 13 (Organic Zinfandel, California) or Shiraz Bin 12 (McLaren Vale, Oz)
Oven Roasted Duck Breast £15.00
Carved onto a mango scented cous cous with sautéed sweet potato and an orange and ginger reduction
Recommended wines: Chianti Bin 15 (Riserva, Italy), Merlot Bin 16 (Meerendal, South Africa) or Cab-Shiraz Bin 19 (Limestone Coast, Australia)
Parmesan Pasta £12.00
Parmesan infused pasta made on the premises, coated in pesto with sautéed spring onions, topped with chargrilled Mediterranean vegetables and served with a dressed salad
Recommended wines: Pinot Gris Bin 34 (Nobilo, New Zealand) Pinot Grigio Bin 32 (Santa Caterina, Italy) or Bin 37 (Vendange, California)
Fillet of Sea Bass £15.00
Pan-fried fillet of sea bass served with a spiced pilau rice and sesame seed sugar snap peas
Recommended wines: Sancerre Bin 35 (Les Collinettes, France),
Slow Roast Belly Pork £15.50
Slow roasted belly pork served on a chorizo mash with balsamic coated roast shallot and a redcurrant sauce
Recommended wines: Chardy-Verdelho Bin 39 (Houghton Private Bin Oz, Merlot Rosé Bin 20 (Hawkes Bay New Zealand) or Pinot Noir Bin 2 (Colchagua Valley, Chile)
Spring Broccoli Tart £13.00
Puff pastry tart filled with spring broccoli and blue cheese, served on a honied walnut salad
Recommended wines: Nebbiolo Bin 17 (Barolo I Siglati, Italy), Chardonnay Bin 48 (Organic California) or White Burgundy Bin 47 (Viré-Clessé, France)
Poached Smoked Haddock £14.00
Fillet of smoked haddock lightly poached and set on dill crushed new potatoes with wilted baby spinach and a mornay sauce
Recommended wines: Sauvignon Blanc Bin 40 (Nobilo Drylands, New Zealand) or Torricella Bin 41 (Bigi, Italy)
Stuffed Chicken Breast £15.00
Corn fed chicken breast stuffed with goats’ cheese and roasted red peppers, served on a basil risotto with roasted cherry tomatoes
Recommended wines: Albariño Bin 44 (Rias Baixis, Spain), Riesling Bin 45 (Villa Maria, New Zealand or Bin 43 (Limestone Coast, Oz)