2012 Menu July v1.cdr - The Orchid Restaurant

Welcome to the Orchid Restaurant
Enjoy our culinary delights from China,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
Orchid Ethos
Only the freshest natural ingredients,
sourced locally and from the Orient
No animal fats
No added msg
Special diets
If you have any special dietary needs due to personal
choice religion, allergies or intolerance, we are able to guide
you on the choice of dishes which can be specially catered
to your needs
We cannot guarantee that any of our dishes are nut free
Please speak to the manager for further assistance
An optional 10% service charge
will be added to your bill
Starters
Malaysia
Ayam Goreng Rempah
Malay chicken satay marinated with galangal, lemongrass, fennel seeds & tumeric
Thailand
Thai Fish Cakes
£5.90
Minced cod with Thai basil, chillies & garlic served with a sweet chilli & cucumber relish
Japan
Tempura Tiger Prawns
£6.20
Tempura Mixed Vegetables V
£4.70
Light & crispy Tiger prawns or assorted vegetables served with a seaweed based sauce
Singapore
Crispy Prawns
Crispy fried prawns served with an oriental mayonnaise topped with sesame seeds
and chopped shallots
£7.20
Thailand
Yum Salad
Beef Yum Neua
Chargrilled tender strips of sirloin with a dressing of lime juice, tomatoes, cucumber,
shallots & chillies
£7.40
Thailand
Som Tham
Our version of this famous salad made with minced dried prawns, sliced carrot,
tomato, green beans, chillies & lime juice
£5.50
Japan
Beef Tataki
Chargrilled rare, sliced sirloin with mixed leaves, sake, ginger & orange dressing
£7.50
Hong Kong Steamed Scallops
King Scallops steamed with garlic, spring onions, coriander & glass noodles
£6.50
£7.70
Korean
Steamed Vegetarian Dumpling V
Dumplings filled with glass noodles, minced soya and mixed vegetables served
with a black vinegar & spring onion dip
£4.60
Thailand
Mieng Gai
Lightly spiced minced chicken seasoned with shallots, peppercorns, garlic & lemon,
topped with crushed peanuts & served on Thai Betel leaves to wrap yourselves
£5.80
Hong Kong Sui Yuk
Roasted sliced belly pork with a crispy crackling served
with a yellow bean and honey dip
£6.30
Hong Kong Soft Shell Crab
Crispy fried whole soft shell crab with salt and chilli
£8.80
Sichuan
£6.30
Bang Bang Chicken
Sliced breast of chicken salad with spring onions, peanuts, crispy potato shreds
and served warm
Hong Kong Orchid Prawn Toast
Served with a sweet and sour dip
£7.70
Hong Kong Crispy Duck Spring Rolls
Crispy spring rolls with minced duck, mushroom, potato, onions and black pepper
served with a garlic and apricot dip
£7.30
Japan
£7.50
Wasabi Prawns
Crispy fried Tiger prawns with a light wasabi and mayonnaise dressing
Soup
Thailand
Tom Yam Koong
Thailand’s most famous soup with prawns, fragrant & simply delicious
£6.20
Canton
Won Ton Soup
The clear & light soup with parcels of prawn, pork and spring onions
£5.20
Hong Kong
Seabass Soup
A light refreshing soup with fillets of Seabass and a touch of tomato
£6.00
Beijing
Hot and Sour Soup
Thick and warming with sliced pork, prawns, peas and tofu
(vegetarian option available) V
£5.20
Thailand
Tom Ka Gai
A chicken based soup with coconut milk, galangal, lime leaves and chillies
£6.00
Seafood & Fish
Small
Regular
Canton
Sweet and Sour Prawns
The lightest and crispiest version of this popular dish
£10.90 £15.60
Sichuan
Bao Teow Seafood
Mixed seafood of wok fried Tiger prawns, mussels, squid & scallops
with tingling Sichuan peppercorns
£11.20 £15.80
Hong Kong
Salt and Chilli Squid
Deep fried crispy calamari tossed in a light spicy seasoning
Philippines
Calabasa Prawns
Tiger prawns cooked with butternut, green beans & coconut milk
Thailand
Plaa Choo Chee
Fried Seabass fillets covered with a richly spiced curry made from Thai
herbs, shredded lime leaves & coconut cream
£19.80
Thailand
Plaa Priew Wan
Crispy fried Seabass fillets with pineapple, peppers and onions in
a Thai sweet & sour sauce
