The Old Forge

OPEN AT 4PM FOR EARLY PRE THEATRE MEALS FOR THURSFORD CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR.

Set menu available – Three courses – £25.50

DISHES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE CALL IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC DISH YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHECK ON 01328 878345. PLEASE CALL FOR A BEAUTIFUL DOVER SOLE.

THE OLD FORGE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT – THURSFORD 01328 878345

A LA CARTE STARTERS

Home made lobster bisque
Home made fish soup
Local Morston mussels mariniere
Smoked scottish salmon
Prawn cocktail with a marie rose souce
Hot crayfish tails, chilli and garlic butter
Sizzling tiger prawns the Spanish way
Half a baked avocado filled with crab meat and baked in the oven with a cheese sauce
Dressed Cromer crab
Baked crab au gratin
Scallops sauteed in garlic and tarragon butter
Half a dozen oysters
Mixed seafood salad
Grilled sardines

MAIN COURSES

Cod and tiger prawns baked in the oven and topped with melted potted shrimps
A large bowl of Local Morston mussels mariniere
SERVED WITH BREAD
Poached salmon in a cream and wholegrain mustard sauce
A pan of Mediterranean crevettes and scallops sauteed in garlic and parsley butter
SERVED WITH BREAD
Whole sea bass filleted, served baked with garlic, parsley and tarragon butter
Grilled marinated swordfish cooked the Sicilian way
A fillet of sea bream baked with rosemary and white wine or lobster sauce
A melody of lobster, salmon and sea bass in a creamy lobster sauce
Roasted monkfish stuffed with prawns and anchovies served with a brandy mayonnaise
Colin’s seafood casserole
SERVED WITH BREAD
Grilled Dover Sole – sizes vary so please ask.
FISH DISH OF THE DAY – PLEASE ASK

SPECIALS

A Zarzuela of fish – this is a Spanish dish with white fish and shellfish cooked in white wine, cream and tomatoes
SERVED WITH BREAD
A sautee of lobster, prawns, scallops and mussels in garlic and parsley butter
SERVED WITH BREAD
Lobster baked in its own juices, flavoured with pernod and topped with gruyere cheese

Lobster grilled in garlic and parsley butter or cold with mayonnaise

Fruits de mer – Seafood Platter consisting of local lobster, local crab, mussels, oysters, clams and much more

THIS IS A COLD DISH SERVED WITH BREAD

All above dishes are served with fresh vegetables and potatoes picked from the garden when in season.

OPEN WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FROM 6.30P.M. ESSENTIAL TO BOOK.