Private Dining & Party Events

The Oak Panelled Dining Room is a private room for parties of 16 to 60. The first half of the room is normally a private lounge for welcome drinks or post-meal aperitifs, and it then opens up in to a large dining area. It’s a lovely setting for business entertaining, family celebrations or smaller weddings.

The Mallard Room, on the far side of the main Restaurant, is an intimate room for up to 8.

The main Restaurant can also be let to groups of over 60.

Click here for sample menus. We can be flexible to your needs, so please do contact us for further information.

Restaurant Menu

December 2023, 12-3pm and 6-9pm

Champagne and wines by the glass – see overleaf

Seasonal Cocktails:   Spiced Orange Bellini £8.95   S’mores Martini £10.95   The Nutcracker £10.95

Please tell us of any allergies; descriptions do not include all ingredients 

Game dishes may contain shot

Please ask to see our separate gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free menus

Sourdough bread from Webbsour, Cambridge with Italian extra virgin olive oil or Netherend Farm salted butter £2.95

Nibbles:  Olives marinated in garlic & herbs £3.95   Sticky pork belly chunks & spicy soy dip £6.50

Garlic & pepper polenta fries with queso dip £6.95    Pigs in blankets with onion gravy £6.95

Roast root vegetable and Gruyère croquettes, tomato & pepper ezme dip £6.50

Honey, sage and pumpkin hummus with chargrilled pita £7.95

Curried parsnip and coconut soup with parsnip crisp and sourdough bread £8.95

Fresh and roasted figs with goats’ cheese mousse, beetroot purée and honeycomb £10.95

Brussel sprouts with soy and maple syrup, toasted pecans and dried cranberries £8.95

Smoked salmon from Uig Lodge, Isle of Lewis with cucumber & capers £12; Large portion with green salad £18

Grilled whole king prawns with samphire and garlic butter Shell on or off £2.95 each or 6 for £15.95

Chicken, ham hock and apricot terrine with Dijon mustard aioli, Parma ham and char-grilled sourdough £9.95

Breast and leg of partridge with Jerusalem artichoke purée, poached pear and bacon jam £12.95

Mushroom and chestnut wellington with celeriac purée, sweet potato fondant and King oyster mushrooms £24

Cauliflower steak with salt baked beetroot, Israeli couscous and cranberry and pickled vegetable tapenade £22

Chalk-stream trout with cauliflower purée, grilled artichoke and cranberry, almond & pomegranate salsa £29.50

Fillet of Stone Bass with lemon crushed new potatoes, samphire, mussels and white wine cream £33

Turkey Wellington with fondant potato, roast carrots & parsnips, Brussels sprouts, pig in blanket, cranberry sauce and gravy £31

Breast of duck with a braised duck leg croquette, confit potato, beetroot purée, tenderstem broccoli and redcurrant jus £35

Char-grilled Norfolk steak with chunky chips, Caesar salad and peppercorn sauce

8 oz Rump £26;  10 oz Rib-eye £29.50; 10 oz Sirloin £34

All are carved in the kitchen unless requested otherwise

Add:  Fried double yolk egg £2.95   Fried onion rings £4.95

Skinny or thick-cut chips £4.95 with truffle mayonnaise £5.95

Confit potatoes £5.95   Caesar salad £4.95   Chantenay carrots £4.95   Tenderstem broccoli £4.95

Cheese from the UK’s British cheese specialist, Neal’s Yard Dairy

Served with biscuits, apple, celery and quince jelly

Isle of Mull Cheddar, Scotland – unpasteurised, hard, strong, cows’ milk cheese

Baron Bigod, Suffolk – pasteurised, soft, Brie-style, cows’ milk cheese

Stichelton (Nottinghamshire) – unpasteurised, creamy, blue, cows’ milk cheese – Stilton style

Dorstone, Herefordshire – pasteurised, soft, goats’ milk cheese

Choose any 3 cheeses £10.50 (£8 for 2; £13 for 4)

Sweets with recommended sweet wine

Crème brûlée with blackberry sorbet £9.95 (wine 917)

Chocolate cremeux with boozy cherries and cherry ripple ice cream £9.95 (wine 953)

Steamed ginger pudding with caramelised walnuts and clotted cream ice cream £9.95 (wine 916)

Passionfruit cheesecake with passionfruit sorbet £9.95 (wine 903)

