Hotel du Vin launches this season’s à la carte menu

Longer days, brighter skies…there’s not much that beats the start of spring, and to celebrate Hotel du Vin has launched a new seasonal à la carte menu. The menu draws on lighter, flavourful interpretations of the classic bistro dishes. What better way to ring in sunnier times than with a lazy lunch or evening bite enjoying the season’s signature fresh flavours?

For starters, the menu includes the succulent scallops ceviche – three thinly cut scallops marinated in lime juice, salt, sugar, pomegranate, chilli and baby coriander – and the flavoursome tomato consommé, with roasted heritage tomato and basil tapioca.

Moving on to mains, both the mouth-watering, lightly pan-fried lemon sole, served with a caper and parsley beurre noisette, and the piedemontese peppers – peppers stuffed with couscous and glazed under mozzarella, served with a tangy salsa verde – offer a perfectly balanced combination of some of the best flavours spring has to offer.

Alternatively dishes like the smoked salmon bâttonets, served with blood Mary chutney and rainbow chard, bring a fresh twist to a classic, and of course Hotel du Vin favourites, like the burger and pommes frites or fillet steak still hold pride of place on the grill.

And to finish? Try something sweet and summer-y, like the pineapple upside down cake, served with toasted coconut ice cream, or the pear and almond tart with honey comb ice cream.

Available at Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Harrogate, Henley-on-Thames, Newcastle, Poole, St Andrews, Tunbridge Wells, Winchester, York and Wimbledon.

To book visit www.hotelduvin.com