Franco’s CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH 2011 
 
£74.50 per head 
Children (up to the age of 11) £49.50 
 
Smoked salmon, cold king prawns, fresh crab & brown shrimps 
on a light dill vinegrette 
 
Baked goats cheese with wild berry sauce and baked smoked mozzarella 
with basil, tomato and sweet pepper sauce (V) 
 
Baked dived scallop and fillet of sole ramekin 
 
Parma ham with melon and fresh mango (V) 
 
Pennette with meatballs, mozzarella & parma ham, baked with tomato and melted cheese 
 
Fresh asparagus on baked avocado with parmesan and virgin olive oil (V) 
 
Deep fried calamari and soft shell crab with chilli salsa 
 
Fricasse of forest mushrooms on roasted butternut squash (V) 
 
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Roast turkey with chestnut and pork stuffing, bacon roll, chipolata sausage 
and rich red wine gravy 
 
Fillet of beef with melted Stilton and port wine sauce 
 
Grilled whole Dover sole meunière 
 
Roast rack of lamb with roasted winter vegetables, and served 
with creamed potatoes and rich red onion sauce 
 
21 day matured sirloin steak grilled to your liking and served 
with peppercorn brandy sauce and lyonnaise potatoes 
 
Fillet of beef with king prawns and garlic, chilli salsa 
 
Roasted celeriac and asparagus risotto (V) 
 
Roasted Gressingham duck breast on sweet potatoes with Grand Marnier sauce 
 
 
All main courses are served with a selection of freshly cooked 
vegetables and potatoes 
 
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Hot Christmas pudding with brandy cream sauce 
 
Hot apple and blackberry crumble with double cream custard 
 
Fruits of the forest cheesecake with forest berry sauce 
 
White chocolate and Baileys crème brulée 
 
Selection of fine cheeses served with fruit and nuts 
 
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Coffee or infusion of tea with amaretti biscuits 
 
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