Date: 20/10/2008
THE BEST FOOD is often the simplest and the freshest, produced with care and generosity. Our Greenhouse Restaurant and wine Bar serves just this, and with the style and spirit of Italian al fresco dining. This is a place where you can sit on a balcony eating crisp-crusted pizza followed by rich, nubbly Italian cakes. There is Italian opera to make your spirit soar, good espresso and views across to mountains. Is this Umbria, or Cumbria? Owner Peter Stott,built the restaurant himself as part of the remarkable Larch Cottage Nurseries, full of statues and stained glass as well as plants. Ingredients are organic, when possible, with all vegetables coming from our own organic kitchen garden located here at the nurseries.
The restaurant has recently been refurbished to include a new under terrace seating area located under the arches and looking out onto the pond and nursery beyond
SAMPLE EVENING MENU:
To Start
...................................
SOUP OF THE EVENING: Curried cauliflower and coconut, served with homemade bread.
SPICY CRAB CAKES: Served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce.
GARDEN PEAS AND BROAD BEAN SALAD: With smoked salmon and a rocket dressing.
ROAST GARLIC AND FRESH TOMATO BRUSCHETTA: Served with dressed rocket leaves.
To Follow:
...................................
BAKED MONKFISH TAIL: Served with lemon butter, sauteed new potatoes and caramelised onions.
PAN-FIRED SEA BASS: With wilted spinach, roast sweet potatoes and a creamy asparagus sauce.
POACHED FILLET OF LEMON SOLE: With smoked applewood glaze and a roasted tomato salad.
ROASTED VEGETABLE PENNE PASTA: With shavings of parmesan.
Pizze
...................................
GREENHOUSE SPECIAL: With garlic spinach and egg.
SMOKED SALMON: A drizzle of chilli oil and fresh corriander.
GREEN PESTO: Topped with shavings of parmesan and rocket.
FUNGI INGLESE: Roasted wild English mushrooms with oregano and ricotta cheese.
SPICY CAJUN TUNA: Tomato, tuna, Cajun spices and mozzarella.
To finish
...................................
A WARM CHOCOLATE PUDDING: With a caramel and chocolate sauce
FROZEN AMARETTO SOUFFLE: With a raspberry puree
MARSCAPONE AND STRAWBERRY TARTLET: With a vanilla cream
LEMON, LIME, ORANGE & PASSIONFRUIT PANNACOTTA: Served with a Cantucci biscuit.
Open 7 days from 10am, Lunch is served from 12pm. Also on Saturday Evenings from 7pm until late.
For further information call: 01931 712 446
Melkinthorpe, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2DR
Click here for more info
Email:
thegreenhouse@larchcottage.co.uk
<<
Back
