Hand and Flowers menu what to go for?
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So I'm off to the Hand and Flowers on Friday for my 40th Birthday and have been studying the menu but can't decide on my three courses. So what would you go for?
I'm tempted by the slow cooked Duck for the main
The Hand &Flowers
STARTERS
Demi “En Croute” of Whole Baby Truffle with Foie Gras and Port £18.50
Blowtorched Scottish Scallop with Warm Roast Chicken Bouillon,
Morels, Nasturtium and Apple. £15.00
Crispy Pig’s Head with Artichoke, Pancetta and Chickweed. £9.00
Cornish Crab Ravioli, Roast Calçot Onion, Toasted Allium Seed and Duck Liver Dressing £15.00
Salmon Tartare with Poppy Seed Crackers. £9.50
Pork and Mushroom Terrine with Dill, Pickles and Toasted Sourdough. £10.95
Parsley Soup with Smoked Eel, Bacon and Cheddar Tortellini. £8.50
Parfait of Duck and Foie Gras with Orange Chutney and Toasted Brioche. £11.50
Glazed Omelette of Smoked Haddock and Parmesan. £10.50
Moules Marinières with Warm Stout and Brown Bread. £9.50
MAINS
Slow Cooked Duck Breast with Savoy Cabbage, Duck Fat Chips and Gravy. £27.50
Tenderloin of Wiltshire Pork with Pickled Mustard Leaf,
Malt Glazed Cheek, Garlic Sausage and Potato Dauphine. £25.50
Lemon Sole “Grenobloise” with Noisette Hollandaise and Poultry Reduction. £24.00
Essex Lamb “Bun” with Sweetbreads and Salsa Verde. £25.00
Cornish Red Mullet with Beef Dripping, Oxtail and Bay Leaf Dressing. £23.50
Fillet of Lancashire Beef with Hand and Flowers Chips, and Béarnaise Sauce. £34.00
Loin of Cotswold Venison with Hispi Cabbage, Swiss Chard “Farci” and Rye Bread Sauce. £28.50
Wiltshire Wood Pigeon and Foie Gras “Pie” with Charred English Lettuce. £25.00
Please be aware that some of the meats and fish are served medium rare. Some dishes may contain nuts.
SIDES
All at £4.00
Hand & Flowers Chips
Winter Leaves with English Dressing
Bucksum Curly Kale with Crispy Ham Hock
Pomme Boulangère
Buttered January King Cabbage
Crushed Swede with Cracked Black Pepper
Broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce and Toasted Hazelnuts
DESSERTS
(All at £9.50)
Selection of Cheese Served with Grape Chutney. £11.00
Tonka Bean Panna Cotta, with Poached Rhubarb,
Ginger Wine Jelly and Rhubarb Sorbet.
Warm Sesame Pudding with Green Tea Sorbet, Crème Fraîche and Maple.
Glazed Apple Tart with Burnt Milk Ice Cream.
Warm Pistachio Sponge Cake with Melon Sorbet and Marzipan.
Vanilla Crème Brulée.
Hand & Flowers Chocolate and Ale Cake with Salted Caramel and Muscovado Ice Cream.
Banana Soufflé with Gingerbread Custard and Yoghurt Ice Cream.
