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Blue Garden Cafe - Christmas Menu

Christmas Menu £15 per person

Whilst you wait - £ Homemade pork scratchings & Vegetable crisps

Mains - £ Choice of: Classic roasted turkey or Vegetarian Wellington Served with roast potatoes, stuffing, brussel sprouts, honey roasted carrots and parsnips, yorkshire puddings, pigs in blankets and gravy

Desserts - £ Choice of: Christmas pudding with crème anglaise Apple strudel with crème anglaise

Blue Garden Cafe - Lunch Menu

Lunch Served 12:00pm to 5:00pm

Fish & Chips - £12 Locally Sourced Cod, Chips, Homemade Tartare Sauce, Lemon and Peas OR Mushy Peas

BGC Beef & Pulled Pork Burger - £12 Toasted Brioche Bun, Pulled Pork, Burger Patty, Mozzarella, Tomato, Red Onion, Homemade BBQ Sauce, Fries & Asian Slaw

Cajun Battered Chicken Burger - £12 Toasted Brioche Bun, Crispy Chicken thigh, Garlic Mayonnaise, Cajun Spices, Rocket, Fries and Asian Slaw.

Blue Garden Omelette - £8 (V/Vg) Colchester free range eggs & a choice of filling. Cheese, tomato, mushroom, bacon, peppers, onion, served with dressed leaf and crisps

Prawn Linguine - £12 Served with Lime and Chilli Oil, Garlic Ciabatta

Chicken Liver Paté - £7 Christmas chutney, toasted bread croutes and dressed salad

Loaded Fries - £6 Beans, Cheese, Bacon Bits, Spring Onion, Tomato Salsa

Sandwiches - £6.50 (Served with Chips & Salad) Toasted Christmas Club Sandwich (Bacon, turkey, stuffing, Tomato, Lettuce) Tomato, Mozzarella or Vegan cheese, Pesto Sandwich (V/Vg) Fish Goujons, Tartare Sauce, Ciabatta

Jacket Potatoes - £5 (all jackets are served with dressed salad and coleslaw) Beans £0.75 Cheese £0.75 Tuna mayo £1.25 Coronation chicken £1.75 Prawn mayo £1.75

Sides - £3 Fries Coleslaw Garlic Bread Garden Salad Tomato, Red Onion and Parmesan salad

Blue Garden Cafe - Light Bites Menu

Light Bites

Soup of the day - £4.00 Locally sourced fresh vegetables served with croutons

Brunch roll - £5 Locally sourced bacon and sausage with egg in a bap

Christmas sausage roll - £4.00 Sausage, stuffing, bacon, cranberry sausage roll

Vegetarian sausage roll - £3.00 Butternut squash, mushroom, and tomato sausage roll

Fish finger sandwich - £5.00 Lightly battered cod in a toasted ciabatta served with tartare sauce, dressed salad and crisps

Welsh rarebit - £5.00 Toasted sourdough, locally sourced ham and a strong cheese sauce gratin with salad and crisps

Panini's - £5.00 (all served with dressed salad and crisps) Bacon, brie and cranberry Ham and cheese Tomato, cheese and pesto

Cakes (please speak to one of the staff to describe the cakes of the day)

- £ Two tier sponge cake (gluten free options available) £3.50 Tray bakes £2.80 Cookies £2.00 Biscuit £1.80 Mince pies £1.80 Fruit scones with clotted cream and Tiptree jam £3.00

Blue Garden Cafe - Breakfast Menu

Breakfast Served until 12:00pm

The BIG Blue Garden Café Breakfast - £11.00 2 Bacon, 2 Sausage, 2 Egg, Hash Browns, Tomatoes, Beans, Mushrooms, 2 Toast (White, Granary, GF)

Full English Breakfast - £7.00 1 Bacon, 1 Sausage, Egg, Tomato, Beans, Mushrooms, 1 Toast (White, Granary, GF)

Vegetarian Breakfast - £7.00 2 Vegetarian Sausages, Egg, Tomato, Beans, Hash Brown, Mushrooms, 1 Toast (White, Granary, GF)

Kids Breakfast - £5.00 (Vegetarian Option Available (V)) 1 Bacon, 1 Sausage, Egg, Beans, 1 Toast (White, Granary, GF)

