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Seeking out excellence

THE Hopping Hare in Duston, Northampton is an informal, contemporary and elegant restaurant, which reflects the spirit of fine dining today. Core objectives are to serve outstanding quality food at great value prices, alongside excellent customer service.

Compromise is the last thing you want to do at Christmas, and the Hopping Hare in Northampton has made sure everything is perfect to ensure everyone – young and old – enjoys a fantastic festive period.

The only two AA rosette restaurant in Northampton is once again offering food of exceptional quality, all cooked in-house and backed up with a level of customer service that has seen the Duston venue enter the TripAdvisor Hall of Fame.

For families, the menu is accompanied by a children’s menu featuring healthy, home-cooked food that children love; while office parties large and small can get together to mark the festive season throughout December.

The Festive Party Menu will be available from 25 November to 8 December (£26.50 for lunch and £28.50 for dinner) and from 9 December to 24 December (£28.50 for lunch and £29.95 for dinner).

The menu includes wild mushroom and thyme soup, marinated and glazed goat’s cheese, confit of salmon with marinated fennel, and smoked ham hock and chicken terrine for starters; followed by turkey and all the trimmings, slow cooked shoulder of lamb, pan-fried fillet of sea bass and spinach, fennel and blue cheese tart for the main courses.

Diners can choose from Christmas pudding; mulled wine poached pear; white chocolate, dark chocolate and tonka bean ice cream; or a selection of cheeses for dessert.

The Hopping Hare also has a Christmas Day menu at £90 per person or £50 for children for four courses followed by tea, coffee and mince pies, and a Boxing Day menu which is priced at £35 per person and £20 for children. The New Year’s Eve menu at £65 per person. For £210 per couple guests can stay over in one of the hotel’s 20 luxury en-suite bedrooms – the price includes bedroom, New Year’s Eve dinner and brunch the following day.

Early booking is advisable for all festive events. Full menu details are available on the Hopping Hare website at www.hoppinghare.com or call 01604 580090.

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