£19.80
Thailand
Plaa Neung Ma Now
Lightly steamed Seabass fillets with birds eye chillies, lemon juice
& spring onion
£19.80
Hong Kong
Ching Tsing Yi
Steamed fillets of Seabass with spring onion & a touch of soy
£19.80
£8.30 £11.70
£11.00 £15.70
Poultry
Thailand
Gai Gratiem Prik Thai
Strips of breast of chicken stir fried with coriander, pepper & garlic
Small
Regular
£8.00 £11.30
Hong Kong Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
Stir fried sliced chicken with mixed peppers, onions & our special
black bean sauce
£8.00 £11.30
Sichuan
£8.20 £11.50
Kung Po Chicken
Wok fried strips of chicken with roasted peanuts & Sichuan chillies
Hong Kong Crispy Duck
Deep fried crispy duck breast served with a sweet & sour plum sauce
£11.20 £16.00
Thailand
Red Duck Curry
Sliced roasted duck, pineapple, lime leaves & sweet basil
£9.50 £13.50
Thailand
Green Chicken Curry
Sliced chicken with bamboo shoots, lime leaves & sweet basil
£9.40 £13.40
Hong Kong Crispy Lemon Chicken
Classical Hong Kong dish of crisp fried breast of chicken
with a tangy lemon sauce
Meat
£8.90 £12.80
Small
Regular
Philippines
Beef Steak Tagalog
Chargrilled sliced sirloin served with a lemon juice infused Tagalog
sauce topped with sliced onions
Thailand
Lamb Pad Phet
£9.90 £14.20
Thai stir fried sliced lamb in a rich sauce of red curry paste, sliced lemongrass,
lime leaves, fresh green peppercorns & chilli
Malaysia
Beef Rendang
Braised diced beef cooked in a light Indonesian style “dry” curry
Canton
Black Pepper Sizzling Beef
Diced sirloin of beef encrusted with peppercorns, chopped lemongrass
& served on a sizzling platter
£10.50 £15.10
Thailand
Massaman
A mild rich coconut cream curry with lamb and cooked with potatoes
& crushed peanuts
£10.50 £15.10
Thailand
Gaeng Panaeng Nuea
£10.70 £15.30
A richly spiced curry with coconut cream, Thai herbs, shredded lime leaves
& sliced beef
Sichuan
Gan Ma Row
Wok fried sliced belly pork with spiced Sichuan black beans, chilli, garlic,
spring onions & ginger
Thailand
Weeping Tiger
Chargrilled sizzling sliced sirloin served rare and a tomato, garlic
and bird’s eye chilli dip
£11.30 £16.20
£9.90 £14.20
£8.50 £12.80
£16.00
Vegetables
Small
Regular
Hong Kong
Black Peppered Vegetables V
Wok fried broccoli, baby corn, carrot & straw mushrooms
with a light black pepper sauce
£6.70
£9.40
Asia
7 Jewels V
Stir-fried mixed vegetables with a choice of soy, garlic or chilli sauce
£6.40
£9.10
Hong Kong
Pak Choi V
£6.70
Crispy Chinese greens flash fried with a touch of either soy, ginger, or garlic
£9.40
Thailand
Gaeng Paenang Pak
Mixed vegetables cooked in a rich spiced curry made from Thai herbs
& shredded lime leaves
£9.50
Orchid
V
Buddha Feast
£14.90
Three dishes to savour: Thai Gaeng Paenang Pak: vegetable red curry;
Philippines Calabasa butternut sauce with green beans, onions and pineapple;
Sichuan Ma La Gu - 3 mushrooms medley: Shitake, button and cloud ear with a
spiced chilli, peppercorn dressing served on beansprouts
£6.80
Noodles and Rice
Thailand
Phad Thai Jay V
Thai style rice noodles cooked with tamarind, egg, peanuts,
beansprouts & spring onions
£6.80
Indonesia
Nasi Goreng
Indonesia’s most famous rice dish (and Holland’s too) served
with prawns, chicken satay & fried onions
£7.10
Asia
Egg Fried Rice, or steamed Basmati Rice served per person V
£2.50
Hong Kong
Stir Fried Noodles with Beansprouts V
Stir fried egg noodles with beansprouts & soya sace
£6.40
Shanghai
Yeung Chow Fried Rice
Probably China’s most famous rice dish with roasted pork, prawns,
spring onions & peas
£7.10
Singapore
Noodles
Wok fried vermicelli with prawns, diced pork & vegetables
with a light curry sensation
£7.20
Malaysia
Chow Quey Tiew
Stir fried rice noodles with sliced beef, ginger, spring onions
with soy & a touch of chilli
£7.20
Set Menus
Minimum of 4 persons
The Orchid offers a choice of three set menus: Jasmine, Lotus and Orchid, specially
created by Chef Kenneth Poon.