Smoked Salmon and Scrambled Eggs on Toast - £7.00 White, Granary, GF Bread

Avocado, Tomato Salsa, Poached Egg - £6.50 (V) White, Granary, GF Bread Add Smoked Salmon (+£1.50)

American Pancakes, Berry Compote & Maple Syrup - £6.00 (V)

Brunch Roll - £5.00 Bacon, Sausage, Fried Egg

Granola Jar - £4.00 (V) Natural Yoghurt, Granola, Berry Compote

Beans on Toast - £2.50

Toast - £2.00 (V) White, Granary or GF Bread with Jam, Marmalade, Marmite or Nutella

Toasted Teacake - £2.00 (V)

Detox Smoothie - £4.00 (add Protein Powder £1) Apple, Pineapple, Banana, Ginger, Spinach, Lime

Blue Garden Cafe - Takeaway Menu

Meal Deals

Breakfast Bap and Any Coffee - £4.50

Panini and Any Drink (non-alcoholic) - £4.50

Beer and a Burger - £10.00 Add fries for just £1!

Breakfast & Light Bites

Breakfast Bap - £3.00 (Vegetarian option available) Bacon or Sausage or Egg (all three for £5)

Breakfast Muffin - £5.00 Bacon, Egg and Cheese with a hash brown

Sausage Roll - £2.50 Pork sausage with stuffing and sage

Vegetarian Sausage Roll - £2.50 Cannellini beans, butternut squash and tomato

Lunches

Classic Beef Burger with fries - £10 Beef patty, tomato, lettuce, brioche bun, fries & coleslaw

Cajun Chicken Burger with fries - £10 Garlic mayo, rocket, brioche bun, fries & coleslaw

Veggie Lentil Burger with fries - £10 Red onion chutney, rocket, coleslaw, brioche bun, fries

Club Sandwich - £4.50 Bacon, lettuce, tomato, egg mayo, chicken, crisps & salad

Winter Salad with Warm Quiche - £7.00 Roasted Butternut Squash, Roasted Cauliflower, Pearly Barley, Toasted Almonds and Apricots with a Lemon Honey Vinaigrette With Tender Stem Broccoli and Caramelised Onion Quiche

Fish and Chips with peas - £9.00 Locally sourced cod, lightly battered, served with chips, peas, homemade tartare sauce & lemon

Fish Finger Ciabatta - £4.50 Served with homemade tartare sauce and rocket salad

Loaded Fries - £6 With beans, cheese, bacon bits, spring onion and tomato

American Pancakes - £6 With Berry Compote and Maple Syrup

Sandwiches/Paninis - £3.00 Ham and cheese Cheese and tomato Mozzerella, pesto, tomato Tuna melt Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato (Vegan cheese option available)

Jacket Potatoes - £5.00 add tuna mayo +£1.25 add cheese +£0.75 add beans +£0.75

Cakes and Pastries - £ Scone with butter, clotted cream & Tiptree jam - £2.50 Cake of the day, made in house - £3.50 Tea cake with butter - £2.00 add Tiptree jam +£0.80 Tray bakes - £2.80 Giant cookie - £3.00

Drinks

Hot Coffee - £ Espresso - £1.50 Doppio - £2.00 Americano - £2.00 Cappuccino - £2.50 Latte/Flat White - £2.50 Mocha - £3.00

Teas - £ Teas - £2.00 English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Peppermint, Red Berry, Green De-caff - £2.50 Hot Chocolate - £2.50 White Hot Chocolate - £2.50 Add cream & marshmallows - £0.25 Add Syrups - £0.75

Cold Drinks - £ Cans - £1.50 Cooler Slush - £3.00 Milk Shakes - £3.50 (strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, toffee) Appletiser - £2.00 Belvoir Presse - £2.50 Pago Fruit Juice - £2.50 Bundaberg Ginger Beer - £3.00 Aqua Panna Still Table Water - (Large £3.50, Small £2.00) Pellegrino Sparkling - (Large £3.50, Small £2.00)

Blue Garden Cafe - Kids Menu

All our Little Blue Gardner's Meals come with Crudities to start (Cucumber & Carrot Sticks)

