Food and Drink
Term-time Lunch Menus
We have changed to an extended monthly menu to strengthen the development and training of our first year hospitality students, to encourage a stronger understanding of local and seasonal ingredients, restaurant operation skills, food and wine matching and to continue to offer our customers a high standard of service.
Blackboard Specials
3 courses for £15.95 / 2 courses for £12.95
available Monday 14 May - Friday 18 May only
Starter
Cream of watercress soup - cheese straw
Mains
Char-grilled breast of Newent chicken - leek and basil risotto - red pepper jus
Fillet of North Sea cod in lemon batter - sea salt chips - mushy peas and tartare sauce
Evesham cauliflower cheese - purple sprouting beignet - watercress salad
Brookes restaurant incorporates the very best local and seasonal produce into its dishes, featuring excellent local meat, vegetables and fruits and sustainable fish.
Please note all of our dishes could contain nuts.
April/May 2012 Menu
3 courses for £15.95 / 2 courses for £12.95
available until Friday 25 May
Starters
Millets farm asparagus, smoked ham, hollandaise
Salmon parfait, Thames crayfish bisque
Hereford Hop rarebit, apple chutney, cider shot
Mains
Roasted leg of Gloucestershire lamb in tamarind spices, cumin potatoes, pea and mint fritter
North Sea bream, pickled red cabbage, wild garlic pesto
Gougere of mushrooms, spring spinach, roast carrot and nutmeg dressing
Desserts
Millets farm rhubarb sorbet, honey crumble
Brioche marmalade pudding, vanilla essence sauce
Rich chocolate fondant, praline cream
Brookes restaurant incorporates the very best local and seasonal produce into its dishes, featuring excellent local meat, vegetables and fruits and sustainable fish.
Please note all of our dishes could contain nuts.
June 2012 Menu
3 courses for £15.95 / 2 courses for £12.95
commencing Monday 28 May
Starters
Hampshire watercress soup - poached egg, parmesan fingers
Cornish crab timbale - pickled radish, cucumber dressing
Suffolk duck confit pancake - smoked breast, orange chutney
Mains
Gloucester free-range chicken poached and roasted in fresh herbs - Oxford potato and broad bean salad, rocket and bacon dressing
North Sea haddock loin – parsley and lemon crust, Berkshire pak choi, Evesham peas in lemon grass broth
Pressed terrine of char-grilled vegetables - Oxford crottin cheesecake, vine tomato sauce
Desserts
Millets farm strawberries – mint jelly, jersey clotted cream
Hazelnut yoghurt ice cream – caramel digestives
Baked custard tart – gooseberry and ginger compot
Brookes restaurant incorporates the very best local and seasonal produce into its dishes, featuring excellent local meat, vegetables and fruits and sustainable fish.
Please note all of our dishes could contain nuts.
Brookes Bar
Our house wine selection represents excellent quality, value and shows interesting varietals from across the globe. Wines are available in 175ml or 250ml glass, or 600ml carafe at £4.25, £5.25, £14.00 or the bottle £15.75.
- Villa Blanca Pinot Grigio, Hungary - 2010
Full of life and very juicy with hints of lime and apple, flinty crisp acidity. - Le Versant Chardonnay, France - 2010
Huge amounts of apple and melon in this well balanced white wine. - Levin Sauvignon Blanc, France - 2009
Beautifully crisp with the distinctive characteristics of a great Sauvignon. - Bastide de Trians Rose, France - 2010
Keep summer in the back of your mind with this sherbet coloured light floral rose. - Castillo del Moro, Tempranillo, Spain - 2010
Soft bramble textures with ripe strawberries. - Leylines Shiraz, Australia - 2007
A rich and spicy wine with heaps of black fruits and great tannins. - Adobe Merlot, Chile - 2009
Deep ruby in colour with hints of raspberry and vanilla.