(Cooked to order)
I'm tempted by the slow cooked Duck for the main
The Hand &Flowers
STARTERS
Demi “En Croute” of Whole Baby Truffle with Foie Gras and Port £18.50
Blowtorched Scottish Scallop with Warm Roast Chicken Bouillon,
Morels, Nasturtium and Apple. £15.00
Crispy Pig’s Head with Artichoke, Pancetta and Chickweed. £9.00
Cornish Crab Ravioli, Roast Calçot Onion, Toasted Allium Seed and Duck Liver Dressing £15.00
Salmon Tartare with Poppy Seed Crackers. £9.50
Pork and Mushroom Terrine with Dill, Pickles and Toasted Sourdough. £10.95
Parsley Soup with Smoked Eel, Bacon and Cheddar Tortellini. £8.50
Parfait of Duck and Foie Gras with Orange Chutney and Toasted Brioche. £11.50
Glazed Omelette of Smoked Haddock and Parmesan. £10.50
Moules Marinières with Warm Stout and Brown Bread. £9.50
MAINS
Slow Cooked Duck Breast with Savoy Cabbage, Duck Fat Chips and Gravy. £27.50
Tenderloin of Wiltshire Pork with Pickled Mustard Leaf,
Malt Glazed Cheek, Garlic Sausage and Potato Dauphine. £25.50
Lemon Sole “Grenobloise” with Noisette Hollandaise and Poultry Reduction. £24.00
Essex Lamb “Bun” with Sweetbreads and Salsa Verde. £25.00
Cornish Red Mullet with Beef Dripping, Oxtail and Bay Leaf Dressing. £23.50
Fillet of Lancashire Beef with Hand and Flowers Chips, and Béarnaise Sauce. £34.00
Loin of Cotswold Venison with Hispi Cabbage, Swiss Chard “Farci” and Rye Bread Sauce. £28.50
Wiltshire Wood Pigeon and Foie Gras “Pie” with Charred English Lettuce. £25.00
Please be aware that some of the meats and fish are served medium rare. Some dishes may contain nuts.
SIDES
All at £4.00
Hand & Flowers Chips
Winter Leaves with English Dressing
Bucksum Curly Kale with Crispy Ham Hock
Pomme Boulangère
Buttered January King Cabbage
Crushed Swede with Cracked Black Pepper
Broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce and Toasted Hazelnuts
DESSERTS
(All at £9.50)
Selection of Cheese Served with Grape Chutney. £11.00
Tonka Bean Panna Cotta, with Poached Rhubarb,
Ginger Wine Jelly and Rhubarb Sorbet.
Warm Sesame Pudding with Green Tea Sorbet, Crème Fraîche and Maple.
Glazed Apple Tart with Burnt Milk Ice Cream.
Warm Pistachio Sponge Cake with Melon Sorbet and Marzipan.
Vanilla Crème Brulée.
Hand & Flowers Chocolate and Ale Cake with Salted Caramel and Muscovado Ice Cream.
Banana Soufflé with Gingerbread Custard and Yoghurt Ice Cream.
(Cooked to order)
Melman Giraffe said:
So I'm off to the Hand and Flowers on Friday for my 40th Birthday and have been studying the menu but can't decide on my three courses. So what would you go for?
I'm tempted by the slow cooked Duck for the main
The Hand &Flowers
STARTERS
Demi “En Croute” of Whole Baby Truffle with Foie Gras and Port £18.50
Blowtorched Scottish Scallop with Warm Roast Chicken Bouillon,
Morels, Nasturtium and Apple. £15.00
Crispy Pig’s Head with Artichoke, Pancetta and Chickweed. £9.00
Cornish Crab Ravioli, Roast Calçot Onion, Toasted Allium Seed and Duck Liver Dressing £15.00
Salmon Tartare with Poppy Seed Crackers. £9.50
Pork and Mushroom Terrine with Dill, Pickles and Toasted Sourdough. £10.95
Parsley Soup with Smoked Eel, Bacon and Cheddar Tortellini. £8.50
Parfait of Duck and Foie Gras with Orange Chutney and Toasted Brioche. £11.50
Glazed Omelette of Smoked Haddock and Parmesan. £10.50
Moules Marinières with Warm Stout and Brown Bread. £9.50
MAINS
Slow Cooked Duck Breast with Savoy Cabbage, Duck Fat Chips and Gravy. £27.50
Tenderloin of Wiltshire Pork with Pickled Mustard Leaf,
Malt Glazed Cheek, Garlic Sausage and Potato Dauphine. £25.50
Lemon Sole “Grenobloise” with Noisette Hollandaise and Poultry Reduction. £24.00
Essex Lamb “Bun” with Sweetbreads and Salsa Verde. £25.00
Cornish Red Mullet with Beef Dripping, Oxtail and Bay Leaf Dressing. £23.50
Fillet of Lancashire Beef with Hand and Flowers Chips, and Béarnaise Sauce. £34.00
Loin of Cotswold Venison with Hispi Cabbage, Swiss Chard “Farci” and Rye Bread Sauce. £28.50
Wiltshire Wood Pigeon and Foie Gras “Pie” with Charred English Lettuce. £25.00
Please be aware that some of the meats and fish are served medium rare. Some dishes may contain nuts.
