Private Dining Menu B £46.95pp
Available lunch & dinner for complete pre booked parties only, subject to availability. £46.95 (2026) per person. Upgrade options and drink packages are available – please speak to a member of the team to discuss prices, availability.
This is a sample menu, we reserve the right to make amendments to menu option depending on supply. A discretionary 12.5% service charge will be added to your food and drink bill on the day.
Selection of artisan breads, butter, olive oil and balsamic vinegar- Starter options:
(V) Homemade soup of the day
Prawn & crayfish cocktail: Marie rose sauce
Chicken liver pate: red onion marmalade
(V) Homemade tart of the day
Charcuterie board: Prosciutto, chorizo, salami, olives, sun-dried tomatoes (GF*)
Main Course Options:
Slow roast belly of ‘Old Spot’ pork: Cornish cider mustard jus, apple sauce, crackling
Catch of the day: creamy leeks
(V) Vegetarian filo parcel: with warm ratatouille & aioli
'Lion' Burger: 8oz, 100% Scottish beef, Dijon mayonnaise, maple bacon, Monterey Jack cheese
(VG) Beetroot, mushroom & black bean burger: sriracha mayonnaise, vegan cheese, baby gem, tomato & caramelised red onion (GF*)
Chicken breast: wild mushroom fricassée (*Monday - Saturday only)
(GF) Line-caught beer-battered haddock, tartare sauce (*Monday - Saturday only)
'Lion's' homemade steak pie: steak, mushroom, onion & ale topped with suet pastry lid
8oz sirloin steak: chargrilled 28-day aged English beef (rare, medium or well-done) béarnaise sauce (Monday - Saturday only)
SUNDAY ONLY:
Roast Sirloin of Beef (cooked medium or well done), Yorkshire pudding
Roast Suffolk chicken breast: sausage & apricot stuffing, Yorkshire pudding
Roasted lamb rump (served pink), Yorkshire pudding
Main courses served with chunky chips (roast potatoes on Sunday), mash potatoes & fresh vegetables
Dessert Options followed by tea or cafetiere coffee & homemade chocolate crisp
Mini gluten free Belgian chocolate brownie: chocolate sauce & Rossi's vanilla
Mini sticky toffee pudding: toffee sauce & Rossi's vanilla ice cream
Mini Eton mess: mixed berries, crushed meringue, whipped cream, topped with vanilla ice cream
Mini chocolate & orange mousse: white chocolate shavings
Mini strawberry panna cotta: white chocolate shavings
Vanilla ice cream
Duet of cheese: crackers & homemade chutney
The Lion Inn
Main Road
Boreham
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 3JA
01245 394900
info@lioninnhotel.co.uk
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