Friday, 12 March 2010

Fishy Friday...

It's Fish Friday and Springtime at The Cheerful Soul!

This weeks Fish Friday:
Rebellion ale battered Haddock with hand cut chips and pea puree £12.50
Fillet of Scottish Salmon, crushed new potatoes with chervil butter £12.72
Add a glass of House wine to your fish Friday for £1.50

Tuesday, 2 March 2010

The Michelin Guide...

The Cheerful Soul are pleased to announce that we are now a recommended restaurant in the Michelin guide.

Thanks to the hard work of 'The Cheerful Team'

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

We had a lovely Valentines at The Cheerful Soul...

The duet (Adrian and Emma of Euphonic) were perfect...



The champagne was flowing...





Russell made delicious food...





Valentines at the cheerful soul was lovely.





Wednesday, 3 February 2010

The Cheerful Soul Lunch Menu..

Our new lunch 'Nip and Tuck' menu was launched today and I think its our best yet. The veggie pancakes are delicious and the chocolate mousse is that real chocolate mousse that I used to get a school - yummy!!!

Nip and Tuck
12 to 3 Tuesday to Thursday

2 Courses £12.30
3 Courses £15.90

Includes a glass of our House White, Red or Rose
“Domaine de la Provenquière VDP d’Oc”
or a Nip of Ale

Leek soup
Celeriac salad, hen’s egg, crispy shallots
Onion, anchovy and olive tart, dressed leaves

*****
Suffolk pork faggot, pot-roast potato
Fish croquettes, steamed kale
Spinach, mushroom and gruyere pancake

*****
Steamed treacle sponge
Chocolate mousse, snickerdoodle
St. Clements

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

St. Valentines day at The Cheerful Soul

We are not normally open on a Sunday night but as it is Valentines we will be opening for a special Valentines evening on Sunday 14th February.

We will have live acoustic music and a special menu.
This special menu is also available to pre-book for Saturday 13th February.

VALENTINES DAY MENU 2010
£40 per head


Glass of Joseph Perrier brut NV Champagne
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Flageolet bean soup, nettle oil
Little Marlow smoked salmon parcel, olive oil fried bread, beetroot
Crisp golden cross goats cheese parcel, tomato chutney
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Butter roast chicken leg, wilted spinach, mash
Seared diver caught scallops, merguez sausage, saffron risotto
Braised lentils vinaigrette, potato and porcini croquets
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Set cream hearts, black cherries, kirsch
Chocolate tart, Dundee marmalade and brown bread ice cream
Flaming baked Alaska for two to share
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Organic Union coffee and truffles


LIVE ACOUSTIC MUSIC
EUPHONIC
7pm-Valentines Day
Sunday 14th February

Champagne offer:
Each couple can upgrade their glasses of champagne for a bottle for an extra £24. (Normally priced at £34.85 per bottle)

Friday, 1 January 2010

NEW YEAR at THE CHEERFUL SOUL

We are closed from 1st January to 14th January (inclusive) and re-open for dinner on Friday 15th January.



Here is a glimps of our new year celebrations...





Wednesday, 30 December 2009

NEW YEARS EVE at THE CHEERFUL SOUL

NEW YEARS EVE AT THE CHEERFUL SOUL
£45 per head
Champagne cocktail and canapés
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Terrine of Abingdon goose, bramley apple, sourdough toast
Beetroot panna cotta, marinated beets, Laverstoke Park buffalo mozzarella
Sweet potato and smoked paprika soup
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Smoked bacon wrapped diver caught scallop, pearl barley risotto
Twice baked Barkham blue soufflé, green tea raisins, hazelnuts
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Seared lamb noissette, potato cake, black winter cabbage
Gruyere and slow cooked onion tart, wilted spinach, roast chestnuts
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We have two slightly boozy but completely delicious deserts to choose from pick one and enjoy the surprise:
After dinner liquor
After dinner cocktail
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Organic Union coffee, petit fours