Mrs Dale’s Tearoom Menu 2018

Who’s Mrs Dale?

Little Moreton Hall is so iconically Tudor, it is easy to forget that this building has a 500 year history as a home. From 1881 to 1908, Ann Dale lived in this part of the building with her family, so we thought this was a fitting space to share images of the Hall’s more recent history with you.

The National trust has been awarded the “Food for Life Catering Mark” by the Soil Association. We have achieved the Bronze award, ensuring food is freshly prepared, ethically sourced and free from trans fats and other nasties. We prepare our food fresh to order for you, so we really appreciate your patience during busy periods. Thank you. If you require any information on allergens please ask a member of the catering team who will be happy to assist you in your choices. As ever, we do our best to cater for your specific needs, so if what you’re looking for is not available please do ask.

All items are subject to availability and inclusive of VAT at 20%

Luncheon Served until 2.00pm Homemade Soup of the Day Made daily using seasonal produce slowly cooked with stock and fresh herbs. Accompanied by bread & butter £5.95

Please see the chalkboard for today’s choice.

Gluten free bread is available on request.

Savoury Tart Baked here every morning… A crisp all-butter pastry base, filled with a rich egg & cream custard and filled with mature Cheddar cheese. Served warm with a colourful mixed salad. £8.95

Please see the chalkboard for today’s choice and any daily specials.

Baked Egg & Spinach Cooked fresh for you… Spinach in butter & cream topped with a free range egg and grated cheese, baked until soft. Accompanied by bread & butter. £7.25 Egg & Bacon Salad A bowl of fresh leaves, salad delights, crispy bacon and a free range boiled egg. Served with crisp toast & salad dressing. £7.25

Our talented team of bakers prepare all the scones, cakes & savouries here at

Little Moreton Hall. Our cheese and butter

Is produced by a tenant farmer from Somerset

Freshly Filled Sandwiches Served all day and made freshly for you… Served on malted brown or white sliced bread with butter, accompanied by a small side salad. We do have gluten free bread available. Corned beef & horseradish mayonnaise £ 5.50 Cheshire cheese & red onion chutney £5.25 Freedom farmed Eggs with free range mayonnaise and watercress. £5.25 Ham & mustard mayonnaise £5.25 Fresh crisp salad & hummus £5.25 Soup & Sandwich A round of sandwiches of your choice accompanied by a cup of homemade soup. £7.50

All of the condiments are served separately So you can choose how much you’d like.

Afternoon Tea Always available at anytime of the day! High Tea A round of sandwiches of your choice served with a slice of homemade cake from the menu, a piece of buttery shortbread accompanied by a pot of tea or coffee. £9.50 A Little Savoury Tea A homemade cheese scone served with a slice of Cheshire cheese & chutney. Accompanied by a pot of tea or coffee. £5.25 A Little Cream Tea A homemade fruit scone “Tiptree” raspberry jam and a pot of “Rodda’s” clotted cream. Accompanied by a pot of tea or coffee £5.25

Our scones are baked to our distinctive recipe

throughout the day .

For the Children Sausage & Beans in a Bun Baked beans and pork sausages served in a bun. £4.95 Children’s Lunch Platter A Raspberry jam or ham sandwich with a bag of Pom-bears, a pack of fun time fruits and a homemade shortbread biscuit. Accompanied by a carton of fair trade apple or orange juice. £5.50

Homemade Cakes Victoria sponge filled with “Tiptree” raspberry jam £3.50 Coffee & Walnut Cake, always popular £3.95 Gin & Lime Cake £3.50 Courgette, lemon & thyme sponge £3.50 (made without gluten-containing products) Fruit scone with jam & clotted cream £3.75 A slice of chocolate brownie £2.50 (made without gluten-containing products) Jaffa orange drizzle traybake £2.50 Raspberry & white chocolate muffin £2.50

Please see our blackboard for any daily cakes specials

All of our cakes are baked at Little Moreton Hall in our

delightful bakery. We have a team of bakers who have a passion for producing delicious cakes and savouries for you to

enjoy.

