sample menus
Our chef, Carl Dovey, revels in fresh ingredients, big flavours and imaginative combinations. His inventive cuisine draws diners from across the East Midlands to Kilworth House. Here is a typical selection from his acclaimed menus:
sample à la carte menu
Available in the Wordsworth Restaurant.
sample orangery menu
Orangery Menu
To share
Antipasti - olives, cured meats,
anchovies & pickles - £11.95
Meze Platter – taramasalata, humus, taziki,
dolmades, anchovies & olives - £11.95
Starters
Chicken Caesar salad, crôutons, parmesan & anchovies - £7.50
Caesar salad, crôutons, parmesan & anchovies - £4.50 
Greek salad, feta & olives - £4.50
Green salad, leaves, peppers, cucumber & avocado - £4.50
Asian noodle salad, bean thread noodles, chilli,
coriander, pine nuts, ginger & lime, shredded beef - £6.50
Mixed leaf salad - £4.50
Soup of the day - £5.50
Leek & potato soup with herb crôutons - £5.50
Pan seared scallops with black pudding,
new potato & watercress salad - £9.95
Kilworth prawn cocktail - £8.95
Breaded fish cake, mixed leaves,
wholegrain mustard dressing & sweet chilli sauce - £6.95
Chicken satay, stir fried vegetables - £7.50
Smoked salmon parfait, cucumber salsa & horseradish - £7.95
Sweet melon ribbons & pomegranate - £3.95 
Walnut glazed goat’s cheese, spinach salad - £6.95
Vegetarians and Pasta
Potato curry and poppadoms - £10.95
Crab, salmon & broccoli pappardelle - £11.95
Wild mushroom & goat’s cheese risotto - £10.95 
Wild mushrooms en brioche with poached hen’s egg - £10.95
Mains
Sirloin steak 8oz - £16.95
Fillet steak 6oz - £18.95
T Bone steak 14oz - £19.95
The above are served with tomatoes, garlic mushrooms & fries
All steaks are supplied by Joseph Morris of South Kilworth
Steaks may be accompanied by the following sauces for £1.50
Red wine jus
Pink peppercorn
Mushroom Diane
Garlic butter sauce
Calves liver & bacon, spring onion & chive mash,
caramelized onion jus - £13.95
Venison sausage, mustard mash, orange gravy - £12.95
Chinese style squid chowder - £13.95
Beer battered haddock, peas and tartar sauce - £13.95
Catch of the day - £13.95
Breaded fish cake,
mixed leaves,
wholegrain mustard dressing & sweet chilli sauce - £13.50
Pork schnitzel - breaded escalope, parsley potatoes,
stilton sauce & caramelised apple - £14.95
Confit duck leg, pômme purée, roasted beetroot & parsnips - £14.95
Breast of guinea fowl filled with mushrooms and bacon,
lentils and Lyonnaise potatoes - £13.95
Shepherd’s pie, carrots & peas - £11.95
Side Orders
£3.00 per person
Fries
Cajun potato wedges
Creamed potato
Lyonnaise potatoes
Wilted spinach
Garlic mushrooms
Green salad
Mixed salad
Chef’s vegetable selection
Garlic Bread
Desserts
£6.50 per person
Raspberry ripple baked Alaska
Apple & mixed berry crumble with custard
Poached pear & frangipan tart with clotted cream ice-cream
Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce
Chocolate & olive oil truffle, caramelised bananas & ice-cream
Cappuccino brûlée, vanilla foam & hazelnut biscotti
Cheese selection
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Guests are advised that some dishes may contain traces of nuts and fish bones
Gluten and wheat free
Vegetarian
afternoon menu
Afternoon Tea Selection
Cucumber, Egg with Cress
on Ciabatta Bread
Ham, Mustard, Tomato & Gherkin
on Brioche Bread
Smoked Salmon, Crème Fraiche, Dill & Lemon
on Rye Bread
Vanilla Scones
with jam and clotted cream
Selection of Cakes and Pastries
Teas
English Traditional
Assam
Earl Grey
Darjeeling
Green Tea
Lapsang Souchong
Ceylon
Peppermint
Selection of Herbal and Fruit teas
Coffee
Café Latte
Cafetiere
Espresso
Cappuccino
Macchiato
Hot Chocolate
Full Afternoon Tea - £14.95
Pastries and Tea - £9.95
Scones and Tea - £7.95
Sandwiches only - £5.95
sample sunday lunch menu
Sunday Lunch Menu
£28.95 per person
Tomato and roast pepper soup
Crown of melon
With blueberry syrup
Smoked Fish Terrine
with cucumber salsa
Tomato, mozzarella and Parma ham
With balsamic drizzle
Wild mushroom and truffle risotto
With pesto dressing
Prime Roast Striploin of Beef
yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and red wine jus
Roast Leg of Lamb
Roast potato and minted jus
Chicken breast
Herb pomme puree, mushroom cream sauce
Fillet of Salmon
Crushed new potato cake and a saffron sauce
Spinach and ricotta tortellini
finished with fresh herbs and tomato sauce
Bread and butter pudding
Rice pudding
Crème caramel
Lemon Tart
Chocolate marquise
Coffee & Petit Fours
