PRIVATE DINING AT THE GUN

PRIVATE DINING AT THE GUN
The Gun, a grade II listed 250 year old venue, is a stunning riverside setting steeped in rich naval and docklands
history. Our traditional, elegant and award winning pub offers you and your guests the best of British cuisine,
the finest of wines and experienced service in unique surroundings. Each room has been carefully restored to
its original glory with unusual and interesting features, making the entire venue a memorable and special place
to hold your event.
MAIN DINING ROOM
Our Dining Room can be hired exclusively for dining parties
of up to 80 guests. For groups of 51 to 80 guests, the full front
room of The Gun can be hired, including our main bar area.
For up to 50 guests, our Dining Room can be hired alone, with
the front bar remaining open to other guests.
80 seated/ 120 standing
No hire fee, only minimum spends apply (Available on request)
RIVER ROOM
Our beautifully restored River Room is perfect for exclusive
dining in historic surroundings. The River Room, on the first
floor, seats up to 16 guests around an oval oak table. It boasts
high ceilings, original stripped oak flooring, an abundance of
natural daylight, and full, stunning views of the River
Thames, O2 Arena and Greenwich.
16 seated
No hire fee, only minimum spends apply
CABIN ROOM
Our beautifully restored Cabin Room is perfect for exclusive
dining in historic surroundings. The Cabin Room, on the
ground floor, seats up to 22 guests. It has beautiful, oakpanelled walls, antique tankards and two large sash windows
which view our riverside terrace and the Thames.
22 seated/ 30 standing
No hire fee, only minimum spends apply
RED ROOM
Our delightful semi-private dining room, The Red Room, is
perfect for exclusive dining in surroundings full of character.
The Red Room, on the ground floor, seats up to 20 guests on 2
long parallel tables. The room boasts its own open fireplace, an
abundance of natural daylight, and full, stunning views of the
River Thames and O2.
20 seated / 30 standing
No hire fee, only minimum spends apply
RIVERSIDE TERRACE
Our riverside terrace is perfect for pre-dinner drinks. The
space is fully heated with retractable roofing and walls perfect for parties all year around!
No hire fee, only minimum spends apply
PRIVATE DINING ‘SET MENU’
Three course menu: £38 per person (subject to supplements and cheese)
Please note that groups of up to 16 guests can order on the day from the set menu.
Groups of 17 – 30 will need to pre-order from the set menu 1 week prior to the event.
If your numbers are 30 or more, you will be required to select one starter, one main and one dessert for all
your guests. We will then cater for anyone with special dietary requirements separately.
Starters
Chilled broad bean soup, hot smoked trout, herb oil
Wiltshire asparagus, poached duck egg, summer truffle dressing
Pressed smoked eel and ham hock, apple and kohlrabi remoulade
Soused Cornish mackerel, wild fennel, tartare sauce, pink grapefruit dressing
Mains
Summer truffle tortellini, trompettes, bobby beans, Sussex Charmer cream sauce
Fillet of Peterhead cod, broad beans, grilled gem, tarragon and mussel dressing
Roast loin of Devonshire kid, goat sausage roll, grilled kidney turnips, smoked sweetcorn, jus
Chargrilled Gressingham duck breast, crispy leg croquette, cherries, grelot onions, almond vinaigrette
Side orders (£4)
Crispy polenta chips, rosemary salt / Spring greens, garlic
Minted Jersey Royals
Hand cut chips / French fries
Mixed leaf salad, tarragon dressing
Puddings
Summer pudding, crème fraîche ice cream
Treacle tart, Cornish clotted cream ice cream
Peanut butter and banana cream pie, hot chocolate fudge sauce
White peach and brown butter walnut crumble, white peach sorbet
Selection of British cheeses, oatcakes, fruit and nut bread, chutney
(£6 supplement if taken as a dessert or £12 as an additional course)
PRIVATE DINING ‘FEAST MENU’
Three course feast menu: £55 per person (subject to supplements and cheese)
Minimum number of 8 people required
Please select two dishes for your starter, two for your main and two for your pudding
Any dietary requirements will be catered for separately
The Gun’s Feast menu is designed for special occasions with all your guests ‘feasting’ from the same menu (rather like a
dinner party). You will see that there are large sharing items such as the whole roast suckling pig or beef ‘Wellington’
which can be presented whole to your guests and certainly make for a sumptuous feast!
