CHRISTMAS AT BEST WESTERN PLUS GRIM’S DYKE HOTEL 2014 Christmas at Grim’s Dyke has been a family tradition for many years. It is a wonderful time in the house. The tasteful Christmas decorations, the jolly music and the scent of the Christmas trees make the hotel a very special place. We offer fine food and wine, top class entertainment and lots of fun & laughter. This year we have some of our favourite events and some new. We this we have something for everyone. From an Italian Opera to a Gilbert & Sullivan Opera to an 80’s Disco From Monday 1st December onwards our Christmas Menu will be available in the Gilbert’s Restaurant. Monday to Friday, Set 2-Course Lunch or Dinner with Christmas novelties… Monday to Friday, Set 3-Course Lunch or Dinner with Christmas novelties… Tea or Coffee with Mince Pies… Saturday Night, Set 3-Course Menu with Christmas novelties... Sunday Lunch, Set 3-Course Menu with Christmas novelties... Sunday Dinner, Set 3-Course Dinner with Christmas novelties…

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Gilberts Restaurant Opening Times Monday to Friday Breakfast 7am – 10am Lunch 12:30pm –2pm (last orders)| Dinner 7pm – 9:30pm Saturday Dinner 7pm – 9:30pm Sunday Lunch 12:30pm – 3pm | Dinner 7pm – 9pm Please note; last reservations are 15 minutes before closing time BEST WESTERN PLUS Grim’s Dyke Hotel Old Redding, Harrow Weald, Middlesex HA3 6SH (Sat Nav: HA3 6SE) 02083853100 | [email protected] | www.grimsdyke.com

Special exclusive events in a private room please call 020 8385 3100 or e-mail [email protected] if you would like to enquire about a holding a private event at the Hotel. Book 22 guests or more for your private room from £24.95 per person

Special Christmas Wine Promotion | Pre-order, pre-pay for your wine Choose from our ‘Special Christmas Online Wine List’ Champagne at 25% off when you pre-pay

Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner (CD)| Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Dinner (CD) Boogie Nights Disco Dinner (CD) | Jingle Bells Magic Show Dinner (CD) An Evening with Rock, Pop & Swing (CD) | The Italian Quartet Opera Dinner (CD) Cream Tea with Piano Music | NSPCC Carol Concert | Christmas Day Lunch Boxing Day Champagne Cream Tea | Christmas Lunch Leak & Potato Soup (v) or Home cured Salmon Gravadlax With beetroot tart and horseradish cream or Twice baked Goats Cheese Soufflé (v) With poached pear & walnut and a micro cress salad And then.... Pear Sorbet (v) And then.... Traditional Roast Norfolk Turkey With stuffing, chipolatas wrapped in bacon, roast potatoes, roasted parsnips with honey and mustard, buttered brussels, glazed carrots and braised red cabbage or Beef Stew with Thyme & Caraway seed dumplings Cream potatoes and braised red cabbage or Pan roasted fillet of Sea Bass With caper dressing and shitake mushrooms, Cream potatoes, green beans and courgettes or Pumpkin & Walnut with Feta Filo Tart (v) With lemon & onion butter sauce And then... Traditional Christmas pudding (v) With rum sauce or Baileys Crème Brûlée (v) or Black Forest Roulade (v) or Clementine Sorbet (v) With Macerated Clementines And then...

Tea or Coffee & Mince Pies This menu is also our 2-Course set Menu and 3-Course set Menu in Gilbert’s Restaurant (without sorbet course) (v) = Vegetarian ingredients | Please be aware nuts are used in our Kitchen

Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Fancy yourself as another Poirot or Miss Marple? See our Christmas plot unfold as it’s played out in period costume... and then decide ‘who done it!’ This fun filled evening with delicious Christmas Turkey is a fabulous way to begin the Christmas season. Three dates to choose from but only one weapon… your knife and fork. Dates: Time: Place: Includes:

Thursday 4th, Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th December 7 for 7:30pm, Carriages at 11pm Reception in the Main House Lobby and The Library Bar *4-Course Christmas Dinner, Wine and Entertainment with The Murder Mystery Cast of professional Comedic Actors Dress Code: Smart, Festive and Eccentric, 1920’s and 30’s theme or whatever you fancy! Price: £59 NB: Pre-orders for your meal on the night are required by the Sunday 30 th November 2014. Menu on page 1

NSPCC Annual Carol Concert Listen & Sing along to popular carols and entertaining Christmas stories. All ticket sales will go the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. This annual event is a must! Bring the family, children under 12 free of charge. Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Mulled Wine and Mince Pies served in the interval at discounted prices.

