1. food and drink
2. desserts and baking

Christmas
& New Year 2015
A Message from the Owners
2015 sees our second year of our ownership of The Izaak Walton Hotel. There has been
further change with the refurbishment of the Haddon Restaurant and other internal
improvements. Amanda and I, alongside General Manager Shura Prince have been
supported by our growing friendly team. We do hope all those who have visited us this
year have had a memorable experience.
We hope you enjoy our Christmas and New Year Programme and that you will be able to
join us in celebrating some festivities.
Whether celebrating with your family, a loved one, friends or arranging the office party,
we have just the event for you.
From festive lunches and dinners, work parties to private celebrations, or even a 2-3
night ‘stay over’ package for Christmas or New Year, we invite you to indulge in a feast
of festivity. Rest assured, we will take care of every last detail to make your Christmas
experience at The Izaak Walton stress free, fun filled and entirely unforgettable.
Our reservations team are on hand to take the worry and the stress out of organising
your particular event so please call us on 01335 350981 where you can receive advice and
details on all our December events.
Christmas Party Nights
The Christmas Party Nights commence at 7pm. Evening entertainment follows your meal
to ensure your whole party gets into a true festive spirit.
Adults - £30 per person, Children 10 years or under - £15 per child
Prices are inclusive of VAT and novelties. A deposit of £10 per guest is required on booking.
Please see the booking form at the back of this brochure. Please call reservations for
available dates.
Christmas Party Night Menu
Starters
Homemade Soup
with Freshly Baked Bread
Smoked Salmon, Crab & Prawn Terrine
with Lemon Oil, Watercress & Brown Toast
Pan Fried Pheasant Breast
with Cranberry, Redcurrant Jus & Potato Croquette
Dovedale Stilton Mousse
Whatever your event or family gathering, we look forward to welcoming you to the Izaak
Walton Hotel.
with Textures of Beetroot
On behalf of the directors, management and staff, we would like to extend our best wishes
to you and your family, for a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.
Traditional Roasted Derbyshire Turkey
Mains
with all the Trimmings & Roast Gravy
Slow Braised Lamb Shoulder
with Rosemary Sautéed Greens, Mint Gravy & Sweet Potato Fondant
James & Amanda Keay
Poached Haddock Fillet
with Crushed Parsley Potatoes & Lemon Butter Sauce
Spinach, Pinenut, Wild Mushroom & Mint Cannelloni
with Rocket
all dishes are served with Seasonal Vegetables
Desserts
Traditional Christmas Pudding
with Brandy Sauce & Redcurrants
Dark Chocolate Mousse
with Chocolate Mint Truffle & Peppermint Cream
Assiette of Ice Cream & Sorbet
in a Brandy Snap Basket
A Selection of Local Cheese
with Celery, Apple Chutney, Assorted Fruits & Biscuits
Coffee / Mulled Wine & Mince Pies
Christmas 2015
Christmas Eve
You will be warmly welcomed on Christmas Eve with roaring log fires, hot mulled wine
and traditional mince pies served in the Dovedale Bar. Settle in your room before making
you way back to the Dovedale Bar at 6.45pm for a pre-dinner Christmas Cocktail served
with canapés to start your evening off before dining in our Elegant Haddon Restaurant.
Sit back, relax and listen as our resident pianist entertains you. After tea or coffee and
truffles in one of our cosy lounges, why not enjoy a nightcap in front of the roaring log fire
in the Dovedale Bar before retiring for the night.
Christmas Day
Breakfast will be served in our Haddon Restaurant, after which there is time to relax in
one of our lounges or take a walk to the nearby famous ‘Stepping Stones’. Residents
will be invited to join us from 12.30pm for a pre-dinner drink and then Christmas Day
Lunch will be served between 1.00pm and 1.30pm in our Haddon Restaurant. Enjoy the
wonderful dishes that our Chef has lovingly created for you whilst enjoying the unrivalled
views of Dovedale and Thorpe Cloud. Our friendly staff will be on hand to ensure your
day continues at leisure. Following dinner the Dovedale Lounge will be available for those
guests wishing to watch the Queen’s Christmas Message. A selection of board games will
also be available from reception. The Izaak Walton Hotel Christmas Evening starts when
the Haddon Restaurant opens its doors to a magnificent carved buffet served between
7.00pm and 8.00pm, created by our Head Chef. Relax and unwind as Christmas Day
comes to a close.
