"Deliciously simple, homemade meals"

BREAKFAST MENU
Bore da ~ Good morning

Breakfast is served from 8.30a.m to 10.00a.m
Available to non-residents - £15.00

Beginnings

Muesli & Cereals
Rachels organic yoghurts
Orange or cranberry juice
Fresh fruit smoothie
Chef's fresh fruit platter

Or from the kitchen

Warm winter compote with natural yoghurt
Porridge with a dash of whisky

Followed by...

Nant Ucha Farm free-range eggs (fried, poached or scrambled), Welsh dry cured bacon, pork sausages (Tyddyn Mawr Farm), McArdles black pudding, tomatoes & mushrooms

or
Grilled Arbroath smokies

or
Manx kipper

or
Scrambled eggs with Black Mountain Welsh smoked salmon

and
Fresh toast served with chef's own marmalade or Welsh preserves

Clipper Fairtrade tea or freshly ground Rainforest Alliance Guatemalan coffee

SAMPLE DAILY MENU

Starters ~ or something light
Cream of tomato and paprika soup with a Parmesan crouton and homemade bread
£4.75

Our own chicken liver paté with fruit chutney & toast
£5.75

Platter of Scottish oak smoked salmon, lemon mayonnaise,
lemon, brown bread & butter
£6.50

Confit of duck crumble with Perl Lâs, toasted walnuts & almonds
£6.00/£12.00

Terrine of game, leek & black pudding with a spiced white onion,
green peppercorn & herb chutney
£6.00

Welsh cakes with Welsh rarebit with fruit chutney
£5.60

Naturally smoked haddock risotto with a soft poached egg, Parmesan shavings
& dressed leaves
£6.00/£12.00

Lleyn Peninsula crab plate - crab filo parcel and a crab & ginger bhaji
& dressed leaves
£6.00/£12.00

The Hand Classics

Gammon steak, 2 free range eggs, home-made chips & peas
£11.50

Whitby scampi, chips, tartare sauce, peas & lemon.
£11.50

Grilled Cumberland sausage with parsley mash, onion gravy, buttered cabbage
& apple compote
£9.50

Herb venison sausage, Perl Lâs mash, red cabbage, red wine & cranberry gravy
£10.50

Home-made lasagne with salad & home-made bread or chips.
£9.75

Weetwood ale battered haddock, home-made chips, tartar sauce & peas
£11.50

McArdles of Chirk hand-made pies served with peas & hand-made chips or
mashed potato ~ steak & ale or chicken & gammon
£11.50

Steak baguette ~ slices of Welsh sirloin steak with onions & mushrooms seasoned
with Lea & Perrins sauce & salad garnish -
£7.75 / or with homemade chips - £9.00

Traditional ploughman’s with Welsh cheeses & home-made bread
£8.50

*Jacket potatoes/baguettes with various fillings & garnish
jacket £6.00 / baguettes £5.50
(*served at lunchtime only – fillings available are listed on the blackboard)

Additional portion of home-made chips
£2.50

Additional portion of home-made chips £2.50 Additional portion of vegetables £2.00

Additional portion of Dauphinoise potatoes £2.50

Today's choices

Pan fried 10oz Welsh rib-eye steak, roasted tomato, field mushrooms, onion rings &
parsley butter
£20.00

Slow braised shoulder of Welsh lamb with McArdles of Chirk black pudding &
redcurrant & red wine sauce
£17.50

Confit duck leg with a marinated free-range pork cutlet, apple compote &
apple & Stowford Press cider sauce
£16.50

Vegetable, chick-pea & kidney bean crumble with a walnut & almond crust,
dressed mixed salad & home-made bread
£13.50

Garlic roasted legs & breast of poussin with a white wine, grain mustard & cream sauce
£16.00

Pan fried wild seabass supreme with braised peas, leeks & lettuce
£16.50

Grilled hake fillet with a risotto of chilli mackerel & peas
£16.00

All served with a selection of fresh vegetables & today’s choice of potatoes

Home-made puddings

Lemon & lime curd panna-cotta with a honey grilled plum
£5.50

Caramelized pear and apple crumble with an oat topping and vanilla ice cream
£5.50

