Gillies Restaurant Christmas Day Menu

Amuse Bouche

Compressed Pear

Mulled wine salt, lemon balm

Starters

Venison Tartare

Black garlic mayonnaise, smoked chilli oil, radish, crisp pastry

Prawn & Smoked Salmon Cocktail

Gem lettuce, pickled cucumber, marie rose sauce, house wheaten

Toasted Homemade Crumpet

Bruléed cashel blue, fig chutney, bitter leaf salad

Flaked Chicken Thigh Confit

Pickled fennel, orange, cress, honey lemon dressing, candied walnut

Soup

Jerusalem Artichoke Velouté

Toasted hazelnut, thyme oil, sourdough roll, irish butter

Mains

Seared Fillet of Cod

Cauliflower, crab & coconut bisque, saffron oil, samphire

Grange Farm Duck Breast

Gingerbread purée, roasted chestnut, pickled blackberry, duck jus

Carved Fillet of Irish Beef

Beef fat crumb, celeriac fondant, glazed shallot, madeira jus

Turkey Roulade

Glazed ham, herb stuffing, pig 'n' blanket, roast potato, cranberry, turkey gravy, crispy sage

(Served with Chef's Selection of Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetables)

Desserts

Selection of Irish Cheese

Crackers, grapes, fig chutney

Christmas Pudding

Poached red wine pear, brandy anglaise

Chocolate Craquelin Eclair

Bailey's Irish cream ganache, cocoa nibs, chocolate sauce

Pavlova

Winter berry compote, vanilla cream

Tea or Coffee & Mince Pies

Please inform your server of any allergies or dietary requirements. Careful precautions are taken when preparing dishes, however, the risk for cross contamination is always present. Vegetable oil used has been produced from genetically modified sources. 10% discretionary service charge on tables of 6 or more people.