Boxing Day
During the day relax and unwind in one of our lounges or perhaps take a stroll in the
beautiful countryside. A Buffet Lunch will be served between 12.30pm and 2.00pm in
the Haddon Restaurant. Our Boxing Day Dinner will commence at 7.00pm in the Haddon
Restaurant after which dance the night away with live music from the Burgundy Band.
Room Rates
Christmas Eve, from £275 per room, per night
Christmas Day, from £295 per room, per night
Boxing Day, from £275 per room, per night
(1 night to 3 night stays available)
Christmas Eve Dinner
The Christmas Evening commences at 6.45pm with canapés and a Christmas Cocktail
served in the Dovedale Bar. Our resident pianist will entertain you following your meal to
help you get into a festive spirit.
Adults - £47.50 per person (non-residents), Children 10 years or under - £17.50 per child
A deposit of £10 per guest is required on booking.
Christmas Eve Dinner Menu
Starters
Homemade Soup
with Freshly Baked Bread
Baked Garlic Mushrooms
with Herb Crust & Watercress
Game Terrine
with Homemade Piccalilli, Soft Poached Quails Egg & Sourdough
Home ‘Hot’ Smoked Salmon
with Aioli, Duo of Crab Pate & Melba Toast
Sorbet Course
Mains
Pan Fried Duck Breast
with Braised Red Cabbage, Potato Rosti & Winterberry Jus
Maple Glazed Pork Fillet
with Apple Mashed Potato, Courgette Spaghetti & Sage & Cider Gravy
Pan Fried Chicken Breast
with Potato Rosti, Tomato Velouté & Sun Blushed Tomato Foam
Seared Seabass Fillet
with Parsley Duchess Potato & Lemon Butter Sauce
Stilton & Red Onion Marmalade Roulade
with Piquillo Red Pepper Sabayon & Rocket Salad
all dishes are served with Seasonal Vegetables
Desserts
Lemon Posset
with Candied Orange & Citrus Tuille Biscuit
Brioche Bread & Butter Pudding
with Crème Anglais
Frozen White Chocolate Mousse
with Boozy Cherries & Cherry Air
Assiette of Ice Cream & Sorbet
in a Brandy Snap Basket
A Selection of Local Cheese
with Celery, Apple Chutney, Assorted Fruits & Biscuits
Coffee / Mulled Wine & Mince Pies
Christmas Day Luncheon
Boxing Day Dinner
Join us on this special day - bring your family along, enjoy a pre-dinner glass of fizz on
arrival, relax and enjoy the dishes our Head Chef has created to tempt your taste buds.
The perfect way to end the festive celebrations. Join us for our fantastic Boxing Day
Dinner Dance.
Adults - £79.50 per person (non-residents), Children 10 years or under - £35 per child
Adults - £47.50 per person (non-residents), Children 10 years or under - £20 per child
A deposit of £30 per guest is required on booking.
A deposit of £10 per guest is required on booking.
Christmas Day Luncheon Menu
Starters
Homemade Spiced Parsnip Soup
with Parsnip Crisps & Freshly Baked Bread
Pan Fried Pigeon Breast
with Butternut Puree, Red Wine Jus & Creamed Potato
Pan Seared Scallops
Boxing Day Dinner Menu
Starters
Homemade Soup
with Freshly Baked Bread
Baked Garlic Mushrooms
with Herb Crust & Watercress
Duo of Smoked Salmon Cocktail
with Sweetcorn Pannacotta & Sweetcorn Puree
with Avocado Puree, Brown Bread & Watercress
with Dovedale Stilton Mousse & Balsamic Dressing
with Berry Gel, Caramelised Walnuts & Nut Oil
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables
Mains
Traditional Roasted Derbyshire Turkey
with all the Trimmings & Roast Gravy
Smoked Duck Breast
Mains
Pan Seared Lamb Rump
Herb Crusted 3 Bone Rack of Lamb
with Sweet Potato Puree, Dauphinoise Potato & Redcurrant Jus
Roasted Sirloin of Beef
with Wild Mushroom Sauce & Colcannon Mash
with Sweet Potato Mash & Redcurrant Jus
with Celeriac Puree, Red Wine Jus, Shallot Crisps & Mustard Creamed Potato
Pan Fried Cod
with Pea Puree, Baked Chorizo, Crushed New Potatoes & Parsley Cream Sauce
Vegetable Wellington
with Red Pepper Sabayon & Dressed Leeks
all dishes are served with Seasonal Vegetables
Desserts
Traditional Christmas Pudding
with Brandy Sauce & Redcurrants
Deconstructed Winter Berry Eton Mess
Pan Fried Pheasant Breast