Chocolate creme brulee with a wild berry compote
£5.50

Sticky toffee pudding with caramel sauce
£5.50

Selection of Woodlands farm organic ice-cream
£3.50

Welsh cheeses and oatcakes
£6.50

Freshly ground Rainforest Alliance Guatemalan coffee or Clipper Fairtrade
£2.50

Head Chef ~ Grant Mulholland
Second Chef ~ Eifion Edwards
Commis Chef ~ John Peace

SAMPLE SUNDAY MENU

Main course ~ £12.00 Two courses ~ £15.50 Three courses ~ £19.00

Starters

Cream of parsnip & thyme soup with courgette beignets & home-made bread
Warm salad of mackerel, red cabbage & apple, served with a cider vinaigrette
Shallow fried tiger prawns & Scottish smoked salmon with dressed leaves
Our own chicken liver pate, dark fruit chutney & hot toast
Seared king scallops with beetroot risotto & Parmesan shavings

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Main Courses Roast rib-eye of Welsh beef, Eifion’s Yorkshire pudding & roast gravy
4-hour slow braised shoulder of Welsh lamb with black pudding & wild mushrooms & red wine sauce
Vegetable, walnut & beetroot crumble with mixed salad & home-made bread
Pan fried gurnard fillets, tomato ragout & Welsh horseradish cream sauce
Honey roasted duck leg with marinated duck breast, cranberries & cider sauce
Grilled wild seabass fillet with braised peas, leeks & lettuce
Oven baked red snapper supreme with Lleyn Peninsula crab risotto

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Hand-made Puds Sticky toffee pudding with a caramel sauce
Lemon & lime curd panna-cotta with a honey grilled plum
Caramelized pear & apple crumble with an oat topping & vanilla ice-cream
Chocolate crème brulee with a wild berry compote
Selection of Woodlands organic ice creams

Freshly ground Rainforest Alliance Guatemalan coffee - £2.50

SUNDAY BAR MENU

Starters
~ or something light

Chef’s soup of the day (see over) served with home-made bread
£4.75

Our own chicken liver parfait, dark fruit chutney and toast
£5.75

Platter of Scottish smoked salmon, lemon& herb mayonnaise
& brown bread & butter
£6.50

Confit of duck crumble with Perl Lâs, toasted walnuts & almonds
£6.00/ £12.00

Terrine of game, leek & black pudding with
a spiced white onion, green peppercorn & herb chutney
£6.00

Welsh cakes with Welsh Rarebit & home-made fruit chutney
£5.60

Naturally smoked haddock risotto with a soft poached egg,
Parmesan shavings & dressed leaves
£6.00/£12.00

Llyn Peninsula crab plate with crab beignet, pan fried langoustine tail
& dressed leaves
£6.50/£12.00

The Hand Classics


Shallow fried Whitby scampi, home made chips, tartare sauce,
peas & lemon
£11.50

Grilled Cumberland sausage, onion gravy, parsley mash & cabbage
£9.50

Herb venison sausage, Perl Lâs mash, red cabbage,
red wine & cranberry gravy
£10.50

Home-made lasagne with salad & home-made bread or chips
£9.75

Gammon steak, 2 free-range eggs, peas & home-made chips
£11.50

Beer battered haddock, home-made chips, tartare sauce & peas
£11.50

Steak baguette
£7.75

with home-made chips
£9.00

McArdles of Chirk handmade pies, served with peas & hand-made chips
or mashed potatoes, - steak & ale or gammon & chicken
£11.50

Traditional ploughman’s with Welsh cheeses & home-made bread
£8.50

*Jacket potatoes/baguettes - various fillings jkt.
£6.00, baguettes £5.50

(*served at lunchtime only – fillings available are listed on the blackboard)

Additional portion of home-made chips
£2.50

Additional portion of vegetables
£2.00

Additional portion of Dauphinoise potatoes
£2.50

OPENING HOURS

BAR
Monday - Thursday
11.00am - 11.00pm
Friday - Saturday
11.00am - 12.30am
Sunday
12.00 noon - 11.00pm

RESTAURANT
Monday - Saturday
12.00 noon - 2.15pm
& 6.30pm - 8.45pm
Sunday
12.30pm - 2.45pm
& 6.30pm - 8.45pm

The Hand at Llanarmon Llanarmon DC, Ceiriog Valley. Llangollen LL20 7LD
telephone: 01691 60 06 66 email: reception@thehandhotel.co.uk