Dining at Cotswold Cottage
Cotswold Cottage puts great emphasis on food as an integral part of the travel experience and the recipe section of the website will feature a recipe each month from Jacqui's most favourite and memorable creations. Click the link to visit our extensive recipe section ... <<Cotswold Cottage Recipes>>
We offer hosted dinners and BBQ's by arrangement (please see below) - additional courses are also available.
Dinner is a very sociable occasion with Jacqui and Graham hosting your own dinner party eating together at the same time around one table.
TWO COURSE SAMPLE DINNER
Main course ...
Cotswold crunchy garlic chicken served on tossed dressed leaves with grilled bacon, tomato and avocado.
Topped with a caramelized onion sauce.
Or ...
Pan glazed pork chops served with salad smothered in a piquant white wine and Moroccan style glaze.
Or ...
Trio of grilled fillet of market fresh fish on stir fry vegetables with Asian chilli dressing.
All served with ...
Cumin flavoured Basmatic Rice or Cotswold hand-cut potato wedges.
Desserts ...
Cotswold cream meringue berry layer with folded custard and chocolate finish.
Or ...
Caramelised pears in a rich toffee sauce served with cream or icecream
Or ...
Homemade mango sorbet on fresh fruit salad with sparkling wine finish
Two courses ... $55.00 per person
A platter of local cheese and biscuits $6.00
Freshly ground coffee $3.50
THREE COURSE SAMPLE DINNER
To start ...
Soup of the day with warm roll.
Or ...
Bruschetta topped with oven roasted kumara and caramelised red onion with a blue cheese dressing.
Or ...
Coromandel smoked mussels pan tossed in a garlic chilli glaze.
Main course ...
Cotswold warm chicken and bacon salad on layers of tomato avocado with caramelised onion glaze.
Or ...
Pork neapolitan - pan seared pork served in a rich tomato and garlic sauce.
Or ...
Pan cooked fish of the day served with a citrus hollandaise sauce.
Desserts ...
Warm chocolate brownie with cream.
Or ...
Cotswold meringue berry layer finished with chocolate
Or ...
Homemade mango sorbet with fresh fruit salad with sparkling wine finish
Three courses ... $65.00 per person
Please arrange evening meals with Jacqui when booking your accommodation to avoid disappointment. Please also advise if there are any special dietary needs likes or dislikes.
There is also a small honesty bar with a selection of wine beer and some soft drinks.
Your gourmet three course breakfast at Cotswold is an event to remember with all sorts of delicious treats laid out to tempt you on the buffet from freshly made fruit salad, local cheeses or our special dish of the day as well as the famous Cotswold cooked selection. <<Sample Breakfast Menu>>
Breakfast can be enjoyed in a number of places and a favourite is the large sunny terrace with panoramic views of the Pinnacles and the Kauaeranga river. Here you can sit back and breath in the peace and tranquility of Cotswold while our beautiful tame doves coo gently on the lawns below. On cool or cloudy days, breakfast is served in our elegant dining room where you have the chance to savour the graceful charm of Cotswold while enjoying amazing views through the French doors across to the sparkling waters of the Firth of Thames.
Special diets are catered for (eg. Vegetarian, Gluten Free and Lactose Intolerant)
Dinner at Cotswold is a speciality <<Sample Evening Meal>>
Jacqui (a qualified chef) will cook you one of her specialities - maybe you are arriving late and just want a simple supper of hot home-made bread served with a selection of spreads and olive oil to dip at while sipping a glass of wine?
For a really memorable meal try one of Jacqui's specialities - Hauraki snapper, grilled local lamb served with a Jacqui's own special sauce or her very own Cotswold chicken.
Whatever your taste, dinners at Cotswold are a real treat after a full day of fun and adventure and you don't have to worry about having that glass of wine with your dinner, you can bring your own or choose from our small selection.
On summer evenings a New Zealand BBQ is a great favourite and our deluxe BBQ packs are also available for you to purchase by prior arrangement and of course a Cotswold BBQ package is something quite special, with a selection of meats, freshly made salad, home baked bread and local cheese. Our sunny guest BBQ area with stunning views of ocean and mountains is the perfect place to end the day.
Antipasto Platter . If you're wanting to stay in and aren't up to a full main meal, try our antipasto platter with gherkins, olives, sun dried tomatoes, cheeses, pickled onions, crackers, local smoked mussels, salami and a selection of dips - all this for only $35.00.