Chicken Tenders - £4 Fries & Garden Peas

Penne Pasta - £4 Tomato Sauce & Cheddar Cheese

Grilled Cheese - £4 (V) (Add Ham 50p) Salad & Crisps

Fish & Chips - £5 Garden Peas

Dessert of the Day - £3

Drinks

Milkshakes - £3.50 White & Ruby Chocolate Malted Milk Biscuits & Vanilla English Toffee

Pago - £2 Strawberry - Multivitamin Tropical - Rhubarb & Pear

Eager Fruit Juice - £2 100% Fruit Juice Orange - Cranberry - Pineapple - Apple

Blue Garden Cafe - Drinks Menu

Drinks

Mocktails - £4.50 Strawberry Mockery Virgin Mary English Garden (Rhubarb & Pear, Fresh Mint) Elderflower Apple Mint Martini

Indulgant Milks - £4.50 Black Forest - Cookies & Cream - Jam Doughnut

Blue Garden Iced Tea - £3.50 Peach, Passionfruit & Lemon, Jasmine Lime

Karma Drinks Co - £3 Cola - Summer Orangeade - Gingerella Ginger Ale - Lemony Lemonade

Pago - £3 Multivitamin Tropical - Strawberry - Rhubarb & Pear

Eager Fruit Juice - £2 100% Fruit Juice Orange - Cranberry - Pineapple - Apple

Franklins Natural - £2.50 Naturally Light - Regular Tonic

Acqua Panna Still - £3.50 750ml

Acqua Panna Still - £2.50 500ml

S.Pellegrino Sparkling - £3.50 750ml

S.Pellegrino Sparkling - £2.50 500ml

Cordials - £ Elderflower - Lime - Blackcurrant - Cherry

Blue Garden Cafe - Sunday Dinner Menu

Starters

Tear & Share Veggie - £ (v/vg) - £9 2 ppl / £18 4ppl

Meat Board - £ £14 2ppl / £28 4ppl

Tempura Garden Vegetables - £6 (v)

Seasonal Soup - £5 (v/vg) Straight from our veg patch

Hot Smoked Salmon Gravlax - £7

Roasts

12hr Braised Welsh Lamb Leg - £14 4ppl £50

Frinton Reared Sirloin of Beef - £12 4ppl £45 (cooked medium/rare)

Lemon & Thyme Whole Chicken - £12 4ppl £40

Veggie Roast Wellington - £10 4ppl £36 (v)

Seafood Linguini - £12 Chilli & Olive Oil & Garlic Ciabatta

Roast Sides

Cauliflower Cheese - £4 (v)

Brussel Sprouts & Pancetta - £5

Seasonal Veg - £4 (v/vg)

Yorkies - £1.50

Roasted Veg - £4 (Roasties, Parsnips & Carrots)

Veggie Jus - £1.50 (v/vg)

Desserts

Bread & Butter Pudding & Creme Anglaise - £5

Seasonal Crumble - £5 Cornish Ice Cream / Creme Anglaise

Coconut Tapioca - £5 Mango Puree, Crystallised Edible Flowers

BGC Knicker Boker Glory - £5.50

Blue Garden Cafe - Sunday Club Drinks Menu

Drinks Only Served Sunday 12:00pm to 4:30pm

Bollini - £4 Passionfruit Puree, Sparkling Grape Juice

Mockerita - £4.50 Agave, Fresh Lemon, Grapefruit Juice, Orange Bitters, Maldon Sea Salt

Apple & Rhubarb Mortini - £4 Rhubarb Puree, Cloudy Apple, Dehydrated Blackberry Dust

Kiddie Kid Kid - £4.50 Candy Floss Syrup, Cornish ice Cream, Milk, Candy Floss, Popping Candy

Espresso Mortini - £4.50 Fairtrade Espresso, English Toffee Syrup

Elderflower or Raspberry Fizz - £4 Elderflower or Raspberry, Apple Mint Syrup

Ginger & Lemongrass Nojito - £4.50 Lime, Mint, Brown Sugar, Caribbean Syrup, Lemongrass & Ginger Beer

Bood Orange Spritz - £5 Blood Orange Syrup, Fresh Orange, Franklins Lemonade