Chicken Leg stuffed with Mushroom & Chicken Liver Duxelle
with Herb Risotto & Parsley Foam
Seabass Fillet
with Red Pepper Sabayon, Crab Mash & Rocket
Spinach, Pinenut, Wild Mushroom & Mint Cannelloni
with Rocket
all dishes are served with Seasonal Vegetables
Desserts
Poached Pear
Berry Meringue, Chantilly Cream, Sharp Coulis & Winter Berry Compote
with Blackberry Puree, Pistachio Cream & Pistachio Sugar Crumb
with Dark Chocolate Mousse & Mint Three Ways
with Chocolate Ice Cream & Mint Tuille
White Chocolate Cannelloni
Dark & White Chocolate Mousse
Assiette of Ice Cream & Sorbet
Assiette of Ice Cream & Sorbet
Cheese Course
with Celery, Apple Chutney, Assorted Fruits & Biscuits
with Celery, Apple Chutney, Assorted Fruits & Biscuit
Coffee / Mulled Wine & Mince Pies
in a Brandy Snap Basket
A Selection of Local Cheese for the Table
Coffee / Mulled Wine & Mince Pies, Petit Fours/Fudge
in a Brandy Snap Basket
A Selection of Local Cheese
our New Year 2 Night Break
New Years Eve
New Years Eve Gala Dinner Dance
A glass of Champagne each and canapés will be available in the Dovedale Bar to set the
mood for the evening, before dining in our elegant Haddon Restaurant from 7.30pm.
James & Amanda Keay will be your hosts for the evening. Entertainment will be provided
as the countdown to the new year continues. When the clock strikes midnight, raise a
glass and welcome in 2016!
The New Years Eve Gala Dinner Dance commences at 6.45pm with a glass of fizz and
canapés served in the Dovedale Bar. Evening entertainment follows your meal to ensure
you count down to 2016 in style!
New Years Day
During the day relax and unwind in one of our lounges or perhaps take a stroll in the
beautiful countryside. A Buffet Lunch will be served between 12.30pm and 2.00pm in the
Haddon Restaurant. Our New Years Day Dinner will commence at 7.30pm with an A La
Carte menu with music provided by our resident pianist.
We look forward to welcoming you to our New Year Celebrations. Our two day breaks
can start on either the 30th or 31st December.
Prices start from £599 per room for the two night stay.
Prices are based on two people sharing a standard double/twin room.
(Single Occupancy is available from £425-£445).
A deposit of £150 per person is required on booking.
Your stay includes the Gala Dinner & Dance on New Years Eve where the dress code for
the evening is Evening Wear.
Adults - £79.50 per person (non-residents), including crackers & novelties.
A deposit of £30 per guest is required on booking. Limited availability.
New Years Eve Dinner Menu
Starters
Homemade Soup
with Freshly Baked Bread
Saffron Infused Lobster Risotto
with Watercress & Roasted Red Pepper
Roasted Partridge Breast
with Parsnip Puree, Pomegranate & Game Jus
Sautéed Wild Mushrooms on Homemade Toast
with Tarragon Velouté & Poached Hens Egg
Champagne Jelly
Mains
Pan Seared Fillet Steak
with Wholegrain Mustard Mash, Celeriac Puree, Red Wine Jus & Roasted Shallot
Rack of Lamb
with Apricot Puree, Cumin Infused Warm Cous Cous, Caramelised Walnuts & Lamb Jus
Chicken & Smoked Bacon Ballantine
with Pomme Puree, Thyme Sautéed Chantenay Carrots & Smoked Bacon Foam
Salt Baked Whole Seabass
with Potato Terrine, Roast Cherry Tomato & Basil Oil
Spinach, Stilton & Roasted Pepper Roulade
with Pumpkin Custard, Piquillo Pepper Sabayon & Mixed Micro Herb Salad
all dishes are served with Seasonal Vegetables
Desserts
White Chocolate Fondant
with Winter Berry Coulis, Shortbread Crumb & Vanilla Ice Cream
Deconstructed Lemon Meringue Pie
with Lemon Sorbet
Creamy Pear Mousse
with Poire William Syrup, Amoretti Biscuit & Amaretto Sabayon
A Selection of Local Cheese
with Celery, Apple Chutney, Assorted Fruits & Biscuits
Coffee / Mulled Wine & Mince Pies, Petit Fours/Fudge
Terms & Conditions
1. All restaurant reservations will be held for no longer than two weeks, unless confirmation together with the relevant deposit per person (nonrefundable) has been paid.