Saffron poached pear with stem ginger sorbet £8.95 (wine 903)

Affogato Single scoop of vanilla ice-cream with espresso coffee or luscious PX Sherry £5.95/£6.95

Homemade ice-cream and sorbet: £2.50 one scoop; £1.50 per extra scoop

Ice-cream: clotted cream vanilla; chocolate; caramel; cherry ripple

Sorbet: stem ginger; passionfruit sorbet; blackberry

Lounge and Bar Menu

December 2023, 12 – 9pm

Wines by the glass – see overleaf, or ask to see the full wine list

Seasonal Cocktails:   Spiced Orange Bellini £8.95   S’mores Martini £10.95   The Nutcracker £10.95

Please tell us of any allergies; dish descriptions do not include all ingredients

Our Restaurant Menu is available daily 12-3pm, or 6-9pm

Sourdough bread from Webbsour, Cambridge with Italian extra virgin olive oil

or with Netherend Farm salted butter £2.95

Nibbles:

Marcona Almonds £3.95  Olives marinated in garlic & herbs £3.95  Sage & onion crisps £3.95

Roast root vegetable and Gruyère croquettes, tomato & pepper ezme dip £6.50

Sticky pork belly chunks & spicy soy dip £6.50   Garlic & pepper polenta fries with queso dip £6.95

Honey, sage & pumpkin hummus with chargrilled pitta £7.95   Pigs in blankets with onion gravy £6.95

Beetroot, tahini, cayenne & oregano dip; with char-grilled pitta bread, hazelnuts, and goats’ cheese £7.95

Curried parsnip and coconut soup with parsnip crisp and sourdough bread £8.95

Kale salad, with avocado, pumpkin, mooli, seeds, nuts & mustard dressing £8.95/£11.95

Add grilled halloumi cheese £2.95 or hot peeled king prawns £2.95 each

Smoked salmon from Uig Lodge, Isle of Lewis with cucumber & capers £12; Large portion with green salad £18

Whole baked camembert with pigs in blankets, onion chutney and grilled focaccia £15.95

Ploughman’s – Isle of Mull Cheddar & Stichelton; pork pie; honey-roast ham; chicken, ham hock and apricot terrine; apple & pear chutney; sourdough bread £14.95

Grilled whole king prawns with samphire and garlic butter Shell on or off £2.95 each or 6 for £15.95

Fish and chips with crushed peas and tartare sauce £18.95

Grilled octopus with chorizo & orange salad – potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, capers £18.50

Moules marinière with either skinny chips or focaccia £18.95

Kashmiri coconut masala with chickpeas, potato and spinach; rice, mango chutney and poppadom £15.95

Pie of the day with mashed potato, tenderstem broccoli and curly kale £19

Beef burger with bacon and brie, caramelised onion & skinny chips £18.95

SANDWICHES on sourdough bread from Webbsour, Cambridge; with sage and onion crisps

Smoked salmon with cucumber, crème fraîche and dill £11.95

Honey-roast ham with peach & ginger chutney £9.95

Roast beef with horseradish remoulade and caramelised onion £9.95

WARM SANDWICHES on ciabatta bread

Tofu and aubergine on focaccia with baby gem, carrot, kale pesto and skinny chips £11

Steak sandwich with caramelised onions, grain mustard and skinny chips £14.95
Turkey and stuffing sandwich with cranberry sauce and skinny chips £11.95

Festive Menu

December 2023

Available Monday to Saturday from 27th November to 23rd December

3 courses £45

Please tell us of any allergies; descriptions do not include all ingredients

Curried parsnip and coconut soup with parsnip crisps

Chicken, ham hock and apricot terrine, Dijon mustard aioli and crispy parma ham

Creamy smoked mackerel pâté with toast and pickled cucumber

Traditional roast turkey with chestnut stuffing, chipolata, roast carrots & parsnips, roast potatoes, brussel sprouts, cranberry & orange sauce and gravy

Chalk-stream trout with cauliflower purée, artichoke, cranberry and almond & pomegranate salsa

Cauliflower steak with salt baked beetroot, couscous and cranberry & pickled vegetable tapenade

