English Wine & Dine Tasting Menu at The Purefoy Arms

The Purefoy Arms Launch English Wine & Dine Tasting Menu for English Wine Week
(Available for lunch and dinner)

The award-winning Purefoy Arms in Preston Candover, Hampshire, which has just been awarded the highly coveted 2 AA Rosettes less than a year since opening, is celebrating English Wine Week (Saturday 25th May – Sunday 2nd June) with a special 9-course English Wine & Dine Tasting Menu pairing each dish with a delicious English Wine.

Created by chef patron Gordon Stott, Pub Chef of the Year 2017 (Craft Guild of Chefs) and Acorn Award winner, which recognises the hospitality industry’s top 30 under 30, the special Tasting Menu costs £59.95 and features inventive twists of classic English dishes. Five courses will be complemented with an optional English Wine Flight chosen from Hampshire vineyards including Hattingley Valley only two miles away, Chalk Down in Andover, Danebury in Stockbridge, and Chapel Down in Kent.

Exciting dishes include ‘Full English’ Brioche, Confit Egg Yolk, Bacon, Black Pudding, Truffle, ‘Roast Beef’ Slow Cooked Striploin, Yorkie, Horseradish, Roast Potatoes, Truffle, Gravy and ‘Bakewell Tart’ Shortcrust, Raspberry, Frangipane, Almonds. A history of the dish and its origins along with tasting notes of the wine including background on each vineyard will accompany the meal.

English Wine & Dine Tasting Menu

‘Snacks’

(Cornish pasty, Bubble and Squeak)

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‘Full English’

Brioche, Confit Egg Yolk, Bacon, Black Pudding, Truffle.

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‘Fish & Chips’

Brill, Pea, Potato, Tartar Cream.

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‘Cauliflower Cheese’

Fried Cauliflower, Apple, Goats Cheese.

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‘Shepherd’s Pie’

Lamb Loin, Creamed Potato, Mint.

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‘Roast Beef’

Slow Cooked Striploin, Yorkie, Horseradish, Roast Potatoes, Truffle, Gravy.

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‘Eton Mess’

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Bakewell Tart

‘Shortcrust, Raspberry, Frangipane, Almonds.

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‘Sweets and Treats’

Devon clotted cream Fudge, Treacle Tart

£59.95 per person

Plus optional wine flight for additional cost

Since opening his first solo pub at The Purefoy Arms in June 2018, Gordon has focused on offering dishes made with local, seasonal ingredients from local suppliers. English Wine Week is an opportunity to promote the country’s fantastic range of wine by giving customers the chance to try a carefully selected choice of the best available.

Gordon says: “Having just been awarded 2 AA Rosettes we wanted to do something really special for our guests. The idea is to celebrate English wine and English food, the backbone of our culinary heritage, but with smaller courses to create a sort of journey through classic English cooking.

“England is producing some really fantastic wines and we want to share these with our customers. Many of them come from vineyards close to the pub and this reflects our ethos for local ingredients and supporting local suppliers.”

The 9-course English Wine & Dine Tasting Menu is £59.95 with optional English Wine Flight is only available during English Wine Week (Saturday 25th May – Sunday 2nd June). Pre-booking encouraged to avoid disappointment. Book a table on 01256 389514 or email info@thepurefoyarms.co.uk

Tasting menu is available for lunch and dinner (contact the restaurant for timings).

Visit: www.thepurefoyarms.co.uk