Christmas Party Night Booking Form
2. All accommodation reservations will be held for no longer than one week, unless confirmation has been received together with a £50 deposit per room
(non-refundable) or £150 per person (non-refundable) for House Party dates.
Please complete the below form and return to us:
fax. 01335 220 055 or email. [email protected]
3. Full payment of the balance to your accommodation reservations will be required no later than eight weeks prior to the date of your chosen event.
4. Any restaurant or accommodation reservations which have not been confirmed eight weeks prior will be deemed as cancelled and any deposit paid
will be retained by the Izaak Walton Hotel (Dovedale) Ltd.
If you have any questions or special requests please call us on 01335 350 981
5. If you choose to stay at the hotel on the night of your function (not part of the House Party), special rates will apply and the above accommodation
terms will still apply.
NAME of organiser:
6. No refunds or credit vouchers will be issued to any person(s) who cancel less than two weeks prior to the function. Please note any money paid is
non-refundable. Substitute guests will be allowed to attend for guests that are unable to attend, however meal choices must remain the same (with the
exception of vegetarians/dietary requirements).
Booking/Party NAME:
7. Deposits/balances paid for non-arrivals or cancellations are forfeited and cannot be offset against bar purchases or transferred.
8. Any additional charges or costs incurred will be payable by the end of the function.
Organisers ADDRESS:
9. All prices as listed are per person and include VAT.
10. Pre-orders for meals and table plans will be required no less than eight weeks prior to the date of the event, in addition to any special dietary
requirements.
Organisers TELEPHONE Number:
11. The Izaak Walton Hotel (Dovedale) Ltd reserves the right to alter function dates, room allocations and entertainment, dependant on numbers or
circumstances.
Organisers EMAIL:
12. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to consume alcohol at any event.
DATE of Party:
13. Where special requests are made, The Izaak Walton Hotel (Dovedale) Ltd will endeavour to accommodate, but no guarantee can be given.
14. The dress code for all Christmas and New Year events is smart casual.
Confirmed No. of ADULTS :
(at £30 per person)
15. The dress code for Christmas Eve Cocktail Evening is formal evening wear.
Confirmed No. of CHILDREN (under 10):
(at £15 per child)
16. All stated time scales are subject to change by the Local Licensing authority and the Izaak Walton Hotel (Dovedale) Ltd cannot be held responsible.
TOTAL to pay:
17. The Izaak Walton Hotel (Dovedale) Ltd reserves the right to alter, amend or change any content, menus or prices in this brochure should
circumstances demand.
18. The Izaak Walton Hotel (Dovedale) Ltd as a company and it’s staff will not be held liable for any loss or damage to property or possessions whilst
on the premises.
Please provide deposit (or full balance if booking within 8 weeks of party) with this form. To pay by credit/
debit card call 01335 350 981. Cheques are to be made payable to “The Izaak Walton Hotel (Dovedale) Ltd”
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PLEASE NOTE - ADVANCED
The Izaak Walton Hotel is a historic country house hotel which offers comfort and
views of outstanding beauty across the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Peaks, named
after the author of ‘The Complete Angler’.
The idyllic setting and modern facilities make the Izaak Walton Hotel a unique and
ideal choice for your leisure or corporate stay:
•
38 well-appointed bedrooms, most of which have wonderful views over the
gardens and Derbyshire/Staffordshire Peaks
•
Fishing rights and access to one of Derbyshire’s finest trout streams (daily
charges apply - please ask for details)
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Fine dining in the Haddon Restaurant
•
Drinks, freshly prepared bar food and light snacks are available throughout the
day from 11am until 9pm in the Dovedale Bar, which is open to both residents
and non-residents
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We are able to cater for weddings, conferences, group bookings, parties, family
gatherings and luncheons.
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