Festive guide
Introduction Dear Guest, Christmas: when the best things in the world are not in the material objects you can buy from the shops, but in the memories we make with the people that we love. Let us, here at the Dowans, help you create some of those memories that will stay with you forever. Whether it is a lunch with work colleagues, festive dinners with family, festive afternoon tea with friends or intimate dinners for two, we have all you could need and more for this festive season to be the best yet. Read on for information on all of our events, starting with our annual fireworks in aid of Aberlour Child Care Trust on November 28th. Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly Merry Christmas Peg Bracken friendly staff, great food and great location 2
Fireworks Night Saturday 28th November 5.00pm 5 entry Adults Children Go Free Proceeds to the Aberlour Care Trust Entry Donation entitles the guests to entry into the Raffle, and also Mince Pie and Mulled Wine or Candy Canes and Juice for Kids Live Music from the Rinnes Rollers Festive Cocktails available Festive Gatherings Christmas: When you say hello to strangers and goodbye with friends Anonymous Festive Gatherings at The Dowans Homemade Soup of the Moment, Freshly Made Bread Smoked Chicken & Pheasant Terrine, Pear Chutney Duo of Scottish Smoked Salmon, Homemade Oatcake, Beetroot Reduction Warm Salad of Spinach, Beetroot, Goats Cheese and Candied Walnuts Chestnut, Mushroom & Thyme Pithivier, Winter Greens Roast Turkey, Traditional Trimmings Parma Ham Wrapped Cod Loin, Pine Nut & Cranberry Stuffing, Sage Butter, Chanteray Carrots Ballindalloch Venison Casserole Christmas Pudding, Brandy Cream Clementine Posset, Cranberry Compôte, Honey Madeleines Chocolate Mousse Cake, Homemade Ginger Ice Cream Scottish Cheeses, Chutney, Oatcakes 21.95 2 Courses/ 26.95 3 Courses Includes Tea/Coffee, Mince Pies Call to book: 01340 871-488 or email enquiries@dowanshotel.com From Monday November 30th Lunch-12 to 2; Dinner-6 to 8.30pm (Sunday-Thursday) or to 9pm (Friday and Saturday) Pre-Orders required for groups of 10 or more (minimum of 3 days in advance) 3
Festive Afternoon Teas Cakes, scones, sandwiches and other sweet bits and bobs are exactly the perfect reason to skip breakfast and lunch and, may we say, what better way to celebrate the run up to Christmas? With the addition of a festive cocktail or a glass of bubbly, why not take the rest of the day off to fully get into the festive spirit?! Traditional 19.50 Festive Cocktail 24.50 Champagne 29.50 Christmas Eve Finished work for the Christmas holidays? Feel like you deserve a well-earned celebration to properly kick-off the Christmas period? Let us be your first port of call so that we can help you to get the party started. Join us from 4.30pm-7pm for a festive cocktail or a glass of bubbly and some seasonal canapés whilst listening to Christmas carols all for 14.50. and don t worry, we won t stop you joining in! Restaurant open 6pm-8.30pm (Special Menu) 4
Christmas Day Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas time Laura Wilder Christmas Day at The Dowans Canapés Celeriac and Blue Cheese Soup, Homemade Bread, Pan Fried Scallops, Curried Parsnip Purée, Parsnip Crisps, Fresh Pomegranate Wild Duck Breast, Rowan Berry Jelly, Seasonal Vegetable Remoulade Homemade Sage Gnocchi, Roasted Salsify, Hazelnut Butter Intermediate Roast Turkey, Traditional Trimmings, Sage and Chestnut Stuffing Camembert & Cranberry Filo Parcel, Root Vegetable Medley, Vegetable & Pearl Barley Broth Fillet of Scotch Beef, Potato Dauphine, Sauce Bordelaise Fillet of Halibut, Lobster Tails, Seafood Bisque & Saffron Crushed Potatoes Trio of Chocolate: Dark Chocolate Mousse, White Chocolate Cheesecake, Milk Chocolate & Pecan Pie, Christmas Pudding, Drambuie Cocktail, Orange Cream, Apple Semi-Freddo, Crumble, Cinnamon Doughnuts, Scottish Cheeses, Quince, Oatcakes 75 per person (Includes a glass of bubbly upon arrival, Tea/Coffee & Mince Pies) Pre-Order required a minimum of 3 days in advance Please arrive no later than 1pm to be sat at 1:30pm Call to book: 01340 871-488 or email enquiries@dowanshotel.com 5
Hogmanay Meal Join us for a specially selected dinner to help ring in the New Year. Quiz from 10pm until 11.30pm (All welcome) Amuse Bouche Pig s Cheek, Polenta, Madeira Jus Beetroot and Horseradish Risotto Scallops, Potato Rosti, Lobster Bisque & Pancetta Crisp Spicy Parsnip Soup, Homemade Bread Rib-eye Steak, Stovies, Roasted Root Vegetables Chestnut, Leek and Blue Cheese Filo Parcel, Wild Mushroom Cream Pheasant and Parma Ham, Braised Red Cabbage, Crushed Potatoes Monkfish with Red Pepper Pesto Crust, Spring Onion Mash, Pernod Sauce Chocolate and Whisky Tart with Cranachan Orange and Passionfruit Pannacotta with Tuile Biscuit Red Wine Poached Pear with Cinnamon Ice Cream Scottish Cheese, Walkers Oatcakes, Chutney 55 per person Pre-Order required a minimum 3 days in advance Please arrive no later than 7pm to be piped down at 7.30pm (Includes Stovies and a Glass of Bubbly or a Dram at the Bells) 6
Hogmanay Package Join us this Hogmanay for a one night s stay to help ring in the New Year. 165 Per Person Check in from 2.30pm. Welcome Mince Pie and Glass of Bubbly/Dram of Whisky at 3.30pm in MBar. Join us again in either Mbar or the Still before being piped down to dinner at 7.30pm. Breakfast is served from 9.30am-11am. New Years Day Brunch Celebrate the beginning of the New Year with us from 12-3pm. From a traditional roast, to buffet table of locally sourced produce, to mouth-watering breakfast items. There s something for all! 7
The Dowans Hotel Dowans Road. Aberlour. AB38 9LS. www.www.dowanshotel.com TEL: 01340 871 488 e: enquiries@dowanshotel.com 8 design and print. mms almac ltd. elgin 01343 551234. keith 01542 886409 info@mms-almac.co.uk. www.mms-almac.co.uk We wish a very Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us at the Dowans #DowansHotel