The set menus consist of carefully selected dishes which offer a variety of balanced
flavours, textures and cuisines and are served in the middle of the table, Oriental banquet
or family style.
Dishes range from Signature to A la Carte favourites and are ideal for group dining
(subject to a minimum of four persons).
Special dietary requirements are catered for, please let us know.
Jasmine Set Menu - £23.95 per person
STARTERS
Sichuan
Bang Bang Chicken
Sliced breast of chicken salad with spring onions, peanuts,
crispy potato shreds & served warm
Thailand
Som Tham
Thai style salad with dried minced prawns, sliced carrots, tomato, green beans
chillies & lime juice
Asia
Vegetable Spring Rolls with a plum sauce
Hong Kong Salt and Chilli Calamari
Deep fried crispy calamari tossed in a light spicy seasoning
MAINS
Hong Kong Crispy fried breast of chicken with a tangy lemon sauce
Classical Hong Kong dish of crisp fried breast of chicken with a tangy lemon sauce
Thailand
Red curry with sliced Duck
Sliced roasted duck, pineapple, lime leaves & sweet basil
Sichuan
Gan Ma Row
Stir fried sliced pork belly with Sichuan black beans
Asia
Egg Fried Rice
Thailand
Phad Thai Jay Noodles
Thai style rice noodles cooked with tamarind, egg, peanuts, beansprouts & spring onions
DESSERT
Coconut ice-cream
Lotus Set Menu - £26.95 per person
STARTERS
Thailand
Yi Sang
Crispy vermicelli with slices of Seabass, spring onion, ginger, chilli & crushed peanuts
Thailand
Yum Nuea
Chargrilled sliced sirloin salad with lemon juice, fish sauce & bird’s eye chillies
Hong Kong Duck Spring Rolls
with roasted duck, potato & black pepper
Singapore
Crispy Prawns
with an Oriental mayonnaise & sliced shallots
MAINS
Hong Kong Crispy Duck
with sweet and sour plum sauce
Thailand
Nam Prik-Pao Talay
Mixed seafood with chilli paste, lemon grass & galangal
Thailand
Green Curry with Chicken
Asia
Egg Fried Rice
Vietnam
Pho Xhad
Stir fried rice noodles with egg & sliced beef
DESSERT
Sliced Tropical Fruit Platter
Orchid Set Menu - £31.95 per person
STARTERS
Japan
Beef Tataki
Rare sirloin of beef with a sake, ginger and orange dressing
Thailand
Mieng Gai
Minced chicken with ginger, fresh peppercorn, shallots wrapped in a Thai betel leaf
Hong Kong Siu Yuk
Roasted sliced belly pork with crispy crackling served with a yellow bean and honey dip
Sichuan
Gan Ma Xia
Cripsy Tiger prawns tossed with Sichuan spiced black beans & peppercorns
MAINS
Thailand
Plaa Choo Chee
Seabass fillet covered with a richly spiced Thai curry sauce & shredded lime leaves
Philippines
Calabasa King Prawns
with butternut, coconut milk & green beans
Philippines
Beef Steak Tagalog
Chargrilled sliced sirloin served in a lemon juice infused Tagalog sauce
topped with sliced onions
Shanghai
Yeung Chow Fried Rice
Canton
Stir Fried Noodles - with bean sprouts
DESSERT
Chilled Mango pudding with vanilla ice cream
White Wines
Soft, Dry & Fruity
Grenache Viognier Le Campuget, 2011 France
A vivacious, fresh modern upfront style, with good fruit and a finish to embrace
Definitely one to try!
£18.90
Pinot Grigio Sollazzo, 2011 Italy
A dry white wine with a mineral character, and a soft lingering fruity finish
£17.80
Sauvignon Blanc Echeverria, 2011 Chile
A dry white wine with fresh citrus aromas, rich fruit style, and a touch of spice on the finish
£17.80
Gavi di Gavi ‘Fossili’, DOCG San Silvestro, 2010/11 Italy
Spicy with a pleasant dry, mineral tone with a crisp finish. Great with spicy food!