SIDES
All at £4.00
Hand & Flowers Chips
Winter Leaves with English Dressing
Bucksum Curly Kale with Crispy Ham Hock
Pomme Boulangère
Buttered January King Cabbage
Crushed Swede with Cracked Black Pepper
Broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce and Toasted Hazelnuts
DESSERTS
(All at £9.50)
Selection of Cheese Served with Grape Chutney. £11.00
Tonka Bean Panna Cotta, with Poached Rhubarb,
Ginger Wine Jelly and Rhubarb Sorbet.
Warm Sesame Pudding with Green Tea Sorbet, Crème Fraîche and Maple.
Glazed Apple Tart with Burnt Milk Ice Cream.
Warm Pistachio Sponge Cake with Melon Sorbet and Marzipan.
Vanilla Crème Brulée.
Hand & Flowers Chocolate and Ale Cake with Salted Caramel and Muscovado Ice Cream.
Banana Soufflé with Gingerbread Custard and Yoghurt Ice Cream.
(Cooked to order)
And the Cheese.I'm tempted by the slow cooked Duck for the main
The Hand &Flowers
STARTERS
Demi “En Croute” of Whole Baby Truffle with Foie Gras and Port £18.50
Blowtorched Scottish Scallop with Warm Roast Chicken Bouillon,
Morels, Nasturtium and Apple. £15.00
Crispy Pig’s Head with Artichoke, Pancetta and Chickweed. £9.00
Cornish Crab Ravioli, Roast Calçot Onion, Toasted Allium Seed and Duck Liver Dressing £15.00
Salmon Tartare with Poppy Seed Crackers. £9.50
Pork and Mushroom Terrine with Dill, Pickles and Toasted Sourdough. £10.95
Parsley Soup with Smoked Eel, Bacon and Cheddar Tortellini. £8.50
Parfait of Duck and Foie Gras with Orange Chutney and Toasted Brioche. £11.50
Glazed Omelette of Smoked Haddock and Parmesan. £10.50
Moules Marinières with Warm Stout and Brown Bread. £9.50
MAINS
Slow Cooked Duck Breast with Savoy Cabbage, Duck Fat Chips and Gravy. £27.50
Tenderloin of Wiltshire Pork with Pickled Mustard Leaf,
Malt Glazed Cheek, Garlic Sausage and Potato Dauphine. £25.50
Lemon Sole “Grenobloise” with Noisette Hollandaise and Poultry Reduction. £24.00
Essex Lamb “Bun” with Sweetbreads and Salsa Verde. £25.00
Cornish Red Mullet with Beef Dripping, Oxtail and Bay Leaf Dressing. £23.50
Fillet of Lancashire Beef with Hand and Flowers Chips, and Béarnaise Sauce. £34.00
Loin of Cotswold Venison with Hispi Cabbage, Swiss Chard “Farci” and Rye Bread Sauce. £28.50
Wiltshire Wood Pigeon and Foie Gras “Pie” with Charred English Lettuce. £25.00
Please be aware that some of the meats and fish are served medium rare. Some dishes may contain nuts.