We use “Freedom Farm” eggs supplied by a National Trust tenant farmer from Stourhead in all of our baking.

The Dale Family Album

Ann Dale was mother to a brood of 14. Joseph Henry (the gentleman on the left) took over the tenancy when, at the age of 70, Ann decided she could no longer run the farm. The others are Jessie (left), Minnie (right) and Charlie (right) .

We think the young woman peeping round the tearoom door is either Emily or Maggie. Kathleen Dale (below) re-called how they carried milk to the dairy (now the ladies loos) and salted pigs here in the Tearoom during World War 2.

Beverages Ethically traded tea & coffee Cafetiere of freshly brewed coffee with milk or cream. £2.75 per person Pot of freshly filtered coffee with milk or cream. £2.45 per person

No Cappuccinos? We’d love to serve cappuccinos & lattes. Unfortunately our

electrical supply isn’t powerful enough to work the Barista machines

Pot of Clipper all day blend served with milk or lemon. Blended exclusively by Clipper for the National Trust £2.15 Just for one Speciality teas, served with milk or lemon . Earl Grey, Decaffeinated , Peppermint, Chamomile, Green tea and Wild Berry. £2.25 per person A large mug of Cadbury’s hot chocolate topped with whipped cream & marshmallows and served with a chocolate flake. £3.60

Beverages Cold fresh milk. £1.65 Pepsi cola or diet Pepsi cola £2.40(330ml) Mineral water, still or sparkling. £1.85 (330ml) Fairtrade pure orange juice. £2.00 Bensons Bottled Fruit Juices £2.80 (250ml) Apple, Apple & Elderflower, Apple & Rhubarb, Apple & Raspberry Luscombe Bottled Drinks £2.80 (275ml) Ginger Beer, Sicilian Lemonade or Wild Elderflower We have chilled tap water available.

Every purchase you make helps us to keep Little Moreton Hall safe forever

for everyone.

Rodney Densem Wines of Nantwich Trewa Estate Merlot (Chile) £10.00 Elegant expression of fruit, mixed with soft shades of vanilla and caramel.

Mill Creek Shiraz (Australian) £10.00 Bags of succulent black ripe fruits. Trewa Estate Sauvignon Blanc (Chile) £10.00 A crisp white wine with hints of citrus, tropical fruit, fresh herbs and lime.

Cielo Pinot Grigio (Italian) £10.00 Easy drinking typified by pear drop and delicate almond flavours.

The ¼ Bottle Collection… Sacchetto Prosecco ¼ Bottle £5.25 French White Sauvignon. ¼ Bottle £4.30 French Red Merlot ¼ Bottle £4.30 Wincle Beer Company, eccentric English ales Wincle Waller pale ale 3.8% (500ml) £3.95 A pale & refreshing beer with a distinctive hop character Rambler amber ale 4.0% (500ml) £3.95 A subtle balance of malt and autumn fruit hoppiness Wibbly Wallaby 4.4% (500ml) £3.95 A full bodied golden beer

Beers are offered at either room temperature or chilled.

Welcome to the 16th ‘Scent-ury’

Close your eyes, take a deep breath and

picture Little Moreton Hall during the Tudor

era.

What did you imagine? People in historical

outfits, the hustle and bustle of a family and

their servants? Did you think about how it

would have smelt?

Smell was important to the Tudors as it

could bring you closer to God, help you to

tell good from bad and even cure disease by

protecting you from bad air and evil

miasmas.

This year as you explore the hall, discover

some of the smells the Moretons would

have experienced and find out why air and

excretion were so important to the Tudors.

Two of these farm workers, employed by Joseph, lived in one of the rooms above us. When the Hall first welcomed visitors, the Dales took the entrance fee and served tea & rounds of bread and jam in what is now the Great Parlour.