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Monday 22nd December 6pm until 8pm Music Room Concert Smart £10 (100% of the ticket sales go to the NSPCC)

Afternoon Cream Tea with Live Pianist playing our Holiday Favourites Paul Jaffa entertains on the Baby Grand Piano in the Music Room Dates: Time: Place: Includes:

Sunday 7th, Sunday 14th and Monday 22nd December Bookings available from 1pm, last booking at 3:30pm The Music Room Full Cream Tea per person; Open Sandwich of Smoked Salmon on homemade bread, open sandwich of egg & cress on homemade bread, cream cheese and cucumber finger sandwich, homemade fruit scone &

plain scone with clotted cream and jam, 3 homemade tea fancies and tea or coffee or fruit juice. Live Piano Entertainment. Dress Code: Smart Price: £19.95 Boxing Day Champagne Cream Tea Celebrate Christmas Day being a success or thank someone for a wonderful time, with a Cream Tea on Boxing Day. Champagne served at your table, followed by sumptuous Scones, Cream & Jam. Date: Time: Includes: Dress Code: Price:

Friday 26th December Bookings available from 1pm, last booking at 3:30pm Special Full Cream Tea Menu Smart (Best dressed couple will win an overnight stay in January ‘15) £29 Boxing Day Afternoon Cream Tea Menu Glass of Prosecco Open Smoked Salmon on home-made walnut & raisin bread Open sandwich of egg & cress on home-made white bread Cream cheese and cucumber finger sandwich Pastrami & Dill Pickle, Rye bread finger sandwich Deep-fried Brie with Cranberry Home-made fruit scone & plain scone with clotted cream and jam Black Forest Roulade, Sherry Trifle, Chocolate Éclair, Batten Berg Tea or Coffee or Fruit juice.

Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Dinner Enjoy a 4-Course Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings, whilst being entertained by The Grim’s Dyke Opera Company. Two of our favourite G&S Operas with a Christmas twist. Date:

Sunday 7th December: The Pirates of Penzance and Sunday 14th December: Iolanthe Time: 7 for 7:30pm, Carriages at 11pm Includes: *4-Course Christmas dinner, Full costumed performance Dress Code: Black Tie or Smart Suit Price: £62.50 NB: Pre-orders for your meal on the night are required by the Sunday 30th November 2014. Menu on page 1

Italian Quartet Opera Dinner If you like Pavarotti, Bocelli, Domingo and Operas like Carmen and Madama Butterly then you will adore this evening. The wonderful singers of Opera Estatico will entertain us in two Acts and we’ll enjoy an excellent Christmas Dinner in the interval. We invite you to visit their website www.operaestatico.com

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Sunday 21st December 7 for 7:30pm, Carriages at 11pm *4-Course Christmas dinner and Opera Quartet Black Tie or Smart Suit £62.50

NB: Pre-orders for your meal on the night are required by the Sunday 30 th November 2014. Menu on page 1

Jingle Bells Magic Show Dinner John Bullied is a member of the Magic Circle. His close-up magic is astounding and his charm and humour makes for a fun and relaxed atmosphere. After Dinner he will dazzle us with a stage show and then we’ll dance the night away with a disco, this full evening is perfect for a group of 4 or more. Please book now because places for this event will disappear. Date: Time: Includes:

Tuesday 16th December 7 for 7:30pm, Carriages at midnight *4-Course Christmas Dinner, Close-Up Table Magician, a 45 minute Stage Magic Show and Disco Dress Code: Smart Price: £59 NB: Pre-orders for your meal on the night are required by the Sunday 30 th November 2014. Menu on page 1