SIDES
All at £4.00
Hand & Flowers Chips
Winter Leaves with English Dressing
Bucksum Curly Kale with Crispy Ham Hock
Pomme Boulangère
Buttered January King Cabbage
Crushed Swede with Cracked Black Pepper
Broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce and Toasted Hazelnuts
DESSERTS
(All at £9.50)
Selection of Cheese Served with Grape Chutney. £11.00
Tonka Bean Panna Cotta, with Poached Rhubarb,
Ginger Wine Jelly and Rhubarb Sorbet.
Warm Sesame Pudding with Green Tea Sorbet, Crème Fraîche and Maple.
Glazed Apple Tart with Burnt Milk Ice Cream.
Warm Pistachio Sponge Cake with Melon Sorbet and Marzipan.
Vanilla Crème Brulée.
Hand & Flowers Chocolate and Ale Cake with Salted Caramel and Muscovado Ice Cream.
Banana Soufflé with Gingerbread Custard and Yoghurt Ice Cream.
(Cooked to order)
Seriously though, wtf is this obsession with calling things "Hand & Flowers" before the item? Its all from the same pub, so its all "Hand & Flowers" surely?
I'd like to know the difference between duck fat chips and "Hand and Flowers" chips, both are on the menu.
Enjoy, it sounds lovely thoughm I could pick 5 different meals off that menu.
Glazed Omelette of Smoked Haddock and Parmesan. £10.50
Essex Lamb “Bun” with Sweetbreads and Salsa Verde. £25.00
Vanilla Crème Brulée.
I love the omlette, I've had it several times. The others I don't think I've tried before but I do love a creme brulee. The Chips are brilliant, so have them as a side.
I like a nice crisp Riesling with the starter.
Essex Lamb “Bun” with Sweetbreads and Salsa Verde. £25.00
Vanilla Crème Brulée.
I love the omlette, I've had it several times. The others I don't think I've tried before but I do love a creme brulee. The Chips are brilliant, so have them as a side.
I like a nice crisp Riesling with the starter.
It's a very nice place, though I really struggle to figure out what makes it two stars. The food is good, but very filling! It's just a friendly pub at the end of the day. We went shortly after Tom won the Great British Menu the second time around with the Pork - that was fantastic, it must have been a couple of months before it got awarded the second star.
I didn't find the starter of the duck parfait that good, it didn't really go well with the brioche toast. It was so sweet it should have been a pudding!
I would definitely go for the duck if went again for main, as it does look tasty and it did win the great british menu,
My girlfriend had the pistachio sponge Cake with Melon Sorbet and Marzipan I think, that was great. They don't seem to do the chocolate tart I had.
I didn't find the starter of the duck parfait that good, it didn't really go well with the brioche toast. It was so sweet it should have been a pudding!
I would definitely go for the duck if went again for main, as it does look tasty and it did win the great british menu,
My girlfriend had the pistachio sponge Cake with Melon Sorbet and Marzipan I think, that was great. They don't seem to do the chocolate tart I had.
We went last week for our anniversary. It was wonderful!
I had the tuffle to start - if you like them it was supurb, possibly them nicest dish i have ever eaten. My wife had the moules which were also very good
For main i had pork which was very good but I was looking forward to the venison which was not on when we were there. My wife had the steak which basically a big hunk of meat almost crust like on the outside but still wonderful and tender in the middle. The duck fat chips are sublime.
We shared a cheese platter and rhubarb panacota for dessert. We were both dissapointed with the cheeses as they really were not to our tastes, mostly too extreme in taste but its personal preference after all. The Panacota was wonderful, it was a realy pretty dish and tasted great too.
Overall i was really pleased with the experience, not so sure on the rooms which I thought expensive for what you got but food wise I thought it was wonderful.
I had the tuffle to start - if you like them it was supurb, possibly them nicest dish i have ever eaten. My wife had the moules which were also very good
For main i had pork which was very good but I was looking forward to the venison which was not on when we were there. My wife had the steak which basically a big hunk of meat almost crust like on the outside but still wonderful and tender in the middle. The duck fat chips are sublime.
