TheOldCountingHouse.co.uk

      

                                                                   Old Street, Haughley, Stowmarket, Suffolk

                                                                      01449 673617      

 

Summer 2008 Menu  

 

 

Starters


3 FOR 2

SPECIAL OFFER

On Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays

Select any 3 course meal and receive 

the cheapest item absolutely

Free of Charge


This offer is only valid on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays when selecting a three-course meal

This offer is not valid on Theme Nights, Xmas Eve, New Years Eve or 

Private Functions 

or in conjunction with any other offer


  Have You Tried our

 Sunday Roast Lunch?

 

You can't get  Better value or Quality at only 

7.95  

Adults

6.95  

OAP's

4.95  

Under 12's

 

Served from 11:30am


Mon - Closed all Day

Tue - Open from 18:30

Wed - Open from 18:30

Thu - Open from 18:30

Fri - Open from 18:30

Sat - Open from 18:30

Sun - Open from 11:30 for Lunch

Sun Evening - Closed


 

TOP CHEF ENDORSEMENT

Writing in The Times top chef restaurateur

 Gordon Ramsay writes about the Importance of good suppliers and names

The Old Counting House’s meat supplier as one of his favourites.

 

The firm 'sources everything from local farmers it knows and trusts', he states


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hells Kitchen?

Yes - a commercial kitchen can be hell at times, but we always get everything out on time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bouillabaisse

Richly filled creamy fish soup 5.30

    

French onion soup

Topped with a large Cheese Crouton (v) 4.30

    

Thai fish cakes

Served with a chili-lime dip 5.30

 

Tiger prawn risotto

Creamy risotto rice with tiger prawns 5.30

 

Truffle and mushroom risotto

Creamy risotto rice with truffles and

mushrooms (v) 5.30

 

Duck liver pâté

Served with apple and brandy-chutney & toast 5.30

 

Beef teriyaki

Sliced Prime Fillet with teriyaki sauce

and garnish 7.90

 

Beef Carpaccio

Topped with balsamic vinegar, pine nuts, sun-dried tomatoes, pesto and parmesan cheese 5.90

 

Tuna Carpaccio

Topped with wasabi mayonnaise and pickled ginger 5.90

Starters are served with bread and butter

 

 

Main Courses

 

 

Fish

Dover Sole

Pan fried fresh whole Dover sole with hot parsley butter and new potatoes 16.90

 

Tuna Niçoise

Tuna fillet on a bed of green bean, olive and

tomato salade 13.90

 

Jumbo Black Tiger Prawns

Shelled and wrapped in parma ham with garlic-herb butter served with a white bean salad 15.90

 

Sea Bass

Steamed Sea bass fillets served on noodles with mushroom, ginger and leek sauce 14.90

 

Seafood paella

Traditional Spanish rice dish with mixed shell fish and tiger prawns - served with salad

£13.90 serves 1

£25.90 serves 2

 

Vegetarian Dishes

Tofu and vegetables

Sizzling tofu and vegetables in Japanese tonkatsu sauce - served with rice 11.90

 

Penne Pasta

With aubergine, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, capers, pine nuts, basil and parmesan cheese 12.90

 

Tofu curry

Thai yellow tofu curry served with Rice 11.90

 

 Meat

 

 

Lamb Shank

Tender marinated Lamb Shank with mashed potatoes and red wine gravy 12.90

Rib-eye Steak

Tender Rib-eye Steak with chunky chips, blue cheese sauce or garlic-herb butter 14.90

 

Fillet steak  (c 8oz / 227g uncooked)

Prime British beef fillet steak, cooked how you like it - with smoked bacon-port sauce and potato gratin 16.90

  

 

Poultry & Game 

 

Duck leg confit

Duck leg marinated and slow cooked in duck fat

Served with butter beans and bacon jus 13.90

Miso Chicken yakitori

Chicken breast in a sweet Japanese miso yakitori marinade served with vegetable sushi 12.90

Guinea Fowl breast

With Pork and Leek stuffing - served with fried potatoes and orange-Grand Marnier Jus 15.90

 

Chicken curry

Thai yellow chicken curry with rice 11.90

Main courses served with fresh vegetables

 

Desserts

 

   

Fresh fruit infused with

lemon grass and ginger 6.20

  

 

Mango and dark chocolate mousse 4.90

   

Green apple and grapefruit Bavarois 4.90

   

Strawberry cheese cake with cream 4.90

     

Tiramisu- traditional Italian dessert of biscuit dipped in coffee and mascarpone cream 5.30

    

Vanilla and cardamom crème brûlée 5.20

   

Hot treacle pudding with ice cream 4.90

   

Selection of dairy ice creams 4.30

   

Various sorbets 4.80

   

Assorted cheeses 

served with biscuits 6.90


Please note that some of our dishes may contain traces of nuts – please speak to a member of staff if concerned 

** We do not make any Service Charges **


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Summer 2008