An Evening of Rock, Pop, Swing and Musical Theatre with Craig Berry. Craig Berry Entertains with his dynamic voice and snappy wit, while we enjoy a 4-Course Meal in The Music Room. This is a fun evening of ‘old school’ live entertainment, how a ‘Night Club’ should be! Date: Time: Includes: Dress Code: Price:

Wednesday 17th December 7 for 7:30pm, Carriages at midnight Entertainment and a *4-Course Christmas Dinner Smart £45

NB: Pre-orders for your meal on the night are required by the Sunday 30 th November 2014. Menu on page 1

‘The Great Escape’ Dinner Bed & Breakfast Festive Package Do you want to escape the normal Christmas frenzy at home or are you visiting family and friends in the area? Our Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Package for only £74.50 per night, per person, might be just ‘what you’re looking for’. (£74.50 based on two sharing a room including dinner and breakfast, minimum of 3 night stay for this package)

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Wednesday 24th December Check in from 3pm, Dinner at 7 for 7:30pm, breakfast from 7am 3 Nights’ accommodation, Winter Warmer Dinner (eg. Beef Stew etc), English and / or Continental Breakfast and a Christmas hamper

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£447 for two guests based on two people sharing a room £345 Single Occupancy

‘Boogie Nights’ 70 & 80’s Disco Dinner Our Christmas Discos are the most popular events, so please don’t delay in booking. A cocktail on arrival to set the mood and then a delicious 4-Course Menu with dancing to follow. Dates: Time: Includes: Dress Code: Price:

Wednesday 10th, Thursday 18th and Tuesday 23rd December 7 for 7:30pm, Carriages at midnight Arrival Cocktail, *4-Course Christmas Dinner, Disco DJ Smart or Festive and Eccentric, 70’s, 80’s or whatever you fancy! £39

NB: Pre-orders for your meal on the night are required by the Sunday 30 th November 2014. Menu on page 1

Christmas Day Lunch Christmas is such a special time for the ones that we love. On Christmas Day Grim’s Dyke looks so beautiful with decorations and Christmas Trees. The Christmas Day feast will be served in three rooms. Choose from, The Gilberts Restaurant, The Music Room or The Drawing Room. NB: The Music Room is on the first floor, The Gilbert’s Restaurant has easy access parking and The Drawing Room has a beautiful view of the croquet lawn.

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Thursday 25th December Pink Sparkling Wine on arrival, 5-Course Christmas Menu, a visit from Father Christmas, a gift for under 12’s Time: Music Room & Gilberts Restaurant: 12:30pm or 1pm or 1:30pm Drawing Room: 1:30pm or 2pm Dress Code: Smart Price: £99 Adults, £75 under 12’s NB: Pre-orders for your meal on the day are required by the Sunday 30th November 2014. Menu below (If you would prefer an alternative dish to the third course please let us know)

Christmas Day Lunch Menu Chefs selection of Canapés And then.... Creamy Leek & Potato Soup (v) And then.... Salmon Assiette Home-cured Gravadlax, Smoked Salmon Roulade, Salmon & Dill Fish Cake And then...

Pear Sorbet And then... Traditional Roast Norfolk Turkey With stuffing, chipolatas wrapped in bacon, roast potatoes, roasted parsnips with honey and mustard, buttered brussels, glazed carrots and braised red cabbage Or Filet of Scotch Beef With wild mushroom gratin and port wine jus, server with Dauphinoise potato roasted parsnips with honey and mustard, buttered brussels, glazed carrots and braised red cabbage Or Pan-roasted Sea Bass with Crab Beignet With fennel, lemon and capers Creamed Potato, Courgettes, Shitake Mushrooms, Green Beans, Fennel Puree Or Pan-roasted Gnocchi (v) With butternut squash and baby spinach Roast potatoes, roasted parsnips with honey and mustard, buttered brussels, glazed carrots and braised red cabbage And then... Dessert Assiette Christmas Pudding, Lemon & Clementine Tart and Blackforest Roulade And then... Tea or Coffee & Mince Pies