Hen Dos - The Luxury Edition

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The Luxury Edition…..

Day 1 – Hello!

Please arrange for your drinks & bags of ice to be delivered during the day, and we will ensure that the fridges & drinks cabinet are stocked for your arrival. Ample glasses will be left out for you and your guests to help yourselves ☺

From 5pm - Guest Arrival To say hello, and get ready for the evening The hot tub and swimming pool will be available and ready if you fancy a dip, or equally a stroll around the grounds is beautiful on a sunny day.

6-7pm – Drinks in the drawing room. Our staff will serve drinks of your choice in the drawing room.

7pm – 3 Course Celebration Supper Served in the Dining Hall. (We will confirm your menu choices with you 2 weeks prior to your arrival with us).

After your supper, our Chef will retire to allow you all to have a relaxed evening together. All fridges will b e restocked with your own alcohol prior to our retiring for the evening & supper leftovers will be left in the main kitchen fridge for anyone that needs a midnight snack! We ask that glasses & crockery are left on the side in the kitchen for our staff to collect and dishwash in the morning.

A very warm welcome to Alexander House, your home from home!

Day 2 - Get Out & About!

10am - Continental Breakfast – Your continental breakfast buffet will be served in the kitchen.

11am – 1pm – Seasonal Floristry Course

1.30-2.30pm – Victorian Afternoon Tea, served on Vintage China in the Dining Hall

Enjoy a dip in the pool or Hot tub…

7pm – Amazing Grazing Supper Table

After your supper, our Chef will retire to allow you all to have a relaxed evening together. All fridges will be restocked with your own alcohol prior to our retiring for the evening & supper leftovers will be left in the main kitchen fridge for anyone that needs a midnight snack! We ask that glasses & crocker y are left on the side in the kitchen for our staff to collect and dishwash in the morning.

Day 3 – Recuperate!

Take a morning dip in the pool, or hot tub, blow the cobwebs away with a walk in the great outdoors, or just have a long lie in!

And don’t worry, we’ve not forgotten that all important morning Cuppa! You will find;

A Tea & Coffee & Cereal station in the main Kitchen

10am Full Scottish Brunch for you all, is served in the kitchen

Please advise dietary requirements at least 2 weeks prior to your arrival with us and if you have something you’d really, really love to see on the menu, please just ask, we will always do our best to accommodate!

Departure by midday

Menus;

Celebration Supper Example Menu

Starters (choice of 2)

Home Smoked Hot Salmon, pickled cucumber & pea shoots or Home smoked chicken and avocado salad, honey vinaigrette or Trio of Haggis, white and black pudding bon bon s Prawn Cocktail

Mains (choice of 2)

Corn Fed Chicken Supreme, wild mushroom fricassee, buttered potato fondant and madeira juice Roast Aberdeen Angus sirloin/ribeye of Scottish Beef, dauphinois potatoes, glazed baby carrots, & red wine jus

18 hour slow cooked shin of Scottish beef, garlic pomme puree, braised savoury cabbage & thyme jus Roast Loch Duart Salmon, crushed baby herb potatoes, grilled courgette with garlic aioli Vegetarian Options

Warm goats cheese and red onion tartlet with beetroot salad Feta, watermelon and pumpkin seed salad with a zingy dressing Roast mixed beetroot, balsamic and pickled mushroom salad Grilled Mediterranean vegetables and basil pesto

Accompaniments

Served with Seasonal accompaniments Desserts

Salted caramel tart with vanilla icecream and caramel sauce Vanilla crème brulee with shortbread biccies Lemon tart with raspberry sorbet and fresh berries

Continental Breakfast

Selection of Pastries Cereals

Fresh Bread, Croissants & Bagels served with a selection of jams Fruit Platters Cured Meats & Selection of Cheeses Tea, Coffee Fruit Juice

Afternoon Tea

Per person, served with a selection of teas; Two rounds of finger sandwiches with 4 fillings; Free range egg mayonnaise, Tuna mayonnaise, Ham and wholegrain mustard, Cream cheese and cucumber Quiche

Sausage rolls

Two scones; Fruit & Plain Five dainty cakes

A pot of clotted cream and preserve

Amazing Grazing

Snowdonia cheddar & Somerset Brie Highland Fine Strathdon blue cheese The Westray Bakehouse water biscuits Salami Mortadella Parma ham

Et Al Verde lemon and coriander pitted olives Pickled gherkins Hummus

The Bay Tree tomato and caramelised onion chutney Leadketty strawberries (in season) Grapes Oranges Figs Dried apricots Dates Walnuts

Full Scottish Breakfast Link Sausage Smoked Bacon Stornoway Black Pudding MacSweens Haggis Fried Egg Potato Scone Beans

Tomato Mushrooms Served with Brown or White Toast Tea/Coffee Selection of Cereals

Vegan, Gluten Free and Vegetarian options of all meals are available, please just let us know dietary requirements well ahead of time.

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