Christmas pudding with brandy butter and sauce

Crème brûlée with blackberry sorbet

Chocolate ‘crémeux’ with boozy cherries and cherry ripple ice cream

Two British cheeses with biscuits and quince jelly

Tea or coffee with homemade biscuits

Sunday Lunch Menu

December 2023, 12-3.30pm

Champagne and wines by the glass – see overleaf

Seasonal Cocktails:   Spiced Orange Bellini £8.95   S’mores Martini £10.95   The Nutcracker £10.95

Please tell us of any allergies; descriptions do not include all ingredients 

Game dishes may contain shot

Sourdough bread from Webbsour, Cambridge, with Italian extra virgin olive oil

or with Netherend Farm salted butter £2.95

Marcona Almonds £3.95    Olives marinated in garlic & herbs £3.95    Sage & onion crisps £3.95

2 courses £29.50 or 3 courses £36  (£15/£20 for children under 12 years old)

Curried parsnip and coconut soup with parsnip crisp and sourdough bread

Fresh and roasted figs with goats’ cheese mousse, beetroot purée and honeycomb

Brussel sprouts with soy and maple syrup, toasted pecans and dried cranberries

Smoked salmon from Uig Lodge, Isle of Lewis, with cucumber & capers

Smoked mackerel pâté with cucumber, lemon and toast

Chicken, ham hock and apricot terrine with Dijon mustard aioli, Parma ham and char-grilled sourdough

Roast sirloin of English dry-aged beef with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, savoy cabbage, root vegetables and gravy

Traditional roast turkey with chestnut stuffing, chipolata, roast carrots & parsnips, roast potatoes, brussel sprouts, cranberry & orange sauce and gravy

Roast pork loin with apple sauce, crackling, roast potatoes, savoy cabbage and root vegetables

Mushroom and chestnut wellington with celeriac purée, sweet potato fondant and King oyster mushrooms

Chalk-stream trout with cauliflower purée, grilled artichoke and cranberry, almond & pomegranate salsa

Fish and chips with crushed peas and tartare sauce

Cauliflower steak with salt baked beetroot, Israeli couscous and cranberry and pickled vegetable tapenade

Cauliflower cheese, for two to share £4.95

Two cheeses from Neal’s Yard Dairy, served with biscuits, apple, celery and apple & pear chutney

Isle of Mull Cheddar, Scotland – unpasteurised, hard, strong, cows’ milk cheese

Baron Bigod, Suffolk – pasteurised, soft, Brie-style, cows’ milk cheese

Stichelton, Nottinghamshire – unpasteurised, creamy, blue, cows’ milk cheese – Stilton style

Dorstone, Herefordshire – pasteurised, soft, goats’ milk cheese

Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream

Saffron poached pear with stem ginger sorbet

Chocolate cremeux with boozy cherries and cherry ripple ice cream

Homemade ice-cream and sorbet: any three scoops

Ice-cream: clotted cream vanilla; chocolate; caramel; cherry ripple

Sorbet: stem ginger; plum; blackberry

Sunday Steak Night

November 2023

6-9pm

2 courses £29, or 3 courses £35

Please tell us of any allergies; descriptions do not include all ingredients

Roasted cauliflower soup served with sourdough bread

Smoked mackerel pâté with cucumber, lemon and toast

Three grilled whole king prawns, with samphire and garlic butter Shell on or off (£3 supplement)

Norfolk steaks: 8oz Rump; 8oz Ribeye; 7oz fillet tail; or 10oz Sirloin (£4 supplement)

All served carved, with triple-cooked chips, Caesar salad and peppercorn sauce

Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream

Homemade ice creams or sorbets;

Ice-cream: clotted cream vanilla; chocolate; caramel; peanut butter

Sorbet: stem ginger; plum; blackberry

We do not allow ‘substitutions’ to this menu

Afternoon Tea

Our “Full Afternoon Tea” must be pre-booked – We take bookings at 3.30pm or 4pm, Monday – Saturday. Your booking will be held in either the Dining Room or the Restaurant, depending on availability that day, and is served on vertical stands.

To hire a room for a private afternoon tea, the Dining Room can be booked for the afternoon, from 12pm-5pm, with a hire charge of £295 and a minimum of 12 guests for full tea. Usually for larger groups we serve afternoon tea on buffet plates for your guests to help themselves.

Afternoon tea with allergies & dietary requirements…

We can provide a similar menu for gluten-free guests, and can adapt the menu for most other food intolerances or allergies. We do need at least 48 hours’ notice for any change to the menu.

