Christmas at the Open Arms Hotel
It is impossible to say exactly HOW Christmas will be this year, but we sincerely hope we shall have the opportunity of welcoming you for a Pre-Christmas meal.
At the moment you may meet as two households, but not more than six people. With the move to Level 2 we may now serve dinner, but guests MUST be out of the hotel by 8.00pm.
Lunch hours are 12 noon until 2.00pm. Dinner will be served from 5.00 p.m. until last orders at 6.15pm.
Between 1st December to 24th December we are open from lunch on a Wednesday to and inclusive of lunch on a Sunday each week.
A glass of wine or drink may now be served to table.
SPECIAL PRE-CHRISTMAS STAY OVER OFFER!
Why not consider our ‘STAY OVER TO HELP US TICK OVER’ offer for pre-Christmas?
(see below)
Think of the pleasure of dining in the comfort of the restaurant, enjoying coffee in the lounges with our sparkling trees and bright fires before retiring to a comfy bed after a rather delicious dinner!! What could be more relaxing in these fraught times?
Please Note: we are fully booked on Christmas day.
PRE-CHRISTMAS MENU 2020
Lunch: Two Courses £21.95; Three Courses £23.95
Dinner: Two Courses £23.95; Three Courses £25.95
The menu offers the best of both worlds – Christmas and parts of our normal menu and you can choose two or three courses as always. Whether you are coming for a pre-Christmas outing or a lunch with friends or family we trust you will enjoy the delicious dishes the Chefs have prepared.
STARTER
Chef’s Home-Made Soup of the Day
Salad of Roasted Butternut Squash,
Blue cheese, Walnut, Beetroot Chips, Sage Dressing.
Smoked Duck Breast
with a Beetroot and Pomegranate Salad with Red Wine and Plum Puree.
Mixed Melon and Prawns
bound in Lightly Spiced Marie Rose Sauce.
(If you wish only Melon or Prawns, please advise your server.)
Haggis Wellington with Clapshot Puree,
Tomato, Mustard Seed and Caramelised Onion Relish (available with Vegetarian Haggis).
Smoked Salmon and Caper Terrine,
Lemon Cream Cheese Mousse, Hand-Made Oatcakes.
MAIN COURSE
Roast East Lothian Turkey
with all the Trimmings.
Slow Braised Blade of John Gilmour’s Border Beef,
Caramelised Shallots, Carrot Puree, Fondant Potatoes, Whole Grain Jus.
Pan-Fried Salmon Fillet
with White Wine Cream Sauce, Hassel Back Potatoes, Spinach and Cauliflower Puree.
Breast of Gosford Estate Chicken
Stuffed with Haggis, wrapped in Smoked Bacon served with Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Creamed Cracked Green Peppercorn, Wild Chestnut Mushrooms and Spinach.
8oz Border Beef Sirloin Steak
served with Battered Onion Rings, Roasted Plum Tomato, Mash OR New Potatoes OR Hand-Cut Chips with a choice of Blue Cheese Sauce, Sauce Diane or Green peppercorn Sauce.
(Supplement £4.95)
Sweet Potato, Red Pepper Chickpea Fritter,
Spiced Celeriac and Radish Salad, Cherry Tomato Salsa.
Filter Coffee or Tea
and Mints.
DESSERT
Christmas Pudding
with Brandy Sauce.
Brioche Bread and Butter Pudding,
Whisky Caramel, Honey Ice Cream.
Chocolate and Drambuie Crème Brulee
with Orange Shortbread.
Winter Berry Cheesecake
served with Fruit of the Forest Ice Cream.
Selection of Doddington’s Ice Cream or Sorbet.
Selection of Scottish Cheese,
Christmas Chutney and Hand-Made Oatcakes.
TEA & COFFEE
Filter Coffee or Tea
and Mini Mince Pie.
Pre-Christmas Stay Over Offer 2020
Special Pre-Christmas Stay Over Offers!
Glass of Mulled Wine with Mince Pie on Arrival; Glass of Open Arms Fizz before or with dinner; (Both of the above will be served to your room if we are not allowed to sell alcohol in the restaurant); Three Course Dinner (see menu opposite) inclusive of Tea or Filter Coffee; Bed and Breakfast
£165.00 per room (two people sharing) £110.00 for single accommodation
Stay a further night Dinner, Bed and Breakfast for £135.00 per room (two people sharing.) £95.00 single accommodation.
OPENING TIMES
We are closed each Sunday from 5.00pm and every Monday and Tuesday between 1st – 24th December. We open at 10.00am each Wednesday.
The full hotel closes on Christmas Eve at 3.00pm
On Christmas Day at 4.00pm and is closed all day on Boxing
Day and Sunday 27th December.
Should unforeseen circumstances arise, menu content may vary.