White Wines
- False Bay Chenin Blanc, South Africa - £16.95
Deliciously dry with honey and copious citrus flavours. - Sotherton Sem/Sauv, Australia - £16.95
Simply fantastic with a high percentage of Hunter Valley Semillon, beautifully balanced freshness. - Le petit Vigne Viognier, France - £17.25
Delicate and subtly aromatic, very clean and oozes class. - Gavi Mezzana, Italy - £17.50
Light and spritzy with a very delicate fragrance, a Piemonte classic. - Verdicchio di Matelica, Italy - £17.95
Rich ripe fruit led wine with refreshing acidity and balance. - Winchcombe Downs 3 Choirs, United Kingdom - £17.95
Pronounced aromatics of fresh straw and elderflower. - Callaghans Hendred, United Kingdom - £18.75
So delicate that extraction of fruit takes time but is well worth it. - Brandal Albarino, Spain - £19.25
Superbly crafted and well balanced fruity led wine. - Picpoul de Pinet, France - £21.95
Beautifully fresh on the nose, with a balanced palate, a great wine from the Languedoc. - Gruner Veltliner, Australia - £22.95
A dry white with hints of green pepper, peach and lime. - Vohn Buhl Riesling Trocken, Germany - £22.95
Stone fruit, lime and peach on the tongue with very balanced acidity. - Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume, France - £29.95
A real stunner, rich and smokey with great minerality.
Red Wines
- Finca Filchman Malbec, Argentina - £16.95
Full of fruit with distinctive spice and delicate tannins. - Meerlust Red, South Africa - £17.35
A polished ripe cabernet with a hint of cedar and eucalyptus. - The Charge Rioja, Spain - £18.25
A powerful, modern, dark and very concentrated blended wine with plenty of jammy fruits. - Ch. La Claverie, France - £18.75
Absolute quality from one of the smaller boutique Bordeaux producers. - Langhe Dolba DOC, Italy - £18.95
Rustic and almost straight off the vine, amazing, one to be savoured. - Castle Rock Cabernet Sauvignon, United States - £19.95
Supremely elegant, almost Bordeaux in style but from Napa. - Castle Rock Pinot Noir, United States - £19.95
Subtle wild strawberry, rose petal and heaps of red fruit. - Old Vine Carignan, France - £21.25
Imagine slowly stewing down those autumn fruits, then you will be close. - Morgon Les Charmes, France - £28.95
Ultra silky, deep cherry in colour with heaps of cassis and a smokey finish. - Esk Valley Syrah, New Zealand - £29.95
Spicy pepper and even a hint of bacon, beautifully crafted wine from Hawkes Bay. - Rully 1'er Cru, France - £29.95
A soft and delicate wine with hints of bramble and fig. - Chateau Paveil de Luze Margaux, France - £39.95
This is a truly refined claret that oozes class.
Blackboard – take a look at the board for a few more interesting wines that are great for the time and the menu.
Sparkling and Sweet Wine
- Mirabello Prosecco, Italy - £17.95
Youthful, fresh and very fruity, an excellent alternative. - Cremant de Bourgogne, France - £19.95
A rich blend giving full fruit with nutty biscuits notes. - Joseph Perrier Cuvee Royale Brut, France - £32.95
Aged in Roman chalk cellars for 3 years, leading to great depth and body. - Nyetimber Classic Cuvee, United Kingdom - £39.95
Made with the CLASSIC champagne grapes showing real elegance and style from Sussex. - Ch. Theulet AOC Monbazillac, France - £18.95 or by the glass £5.75 (125ml)
Delicate and honeyed with fresh citrus and chewy toffee. - Moscatel De Setubal DO, Portugal - £24.95
Aged for 3 years in oak, giving amazing smokiness with deep sweet notes.
With an increase in new world wines and the ABV's also increasing our wine list shows excellent examples of the lighter side of wine as well as something a little bigger ranging from 11.5% ABV to 17.5% ABV.
Bar Selection
- Cotswold Brewing Company - £3.50 or £3.95
Cotswold Lager 3.8% or Cotswold Premium 5% - Shotover Prospect - £3.50
A hoppy refreshing Pale Ale from Oxford, 3.7% - Bensons Juices - £2.25
Locally blended apple juices, a choice of apple, apple and rhubarb or apple and raspberry. - Bottle Green - £2.25
Elderflower presse or elderflower and pommegranite presse. - Blenheim Water - £2.95
Still and sparkling.
We also offer a full range of spirits, mixers and juices if there is something you do not see please ask one of our staff.
All prices include the current rate of VAT.