Please note for bookings of 6 or more people, there is a 1-week cancellation period. For bookings of smaller numbers, the cancellation period is 48 hours as normal.

Our “Cream Tea” service at the Old Bridge is relaxed and informal, served in the Lounge and Bar. Our renowned homemade scones (served with Jersey cream and strawberry jam) come out of the oven around 2.30pm, and can be ordered individually along with our hot beverages. We also offer cakes, sandwiches, biscuits and homemade crumpets in this area all day. We don’t reserve tables in the Lounge & Bar, and these are available on a ‘first come first served basis’.

Festive Afternoon Tea – £21 per person

 Available from 27th November – 23rd December 

Tea or Coffee

English breakfast; Earl Grey; Darjeeling First Flush; Green tea; Peppermint; Lemongrass & Ginger; Chamomile; Virunga chai; Fresh mint; Red berry and flowers

Monmouth Coffees: Americano; Espresso; Macchiato; Piccolo; Cappuccino; Latte; Flat White; or Cafetière

Finger Sandwiches

Egg Mayonnaise; Turkey & cranberry; Brie and red onion jam; Beef, watercress & horseradish

Fruit scone with rich Jersey cream and strawberry jam

Mini cakes

Chocolate with coffee cream; Mincemeat tart; Blackberry pavlova

125ml glass of Prosecco ‘Ca’ di Alte’ £7.95
125ml glass of Rathfinny Estate Rosé £11.50
125ml glass of Charles Heidsieck, Brut Réserve, Champagne £13

Breakfast

Included for residents on B&B rates

Full breakfast £20.00 – Your choice of a cold and hot dish, with toast, juice and coffee or tea

Cafetière coffee £3.95 Tea £4.25

Apple or orange juice £2.95

Toast (sourdough bread from Webbsour Bakery) with butter and jam or marmalade £4.95

Croissant with jam £3.95

Cornflakes, Weetabix, Bran Flakes or Muesli with milk £3.95

Neal’s Yard Greek-style yoghurt with berry compote, poached pear and homemade granola £7.50 – add a banana £1

Porridge £8 (do allow 15 minutes)

Full English breakfast: fried egg, sausage, bacon, baked beans, field mushroom, hash brown, black pudding, tomato £14

Vegetarian English breakfast: fried eggs, homemade baked beans, spinach, field mushroom and hash brown £12

Both served with sourdough toast

Old Bridge Eggs Benedict – homemade crumpet with sugar-roast ham, poached egg and hollandaise £9.95 / £12.95

Scrambled egg, smoked salmon, crème fraiche, chives £13

Smoked haddock, poached egg, spinach, chive butter £12

Wine

Click on the PDF link to see the full, current restaurant wine list.

The previous owner of the Old Bridge, John Hoskins, was the first person in the restaurant industry to become a Master of Wine, and wine became, and continues to be, a very important part of life at The Old Bridge.

See the separate pages about the Wine Shop and the opportunity to taste (and buy wine) whilst visiting the hotel.

The bar offers 15 ‘house’ wines by the glass. This is supplemented by 20 more wines we have open on our ‘Enomatic’ machine in the wine shop.

The main restaurant wine list looks rather daunting in its size, but we do have plenty of choice at the all-important £20-£30 bracket, as well as many fine wine options for those looking for something really special. Our aim is simply to find the very best examples of any particular style.

Price is a key part of our appeal. As with every restaurant, our starting price is quite high (£24), however, our mark-up is actually one of the lowest in the country. We add between £12 and £20 on to a normal retail price, never more, even for the most expensive bottles.

The majority, but not all, of the wines in the shop are on the restaurant wine list. So you are welcome to come into the shop and buy anything to drink in the hotel. The ‘corkage’ charge is £15. If you want to bring in wine from outside the hotel then the corkage charge is £20 per bottle.

We have been lucky enough to win all the major wine list awards in the country over the country – from the AA, the Egon Ronay Guide (when it existed) and the Harpers Wine Trade magazine. In 2021 we were awarded the accolade of BEST VALUE WINE LIST for the whole of EUROPE, by the the prestigious ‘World of Fine Wine’ Magazine. We hope you will have an exciting wine experience when you are with us.

The Bar

Christmas

Click here to see our 2023 Christmas brochure.