£26.90
Medium Bodied and fruity
Semillon Sauvignon Foundstone, 2011 Australia
A generous tropical nose, showing passionfruit, pineapple and grapefruit
Medium bodied with a crisp fruity finish
£21.00
Gewurztraminer Verdelho, Opal Ridge, 2011 Australia
A vibrant and fresh tasting wine with a touch of spice in a medium style
An excellent choice to accompany the Thai spicy dishes
£17.80
Chenin Blanc Hazy View, 2011 South Africa
Medium style with fresh aromas, crisp with a long fruity note finish
£18.90
The White Viognier, Berton 2011 Australia
Peachy fruit typical of this variety, with a creamy, smooth texture
£24.90
Rich, Soft & Unoaked
Pouilly Fume Chateau de Tracy, Loire 2007/08 France
Rich and classy Sauvignon Blanc, showing an abundance of the finest fruits
£49.00
Chardonnay Tierra Antica, 2011 Chile
This lively young wine has a vibrant flavour with luscious tropical fruit flavours
£17.80
Petit Chablis Domaine Jean Goulley, 2010 France
Refreshingly clean with a crisp mineral dry finish
£29.90
Sauvignon Blanc Bishops Leap, 2011 New Zealand
Intense crisp flavours and aromas of passionfruit, blackcurrant, gooseberry and herbs
£24.50
Chablis 1er Cru Montmains, 2009 France
A wonderful example of 1er cru Chablis. Stony minerality with a touch of richness
£42.90
Full Bodied
Puligny Montrachet, Remoissenet Pere et Fils, 2009 France
Fresh minerality and lovely balanced complexity – very classically styled Puligny
£73.90
Chardonnay Hamilton Russell , 2010 South Africa
An elegant, yet textured intense wine with a strong personality of both place and vintage
Dry minerality with delicate pear fruit flavours and a wonderful balance.
£41.00
Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Chevenottes’ 2009 France
This elegant wine has a strong complex bouquet, wonderful fruit and a long supple finish
£98.90
Full, Aromatic & Flavourful
Riesling Dopff au Moulin, Alsace 2010/11 France
A fresh floral bouquet with the characteristic lemony liveliness of Riesling,
with mineral and refreshing notes on the palate
£31.00
Torrontes Andeluna Tupungato, 2011 Argentina
Spicy fresh tropical fruit character with hints of lychees and a crisp full flavour on the finish
Less intense than Gewurztraminer and an ideal partner to Oriental cuisine
£23.90
Sancerre Domaine Gerard Millet, Loire 2010 France
Vibrant sauvignon notes of grapefruit and lemons with good weight and a crisp finish
£34.90
Gewurztraminer, Dopff au Moulin 2011 Alsace France
Classic notes of jasmine tea combined with roses in a delicate but flavoured off dry style
£35.00
Riesling Cuvee Frederick Trimbach, Alsace, 2006 France
A wonderful, elegantly styled Riesling from the renowned Trimbach Estate. A real treat!
£65.00
Vintages may vary but, if they do, a suitable alternative will be offered.
Red Wines
Soft & Fruity
Syrah Viognier Le Campuget 2011France
A fragrant nose of violets blackcurrant fruit, make this wine refreshing and easy to drink
£19.50
Merlot Terre du Soliel, 2010 France
A fruit laden, round and easy drinking style, full of summer red berries with a fruity finish
£17.80
Shiraz Cabernet Opal Ridge, Berton 2010/11 Australia
Full of vibrant berries, overlaid with chocolate and spicy notes
£17.80
Cotes du Rhone ‘le vignes du Prince’ 2010/11 France
Spicy berried fruit with soft warm savoury flavours from Southern Rhone
£19.90
Rioja Tinto Rivallana , 2011 Spain
Made in a modern unoaked style-this wine is full of vibrant red summer fruits,
well balanced soft and approachable
£17.80
Full Velvety & Round
Valpolicella Classico Lucchine DOC, Tedeschi, 2010 Italy
A fresh medium bodied wine, best enjoyed young to savour the fresh yet sweet cherry fruit
with a hint of almonds on the finish
£25.00
Cabernet Sauvignon Tierra Antica , 2011 Chile
A complex wine with red peppers, blackberried fruits, and dried plums mingled with
Tobacco and mocha. Velvety texture with soft tannins in a smooth soft finish
£17.80
Merlot Andeluna, Uco Valley, 2010 Argentina
This wine is packed full of rich jammy red fruits with a full fruit finish
£25.90
Pinot Noir Tuatara Bay, 2010/11 New Zealand
Seductive and complex combination of black cherry and raspberry aromas with hints
of Rose petals and violets. Full and rich with a soft velvety texture
£28.90
Pinot Noir Dopff au Moulin, Alsace, 2010/11 France
A delicate wine with rich red fruit flavours and really soft tannins. Soft and silky
with a wonderfully smooth finish
£35.00
Hearty, Bold and Flavoursome
Rioja Reserva Ondarra, 2005/06 Spain
Magnum £55.50
Powerful fruit aromas, well combined with the oak ageing. On the
palate it reveals concentrated rich ripe red fruit flavours and good structure
Bottle £29.90
Carmenere Gran Reserva Carmen, Colchagua, 2010 Chile
Intense red fruit character on the nose, with hints of toasted tobacco, cedar and oak
Full bodied with lovely balance and a deep full texture
£26.90
The Metal Label Shiraz, Berton, 2011 Australia
An expresso of a wine! Strong, purple black and intense
£24.50
Chianti Classico San Jacopo, Vicchiomaggio, 2010 Italy
A ripe and fruity wine with wild black cherry fruit flavours and a soft touch of tannin
Full of rich red fruit, a hint of spice and a touch of class!