Where possible, all dishes will be served on platters and boards in the centre of the table so your guests can try some of
each dish and have fun sharing together.
TO START
Seasonal soup (we will discuss your requirements depending on the time of year)
Steamed English asparagus from Wye valley served with poached egg and hollandaise (available May to July only)
Wild mushrooms on toast
Selection of cured and potted meats, baby gherkins, chutney and toast
Terrines / Rillettes / Parfaits
Pig’s head terrine, piccalilli / Classic English brawn / Pork and green peppercorn terrine, baby gherkins
Game terrine, bilberry chutney / Confit duck terrine, apple and fig chutney / Foie gras and chicken liver parfait
Shellfish
Crayfish and avocado cocktail, quail’s eggs
Scottish smoked salmon, smoked mackerel pate, smoked eel, creamed horseradish, pickles
Rock oysters, shallot vinaigrette, tabasco, lemon
Isle of Man king scallops, garlic and parsley butter
Dressed Dorset crab (£3.50 supplement)
Roasted half native (Scottish or Cornish) lobster, garlic and parsley butter (£5 supplement)
Poached Isle of Benbecular, Western Scottish Isles langoustines, served cold with mayonnaise and lemon (£5 supplement)
MAINS
Meat, Poultry and Game
Whole roast fore-rib of Aberdeen Angus beef, roast marrow bone, bacon roast potatoes, roasting juices
Rare breed Beef ‘Wellington’, fondant potato, red wine jus
Dexter beef, Guinness and oyster pie, creamed mashed potatoes, beef jus
Slow cooked shin of veal, goose fat roast potatoes
Roast leg of salt-marsh lamb, Dauphinoise potatoes, rosemary gravy
12 hour braised shoulder of Herdwick mutton, lamb sweetbreads, whole roast garlic, mashed potato
Whole roast suckling pig, apple, boulangère potatoes, sage gravy (supplement applies, price per pig depending on size)
Whole roast salt crusted Suffolk free range chicken, lemon and thyme stuffing, bread sauce, duck fat roast potatoes
Braised Venison haunch, red cabbage, glazed onions
Slow roast shoulder of wild boar, soft polenta
Jugged Norfolk hare, herb dumplings
Rich game pie, creamed mashed potato, game gravy
Game birds
Pheasant, partridge, mallard, pigeon, grouse, woodcock, teal, snipe…
we will discuss your requirements according to the time of year! Supplements may apply
Fish and Shellfish
Whole poached sea trout, Shetland Isles mussels, buttered spinach, parsley cream sauce
Whole Scottish salmon ‘en croute’, parsley new potatoes, creamed leeks, chive butter sauce
Cornish fish stew (red mullet, king scallop, monkfish, mussels, langoustine)
‘Gun fish pie’
Whole salt-baked wild, line-caught Atlantic seabass, buttered new potatoes,
lemon and dill butter sauce (supplement according to market price)
Roasted whole native (Scottish or Cornish) lobster, garlic and parsley butter, hand cut chips (£5 supplement)
Vegetarian
Vegetarian options are available on request
PUDDINGS
Eton Mess / Crème brûlée / Bakewell tart / Sussex Pond pudding / Baked white chocolate cheesecake, berry
compote
Spotted Dick and custard / Sticky toffee pudding / Old fashioned rice pudding
St. Clements posset, vanilla shortbread / Pear and walnut tart, brandy custard / English plum crumble, custard
Chocolate brownie, caramel ice cream / Tarte tatin, Calvados caramel, cinnamon ice cream
Bread and butter pudding, mascarpone ice cream
Cheese
British cheeseboard, oatcakes, fruit and nut bread, chutney (£12 per person as an additional course)
PRE LUNCH OR DINNER CANAPES
Three canapés per person £8.50 / Six canapés per person £17
Or
Three canapes per person and a glass of prosecco for £9
FISH AND SHELLFISH
Crayfish and avocado cocktail