We shared a cheese platter and rhubarb panacota for dessert. We were both dissapointed with the cheeses as they really were not to our tastes, mostly too extreme in taste but its personal preference after all. The Panacota was wonderful, it was a realy pretty dish and tasted great too.
Overall i was really pleased with the experience, not so sure on the rooms which I thought expensive for what you got but food wise I thought it was wonderful.
mike325112 said:
We went last week for our anniversary. It was wonderful!
I had the tuffle to start - if you like them it was supurb, possibly them nicest dish i have ever eaten. My wife had the moules which were also very good
For main i had pork which was very good but I was looking forward to the venison which was not on when we were there. My wife had the steak which basically a big hunk of meat almost crust like on the outside but still wonderful and tender in the middle. The duck fat chips are sublime.
We shared a cheese platter and rhubarb panacota for dessert. We were both dissapointed with the cheeses as they really were not to our tastes, mostly too extreme in taste but its personal preference after all. The Panacota was wonderful, it was a realy pretty dish and tasted great too.
Overall i was really pleased with the experience, not so sure on the rooms which I thought expensive for what you got but food wise I thought it was wonderful.
Great news, roll on fridayI had the tuffle to start - if you like them it was supurb, possibly them nicest dish i have ever eaten. My wife had the moules which were also very good
For main i had pork which was very good but I was looking forward to the venison which was not on when we were there. My wife had the steak which basically a big hunk of meat almost crust like on the outside but still wonderful and tender in the middle. The duck fat chips are sublime.
We shared a cheese platter and rhubarb panacota for dessert. We were both dissapointed with the cheeses as they really were not to our tastes, mostly too extreme in taste but its personal preference after all. The Panacota was wonderful, it was a realy pretty dish and tasted great too.
Overall i was really pleased with the experience, not so sure on the rooms which I thought expensive for what you got but food wise I thought it was wonderful.
I'm lucky as one of my mates is a chef there 
When I went last time he recommended either the duck or the venison, I went for the venison with ox tongue and it was lovely. Missus had the duck which was also fantastic.
Didn't think much of the white bait tbh, the scallops were nice as a starter, but not mind blowing like the main and desert! I think the desert was the the Creme Brulee, oh and we had a melon sorbet at some point, i think that was during lunch (we had lunch and dinner
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When I went last time he recommended either the duck or the venison, I went for the venison with ox tongue and it was lovely. Missus had the duck which was also fantastic.
Didn't think much of the white bait tbh, the scallops were nice as a starter, but not mind blowing like the main and desert! I think the desert was the the Creme Brulee, oh and we had a melon sorbet at some point, i think that was during lunch (we had lunch and dinner
)shirt said:
oddly nothing really grabbed me from that menu, but my choice would be:
Moules Marinières with Warm Stout and Brown Bread. £9.50
Malt Glazed Cheek, Garlic Sausage and Potato Dauphine. £25.50
Hand & Flowers Chocolate and Ale Cake with Salted Caramel and Muscovado Ice Cream.
No Cheese course?Moules Marinières with Warm Stout and Brown Bread. £9.50
Malt Glazed Cheek, Garlic Sausage and Potato Dauphine. £25.50
Hand & Flowers Chocolate and Ale Cake with Salted Caramel and Muscovado Ice Cream.
Got to have some cheese and port
So watching Tom Kerridge on the TV and he says it's the only pub with Michelin stars. So, I guess I can just stroll in for a couple of pints and read the paper? Yet people seem delighted to have been able to book a table so is there a drinking area or is it all restaurant? 
Edited by RichB on Tuesday 22 October 11:03
It's the only pub with '2' Michelin stars. But yes, there is a tiny bar (4 stools?) you can have a pint at without eating. Also, it's only really weekend sittings that are tricky to get into ... we've frequently wandered in on a weekday night and got a table on the spot.
ETA We've also been turned away, a lot
ETA We've also been turned away, a lot
Edited by bigandclever on Tuesday 22 October 09:44
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