£33.90
Cabernet Sauvignon Perez Cruz , 2010 Chile
Intense blackcurrants and eucalyptus on the nose, jammy fruits with a hint of
chocolate on the palate, smooth tannins with a long complex finish
£24.50
Malbec Colleccion, M. Torino, 2010 Argentina
Typically violet red in colour, this wine shows aromas of fresh red and black fruits
and Spices leading to a smooth and rounded palate
£21.90
Strong Blockbusters
Amarone delle Valpolicella Classico, Tedeschi, 2007 Italy
Full bodied with a peppery berry and fruitcake character, with a fine rich
and opulent long lasting finish. A must try!!
£59.90
Brio de Cantenac Brown, Margaux, 2004 France
Great finesse, elegance and power with silky tannins on the finish
£65.00
Gigondas, Domaine St Damien,Rhone, 2009 France
A powerful wine full of intense sweet fruit with a hint of pepper and a smooth finish
£44.90
Barolo Cerequio DOCG, Michele Chiarlo, Piemonte, 2006 Italy
A single vineyard Barolo located on the most prestigious hillside between the villages of
La Morro and Barolo. Complex, rich and balanced with a wonderful silky lingering finish
£94.00
Vintages may vary but, if they do, a suitable alternative will be offered.
Champagne
125ml Glass
Comte Remy de Villicourt House Champagn NV
£8.50
Bottle
£39.90
Perrier Jouet Brut
£55.00
Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label
£65.00
Bollinger Special Cuvee
£71.00
Dom Perignon 2002
£160.00
Moutard Prestige Rose NV
£9.90
£42.90
Laurent Perrier Rose NV
£85.00
Veuve Cliquot Rose NV
£75.00
Prosecco San Marco
£5.50
£24.90
Pinot Grigio Blush Spumante
£6.80
£26.90
Wines by the Glass - Whites
125ml 175ml
250ml Bottle
Pinot Grigio, Sollazzo, Italy 2011
£3.50
£4.60
£6.00 £17.80
Chardonnay, Tierra Antica, Chile 2011
£3.50
£4.60
£6.00
£17.80
Sauvignon Blanc, Echeverria, Chile 2011
£3.50
£4.60
£6.00
£17.80
Gewurztraminer Verdelho, Opal Ridge, Australia 2011
£3.50
£4.60
£6.00
£17.80
Sauvignon Blanc, Bishops Leap, New Zealand 2011
£4.90
£6.00
£8.90
£24.50
Wines by the Glass - Reds
Merlot, Terre du Soliel, 2010 France
£3.50
£4.60
£6.00
£17.80
Shiraz Cabernet, Opal Ridge, Berton 2010/11 Australia
£3.50
£4.60
£6.00
£17.80
Rioja Tinto, Rivallana, 2011 Spain
£3.50
£4.60
£6.00
£17.80
Cabernet Sauvignon, Tierra Antica, 2011 Chile
£3.50
£4.60
£6.00
£17.80
Pinot Noir, Tuatara Bay, 2010/11 New Zealand
£5.10
£7.20
£9.90
£28.90
£6.40
£18.90
Wines by the Glass - Rosé
Pinot Grigio Blush Venezie, Sacchetto, 2011 Italy
£3.80
£4.90
Chateau de Campuget Rose, Nimes, 2011 France
£4.20
£5.50
£8.00 £22.50
Magnum £41.00
Bottled Beers & Ciders
Tiger, 330ml Singapore
3.70
Guinness, 330ml Ireland
3.80
Singha, 330ml Thailand
3.70
Bulmers Cider, 568ml England
4.50
Tsingtao, 330ml China
3.70
Rekordling Wild Berry Cider, 500ml Sweden 4.90
Black Sheep Ale, 500ml, Yorkshire
4.30
Becks, Non-alcoholic 275ml Germany
· A more comprehensive drink list is available, please ask if you like to see it ·
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