Wells' top gustatory treats for Christmas Eve

Wells is a wonderful place to live and work for many reasons, not least because there is some exquisite dining to be enjoyed within the city. 

Christmas is a wonderful chance to indulge in some of the finest food and excellent company, in fact the only quandary is where to start and whether your diary will allow requisite returns visits your appetite will doubtless command?

To help you decide within one simple web page we have collated some sumptuous menus:

Goodfellows Christmas Eve menu - 4 Courses £55.00 

Amuse bouche 

'Iced Cosmopolitan', raw marinated sea bass with lime and coriander  

Starters 

Twice baked lobster soufflé with fennel and tarragon        

Or

Tuna plate – sashimi with nori, seared with black pepper and caper berry,  

carpaccio 'sandwich' with crab and papaya      

Or

Wood pigeon and foie gras terrine, Californian black Muscat jelly 

Mains 

Fillet of beef with truffle and onion soubise, slow cooked beef with smoked mash, caramelised onion with Madeira 

Or

Pan fried brill with a salmon and pancetta 'chipolata',  

roast chicken jus with sage 

 Or

Halibut with a green olive and lemon brioche crust,  

layers of red pepper and aubergine with pecorino and thyme 

Desserts & Cheese 

Iced Christmas pudding parfait, warm mulled wine pears, candied orange 

Or

Winter plate – warm gratin of apple, blackberry and calvados, mini fig tatin,  

Cinnamon ice cream 

Or

Selection of British cheeses with organic spelt, walnut and raisin bread 

Coffees, teas & Infusions 

Coffee, tea & herbal infusions with home-made chocolates     3.95

The Old Spot dinner menu:

To start

Lentil and wild mushroom soup  £5.50 

Sauté of scallops, Jerusalem artichoke purée and Parma ham  £9.00

Smoked salmon roulade with pickled cucumber and crème fraîche £7.00

Leeks vinaigrette with beetroot, walnuts and goat's cheese  £6.00

Coarse pork terrine with onion confit and toast  £6.50

 Mains

Roast pollock with spiced lentils, mussels and coriander  £16.50

Choucroute with ham hock, Morteau sausage and salt pork  £14.50

Roast pheasant with Somerset cider apple brandy, thyme and bacon  £16.00 

Roast rump of lamb with root vegetables and gratin Dauphinois  £18.50

Pithivier of leeks, mushrooms and chestnuts, celeriac purée  £13.00

 Pudding 

Steamed, spiced fruit pudding with custard  £6.50

Pear and stem ginger clafoutis with honey and mascarpone  £6.50

Prune and almond tart, Armagnac Chantilly  £6.50

St.Emilion au chocolat, crème fraîche  £6.50

Cheeses

The Crown Christmas Dinner Party Menu 2011

£24.95 per person(includes VAT, Christmas Crackers and Paraphernalia)

Starters

Chef's Roasted Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Soup with Sliced Bloomer V

or

Gradvalax of Salmon with a Dill, Caper Berry and Horseradish Creme Fraiche

or

Pressed Ham Hock Terrine with an Apricot and Mango Chutney

or

Chicken Liver and Wild Mushroom Pate served with a Caramelised Onion Jam and Toasted Brioche

or

Tartlet of Somerset Brie, Cranberry and Red Onion, with a Rich Balsamic Glaze V

Mains

Roasted Sirloin of Somerset Beef with a Shallot, Mushroom and Red Wine Jus

or

Slow Confit of Duck Leg with Gratin Dauphinoise Potato and Port Wine Jus

or

Traditional Roast Somerset Turkey with all the Trimmings

or

Gorgonzola and Walnut Tortelloni in a Light Tomato Sauce topped with Wild Pea Shoots V

or

Pan Fried Fillet of Salmon served on Sauteed Greens with a Lemon Beurre Blanc

or

Whole Roasted Rainbow Trout, marinated in Lemon, Thyme, Dill and Garlic. Served with a Saffron Pilau Rice and Mixed Salad

Desserts

Rhubarb Creme Brulee with an Langue Du Chat Biscuit V

or

Selection of Lovington's Ice Cream V

or

Traditional Christmas Pudding, served with Vanilla Ice Cream, Rum and Brandy Butter Sauce V

or

A Rich Belgium Dark Chocolate and Griottine Cherry Mousse with Somerset Double Cream V

or

West Country Cheese Plate V

Coffee and Mince Pie

Have you already enjoyed a superb Christmas meal in Wells, don't forget to add a review at our restaurant listings. 

Bon Christmas Appétit.