Dorset crab and chive tart, caviar
Seared Isle of Man king scallop, crisp bacon, pea purée
Smoked eel, horseradish
Smoked Scottish salmon on rye, horseradish crème fraiche
MEAT
Foie gras ballotine, brioche, Madeira jelly
Barbary duck rillette, baby gherkin
Steak tartar crostini, quail yolk
Scotch quail eggs
Crispy lamb sweetbreads, white onion purée
Chicken, tarragon and wild mushroom ‘vol-au-vent’
VEGETARIAN
Goats cheese tart, poppy seeds
Leek and wild mushroom tart
Quail’s eggs, truffled duxelle, celery salt
Deep fried mushroom risotto cakes
ALSO GREAT FOR ARRIVAL SNACKS
Pistachio nuts £2.50
Salted peanuts £2
Spanish olives (marinated purple and green pitted olives with peppers) £4
Green olives (stone in, marinated in mint, lemon and basil) £4
APERITIF MENU
Sparkling Wine
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Extra Dry, Col de’ Salici, Italy
Miru Miru, hunter’s, Marlbourough, New Zealand
NV
NV
£34.00
£36.50
Champagne
Joseph Perrier, Brut Cuvée Royale, Chalons-en-Champagne
Pol Roger, Extra Cuvée de Réserve, Épernay
Louis Roederer, Brut Premier, Reims
Veuve Clicquot, Brut Premier, Reims
Joseph Perrier, Blanc de Blancs, Cuvée Royale, Chalons
Bollinger, Brut Special Cuvée, Ay
Encry, Blanc de Blancs, Zero Dosage, Gd Cru, Les Mesnil
Joseph Perrier, Cuvée Joséphine, Chalons-en-Champagne
Dom Pérignon, Reims
Louis Roederer, Cristal Brut, Reims
NV
NV
NV
NV
2004
NV
NV
2004
2003
2004
£53.00
£63.00
£65.00
£70.00
£79.00
£86.00
£86.00
£140.00
£186.00
£275.00
Rosé Champagne
Laurent Perrier, Rosé Brut, Tours-sur-Marne
Bollinger, La Grande Année Rosé, Ay
NV
£92.00
2004 £125.00
PITCHERS £25
To serve 5 glasses
Pimm’s No. 1
The classic British summer drink! A generous measure of Pimm’s infused with citrus & spice, served with a selection
of fresh fruit and topped with lemonade.
English Hedgerow
Gin, cucumber, fresh mint, elderflower cordial, topped with soda
Aperol Spritz Jug
Aperol, prosecco, soda, orange
Chase Summer Fruit Cup
Chase Summer Fruit Cup, Lemonade, Summer Berries, Mint
EVENT WINE LIST
If you would like advice about which wines to select, or see the full range on offer we will be delighted to help.
Simply ask your events manager to put you in touch with our Group Sommelier.
We hope you enjoy this special selection!
View our full wine and cocktail list online at www.thegundocklands.com
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINES
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene, Extra Dry, Col de' Salici, Veneto, Italy NV
Glera – L
Joseph Perrier, Brut Cuvée Royale, Chalons-en-Champagne, France NV
Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier – L
WHITE WINES
De Martino, Maipo Valley, Chile 2015
Chardonnay – M
Vinum, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2014
Chenin Blanc – M – Oak
Hunter, Marlborough, New Zealand 2013
Sauvignon Blanc – L
Chablis, Hamelin, Burgundy, France
Chardonnay – M
Sancerre, Domaine Henri Bourgeois, Loire Valley, France 2014
Sauvignon Blanc – L
Boekenhoutskloof, Franschloek, South Africa 2011
Semillon – M - Oak
ROSÉ
Les Bêtes Rousses, Pays d’Herault, France 2014
Cinsault - M
Domaine de Gavoty, Provence, France 2014
Grenache/Cinsault
RED
La Boussole, IGP Pays d’Oc, France 2014
Pinot Noir - L
Allegory, Western Australia 2012
Shiraz – M
Finca Decero, Mendoza, Argentina 2013
Malbec – F - Oak
Chianti Classico,Peppoli, Antinori, Tuscany 2013
Sangiovesc – M - Oak
Croze Hermitage, Delas, Rhône Valley, France 2014
Syrah – M – Oak
Morgon, Côte du Py, Domaine Jean Foillard, Beaujolais, France 2014
Gamey - L
£34.00
£53.00
£23.50
£30.00
£34.00
£39.50
£45.00
£50.00
£21.50
£33.00
£25.50
£29.50
£35.00
£39.00
£41.00
£49.00